Korg PS-3300 FS

Scope of delivery

• PS-3300 FS synthesizer unit, PS-3010 keyboard controller, hard case with wheels, 8-pin DIN cable, power cable, 6x jack cable, operating instructions
  

The return of a classic

With the PS-3300 FS, KORG presents the eagerly awaited reissue of this rare classic almost half a century after it was first introduced. The original PS-3300 was once built from 1977 to 1981, during which time only just under 50 units saw the light of day due to the enormous production effort involved. If the largest model of the monumental PS family (3100/3200/3300) does appear, it rarely changes hands for less than €25,000. The FS versionwill also be produced in limited numbers, so it is already clear that this - in the best sense - dinosaur of a synthesizer will become a real collector's item. The main reason for this effort lies in its voice architecture, because it is completely analog and fully polyphonic with 49 voices; in other words, everything times 49(!). As an FS, this PS-3300 even has one more voice / VCO / filter / VCA than the original.

The Korg engineering team has already proven its skills with the celebrated new editions of the ARP 2600 FS and the miniKORG 700 FS. Thanks to the collaboration of the then developer Fumio Mieda, the difficult task of meticulously reproducing the original circuitry and discreetly implementing modern technology and additional features was accomplished with flying colors.

The central idea behind the PS family was to be able to set other scales in a polyphonic context. Many modern/current synths have this as ready-made presets, back then and here in the FS version by hand.
Then as now, the PS-3300 FS consists of two components: the huge housing with the synthesizer and the PS-3010 keyboard controller. In 1977, the synthesizer could hardly be used without this keyboard. Today the situation is different thanks to the integrated MIDI and USB MIDI interface, so that the PS-3300 FS can be played conveniently from the DAW or a master sequencer. The biggest innovation in the reissue is the preset memory. Finally, the carefully set sounds are no longer unique! The instrument offers 256 presets including convenient preset management via editor and USB connection.