Vcs-3 May 2026

With just instead of patch cables, the VCS-3 forced you to think in voltage: connect this output to that input, hear what happens. It could be a bassline, a swoosh, a bird squawk, or the sound of a dying star.

Who else still uses a Putney in 2025? 👇

Would you dare to patch it blind? 🤔🔌 With just instead of patch cables, the VCS-3

Also, the (digital keyboard add-on) barely existed, so most people just sequenced it with voltage from a Korg MS or a homemade box.

#synthdiy #vcs3 #ems #modularsynth #buchla #ms20 With just instead of patch cables

Used by: Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Hawkwind.

🎛️

Still in use today – because some chaos can’t be sampled.