Also, the (digital keyboard add-on) barely existed, so most people just sequenced it with voltage from a Korg MS or a homemade box.
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.
Would you dare to patch it blind? 🤔🔌
Who else still uses a Putney in 2025? 👇
This 1969 British beast (aka the "Putney") proved a synth didn’t need a keyboard to be revolutionary. Just a pin matrix, three oscillators, and that dripping spring reverb.
The (Putney) appeared in 1969 – the same year as the Moon landing. But while astronauts aimed for space, musicians were diving into voltage-controlled chaos.