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Some impressions of the beautiful MacBeth M5. Functionality, sound and design of this 3-VCO, 2-VCF synthesizer are worthy of discussion (mind you, this is “no” substitute for the classic ARP-2600!).\u00a0Certainly, the\u00a0design and construction of the Scottish noble synthesizer are very impressive. The semi-modular M5 \/ M5N was in production from approximately 2004 to 2007. Photos by Peter Mahr.<\/p>\n

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Some impressions of the beautiful MacBeth M5. 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