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Midi Performance System





 


Here's a list of all units that I know exist, current owners or users of Zyklus MPS-1. The first serials from #00001 to #00005 were all pre-production units that were never sold. The production models starts with #00006.


Serial: Current or last known* owner/user: Other information: details/contact:
#00007 Panu Talus I Paid 1200 euros for this unit with broken LCD which I replaced. Includes two DC-1 Memory cartridges.
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#00018 Duncan Goddard Bought from UK for £1000 including one DC-1. Screen later replaced. Duncan is member of "Radio massacre international" band. Photos
#00020
Complete set sold in Vemia auction for £3350! Photos
#00041 EFE
Originally found from Matrixsynth archives. One DC1 included. My finnish friend owns it currently. Photo
#00051
Sold in Vemia auction for £1770 Photos
#00064
Ebay auction, reserve not met with £325.55. Serial 64, really? Very intriguing. I hope the seller wasn't mistyping it. Photo
#000xx "Z" Missing serial plate. Originally sold in Ebay for £520. It's got cigarette burn marks. LCD was replaced by the new owner before selling it again to new, current owner. Photos
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Bronswerk borrowed it once. One DC-1 included. The owner wants to be hidden. Video
#000xx British Airways* (!!!) They used the device in an aircraft flight simulator to trigger sampled alarm sounds on Akai S900 sampler before the actual simulator software was updated.
#000xx
Zyklus was brought for service. According to my source, it was quite badly shaped, totally rusted and needed several replacement components. The owner wanted to be hidden. Might have been big name?
#000xx
Zyklus was brought for Bill Marshall himself to service. The owner wanted to be hidden.
#000xx Vangelis Definitely the most famous user. He bought one immediately in 1987 (the first one?) and with it he improvised entire Acropolis Preservation Fund concert. He liked it so much that he hired the designers to create new more advanced custom device for him, which became the famous "Direct-box". Album

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#000xx David Vorhaus* More famous from the "White noise" band. Zyklus was used only in "White Noise V - Sound mind" album, sequencing Korg Wavestation, Roland D-110, E-MU and Ensoniq EPS samplers. Short glimpse
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Neil Ardley*

Warren Greveson*

John L. Walters*

Entire band was named after Zyklus! The Zyklus band used three Zyklus units at the same time!!! The band was formed in 1988 with the aim of exploring the boundaries of composition and improvisation. It is a live electronic jazz orchestra producing both composed and semi-improvised music to inspire an improvising soloist. short demos

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If you discover any Zyklus units or even own one, please let me know! My personal mission (dream) is to connect all users (Musicians, composers, producers, performing artists) together so we could share and maintain information. The device is so unique that I want to share ideas and discuss about the all possibilities, personal preferences and different ways of using it. Also reporting bugs, maintenance and repairing issues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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