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The Polivoks (also occasionally referred to as the Polyvox; Russian: Поливокс) is a duophonic, analog synthesizer manufactured and marketed in the Soviet Union between 1982 and 1990. It is arguably the most popular and well-known Soviet synthesizer in the West, likely due to the uniqueness of both its appearance and sound. The Polivoks has some features that are either unusual or uncommon on most analog mono synthesizers including a filter that can be switched from low pass to bandpass and two envelopes that can be looped over the AD sections.

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  • The Polivoks (also occasionally referred to as the Polyvox; Russian: Поливокс) is a duophonic, analog synthesizer manufactured and marketed in the Soviet Union between 1982 and 1990. It is arguably the most popular and well-known Soviet synthesizer in the West, likely due to the uniqueness of both its appearance and sound. The Polivoks has some features that are either unusual or uncommon on most analog mono synthesizers including a filter that can be switched from low pass to bandpass and two envelopes that can be looped over the AD sections. (en)
  • Il Polivoks (in russo Поливокс), noto anche come Polyvox è un sintetizzatore analogico duofonico di fabbricazione sovietica, realizzato a Kačkanar dalla Formanta, all'epoca azienda di Stato produttrice di apparecchiature radiotelevisive. (it)
  • Поливокс — монофонический аналоговый синтезатор, разработанный и выпускавшийся в СССР с 1982 по 1990 годы. Благодаря уникальному звучанию и внешнему виду стал одним из наиболее популярных и известных на Западе советских синтезаторов. У «Поливокса» имелся ряд особенностей, встречавшихся не во всех аналоговых монофонических синтезаторах, например, возможность переключения фильтра между режимами полосового фильтра и фильтра нижних частот, или наличие двух генераторов огибающей, которые могли автоматически повторять фазы атаки и затухания. (ru)
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  • The Polivoks (also occasionally referred to as the Polyvox; Russian: Поливокс) is a duophonic, analog synthesizer manufactured and marketed in the Soviet Union between 1982 and 1990. It is arguably the most popular and well-known Soviet synthesizer in the West, likely due to the uniqueness of both its appearance and sound. The Polivoks was designed at the Urals Vector plant, but actual production was handled at the in Kachkanar, Russian SFSR. It was intended to appear and sound similar to American and Japanese synthesizers from companies such as Roland, Moog, and Korg. The Polivoks was engineered by circuit designer Vladimir Kuzmin with the appearance of the instrument influenced by his wife Olimpiada, who took inspiration from the design of Soviet military radios. Its retail price upon release was 920 roubles and over its lifetime around 100,000 Polivoks were manufactured - sometimes with a production rate of up to 1,000 units a month. But accordingly to information shared by Vladimir Kuzmin only 200-300 Polvokses were produced per month. It means that total number cannot be more than 32000. The Polivoks has some features that are either unusual or uncommon on most analog mono synthesizers including a filter that can be switched from low pass to bandpass and two envelopes that can be looped over the AD sections. Due to its unique history and relative rarity, the Polivoks has become popular as much for its unique sounds as for its aesthetics. It is often used by bands who take inspiration from the Soviet chic movement, as well as the ostalgie phenomenon in the former East Germany. (en)
  • Il Polivoks (in russo Поливокс), noto anche come Polyvox è un sintetizzatore analogico duofonico di fabbricazione sovietica, realizzato a Kačkanar dalla Formanta, all'epoca azienda di Stato produttrice di apparecchiature radiotelevisive. Nato come alternativa autarchica a sintetizzatori occidentali quali il Minimoog, il piano Roland e il Fender, era ispirato come design alla tecnologia militare e il suo suono si basava su due oscillatori (a differenza del Moog che ne aveva tre) che, alla caduta del Muro, ne hanno fatto un oggetto di nicchia tra gli audiofili. Si stima che ne siano stati prodotte più di centomila esemplari fino al 1990. (it)
  • Поливокс — монофонический аналоговый синтезатор, разработанный и выпускавшийся в СССР с 1982 по 1990 годы. Благодаря уникальному звучанию и внешнему виду стал одним из наиболее популярных и известных на Западе советских синтезаторов. «Поливокс» был разработан на уральском предприятии «Вектор», производство осуществлялось на Качканарском радиозаводе «Форманта». Он должен был стать доступной советским музыкантам заменой американских и японских синтезаторов, выпускавшихся компаниями Roland, и Korg. Схемотехника синтезатора была разработана ведущим инженером Владимиром Кузьминым. Ведущим дизайнером была его жена Олимпиада, черпавшая вдохновение в дизайне советских военных радиостанций. Розничная цена синтезатора составляла 920 рублей. Точное количество выпущенных синтезаторов неизвестно. В западных источниках оно оценивается в 100 000 штук. По оценке, данной Владимиром Кузьминым, объём производства не превышал 300 штук в месяц, что указывает на общее количество не более 32000. У «Поливокса» имелся ряд особенностей, встречавшихся не во всех аналоговых монофонических синтезаторах, например, возможность переключения фильтра между режимами полосового фильтра и фильтра нижних частот, или наличие двух генераторов огибающей, которые могли автоматически повторять фазы атаки и затухания. Из-за своего уникального происхождения и сравнительной редкости, а также необычного звучания и внешнего вида «Поливокс» приобрёл популярность на Западе. Он используется музыкальными коллективами, берущими вдохновение в ностальгии по СССР, или остальгии в бывшей ГДР. (ru)
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