The Crumar Trilogy is a series of three synthesizers produced by the Italian company Crumar in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series consists of the Crumar DS-2, the Crumar Performer, and the Crumar Spirit. The DS-2 and Performer are dual-oscillator...
The Crumar Spirit stands as one of the most complex and powerful analog monophonic synthesizers ever produced, yet it remains obscure due to Crumar's reputation for budget instruments. Released in 1983 and designed by legendary figures Bob Moog, Jim...
The Crumar Bit One, introduced in 1984, is a six-voice programmable touch-sensitive synthesizer that represents a compelling entry in the mid-1980s affordable polyphonic synthesizer market. As a hybrid digital/analog instrument, it combines digitally...
The Crumar Bit 01, released in early 1985, was not simply a repackaged Bit One keyboard in module form, but rather a significantly "souped-up" expander version that addressed many of the original Bit One's limitations. Designed by Mario Maggi (creator of...
The Crumar Bit 99, released in late 1985 (approximately three months after the Bit 01 expander), represented the keyboard incarnation of the improved Bit 01 technology and served as the ultimate expression of Crumar's Bit synthesizer concept. At a reduced...
