Dynacord

Explore Dynacord vintage synthesizer equipment in the Vintage Technology Archive.

Drum Machine

• P20 — Dynacord P20: an obscure ceiling-hung pendant PA speaker rated 60W at 8 ohms. Discontinued; little else is documented about this compact fullrange cabinet.
• Percuter (1984) — The Dynacord Percuter is one of those machines that shows up in period advertising and directory listings far more often than it shows up in people's

Drum Sampler

• ADD Drive — Dynacord ADD Drive (1993) — flagship drum computer with 16-bit PCM engine, 1000 sounds, and proprietary 88 MB magneto-optical disk storage.

Effects

• CLS-22 (1980s) — Dynacord CLS-22, a little-documented 1980s single-rack signal processor. Known specs: 50mV-3V input, 76dB S/N, $595 list price per Mix Magazine (Nov 1982).
• CLS-222 — Dynacord CLS-222 stereo digital delay from the 1980s — 1.47 sec max delay, 45 kHz sampling, rack-mountable. Little documented beyond basic specs.

Processors

• DRS-78 — The Dynacord DRS-78, an obscure signal processor documented mainly by a 1979 Studio Sound review with output-level measurements.
• EQ-270 — The Dynacord EQ-270 is a 27-band equalizer for professional sound work, designed and built in West Germany and distributed in the U.S.

Sampler

• ADS — Dynacord ADS compact 2-way bass-reflex PA speaker from 1975-76. 60W DIN, 92dB sensitivity, 90x60 dispersion. Little-documented pro audio cabinet.