Synth Wizards Episode 11: String Machine Madness!

The Synth Wizards chase down and compare a crazy number of string machines, including the groundbreaking Freeman String Symphonizer and an extremely rare Elkatwin 61, and take a look at the fascinating history of these instruments. But, the Freeman needs some restoration work before it can be delivered to an interesting buyer in Los Angeles. 00:00 - Introduction 03:03 - Atlanta String Machine trip 06:35 - The Chamberlin 08:25 - The History of the Mellotron 13:00 - Mellotron M400 demo 13:58 - The Freeman String Symphonizer 15:28 - Differences between Synths and String Machines 19:24 - Freeman String Symphonizer demo 20:05 - The History of the Arp Solina 21:50 - Dennis DeYoung (Styx) Interview 23:38 - Crumar Orchestrator 24:30 - Crumar Performer 27:24 - Arp Omni 28:04 - Elka Rhapsody 28:42 - Elkatwin 61 29:55 - Roland RS-101 & 202 30:15 - Multivox MX-202 30:32 - Roland RS-505 33:03 - Roland RS-09 33:12 - Roland VP-330 Vocoder 33:36 - Korg Poly Ensemble S 34:28 - Korg Delta 34:56 - Yamaha SK20 35:49 - Korg EPS-1 37:01 - Refurbishing the Freeman 41:55 - Delivering String Machines to Jason Schwartzman Get all your synthesizer parts - new and vintage - at ! And if you’d like to support our video production endeavors, please visit: Check out our Merch! Instagram: @syntaursynths Facebook: Syntaur Linktree: Syntaur Twitter: @syntaursynths Tik Tok: @syntaur