Eminent 310 Unique

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Eminent 310 Unique
Eminent 310U Overview Upper.JPG
Upper controls and manuals
Manufacturer Eminent Orgelbouw B.V.
Dates1972–1983
Technical specifications
Polyphony Full polyphony
Timbrality Monotimbral per manual
Oscillator 12 discrete tone generators with octave divide-down
Synthesis type Analog additive (organ) and subtractive (strings)
Filter Band-pass (organ), bucket-brigade device delay lines (strings, chorus)
Attenuator Decay and release
Effects Chorus, reverb
Input/output
Keyboard 42 upper manual
44 lower manual
13 bass pedalboard

The Eminent 310 Unique is a home electronic organ that was built and introduced in 1972 by the Dutch organ manufacturer Eminent, at the time based in Bodegraven, the Netherlands. It was the first organ to include a string section, making it the first commercial polyphonic string synthesizer on the market. [1] It is prominently featured on the Jean-Michel Jarre albums Oxygène (1977) and Equinoxe (1978).[ citation needed ]

The technology for the string section was later released as a standalone instrument, the Solina String Ensemble (rebadged by ARP as the ARP String Ensemble for the US market), which saw wide use in popular music.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Gordon Reid (May 2007). "Eminent 310 String Synthesizer". Sound on Sound . Retrieved 28 October 2009.