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EMS VCS 3
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<p>The VCS 3 (or VCS3; an <a href="/facts/Initialism/nlHK7aRt">initialism</a> for <i>Voltage Controlled Studio, version #3</i>) is a portable <a href="/facts/Analogue_synthesizer/eCK0cf3U">analogue synthesizer</a> with a flexible modular voice architecture introduced by <a href="/facts/Electronic_Music_Studios/mGz2zWPa">Electronic Music Studios</a> (EMS) in 1969. </p><p>EMS released the product under various names. Logos printed at the console's front left (see photos) say "V.C.S. 3" on the most widely sold version; "The Putney (VCS 3)" on the earlier version; and "The Synthi (VCS 3) II" on the later version "Synthi VCS 3 II". </p>