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Most '''Curtis Electromusic Specialities''' or '''CEM''' [[Integrated circuit|
== The company ==
After working for four years at [[Interdesign, Inc.]] [[Doug Curtis]] went on to found Curtis Electromusic Specialties in 1979.<ref name="strom">[http://synth.stromeko.net/DIY.html#CEMpics Pictures of dead CEM chips] at Stromeko Synth World</ref>
Later developments included more highly integrated circuits such as the 3389 signal processor and the 3396 synth-on-a-chip. The further miniaturaization led to the creation of [[rackmount synthesizer]]s, played via [[MIDI]] from a [[keyboard controller|master keyboard]], and saving performers both money and space. However, Doug Curtis folded his interest in CEM into OnChip Systems in 1988, and further design work on music synthesis products ended. Curtis himself largely moved out of the music field, occasionally doing consulting work with synth manufacturers until his untimely death in 2007.<ref name="emwcem" />
Although the company still maintains a web page, it is no longer doing business.<ref name="emwcem" />
== The designs ==
De-encapsulated (defective) CEM ICs are obviously bipolar arrays, although Interdesign or Ferranti die marks are missing. They exactly match the 1980 databook ''201 Analog IC Designs'' from Interdesign.<ref name="strom" />
== CEM ICs ==
* [[CEM 3310]]
* [[CEM 3320]]
* [[CEM 3328]]
* [[CEM 3330]]
* [[CEM 3335]]
* [[CEM 3340]]
* [[CEM 3345]]
* [[CEM 3350]]
* [[CEM 3360]]
* [[CEM 3365]]
* [[CEM 3372]] - µP Controllable Signal Processor
* [[CEM 3374]]
* [[CEM 3378]]
* [[CEM 3379]]
* [[CEM 3381]]
* [[CEM 3382]]
* [[CEM 3385]]
* [[CEM 3387]]
* [[CEM 3389]]
* [[CEM 3391]] - µP Controllable Dynamic Signal Processor
* [[CEM 3394]] - µP Controllable [[synthesizer voice]]
* [[CEM 3396]] - µP Controlled [[Waveshaper]]/Filter
* [[CEM 5310]]
* [[CEM 5315]]
* [[CEM 5508]]
* [[CEM 5512]]
* [[CEM 5510]]
* [[CEM 5530]]
* [[CEM 5570]]
<ref name="cemds">CEM data sheets</ref><ref name="sch">Various schematics</ref><ref name="cempo">Curtis Electromusic [http://curtiselectromusic.com/Product_Overview.html Product Overview]</ref><ref>[http://www.synthtech.com/cem/cemdata.html ''What chip do I have in my synth?''] at www.synthtech.com</ref>
== Synthesizers using CEM ICs ==
* [[Akai AX-60]]
* [[Akai VX600]] - 6 CEM 3374B, 1 CEM 3378, 9 SSM 2300
* [[Akai AX-80]]
* [[Böhm Soundlab]]
* [[Buchla 296e]]
* [[Cheetah MS6]]
* [[Crumar Bit 01]]
* [[Crumar Composer]]
* [[Crumar Spirit]]
* [[Stratus]]
* [[Crumar Trilogy]]
* [[Digisound 80-10]]
* [[Digisound 80-16]]
* [[Digisound 80-18]]
* [[Digisound 80-19]]
* [[Digisound 80-2]]
* [[Digisound 80-21]]
* [[Digisound 80-3]]
* [[Digisound 80-4]]
* [[Digisound 80-6]]
* [[Digisound 80-7]]
* [[Digisound 80-9]]
* [[Digisound 80-C9]]
* [[Digisound 80 Dev-91]]
* [[Doepfer A-106-6]]
* [[Doepfer A-107]]
* [[Doepfer A-109 ]]
* [[Doepfer A-111-1]]
* [[Doepfer A-111-2]]
* [[Doepfer A-111-5]]
* [[Doepfer A-121 ]]
* [[Doepfer A-122]]
* [[Doepfer A-123 ]]
* [[Doepfer A-124]]
* [[Doepfer A-126]]
* [[Doepfer A-130]]
* [[Doepfer A-131]]
* [[Doepfer A-132-3 ]]
* [[Doepfer A-134]]
* [[Doepfer A-179]]
* [[Doepfer Dark Energy]]
* [[E&MM Spectrum Synthesizer]]
* [[EH-30 Modular]]
* [[Elka Synthex]]
* [[Elka EK-22]]
* [[Ensoniq ESQ1]]
* [[Ensoniq ESQ2]]
* [[Ensoniq Mirage]]
* [[Ensoniq SQ-80]]
* [[Ensoniq SQ-81]]
* [[Fairlight CMI II]]
* [[Fender/Rhodes Chroma]]
* [[Fender/Rhodes Polaris]]
* [[Forat F9000]]
* [[Keytek CTS-2000]]
* [[Kurzweil K250]]
* [[Linndrum]]
* [[Linn 9000]]
* [[MIDIbox 3396]]
* [[Moog Memorymoog]]
* [[Mutronics Mutator]]
* [[Oberheim DX]]
* [[Oberheim DMX]]
* [[Oberheim Martix 6|Oberheim Martix 6 & 6R]]
* [[Oberheim Matrix 12]]
* [[Oberheim Matrix 1000]]
* [[Oberheim OB-1]]
* [[Oberheim OB-8]]
* [[Oberheim OB-SX]]
* [[Oberheim OB-X]]
* [[Oberheim OB-Xa]]
* [[Oberheim Prommer]]
* [[Oberheim Xpander]]
* [[Octave Plateau Voyetra 8]]
* [[JLCooper filter mod|Oberheim JLCooper filter mod]]
* [[Paia Proteus]]
* [[Powertran Transcendent Polysynth]]
* [[PPG Wave|PPG Wave 2.0]]
* [[PPG Wave|PPG Wave, 2.2 and 2.3]]
* [[Rhodes Chroma]]
* [[Rhodes Polaris]]
* [[Roland Jupiter 6]]
* [[Roland Jupiter 8|Roland Jupiter 8/MKS-80]] to serial #511799 (early models)
* Roland Jupiter 8/MKS-80 serial #511800 up (later models)
* [[Roland MKS-20]]
* [[
* [[
* [[Sequential Circuits Drumtraks]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Max]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Multi-Trak]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Pro One]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 10]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 2000]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 3]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Prophet 600]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Six-Trax]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Split8]]
* [[Sequential Circuits Studio 440]]
* [[Sequential Circuits T8]]
* [[Sequential Circuits VS]]
* [[Simmons SDS7]]
* [[Simmons SDS8]]
* [[Simmons SDS800]]
* [[Simmons SDS9, SDS1000]]
* [[Solton Programmer 24]] 1 CEM 3350, 1 SSM 2044
* [[Steiner EVI]]
* [[Syntec Banana]]
* [[Synton Synrix]]
* [[Thomas Henry]]: Deluxe VCO
* Thomas Henry: A dual VCA
* [[Waldorf Microwave1 revision A]]
* [[Waldorf Microwave1 revision B]]
* [[Waldorf Wave]]
<ref name="sch" /><ref name="cemci">Curtis Electromusic [http://curtiselectromusic.com/Customers_and_Instruments.html Customers and Instruments]</ref><ref name="sd">[http://www.sequencer.de/specials/synthesizer_chip.html Synthesizer Database] by Moogulator</ref><ref name="pp">[http://patchpierre.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/cem-chips-in-doepfer-modules.html CEM chips in Doepfer Modules] by Pierre Serné, 28 Feb. 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.midibox.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=midibox_3396 MIDIbox 3396]</ref><ref>[http://www.digisound80.co.uk/digisound/modules/modules.htm Digisound 80 Synthesizer Modules]</ref><ref>Wikipedia:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEM_and_SSM_chips_in_synthesizers CEM and SSM chips in synthesizers]</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Solid State Micro Technology For Music]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://curtiselectromusic.com/ Curtis Electromusic]
* [http://retrosynthads.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/curtis-electromusic-specialties-what.html What a Difference a Chip Makes] a quarter page advertisement in Contemporary Keyboard, February 1980
* [http://synth.stromeko.net/DIY.html#CEMpics Pictures of dead CEM chips] at Stromeko Synth World
* [http://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=2639 A Monolithic Voltage-Controlled Amplifier Employing Log-Antilog Techniques], by Douglas R Curtis, JAES Volume 24 Issue 2 pp. 93-102, March 1976
* [http://ssmcurtis.com/ SSM &
=== Data sheets ===
[http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3310_datasheet.pdf CEM 3310], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3312_datasheet.pdf CEM 3312], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3320_datasheet.pdf CEM 3320], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3328_datasheet.pdf CEM 3328], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3330_datasheet.pdf CEM 3330], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3340_datasheet.pdf CEM 3340], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3350_datasheet.pdf CEM 3350], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3360_datasheet.pdf CEM 3360], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3365_datasheet.pdf CEM 3365], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3371_datasheet.pdf CEM 3371], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3372_datasheet.pdf CEM 3372], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3374_datasheet.pdf CEM 3374], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3378_datasheet.pdf CEM 3378], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3381_datasheet.pdf CEM 3381], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3389_datasheet.pdf CEM 3389], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3391_datasheet.pdf CEM 3391], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3394_datasheet.pdf CEM 3394], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM3396_datasheet.pdf CEM 3396], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM5508_datasheet.pdf CEM 5508], [http://www.sdiy.info/w/images/CEM5530_datasheet.pdf CEM 5530]<br />Some are also freely available from:
* [http://curtiselectromusic.com/Product_Overview.html Curtis Electromusic]
* [http://synfo.nl/ Synfo.nl]
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