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1978 EDP WASP SYNTHESIZER ELECTRONIC DREAM PLANT U.K. VINTAGE SYNTH
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Description Brand: EDP Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Type: WASP
FOR SALE LEGENDARY1978 EDP WASP SYNTHESIZER
ELECTRONIC DREAM PLANT MADE IN THE U.K.Fully functional and very clean condition. The casing is damaged at the 2 rear corners and prof. repaired crack at the front upper side.Typical of this synth with the plastic casing..., but it's still in good solid condition for it's age.Internal speakers, all keys, knobs (refurbished) are working fine.Battery cover is missing, power supply (9V tip-) not included.No reserve auction now. Need to clean out & need money for life & other projects in near future.so catch your lucky wasp .... ! :-) Good luck !Privatsale. No Return. No guaran-tee....check out other items ! Binson Echorec 2 also for sale !The Wasp is a quirky little synthesizer that, despite its toyish look, is a quality instrument capable of fun and funky analog sounds. It really is black and yellow too, just like the insect it is named after. Probably its most distinguishing feature is the 2-octave keyboard which uses non-moving touch-sensitive keys. The flat little keys are sensitive only to your electro-static touch. It's a nifty technology for 1978, but in reality they are unreliable and difficult to play. Other unique touches include a little speaker built-in to the synth and EDP's own pre-MIDI connector ports for linking it to other Wasps and EDP gear.A look under the hood, however, reveals some nice surprises. The WASP is monophonic and powered by two digital oscillators supported by analog filters, envelopes and controls. This makes it one of the earliest compact digital/analog hybrid mono-synths, and it sounds great! The Wasp offers flexible subtractive synthesis. It's pretty easy to dial up some cool bass, synth, and other classic monophonic sounds. Its designer, Chris Hugget, also designed the Oxford Synthesizer Company's venerable Synthesizer. The Wasp has been used by 808 State, Dave Holmes, Vince Clarke, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), WhiteHouse and Add N to (X).SpecificationsPolyphony - MonophonicOscillators - 2 DCOs, switchable between ramp, pulse width (osc 1), square (osc 2), and one white noise generatorLFO - 1 LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, square waveforms + noise to modulate the VCO or VCF; sample-and-holdFilter - 24dB/oct Hi-pass, low-pass, band-pass, plus dedicated envelope controls switchable between 12 dB/oct lowpass, highpass, and 6 dB/oct bandpassArpeg/Seq - NoneKeyboard - 25 capacitive non-moving touch keys (or 37 standard keys on Deluxe model)Memory - NoneControl - EDP-Link IN/OUT (proprietary digital sockets). MIDI retrofits and some MIDI-CV converters are able to provide control.Date Produced - 1978 - 1981
Description
| Brand: | EDP | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United Kingdom |
| Type: | WASP |
FOR SALE LEGENDARY1978 EDP WASP SYNTHESIZER
ELECTRONIC DREAM PLANT MADE IN THE U.K.Fully functional and very clean condition. The casing is damaged at the 2 rear corners and prof. repaired crack at the front upper side.Typical of this synth with the plastic casing..., but it's still in good solid condition for it's age.Internal speakers, all keys, knobs (refurbished) are working fine.Battery cover is missing, power supply (9V tip-) not included.
ELECTRONIC DREAM PLANT MADE IN THE U.K.Fully functional and very clean condition. The casing is damaged at the 2 rear corners and prof. repaired crack at the front upper side.Typical of this synth with the plastic casing..., but it's still in good solid condition for it's age.Internal speakers, all keys, knobs (refurbished) are working fine.Battery cover is missing, power supply (9V tip-) not included.
No reserve auction now. Need to clean out & need money for life & other projects in near future.so catch your lucky wasp .... ! :-) Good luck !Privatsale. No Return. No guaran-tee....check out other items ! Binson Echorec 2 also for sale !
The Wasp is a quirky little synthesizer that, despite its toyish look, is a quality instrument capable of fun and funky analog sounds. It really is black and yellow too, just like the insect it is named after. Probably its most distinguishing feature is the 2-octave keyboard which uses non-moving touch-sensitive keys. The flat little keys are sensitive only to your electro-static touch. It's a nifty technology for 1978, but in reality they are unreliable and difficult to play. Other unique touches include a little speaker built-in to the synth and EDP's own pre-MIDI connector ports for linking it to other Wasps and EDP gear.A look under the hood, however, reveals some nice surprises. The WASP is monophonic and powered by two digital oscillators supported by analog filters, envelopes and controls. This makes it one of the earliest compact digital/analog hybrid mono-synths, and it sounds great! The Wasp offers flexible subtractive synthesis. It's pretty easy to dial up some cool bass, synth, and other classic monophonic sounds. Its designer, Chris Hugget, also designed the Oxford Synthesizer Company's venerable Synthesizer. The Wasp has been used by 808 State, Dave Holmes, Vince Clarke, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), WhiteHouse and Add N to (X).SpecificationsPolyphony - MonophonicOscillators - 2 DCOs, switchable between ramp, pulse width (osc 1), square (osc 2), and one white noise generatorLFO - 1 LFO with sine, ramp, sawtooth, square waveforms + noise to modulate the VCO or VCF; sample-and-holdFilter - 24dB/oct Hi-pass, low-pass, band-pass, plus dedicated envelope controls switchable between 12 dB/oct lowpass, highpass, and 6 dB/oct bandpassArpeg/Seq - NoneKeyboard - 25 capacitive non-moving touch keys (or 37 standard keys on Deluxe model)Memory - NoneControl - EDP-Link IN/OUT (proprietary digital sockets). MIDI retrofits and some MIDI-CV converters are able to provide control.Date Produced - 1978 - 1981