Eminent 310 Unique
The Eminent 310 Unique is a home electronic organ that was built and introduced in 1972 by the Dutch organ manufacturer Eminent Orgelbouw B.V.[1] in Lelystad, the Netherlands. It was the first organ to include a string section, making it the first commercial polyphonic string synthesizer on the market.[2] It is prominently featured on Jean Michel Jarre's albums Oxygène (1977) and Équinoxe (1978).
| Eminent 310 Unique | |
|---|---|
 Upper controls and manuals | |
| Manufacturer | Eminent Orgelbouw B.V. |
| Dates | 1972–1983 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | Full polyphony |
| Timbrality | Monotimbral per manual |
| Oscillator | 12 discrete tone generators with octave divide-down |
| Synthesis type | Analog additive (organ) and subtractive (strings) |
| Filter | Band-pass (organ), bucket-brigade device delay lines (strings, chorus) |
| Attenuator | Decay and release |
| Effects | Chorus, reverb |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 42 upper manual 44 lower manual 13 bass pedalboard |
The technology for the string section was later released as a standalone instrument, the Solina String Ensemble (rebadged by ARP as the ARP String Ensemble for the US market), which saw wide use in popular music.
References
- "Eminent Orgelbouw B.V." (in Dutch). Kamer van Koophandel.
- Gordon Reid (May 2007). "Eminent 310 String Synthesizer". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
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