CRUMAR MULTIMAN String Machine 1975 + Gerd Schulte Compact Phasing A | HD DEMO

(c) 2012 by AnalogAudio1

In the first half of the video I played the Crumar Multiman dry, in the second half with a COMPACT PHASING "A" from Gerd Schulte Audio Elektronik. The Compact Phasing A is a German phaser, which was well known in the seventies (at least in Germany). It was used by Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and others.

This Crumar Multiman is the first version (later came the Multiman S versions which are larger). It was produced in Italy. It has a string section, a brass section (with VCF controls and resonance) and a piano section. It is capable of nice layer sounds. A monophonic bass preset can be added.

Excuse the crackling noises, my Multiman is not 100% intact. Indeed, it is in horrible shape. Most slider caps are missing, there are many scratches, noisy sliders, bumps and so on... Some of the keys don't play notes, instead they produce some crackling noises. Little illumination on this vid, it conceals the real shape of this instrument ;-)
But I got it for free, so I can't complain... The sound is fantastic!