Audio Tech Audio Tech Solution for Telemark Analogue
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The Telemark is an expanded version of the earlier Semblance synth, which in turn was manufactured as a newly recreated and MIDIfied version of the original Oberheim SEM (Synthesizer Expander Module) from 1974.
Telemark is a sturdily made white metal wedge, populated on the left side of the panel by lots of knobs and a few LEDs. The right side is devoted to a series of 1/8-inch sockets designed to provide access to core points in the synth’s signal path.
The back panel has a small socket for the supplied external PSU (a bit of a shame, but not a major problem), MIDI In and Thru, as well as 1/4-inch jack sockets for the main audio output and two external audio inputs. So, from the outset you get a piece of hardware that looks the part – and what’s more, it’s made in the UK.
The filter may lack the bite of steeper-cutoff designs, but the synth still transmits warmth and drive. Using the patch panel adds another dimension and offers some great options for processing external audio as well as transforming the internal palette.The MIDI spec is basic, but does give the Telemark the ability to respond to both note on/off and velocity information for VCA and VCF sections. The patch panel allows you to route these elsewhere should you need to, and a MIDI controller can be assigned to modulation duties should you wish.It is unusual to get so much space on a front panel, and it does make life a lot easier. Remember also that there are no sub-functions or hidden parameters as far as the synth programming goes – what you see is what you get – as the knobs are hard-wired.
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