Category:VÚRT synthesizer

VÚRT synthesizer/organ (c.1949, c.1952-1962, or 1960s) for Zvukové Studio HAMU [In English: Sound Studio HAMU] by Výzkumném Ústavu Rozhlasu a Televize [In English: Czechoslovak Research Institute of Radio and Television], using twelve electronic oscillators by TESLA (brand).

Further reading[edit]

• Vurt Synthesizer. MATRIXSYNTH (October 10, 2009).
  Update via slabman in the comments: "Seems to be from the Czech equivalent of the BBC Radiophonic workshop. Go to this thread on KVR Audio and scroll down"
  "(translated to English from a Greek website back on 3-3-09) / Reason for this [thrent] was the photograph of this one enormous and completely unknown [synth] from [synforoymiti] BigAlejandro in [thrent]: http://www.noiz.gr/index.php?topic=166603.msg30154+9#msg301549 / I did not achieve to find certain concrete information on this. Very probably it was made by the department of researches [t]o[y] fights never VURT (Radio and Television Research Institute) Prague. The VURT was founded in 1949 but his last traces that I find it is up to the '93. It was in all probability manufactured on behalf of Hamu Studios (http://www.h.amu.cz/zvuk/) [http://zvuk.hamu.cz/zvukovestudio_en.php] aiming at the creation of sounds for radio-television use, as for that (more experimental season) electronic music."
  Update 5/9/12 via Lorne Hammond on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge: "12 frequency generators, likely some organ divider chips and volume for octaves, old school museum display glass, Hama is the Music faculty of teh Academy of performing Arts in Prague, so I'd say its their old machine in a museum/library display. Machine probably built 1952-1962, might be later in teh 1960s but taht sort of frequency generator instrument was in use elsewhere in 1952.. However teh keyboard and coloured slider caps look more 60s in design style."
  • Ioannis Kazlaris (November 12, 2008). Vurt Synthesizer. Flickr.com.
  • Ha! Ha! I don't own a Vurt!. KVR Audio Forum (October 2009).
    • BigAlejandro (July 2, 2009). 60's κιθαρε?.60's μπασα, 60's συνθι και ενα...βιολοφωνο! (in Greek). noiz.gr.
• ČS elektronické a elfo klávesové nástroje [Czech electric and electronic keyboard instruments] (in Czech).
   See other synthesizers designed at Czechoslovak Research Institute of Radio and Television (VÚRT: Výzkumném Ústavu Rozhlasu a Televize): Syntetizér Antares (1978), Syntetizér Antares II (1979)