Teisco Synthesizer 110F

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In the beginning of the 80's Kawai began manufacturing synthesizers under the company name of Teisco. Their early designs resulted in synths like the S110F above. The Synthesizer 110F is an upgraded S60-F, with dual analog VCO's and an updated look. It has a small but usable 37 note keyboard. Classic analog sawtooth, square, and triangle waveforms plus noise are on-board and can be mixed with external sounds run through the 110F's filters and envelopes. The oscillators can be de-tuned for duophonic textures or phatter leads and bass sounds.

There's plenty of modulation ability and classic analog effects in the 110F to really liven up the sound. There's an LFO which can modulate the VCO and VCF and can trigger the EGs. The VCF resonant low pass filter is great too. There's also a VCA section with Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release controls and finally there's a Hi-Pass filter. There is also a portamento effect, a ring modulator, vibrato and sample-and-hold for those classic analog synth effects and tricks! Lots of pretty blinking lights, a sleek and straight-forward layout and very nice analog bass, lead and synth sounds are all a part of the Synthesizer 110F experience.

23 Visitor comments
louis
August 25, 2011 @ 8:27 am
Lee.. would you be interested in selling your 110?? I'd be happy to offer you a good price as i'm really keen to pick one up.. email louis.. fairmount@btinternet.com
MusixDaily
May 18, 2011 @ 12:14 pm
Teisco 110F is better than MS-20, even if it isn't semi-modular. I owned both, still have the Teisco. Sample end Hold is amazing. Filter box is a nice extra. Pressure pads are absolutely fantastic.
Prices are over 1000 € now, just like the MS-20.

Great synth with ARP Odyssey like sounds.
Lee
May 2, 2011 @ 2:44 am
I like my 110-f but it's not in the same league as the MS20 either in it's flexibility or raw sound. I've kept both but if people are paying more than £500 for a 110f then it might go soon.
Aux
March 26, 2011 @ 5:47 pm
I love my Teisco 60F, it actually should have it's own entry in VSE. Character, low end and a nice filter.
Sergio
March 14, 2011 @ 6:06 pm
Hi! Can someone tell me what is "low" pitches, in the Oscillator? I have a Kawia 100f, who has the same funcion... Thanks!!!
 
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  • Demos & Media
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    Video 1
    - Yazoo - Chinese Detective - Cover

    Audio Clip 1 - Demos of various patches. From Future Music CD issue 66.

    Manual - Read or download the complete owner's manual for the S-110F.

  • Specifications
  • Polyphony - Monophonic / Duophonic
  • Oscillators - 2 VCO's: (2', 4', 8', 16', 32', 64' and "low" pitches); VCO 1: triangle, saw, square; VCO 2: saw, square, external audio in; white & pink noise
  • LFO - Ramp and square waveforms with adjustable Rate
  • Filter - Low Pass resonant filter with ADSR and High Pass non-resonant filter; 8-band filterbank
  • VCA - Simple ADSR envelope controls
  • Keyboard - 37 notes
  • Memory - None
  • Control - CV/Gate
  • Date Produced - 1980

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