Library Instrument

EMS VCS3

EMS's 1969 portable synthesizer, among the first commercially available.

Type
Instrument
Creators
Peter Zinovieff, David Cockerell, EMS
Subjects
Instruments Technology

Released in 1969, the VCS3 was among the first commercially available portable synthesizers, patched via a pin matrix rather than cables, and became closely associated with Pink Floyd, Roxy Music (Brian Eno), Kraftwerk, and Jean-Michel Jarre.