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The E & MM Spectrum Synth

The Spectrum was a DIY project from the early 1980's. A professional front panel and ready made PCB's were available from Maplin Electronics, whilst the CEM IC's were available from Digisound. Being a DIY project, some examples are of excellent quality and others never made it off the bench!
The unit was a well specified 2 VCO switch routed synth with a few nice touches.
The Spectrum is based around two CEM 3340 VCO's (Curtis Electro Music), CEM 3320 filter, CEM 3330 VCA and CEM 3310 envelope generators.
Pictures soon!
 PDF of construction notes (low-res) Contact me if you would like a higher quality (very large) version