The Forgotten Synthesizers Of Marche Region

[@Hainbach]

Full video of the live show: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJLamp9reMSVnqc

[@MrRobertRumbustiere]

Almost unbelievable! These are the most beautiful sounding synths I have ever heard. So incredibly rich and sonorous in timbre and tone. I’m a guitarist but are all now on my wish-list.

[@v1m30]

Thanks, much appreciated, hard to get music like this available let alone in person.

[@couchcamperTM]

Hainbach, besorg UNBEDINGT die Baupläne für den CRB Computerband 2000, das Teil ist so genial, das müssen wir ins neue Jahrtausend holen^^

[@MrRobertRumbustiere]

@@jet_string One man's meat is another man's poison. To me these are what synthesisers sounded like back in the day and undoubtedly they are not up to the sonic complexities of synths today.

[@MrRobertRumbustiere]

Maybe it's because they remind me of two particularly great early John Carpenter movies - Assault on Precinct 13 and DarkStar.

[@audiocl1932]

Italy: a place where even synthesizers are specially dramatic.

[@lemulet8696]

Sounds of Crumar Bit O1 are very interessant, GEM produced also good machines... ELKA 44...

[@steveclem7873]

MachENtri

[@futur_sunds]

😂

[@arthurverlaine6434]

INTERESSANT!

[@YellowsheepStudio]

pretty accurate 😉

[@thquib]

It’s times like these that as a young person I feel so grateful for the people before me who chose to collect, archive, and maintain artifacts of such specific and niche histories as these for us to not only remember, but re experiences today

[@RiccardoPietroni]

Thank you!

[@museodelsynthmarchigiano1717]

Thank you so much, we're delighted by you post!

[@steveclem7873]

FoneCeaserOuiviSapEncrowSpamazOrgoonaz

[@steveclem7873]

YussTuDi

[@kevinsturges6957]

This historic subject deserves a large coffee table book with an enclosed CD.

[@Hainbach]

I absolutely agree.

[@CaseJams]

@@Hainbach i would buy too. This is $100 paper materials

[@heliumtrophy]

God yeah, it would be an amazing must have.

[@globalgogetter4469]

100% FACTS

[@0cer0]

Great idea.

[@RCAvhstape]

That CRB Computer Band 2000 is a new wave band in a single box, love it.

[@steveclem7873]

CAenUstayIT0ff0windoSpamSink?

[@ModerneArketekt]

Heaven is a place where all the rare Italian synthesizers are collected and restored

[@2morningz]

I got this as heaven too.

[@steveclem7873]

LazarusEmaCSkey0z

[@arthurverlaine6434]

Where all the rare Italians* are collected and restorred

[@Bartyron]

7:30 That CRB computerband 2000 is amazing!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

I want one NOW!!!

[@aseomg]

Put me down for a pre-order..I’ll give blood for it, haha

[@SynthsandSounds]

@@aseomg Screw blood! Who needs two kidneys anyways, would be worth it

[@ipezmusic]

Good for my tarantella sessions!

[@AlexBallMusic]

Like discovering synths for the first time. So many strange and beautiful instruments I've never heard of. The Polychrome and Synthex were probably my favourite. Beautifully shot film too, really enjoying for both the eyes and ears. Thanks for making this!

[@Hainbach]

Thank you Alex! In wish I had more time in the Museo, but flight delays gave me only this brief window. You would love it there.

[@paolobragaglia]

@@Hainbach Hopefully you can come back to discover some more italy sonic weirdness! The door is open as you know... :D

[@paolobragaglia]

Alex, if you want to make a journey into the bizarre world of italian synths, you're welcome. We'd be be delighted by your visit! :D

[@alexandra.willitts6988]

Is that a knock off of an ARP 2600 module at the top of the screen @ 0:47...???

[@paolobragaglia]

@@alexandra.willitts6988 Yess is the 2600 replica "Domila600" made in Italy by Mirco Trentin

[@modalmixture]

Visually it's such a delight seeing this menagerie of unique typefaces, bizarre switches, strange lights and buttons. The old logos... the color palettes... the wood panels. There was so much experimentation going on in terms of the visual language of synthesis, in addition to the sounds.

[@JSlackArt]

yeah I love that retro futuristic look of the sixties and seventies!

[@sonicdoubt]

damn true! this is a call: WHO WANTS TO HELP ME AND COLLABORATE WITH ME on a PROJECT about VISUAL LANGUAGE OF RARE SYNTHS? Let me know, I'd love to make it.

[@hansroemerszoonvanderbrikk7626]

But it's also the reason they didn't sell too much, if you except some models like the Elka Synthex, the SIEL Opera 6 and subsequent variants, the Crumar bit99 and ds-2, and very but very few others, it was all a bunch of odd circuits. Some of those brands are unknown in Italy as well, and even if every of them could give you interesting experiences, you need to connect to their uniqueness, learn the path, learn how to make them sing one by one. From an industrial perspective, it's been basically a defeat.

[@F0nkyNinja]

Elka Synthex is a god among synths, hardly unknown... Siel Cruise is pretty common, in sweden there was a joke that they were worthless and I even saw a cartoon image of a Siel Cruise being used as a wheel block for a truck unloading a moog synth. I found a Siel Cruise at the junkyard electronics section full of leaves and water. It still worked after dried and plugged in. Sold it for $150. It was very limited but built like a tank with nice weighted switches.

[@hansroemerszoonvanderbrikk7626]

@@F0nkyNinja the Cruise is a merge between the Orchestra2/OR400 and the MONO. But the polyphonic part is by far the most interesting, with its very odd setup, so basically you could settle for an Orchestra2/OR400 which is actually the same machine with a different aesthetic and a different visual language. Then they eventually switched to a more common single OSC analog path with the Opera6/KIWI/DK600/Expander6/DK700 which was actually the same machine in different versions and flavours before being acquired and shut by Roland. I think their last model (the DK700) was starting to be competitive and this is the reason to acquire and shut the line. Another god is the CRUMAR bit99/bit01, the bit01 is the rack version, don't confuse it with the bit-one that's a smaller keyboard synth. It featured curtis chipsets, and it sounded fat like a Prophet. Speaking of visual language: the bit99 was also sold with the LEM brand, with a very diasppointing aesthetic and visual language compared to the CRUMAR version, but the machine was the very same.

[@stuckinthestation]

hi Hainbach! i live in the Romagna region, some 100odd km north from Marche. During the very golden tourism/entertainment era, from late 50s to late 80s, we use to have the highest number of dancehalls and venues per capita in Europe! a big deal of the entertainment industry was live events and concerts; ok, mainly local folk and traditional dance, anyway it would heavily rely on local Marche gear manifacturers (they all started as accordion manifacturers, more or less; then switched to electronics, organs, guitars, amps, then synthesizers). The 90s wiped away everything, industries closed or had to reinvent themselves, such as Farfisa, which now produces CCTV systems. I still know old musicians, now in their 80s, 90s and retired, who never got rid of their incredible equipment; a lady recently sold me an amazing Trep Leslie cabinet (also made in Marche), from her husband collection. The work these guys are doing is uncomparable; it conveys craftmanship, art, design into one big adventure.

[@Hainbach]

Thank you for taking the time to write this - it is like getting to know the history more

[@DarkSideofSynth]

Dall'era delle balere all'era del "serviva un tedesco per farci riscoprire le nostre vecchie glorie" :(

[@odinmp5]

What happened in the 90s? What was the reason for things stopping?

[@stuckinthestation]

@@odinmp5 basically japanese, then korean, then chinese musical industries took over (At some point, i think around early 80s, even Roland built a plant there; it didn't last very long. They knew around there was THE place to aquire know-hows and stuff); you know, the same old story. Same for tourism and entertainment: Ibiza, Croatia, Greece emerged as new, way cheaper destinations.

[@bacicinvatteneaca]

@@odinmp5 And now all that's left is seaside, open air mega nightclubs which acted as superspreaders during Covid

[@RensStoryteller]

Sooo... everything I've loved listening to as a child was made with the result of crazy Italians... awesome

[@lavenderbee3611]

Those Crumar's sound like the French band Air. Wonderful video.

[@Scrumper66]

Bravissimo! Fabulous collection of Italo synths!!! And the winner is:...1°: CRB Computer Band 2000, 2°: Farfisa Polychrome and 3° for always.... Elka Synthex!!! Great job you have done to revive musical cultural heritage! I am definitely fan !!!

[@stephanechamotif_rblackwoo4528]

Superb collection. I love future future sounds as it was conceived back then... I do not mean i like all synths but 6 or 7 are heaven. Different players/operators... now ragazzi let me go back to look for lucio fulci's musician. And François de Roubaix's italian synths. Ciao bravo !!!

[@fneeee]

Sweet Jesus, biggest trove of hidden treasure I've ever seen - not a single piece of this hardware should be lost to history. Unbelievable... What can we do to help resurrect?

[@sauermusicDE]

I have a feeling that - one day - Behringer will clone them all... ;-)))

[@paolobragaglia]

@@sauermusicDE it's not resurrection, it's like lifeless zombies... :D

[@federico_tich_gava]

I was in Ancona! Great job! Finally the italian synthesizers are taking their revenge! :-) Lunga vita al Museo del Synth Marchigiano

[@steveclem7873]

GoLizLiAwffsss!

[@AstractDrawer]

I was just thinking about you and le true electronique watching this video, and here you are in the comments section! Hahahhaha noice

[@32ndBrother]

Amazing just simply amazing

[@Psionetics]

The vocal chorus on the Farfisa polychrome was beautiful

[@DarkSideofSynth]

I'm Italian, and I had NO IDEA this museum existed. Why do we always have to learn about our excellence through foreigners? ;)

[@paolobragaglia]

We make what we can, and now, luckily you're aware of the museum! :D

[@DarkSideofSynth]

@@paolobragaglia Grazie. Figurati. Mi son anche iscritto al canale. Anzi, se vi serve una mano, più che volentieri. Buona giornata,

[@paolobragaglia]

@@DarkSideofSynth ma certo!

[@udecidetoday]

Hi, Hainbach. It's good to have you back.

[@adamkarolwizzard]

As a former music store employee, I have to admit that these synthesizers must have been a milestone in their day. Solton was for me the benchmark of Italian technical thought. Thank you very much for this video. It is a shame that Yamaha, Roland, Sequential Cirquits are known as the first and the best. This is not entirely true, as you can see.

[@steveclem7873]

VotizMileBomboJassTikoT1mexAZ?

[@nihil2501]

CRB Computer Band 2000 was mind blowing. Automatic diamond-level music.

[@andreylozhkin2086]

Icredible devices, sounds are just awesome

[@MJanovicable]

This is essentially one of the only documentaries on the subject, very good!

[@TvMacfly]

What incredible Italian synthétizeur collection !!!

[@alanshewitt]

This collection is insane

[@Kkidzz]

Immer Ausgezeichnet!!! Mega- Kontakt Library BITTE!!!!! 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@AndecIunson]

I have a GEM turbo s3 and i almost love it more than my family ;)

[@GraphicEqulizerProductions]

I get goosebumps with all that analog synths tones I wish I had all them.

[@DestroyER82]

Oh wow... Ok.. Now I need more Italian synths. Thank you! ;-)

[@fabriziodutto7508]

Wow, the Oberon reminds me of sounds I used with my commodore 64! :-) Great video!!

[@robriki2]

I play the accordion and Castelfidardo was one of the pilgrimage I have to do. Now I have to go to the synth museum as well!

[@paolobragaglia]

The accordion industry in Castelfidardo is the origin of all these machines...

[@TheTilde]

@0:33 : 😮 a Welson! My first keyboard/electric organ was a Welson! Not this model, but so stunning seeing this brand again after all these years!

[@blackcookies]

OMG! it is like discovering new planet. Thx!

[@junosensis]

I'm a proud owner of some Italian great gear. GEM PK4900, Crumar Multiman S/2, Logan String Melody 2 and a Farfisa Combo ... Love them all to the death ! ....

[@paolobragaglia]

:D

[@Nobody-hc2bo]

21:52 That is possibly the most beautiful vocal synthesis I have ever heard, wow

[@chriswareham]

Agreed! If I could have one instrument from that collection, then it would have to be that one. The choral sounds were incredible.

[@chriswareham]

@@fghjghjfhgjfhgj I own (and love) a Polmoog Keyboard, and I'd happily exchange it for a Polychrome!

[@Nobody-hc2bo]

@@chriswareham reminds me so strongly of Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess. Specifically the Temple of Time

[@monotonmusic]

I have that brown beast in my studio, lovely piece of engineering! Nice to see one on youtube, they seems to be quite rare.

[@Gezira]

yes the Polychrome Farfisa, I love it

[@DonChups]

I fell in love with each and every one of this machines.

[@MrCrrispy]

Had a Siel DK-80 back in the time, my first synth :-)

[@ISOTROPOSPHERE]

Fantastic, thanks Hainbach.

[@largebluecat]

I think the Elka Wilgamat 3 sums this collection up: 50% haunting analog synth tones, 50% Let's Rhumba! Seriously, though: great work on assembling this valuable collection, and there are some fantastic sounds here. The Crumar DS-2 appears to be the Behringer Poly D's father, the Synthex is great and that Farfisa Polychrome is just *gorgeous*.

[@museodelsynthmarchigiano1717]

"50% haunting analog synth tones, 50% Let's Rhumba" man, you've found the perfect quote! :D

[@MarkoDeLaVoota]

massive sounds from this old machines , great sounding

[@mikenoface]

I used to own a Welson guitar. The knobs are very recognizable. Bellissimo!

[@YlowX7]

wow the choir voices on the farfisa synth give me chills. really cool synth.

[@ohstirfry]

CRB voice-strings sounds so beautiful. FBT synther 2000 Farfisa Polychrome

[@InflatablePlane]

That CRB Voce-Strings synthesizer was the coolest sounding thing I ever heard!!

[@goldentemples9041]

This was really special! The CRB Computer Band 2000 is such a lovely piece of hardware and so much character!

[@steveclem7873]

Can hook ME awe NT?.. novellsetware

[@knobexploitmusicelectronic9218]

That CRB Computerband sounded amazing! And the Polychrome vocal chorus is the most haunting synth sound out there.The Polychome sounds like it was all over the movie soundtrack of the Warriors.

[@FrootyRecords]

Amazing!, I have never seen so many synths that I have not heard of before. Thank you for showing this. I wonder if Mr Behringer will see this video and start making clones! . eheheh.

[@xenmaster0]

Super-cool! Boy, the Italians really have a sense of design. These synths look gorgeous, with panels like a spaceship out of BARBARELLA. Interesting that the Marche region synths seem to use some noise added to the input of the voltage controlled oscillators to generate deliberately drifting pitches.

[@DisintegrationZerfall]

Awesome. I love that all of these synths have these stupidly, ridiculous, large, clunky, buttons and not small ones like most modern synths have.

[@RiccardoPietroni]

And if the weight is under 25kg they are not italian.

[@jaderene]

All of these synths were incredible, but my favorites were these: CRB Oberon, CRB Computer Band 2000, Crumar DS-2, Farfisa Polychrome, Elks Synthex, Crumar DP-50, and the Siel Cruise. Every single one of these synths should be sampled and then put into a vst, I would surely purchase it in a heartbeat!

[@tehklevster]

Mind bendingly excellent. I wonder if Goblin had a few of these lovely machines in their roster of equipment.

[@mariuspoppFM]

Very likely

[@jasonmoyer]

I immediately associate quirky 70's Italian organs, rhythm machines and synths with Krautrock and I wish someone would bring some of those ideas back into modern instruments. I would snap up an analog arranger/groovebox type thing in a heartbeat.

[@CashMattock]

This place is a dream…

[@bilenocimusic8220]

I love the sound of Farfisa organ on Klaus Schulze 70's albums. This Italian synth is in my opinion the essential part of the Berlin school genre.

[@paolobragaglia]

I think the same

[@lookapi]

Agreeed👌🏼 Klaus use crumar synths too ✌✌

[@SulatronRecords]

he had up to 3 Farfisa Syntorchestras. :)

[@lookapi]

@@SulatronRecords 👌🏼 💙them

[@steveclem7873]

BurlesquedBuztarpMarkitDazeSoonEN?..

[@Nonpartisanmusic]

Some of them are really stylish like a piece of furniture LOL. great vid.

[@controsensoobbligatorio2040]

SIEL, ELKA, CRUMAR, FARFISA, SOLTON, CRB, FBT... Marchi storici in parte scomparsi che hanno prodotto sintetizzatori usati in passato da grandi artisti (Synthex, Polychrome, ecc). Complimenti per il video. Un bel tuffo nella memoria!

[@dominiquebuyck6581]

Grande découverte pour moi. Merci. Grazie Mille. Dominique

[@hairytouch78]

Oh my, that Welson! And the vocoder.

[@suadcokljat1045]

This is so refreshing after constant overdose of Prophets, Oberheims, Moogs and Jupiters... Cheers! S

[@hansroemerszoonvanderbrikk7626]

just consider Bob Moog did a lot of collabs with CRUMAR and Dave Smith developed a lot of things with SIEL ... non relevant things like the MIDI protocol ...

[@messiermartin5760]

Lol

[@Kevinfordsynthesizers]

Fantastic, I never knew the history and diversity of the Italian synthesizer industry outside of my Jen 1000, which as a mark of the quality of their craftsmanship, is still working well after 40 years in my occasionally careless hands.

[@edmunddavie763]

these things are totally indestructible.

[@t0xcn253]

Good to have you Bach

[@axelbauron155]

My grandfather was born in this region and migrated to France in the 30s. I had no idea Marche was the epicenter of Italian synthesis. Now I understand, it's in the genes!

[@jesseblayney]

This was basically 40 minutes of jamming and thats great

[@night_speed]

I love the fact that Hainbach plays synths like most of us do. I hate synth demos where the player just noodles up and down playing lead lines. Like, we get it Freddy fast fingers, you're a great keyboardist but i want to hear what it sounds like in the average person's hands. Just give me some drones and slow moving chords.

[@FranD995]

But solos are fun

[@infindebula]

@@FranD995 They have their place. Just not when trying to discern the nuances of a synth tone.

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

i feel you.... please, stop the Jordan Rudes demo style

[@JyotiMishra]

The worst is when they're demoing some monster polysynth like the Moog One by playing monophonic *crappy widdly blues solos*. Get a guitar, dude.

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

and how often are official demo's filled with jazzy stuff.... yeah, nice presets.... "looking at Korg, Roland..."..... soooo boring

[@pipposgarage7598]

Music for my ears!!! Music for my soul!!! Music for my life!!! Thanks a lot!!! :o)

[@daniel.lopresti]

When I was a kid we went out with my parents and bought an Elka EK22 ..... for me to learn to play the piano! None of us knew anything about synths at the time. Ended up unfortunately selling it when we left the country!

[@OscarCortesV]

uff man thanks for this video, I recently discovered the amazing world of synths and your video blew my mind!!!!... I am living here in Emilia Romagna and as soon as they open a new exhibit I will go for sure.

[@eggeggy4743]

holy cow, i live so close to there and work in a music instrument shop. i even recognised some of them. yet i haven't considered visiting the events they sometimes host. dammit i have to redeem myself lol. thanks.

[@RiccardoPietroni]

Ti perdoniamo!

[@eggeggy4743]

@@RiccardoPietroni :D

[@paolobragaglia]

Ma come??

[@eggeggy4743]

@@paolobragaglia beh niente, ne avevo sentito parlare, ma non ho approfondito. quando capita un evento verso macerata farò un salto. ci siamo visti un paio di volte comunque.

[@LFOVCF]

I had to come back for another listen of this. My ears made me do it. It is honestly one of the best synth videos ive ever seen and heard.

[@massimozonco5403]

This video was a great trip through the history of synt music, thank you everyone specially to Riccardo Pietroni…

[@RiccardoPietroni]

Massimo… nice to see you here!

[@michaelcaprarola6716]

This is awesome. Great synths, great sounds, love hearing them say the same English synth jargon with beautiful accents.

[@petedabrain]

The Milton and the uranus instantly remind me of the George a Romeros Zombie Soundtrack 😊

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Stunning instruments

[@tillorrly1128]

The Computerband 2000 is frigging amazing.

[@uremawifenowdave]

I’ve got an Excelsior EK-6. It’s a weird looking beast. It’s from 1979, looks sorta like a Roland SH1000. It’s analogue, but with a very primitive, digitally scanned keyboard to supposedly address tuning (it sorta works). It sounds odd too, none of the presets sound anything like there meant to, which is why I’ve kept it in my collection for so long😀

[@dcsvintageelectronicmusic9822]

Buenísimo...no todo es moog,roland,sequential...yo tuve un elka de pequeño.Gracias por la info.

[@pault0910]

These are a revelation, the variety and quirkiness and the sheer rawness of these machines are dare I say it, better than the more well known synthesizers. Plus the designs are just awesome!

[@judethree4405]

See the HydraSynth and you may change your mind.

[@steveclem7873]

BiBlitzCoralzOlHoss?..

[@steveclem7873]

@@judethree4405 medUsawzThompzoneHoliDaze...

[@pault0910]

@@steveclem7873 ??????

[@giampirave]

GREAT !!!!!!! bravissimi i "ragazzi" del museo del synth marchigiano

[@paolobragaglia]

Grazz! :D

[@artisan002]

That CRB Computer Band 2000 is the most delightfully Italian thing I've heard in years. I absolutely love it. And that Polychrome has some _very_ Tomita vibes.

[@noctopolismusic461]

Wonderful to see that Jen SX 2000 in the beginning ❤️. My first synth, still going strong and frequently used!

[@postRMO]

this is up there with one of the greatest synth videos on youtube

[@w.ravenveer]

Awesome, my first synth was a siel mono, still have it. Also have a keytek cts 2000, love these Italian synths

[@RiccardoPietroni]

The Keyteck at the end of the Siel era is a very peculiar synth…

[@Necroblas]

I biked to a cafe nearby today and they just randomly had a Orchestra 2 by SIEL in the corner, that they let me play around with a bit. Immediately remembered this video.

[@ernstmolenaar1630]

This is fascinating stuff! I saw your live show at Ancona first, but now i see that you incorporated the sounds of these synths in your live show. Brilliant how you did that!!

[@mvoproject]

Outstanding, very interesting, discovering movie! Great music floating at the end!

[@beckclewlow]

This video is a great utility if nothing else! I've spent countless hours looking into synths of this nature that crop up on eBay (just out of curiosity). These guys have got the good majority of them here in the museum and they've clearly learnt how to play each unique one beautifully. It's nice to finally hear a lot of these via a line input also, without the shakey handheld footage. Sound astonishing!!!

[@SolStateMusic]

So many amazing sounds - love that Crumar-DS-2!

[@ingolf7411]

It was about 1979 when I got the chance to play with the CRB Computer Band 2000 in a music store in Flensburg. It was amazing what this instrument could do. Never heard about CRB before (and after) so I'm glad to see this instrument here again. Thank you.

[@michaelphibes]

I'm glad your obsessed cause you are making me this way also ! Thanks again

[@LowGainElectronics]

As a person with decades of synth experience, this was a pleasure to watch! So many I haven’t ever heard of. Thanks for putting this together!

[@Underwtr]

the craftmanship is crazy beautiful. Didnt know that my country produced these kind of machines. Thank you Hainbach!

[@aeonhorizonmusic8130]

This must have felt like walking around in paradise.

[@mcshafty1]

Sounds fantastic, H. I've had a few Eko guitars over the years. Always good. Lovely to get a spotlight on these gems

[@steveg8255]

Fabulous, my first keyboard was a Welson Prestige organ, also has a Welson Romantica for a short time, very talented people :)

[@f115Recs]

Amazing collection! Glad to see this information come to enthusiasts and the masses.

[@natriumhydrochlorid]

Vielen Dank , sehr interressantes Video . Tolle Instrumente die damals dort entwickelt wurden.

[@Hainbach]

Vielen Dank!

[@needfortweed8734]

I loved the Elgam Carousel and the Siel Cruise. Those two were great and neat-sounding.

[@alecornelli]

❤️❤️❤️ Thankyou guys!! It really is a huge world…..

[@LFOVCF]

Here's me thinking the Polyvox was dirty! You would have to tranquilliser me to get me out of there! Brilliant video demo