Eminent 310 Unique
| Eminent 310 Unique | |
|---|---|
 Upper controls and manuals | |
| Manufacturer | Eminent Orgelbouw B.V. |
| Dates | 1972–1983 |
| 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 Orgelbouw B.V.[1] in Lelystad, the Netherlands. It was the first organ to include a string section, making it the first commercial polyphonic string synthesizer on the market.[2] It is prominently featured on Jean Michel Jarre's albums Oxygène (1977) and Équinoxe (1978).
The technology for the string section was later licensed to ARP, who released the ARP String Ensemble, which saw wide use in popular music.
References
- ^ "Eminent Orgelbouw B.V." (in Dutch). Kamer van Koophandel.
- ^ Gordon Reid (May 2007). "Eminent 310 String Synthesizer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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