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Farfisa

Farfisa Matador

DiscontinuedReleased 1972

A single-manual drawbar organ from the VIP era: six voice drawbars (Flute, Brass, Horn, Oboe, Reed, Brilliance) rather than footages, percussion with repeat, a 17-note manual bass and a Slalom pedal jack. The Matador-R adds a rhythm unit, the stripped-back Matador-M swaps the drawbars for tabs.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Farfisa
Status
Discontinued
Released
1972

Keyboard

Manuals
1
Keys per manual
61
Key action
Waterfall
Keybed
61 keys; the lowest 17 form the manual bass section; unweighted organ keys

Sound

Drawbars
Physical
Sound engine
Transistor top-octave divider organ
Organ models
Voice drawbars: Flute, Brass, Horn, Oboe, Reed, Brilliance; manual bass with attack; percussion with phrasing, decay and repeat
Polyphony
Full polyphony

Connections

Outputs
External amplifier output, Headphones
Pedal inputs
Expression, Slalom (pitch-bend) pedal

Features

Features
Percussion with repeat, Vibrato speed and delay, 17-note manual bass, Rhythm unit on the Matador-R (611/R)

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