Santa Clara, CA, United States
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I am the original owner of this Gamechanger Motor Synth Mk.1, a pioneering opto-electro mechanical synthesizer. It is flawless and clean and in excellent condition as you can see in the photos. I have the original packaging, power supply, quickstart manual and stickers.Motor Synth is a digitally-controlled analog electro-mechanical synthesizer that uses a system of electromotors as its main sound source.Motor Synth uses 8 electrical motors that are fitted with magnetic pickups and infrared photo sensors that read optical discs each with 3 printed waveshapes.Motor Synth produces sounds by accelerating and decelerating eight electromotors to precise rpm (revolutions per minute) that correspond with specific musical notes. The instrument’s eight-electromotor configuration makes it a four-note true polyphonic synth with two voices per key played.The Motor Synth has two ways of producing its core sound.Firstly, magnetic pickups are placed on each of its eight electromotors; the spinning coils result in a very industrial-sounding, over-the-top analogue tone. Think eight harmonious revving engines pumping out an intimidating noise!Secondly, specially designed reflective optical disks have been attached to the shafts of each electromotor. Each disk contains a graphical representation of three standard audio wave-shapes. As the electromotors spin, the disks are set into circular motion, and each wave-shape is read by a dedicated set of infrared sensors, then converted into an audio signal. Thus, the wave-shapes on the reflective optical disks become precise musical notes, corresponding to the speed of the electromotors.
Original Price$1,200
$140 price drop
New Price$1,060
+ $60 Shipping
