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Farfisa VIP 255

DiscontinuedReleased 1970

The odd VIP out, and possibly the first: two manuals with Professional-style tabs and cancels rather than drawbars, flutes and 'orchestra' voices at several footages, sustain voices, percussion and the Slalom pedal. It is the VIP most often credited, loosely, with the pitch-dive on Led Zeppelin's 'Dancing Days'.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Farfisa
Status
Discontinued
Released
1970

Keyboard

Manuals
2
Key action
Waterfall
Keybed
Two manuals of unweighted organ keys

Sound

Drawbars
Tab switches
Sound engine
Transistor top-octave divider organ
Organ models
Upper: Flutes 16', 8', 5 1/3', 4', 2 2/3'; Orchestra: Bassoon 16', Oboe 8', Trumpet 8', Strings 8', Quint 5 1/3', Clarinet 4', Nasard 2 2/3'; Sustain: Piano Forte, Honkie Tonkie, Harpsichord; Percussion 16' to 2 2/3'. Lower: Flute 8', Clarinet 8', Trombone 8', Flute 4', Piccolo 2', Flute 2', percussion 8', 4', 2'
Polyphony
Full polyphony

Connections

Pedal inputs
Expression, Slalom (pitch-bend) pedal, Pedalboard

Features

Features
Slalom pitch-bend pedal, Section cancel tabs, Separate vibrato per voice section, Sustain voices, Percussion on both manuals

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