The ultimate analogue modular system
Hans Zimmer has dedicated his life to creating music and soundscapes using synthesisers together with orchestral sounds. He is without doubt the world’s greatest film soundtrack composer and has won multiple Academy, Golden Globe and Grammy awards for his music. No one has a better understanding of what sounds pleasing and how to use it best, which is why even companies outside of the music industry such as BMW have asked Hans to design sounds to make their electric cars more exciting! He also has one of the largest collections of synthesisers in the world, as anyone who has seen pictures of his huge studio will testify - modular synthesisers cover the walls instead of wallpaper! So when Hans says that a particular synth sounds more engaging and fuller than others then he is speaking from a position of experience and authority .
It is a great honour that Hans has chosen to work exclusively with AJHSynth to create a one of a kind analogue modular synthesiser. It has been designed from the ground up as an uncompromised analogue modular system, a sonic creation tool without equal. The RadioPhonic System was specially commissioned to take pride of place in the new Radiophonic workshop which Hans will be recreating soon, back at its original site in the Maida Vale Studio, London. We are calling this amazing system "The RadioPhonic" in honour of this accolade.
From its inception in 1958 the BBC Radiophonic Workshop has played a huge part in the history of electronic music. In the early days audio tape would be cut and spliced into sound effects and theme music which was used in BBC television and radio programs. In the 1960's synthesisers were added to the arsenal of instruments, and the EMS VCS 3 and Synthi 100 were two of the earliest synthesisers used there. The VCS 3 holds a very special place in Hans Zimmer's heart, as it was the very first synthesiser that he ever owned and the beautiful American Walnut and Cherry wood case of the RadioPhonic deliberately channels the VCS3 "Putney" case design, however the range of modules included takes the sonic possibilities way beyond that of the larger EMS Synthi 100 "Delaware" system which also saw so much use at the Radiophonic Workshop.
