Multivox

Multivox was an American-based synthesizer company since the mid-1970s until the 1980s. Originally it was founded in the mid-1940s as the guitar and amplifier manufacturing subsidiary of Peter Sorkin Music Company (Sorkin Music), a New York-based retailer/wholesaler. Then eventually it established separate corporate identity, and after the close of Sorkin Music in the mid-1970s, it continued in existence for fourteen years, according to the Blue Book of Guitar Values. In addition to synthesizers, the company marketed several effects pedals. These included the Big Jam series guitar effects line. They specialized in delivering Japanese-designed and built equipment to the American market. They usually licensed from Japanese companies, such as Hillwood, also known as Firstman, founded in 1972¹ by Kazuo Morioka, who later worked for Akai in the early 1980s. Multivox were . Multivox ceased trading in the early 1980s having "faded into synth history", according to the Synthmuseum.

Multivox was an American-based synthesizer company since the mid-1970s until the 1980s. Originally it was founded in the mid-1940s as the guitar and amplifier manufacturing subsidiary of Peter Sorkin Music Company (Sorkin Music), a New York-based retailer/wholesaler. Then eventually it established separate corporate identity, and after the close of Sorkin Music in the mid-1970s, it continued in existence for fourteen years, according to the Blue Book of Guitar Values. In addition to synthesizers, the company marketed several effects pedals. These included the Big Jam series guitar effects line. They specialized in delivering Japanese-designed and built equipment to the American market. They usually licensed from Japanese companies, such as Hillwood, also known as Firstman, founded in 1972 by Kazuo Morioka, who later worked for Akai in the early 1980s. Multivox were . Multivox ceased trading in the early 1980s having "faded into synth history", according to the Synthmuseum. ==== Big Jam series - guitar effect pedals==== SE-1 Phaser - Phaser SE-2 Spit Wah - Auto Wah - It is a close clone to the Mutron III filter. For this reason and because it is a rare pedal it is becoming increasingly sought after since the 2010s. SE-3 Compressor - Compressor SE-4 Octave - Octaver SE-5 Flanjam Flanger - Flanger SE-6 Graphic Equalizer - 6 band analog EQ band sliders for 100 Hz, 200 Hz, 400 Hz, 800 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 3.2 kHz SE-7 Delay Machine - Delay/Reverb with Mode switch for Delay/(Rev)erb, Delay, Repeat, (Bal)ance SE-8 Distortion - Distortion SE-9 Biphase Phaser - Dual Phaser with Width, Rate, and (Reso)nance sliders SE-10 Quartz Guitar Tuner - Tuner SE-11 Jazz Flanger - Flanger SE-12 Chorus - Chorus with Warp, Speed, Depth sliders SE-13 Space Driver - Boost/Overdrive with Expand, Drive, and Level sliders SE-14 Stop Noise - Noise Gate with Sensitivity and Decay slider controls SE-15 "Unknown" - SE-16 "Unknown" - SE-17 "Unknown" - SE-18 Parametric EQ - Parametric Eq SE-XP Pulse Regulator Power Supply - A Power supply that powered up to 5 Big Jam Effects units via 9 volt dc supply and cables. SE-PB Pedal Board - Self-enclosed pedal board that included the SE-XP Pulse Power Supply and room for up to 5 Big Jam Effects in a flight case design with power cables and linking audio jacks connections. Sonic State: Multibox - Reviews of Multivox instruments. SYNRISE - Multivox Corporation of America - Another product list including fairly unknown models (in Deutsche. Internet Archive cache at 2005-02-21).

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