Name: ANS Synthesizer (wikipedia), a Russian Synthesizer often used in early cinematography. A type of analogue synthesiser.

AKA: "The ANS", "ANS Synthesiser" (note the s), "синтезаторе АНС" (Russian)

Wikidata item: Q1970809

Invented by: Yevgeny Murzin, from Samara

External links:

• https://monoskop.org/ANS_synthesizer
• http://120years.net/the-ans-synthesisereugeniy-murzinsoviet-union1958-2/
• http://theremin.ru/archive/ans.htm

Disambiguation: Photoelectronic, Early analogue synthesizer

Description: A photoelectric synethesizer that uses graphical sound recording, in which sound is synthesized from an artificially drawn sound spectogram.

Image: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/organology/images/1/1a/ANS_200.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20141215001015

Example Uses:

• Solaris, The Mirror, Stalker (Solaris film score)
• Vivente-Non Vivente, Sofia Gubaidulina
• ANS-SYNTHESIZER - LP, 1970, Melodia D
• Zweizz (Self-titled)
• See more here.