Studio & Synth Docs Archive

These are mostly acrobat PDF files, unless otherwise noted. File sizes are large, due to grayscale 150 dpi scans, which are better for accurate schematic printouts and zooming in to view assembly drawing sections, patch charts, etc.

A/DA

STD-1 Stereo Tapped Delay Owners Manual (13.8 MB) - new added 2/19/09

This was such a fun device to work on. And, if you have one, you know how fun it is to use. The manual had about 6 pages of blank patch charts to get the page count to work out right, but I just scanned one page of the blanks to help keep the document size down.

ARP

ARP Sequencer Owners Manual (20.9 MB) - new added 11/12/08

There are many copies of the Sequencer service manual around the net. But, in all my years of searching, I've never seen the Users Manual. So ... Here ya' go! This is a good introductory text on general sequencing theory and tricks, too!

ARP Sequencer Patch Chart (464 KB) - new added 11/25/08

ARP had a sequencer patch chart, in pad form, when the sequencer was first released. I have excerpted sections of the user manual illustrations, and generated a clean 8.5" X 11" (landscape orientation) patch chart as a PDF file. There are areas for patch name, date, and extra notes. The "Externals" column is meant to list external equipment I/O, and allow drawing lines from the patch chart up to the external item in the list, if desired.

Paia

1500 Phlanger manual (17.5 MB)

1550 Stringz 'n' Thingz users manual - Testing, calibration, and operations sections only (16.6 MB) - new added 1/9/08

1550 Stringz 'n' Thingz Illustrations Supplement - Circuit board parts placements, case explosions, etc. (12.2 MB) - new added 1/9/08

1551 Stringz 'n' Thingz Stereo Option manual - full manual (16.9 MB) - new added 1/9/08

1750 Pygmy Amplifier manual (6.9 MB)

2720-8 Keyboard manual (13.6 MB)

2720-8 Illustrations Supplement (5.7 MB)

2720-9 Glide manual (5.9 MB)

2720-11 Envelope Follower manual (14 MB)

3790 EGG manual (10.5 MB)

3790 circuit board layout - a 150 dpi scan of the bottom of a 3790, to aid in prototyping or troubleshooting - JPEG, 250K
3790 circuit board layout - a 200 dpi scan of the bottom of a 3790 - JPEG, 350K

4730 Multi Modal VCF manual (30.2 MB)

4740 ADSR Envelope Generator manual (16.3 MB)

4762 / 4782 Road Keyboard manual (19.7 MB)

4783 Joystick manual - Testing, calibration, and operations sections only (2.4 MB)

Demo 1 booklet (5.3 MB)

Demo 2 booklet (5.2 MB)

Demo 3 booklet (7.6 MB)

Demo 3 booklet with alternate cover graphics (7.7 MB)

Demo 4 booklet (5 MB)

Demo Cassette booklet (combines all the above demo line pamphlets, plus more) (17.8 MB)

EK-3 Digitally Scanned Keyboard reprint (5.1 MB) - new added 1/20/08

Gnome Interfacing - a Polyphony multi-article reprint (3.6 MB) - new added 11/12/08

Seasons Greetings demo booklet (4.4 MB)

Using the 4700 Synthesizer - Part 1 (general synthesis theory) (11 MB)

Using the 4700 Synthesizer - Part 2 (Paia specific product info) (11.3 MB)

Shepard Function Generator - low res scans from around the net somewhere. A bit tough to read some of the graphic labels, but I thought this was an important piece to preserve. Has anyone made a circuit board layout for this? I don't think Paia ever actually made a board for it .. they just published John's design article.

Text article here
Diagrams #1 here (GIF)
Diagrams #2 here (GIF)

Coming soon ??? - 6780 manual, 1974 Catalog ...

Pratt Read

1970's Pratt Read keyboard brochure (7.8 MB) - new added 2/19/09

Now here's a blast from the past ... photos, physical specs, ordering info, trivia. 4 pages. Those were the days.

Synthesis Technology

MOTM-510 WaveWarper related docs ...

Analog Devices AD538 data sheet (168 KB) - new added 11/12/08

Analog Devices AD538 Ap Note 213 (396 KB) - new added 11/12/08

Analog Devices AD538 Ap Note 304 (564 KB) - new added 11/12/08

Thanks for looking. Let me know what manuals you are looking for, and I will try to help locate them and get them posted here.


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