iVCS3
Official EMS VCS3 emulator
The VCS3 was created in 1969 by Peter Zinovieff's EMS company. The electronics were largely designed by David Cockerell and the machine's distinctive visual appearance was the work of electronic composer Tristram Cary. The VCS3 was more or less the first portable commercially available synthesizer—portable in the sense that the VCS 3 was housed entirely in a small, wooden case.
The VCS3 was quite popular among progressive rock bands and was used on recordings by The Alan Parsons Project, Jean Michel Jarre, Hawkwind, Brian Eno (with Roxy Music), King Crimson, The Who, Gong, and Pink Floyd, among many others. Well-known examples of its use are on The Who track "Won't Get Fooled Again" (as an external sound processor, in this case with Pete Townshend running the signal of a Lowrey Organ through the VCS3's filter and low frequency oscillators) on Who's Next. Pink Floyd's "On the Run" (from The Dark Side of the Moon) made use of its oscillators, filter and noise generator, as well as the sequencer. Their song Welcome to the Machine also used the VCS3. The bassy throb at the beginning of the recording formed the foundation of the song, with the other parts being recorded in response. The VCS3 was also a staple at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop, and was a regular (and most frightening) sound generator for the Dr Who TV series. Many fo the monsters and atmoshere;s created for the show came directly from the VCS3.
Description
The VCS3 has three oscillators (in reality, the first 2 oscillators are normal oscillators and the 3rd an LFO or Low Frequency Oscillator), a noise generator, two input amplifiers, a ring modulator, a 18dB/octave (pre-1974) or 24dB/octave (after 1974) voltage controlled low pass filter (VCF), a trapezoid envelope generator, joy-stick controller, voltage controlled spring reverb unit and 2 stereo output amplifiers. Unlike most modular synthesizer systems which use cables to link components together, the VCS3 uses a distinctive patch board matrix into which pins are inserted in order to connect its components together.
Keyboards controller
DK1 keyboard controller
Although the VCS3 is often used for generating sound effects due to lack of built-in keyboard, there were external keyboard controllers for melodic play. The DK1 in 1969 was an early velocity sensitive monophonic keyboard for VCS3 with an extra VCO and VCA. Later it was extended for duophonic play, as DK2, in 1972. Also in 1972, Synthi AKS was released, and its digital sequencer with a touch-sensitive flat keyboard, KS sequencer, and its mechanical keyboard version, DKS, were also released.
(See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCS3)
The main app is not opening anymore after this update in iPhone and iPad ios27
Awesome. Increíble
rruido
Magnífica App. Le faltaría para ser perfecta que las instrucciones estuviesen en castellano.
Almost perfect emulation. Lots of fun.
Mastropiero
I'm impressed with this piece of software. They've emulated every single detail of the original VCS3 what includes behaviour of discrete electronic components.I play on a Pink Floyd tribute band and I'm using the iVCS3 live to emulate some of the more recognisable DSOTM sounds. It works perfectly with my Behringer BCR2000 and a USB midi keyboard.This app is worth every penny.
El VCS3 de los pobres :)
Nicktator
Pues eso. Divertido del todo, control al detalle, sonido decente. El sistema de gestión de presets de Apesoft es un engorro, pero quitando esto es recomendable si te gustan los sintes clásicos.
Updated for iOS/iPadOS 27
Versión 3.6.5
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Ficha técnica
Tamaño
112,5 MB
Categoría
Música
Compatibilidad
Requiere iOS 17.0 o posterior.
iPhone Requiere iOS 17.0 o posterior.
iPad Requiere iPadOS 17.0 o posterior.
Mac Requiere macOS 14.0 o posterior y un Mac con el chip M1 de Apple o posterior.
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