A
monophonic modular analog synthesizer. Designed by
ARP Instruments as a
cheap version of the
ARP 2600, to be used as an
educational tool.
Manufactured between
1975 and
1977.
The MSL consists of
individual battery powered modules:
1501 ADSR envelope generator
1503 noise generator
1504 VCO
1506 VCF
1507 Sample/Hold
1509 VCA
1510 multiple box
? ring modulator
? mixer/attenuator
? amp/speaker
A
basic setup contained the 1501, 1504, 1506, 1509 and amp/speaker modules, along with a
keyboard. The modules are connected with
grey/
yellow/
red cables, and each of them came with a
comprehensive teacher's manual.
When
ARP was
going under in
1980, the MSL was sold to
Electronic Music Products and Services, who designed a new 3-
octave keyboard and a
case storing the modules
vertically.
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