Synth-Werk 3P-2020
Remarks:
- All Synth-Werk, except for the two Q960 sequencers and the provisional keyboard by Dot.com
- Some modules are different from the standard 3P-2020 configuration:
- SW921 VCO and SW6401M Bode Ringmodulator in favour of SW901 VCO
- Second SW921 right to the SW984 Four Channel Matrix Mixer
- SW955 Contact Keyboard is ordered and will be added as soon as it becomes available
The german company Synth-Werk is located in Munich, the capital of Bavaria. But not everything in Munich is about beer and the Oktoberfest. Gerhard Mayrhofer builds high quality replica modules of the vintage Moog Modular stuff. His goal is to keep the Spirit of Trumansburg alive. He is not copying the traces of the PCB nor does he only use vintage NOS parts. But soundwise these are real clones. And the look is authentic. Only the S-Trigger Cinch/Jones connectors are not needed (perfect!). All trigger inputs are V-trig, not the old S-trig standard. But every rule got an exception: The SW921 VCO and the SW961 Interface replicas got a S-trig Cinch/Jones sockets as additional parallel connection.
The Modules are made with a quality front plate and most modules got a semi shield metal box around them. The connectors on the modules are synthesizers.com standard. The +5V is not used in Synth-Werk modules. The modules convert the ±15V they receive to the needed *12V and -6V as used in the original vintage Moog modules.
The fixed filterbank SW 907 and SW914 use real inductors. These behave soundwise very different than typical filters with only capacitors and resistors or so called clones with OPAs. So this is not just an equalizer.
But the most important thing about the Synth-Werk modules is their sound:
You get the full bold and organic sound of those vintage Moog Modular systems. I wonder if someone would get a A/B blind test of these modules and the real vintage ones right. But even non musicians will get the Synth-Werk (or original Moog Modular 901 VCOs) to Dot.com comparison right. And it is such a joy to use these famous sounding and familiar looking modules finally.