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Novachord
Hammond Novachord
Manufacturer
Hammond
Dates
1939–1942
Technical specifications
Polyphony
72-voices
Oscillator
1-3
LFO
6-channel electromechanical vibrato
Synthesis type
Subtractive analogue
Filter
Three bandpass filters, one lowpass filter, one highpass filter (in parallel with fixed frequency)
Attenuator
Envelope with seven preset shapes
Hardware
Vacuum tubes
Input/output
Keyboard
72 notes
The Novachord is an electronic musical instrument often considered the world's first commercial polyphonic synthesizer.[1][2][3] Incorporating many circuit and control elements found in modern synthesizers, and using subtractive synthesis to generate tones, it was designed by John M. Hanert, Laurens Hammond and C. N. Williams, and was manufactured by the Hammond company.[4] Only 1,069 Novachords were built over a period from 1939 to 1942. It was one of very few electronic products released by Hammond that was not intended to emulate the sound of an organ.
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