a byte-map of the sysex data. The Split-8 does not respond to the MIDI "all notes off" message, and pitch-bend depth is fixed at +/- a major third. Other information Use in Recorded Music An audio sampling CD entitled “Astral Ambience”, produced by Martin Newcomb of the Museum of Synthesizer Technology, features a large list of vintage synthesizers, including the Split-8. The CD was very favourably reviewed in the June 1996 issue of Keyboard magazine, although no explicit mention is made of the Split-8 sounds. Spare Parts and Manuals A source of spare parts and manuals for the Split-8 is Wine Country Productions. They also have Split-8 owner’s manuals and cassette tapes of the original preset sounds (data that can be uploaded into the instrument). Literature Advertisements of about a third of a page in size can be found in contemporary issues of Keyboard Magazine. The owner's manual and service schematics are available from Wine Country Productions. The Split-8 appears in the price lists at the end of both editions of Mark Vail’s Vintage Synthesizers, although it is not mentioned elsewhere. There is also a capsule summary of the Split-8 in The A-Z of Analogue Synthesizers that contains numerous inaccuracies. The more recent edition of this book may be more accurate. Software and Sounds The Split-8 was supported by Opcode's Galaxy universal librarian software, which is no longer available. Original factory presets were written by sound designer John Bowen and are available on cassette from Wine Country Productions. Reference Material References Other sources Split-8 marketing brochure, Sequential Circuits, 1985 Split-8 user's manual Split-8 service schematics Sequential Suggested Retail Price List, SCI 3/85, 1985 Sequential Circuits synthesizers Polyphonic synthesizers Analog synthesizers