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| x Minimoog |
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The Minimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. Released in 1971 by the original Moog Music, it was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers.
At its most basic, the...
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| x Yamaha DX7 |
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The original Yamaha DX7 was a synthesizer manufactured by the Yamaha Corporation from 1983 to 1986. It was the first commercially successful digital synthesizer, and its sounds can be heard on many recordings from the 1980s. The DX7 was the...
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| x Korg M1 |
The Korg M1 was the world's first widely-known music workstation. Its onboard MIDI sequencer and palette of sounds allowed musicians to produce complete professional arrangements. Outselling the Yamaha DX7 and Roland D-50, the M1 became the best...
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| x Roland SH-101 |
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Roland SH-101 is a synthesizer from the early 1980s, manufactured by Roland. It is a small, 32 key, monophonic analog synthesizer. It features one oscillator with two waveforms, an 'octave-divided' sub-oscillator, and a low-pass filter/VCF capable...
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| x Roland JX-3P |
The Roland JX-3P is a synthesizer prodouced by Roland Corporation of Japan in 1983. It is notable as the company's first product incorporating the MIDI interface. Its architecture is more advanced than the Juno series synths produced around the same...
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| x Roland Jupiter-6 |
The Roland Jupiter-6 (JP-6) is a synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation introduced in 1983 as a less expensive alternative to the Roland Jupiter-8. The Jupiter-6 is widely considered a workhorse among polyphonic analog synthesizers,...
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| x Roland SH-1000 |
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The Roland SH-1000, introduced in 1973, was the first compact synthesizer produced in Japan. It resembles a home organ more than a commercial synth, with colorful sliders and simple functions, yet it produced decent bass and lead sounds that many...
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| x Moog Taurus |
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The Moog Taurus bass pedal keyboard is a foot-operated analog synthesizer created and manufactured by Moog Music from 1976 to 1981. Commonly called the Taurus I, it has a 13-note organ-style pedal board similar to the pedal keyboard of a spinet...
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| x Yamaha SHS-10 |
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The Yamaha SHS-10 is a keytar (a musical keyboard that can be held like a guitar) manufactured by Yamaha and released in the late 1980s.
It has a small-sized keyboard with 32 minikeys and a pitch-bend wheel, an internal Frequency modulation (usually...
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| x Ensoniq ESQ-1 |
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Ensoniq ESQ-1 is a hybrid digital-analog synthesizer released by Ensoniq in 1986. The ESQ-1 featured 8 voices with 3 digital oscillators per voice. Each oscillator could be set to one of 32 different waveforms. Some of these were standard simple...
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| x Yamaha CS-80 |
The Yamaha CS-80 was a polyphonic analog synthesizer released in 1977. It sported true 8-voice polyphony (with two independent synthesizer layers per voice) as well as a primitive (sound) settings memory based on a bank of micropotentiometers ...
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| x Korg Poly-800 |
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The Korg Poly-800 is a synthesizer released by Korg in 1983. Its initial list price of $795 made it the first fully programmable synthesizer that sold for less than $1000. It featured a 49 key non-velocity sensitive keyboard, two buttons for data...
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| x Roland Jupiter-8 |
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The Jupiter-8, Roland's flagship analog synthesizer of the early 1980s is an eight-voice polyphonic synthesizer.
The Jupiter-8, introduced in the Autumn of 1981, is very user friendly as well as intuitive. Although it lacked the soon-to-be standard...
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| x Roland JP-8000 |
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The Roland JP-8000 is an analog modeling synthesizer released by the Roland Corporation in 1997.
The JP-8000 was released in early 1997 to compete with many other analog modeling synthesizers of the period such as the Access Virus and Clavia Nord...
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| x ARP Odyssey |
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The ARP Odyssey was an analog synthesizer introduced in 1972. Responding to pressure from Moog Music to create a portable, affordable (the Minimoog was US$1,495 upon release) "performance" synthesizer, ARP scaled down its popular 2600 synthesizer...
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| x Korg OASYS |
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The Korg OASYS is a workstation synthesizer released in early 2005, 1 year after the successful Korg Triton Extreme. Unlike the Triton series, the OASYS was implemented on a custom Linux operating system and was designed to be arbitrarily expandable...
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| x Roland MC-202 |
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The Roland MC-202 (MicroComposer) is a monophonic analog synthesizer/sequencer released by Roland in 1983. It is similar to the TB-303 and SH-101 synthesizers, featuring one voltage-controlled oscillator with simultaneous saw and square/pulse-width...
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| x Moog Rogue |
The Moog Rogue is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by the original Moog Music in the early 1980s, but, was not designed by Bob Moog. Very basic in its design and use, the Rogue featured a 32-note keyboard and two VCOs. VCO number 2 is...
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| x Oberheim OB-X |
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The Oberheim OB-X is an analog polyphonic synthesizer. It was the first Oberheim synthesizer that was created with internal prewired modules and not with the bulky SEM modules. Because of this, it was more functional for live performance, and...
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| x ARP 2600 |
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The ARP 2600 is a semi-modular analog subtractive audio synthesizer, designed by Alan R. Pearlman and manufactured by his company, ARP Instruments, Inc. Unlike other modular systems of the time, which required modules to be purchased individually...
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| x ARP Chroma |
The ARP Chroma is a model of polyphonic synthesizer developed in 1981 by ARP Instruments, Inc. just before that company's bankruptcy and collapse. The design was eventually released by Fender as the Rhodes Chroma, and was one of the early...
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| x Moog Concertmate MG-1 |
The Moog Concertmate MG-1 is an analog synthesizer made by Moog Music and was distributed by Radio Shack under their "Realistic" brand name. The MG-1, on its surface, appears to be a "Realistic" branded synth, but it is, for all intents and purposes...
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| x Korg KARMA |
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The Korg KARMA music workstation was released in 2001 as a specialised member of the Korg Triton family.
Unlike most other Korg workstation names, the KARMA name is rendered in capitals as an acronym for the Kay Algorithmic Realtime Music...
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| x Roland Jupiter-4 |
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The Roland Jupiter 4 was an analog synthesizer manufactured by the Roland Corporation of Japan between 1978 and 1981. It was notable as the company's first self-contained polyphonic synthesizer, and for containing digital control of analog circuits ...
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| x Yamaha GX1 |
The Yamaha GX-1, along with its predecessor, the Electone GX-707, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer developed by Yamaha as a test bed for later consumer synths. The GX-1 has four synthesizer "ranks" or manuals, called Solo, Upper, Lower and Pedal,...
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| x Yamaha TX81Z |
The Yamaha TX81Z is a rack-mounted (keyboard-less) frequency modulation music synthesizer, which was released in 1986. Unlike previous FM synthesizers of the era, the TX81Z was the first to employ a range of oscillator waveforms other than just sine...
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| x Multimoog |
The Multimoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1978 to 1981. Derived from the earlier Micromoog (internally, it consists of a stock Micromoog circuit board with the extra circuitry on a second board), the Multimoog...
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| x Korg MS-20 |
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The Korg MS-20 is a patchable semi-modular monophonic synthesizer which Korg released in 1978 and was in production until 1983. It was part of Korg's MS series of instruments, which also included the single oscillator MS-10, the keyboardless MS-50...
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| x Roland Juno-106 |
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The Roland Juno-106 was a hybrid digital/analogue polyphonic synth manufactured by Roland Corporation in 1984. It featured Digitally-controlled oscillators (DCOs) for tuning stability and digital envelope generation along with analog filters and...
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| x Korg O1w |
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The Korg O1/W was a workstation synthesizer, released in 1991, with which Korg intended to replace the M1 and T series. The workstation/ROMpler was based on an improved version of the AI (Advanced Integrated) Synthesis technology found in the M1,...
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| x Roland Juno-60 |
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The Roland Juno-60 is a popular analogue 61-key polyphonic synthesizer produced by Roland Corporation in the early 1980s and a successor to the slightly earlier Juno-6. Like its predecessor, the Juno-60 has some digital enhancements, used only for...
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| x ARP Avatar |
The ARP Avatar was a guitar-controlled synthesizer manufactured by ARP Instruments, Inc. beginning in 1977. While innovative, being one of the first commercial guitar-controlled synthesizers, it was a commercial flop for ARP, and is widely credited...
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| x ARP Axxe |
The ARP Axxe is a monophonic analog synthesizer created by ARP in 1975. As a cheaper, scaled-down version of the Odyssey, the Axxe was simplified to the point of becoming, arguably, the most standard analog synthesizer. It has a single VCO ...
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| x Moog Liberation |
The Moog Liberation was the first commercially-produced keytar synthesizer released in 1980 by Moog Music. The instrument is comparable to the Moog Concertmate MG-1 and the Moog Rogue; however, as a keytar the Liberation was designed to be played in...
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| x ARP Pro Soloist |
The ARP Pro Soloist was one of the first commercially successful preset music synthesizers. Introduced by ARP Instruments, Inc. in 1972, it replaced the similar ARP Soloist in the company's lineup of portable performance instruments.
ARP Instruments...
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| x Korg Prophecy |
The Korg Prophecy is considered one of the earliest (mid-nineties) "virtual analog" (a.k.a. VA) synthesizers, although its synthesis capabilities went beyond many of its VA contemporaries.
Along with the Korg Trinity, this little synth is a direct...
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| x Memorymoog |
The Memorymoog is a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1982 to 1985, the last synthesizer to be released by the company. The Memorymoog was capable of storing 100 preset sounds whereas most memory-enabled synthesizers before it...
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| x Polymoog |
The Polymoog is a polyphonic analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1975 to 1980. The Polymoog was based on divide-down oscillator technology similar to organs and string synthesizers of the time, and this led to a certain lack...
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| x Micromoog |
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The Micromoog is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by Moog Music from 1975 to 1979.
The Micromoog was designed by Robert Moog and Jim Scott as a scaled-down, cheaper alternative to the Minimoog. It was designed to tap into a market of...
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| x Moog Source |
The Moog Source is a monophonic Z80 microprocessor-controlled analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1981 to 1985. The Source was Moog's first synthesizer to offer patch memory storage. The design was also the first (and only) Moog...
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| x Moog Sonic 6 |
The Moog Sonic 6 (also Sonic VI and Sonic Six) is a duophonic analog synthesizer that was manufactured by Moog Music from 1974 to 1979. The Sonic 6 is the result of Moog Music's acquisition of the company Musonics, which had previously made a...
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| x Yamaha TX16W |
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The Yamaha TX16W is a rack mount sampler sound module made by Yamaha.
The TX16W has 12-bit sound with up to 50 kHz mono, and 33 kHz stereo sampling. Its filter is digital, allowing 17 different types, with 1 per voice. On the rear along with a...
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| x Casio SK-5 |
The Casio SK-5 is a sampling keyboard introduced by Casio in 1987. Samples may be gathered from a built-in microphone or a line-level input from another source.
The keyboard was rebranded as the Realistic Concertmate-650 for sale at Radio Shack...
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| x Korg Poly-61 |
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The Poly-61 is a programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by Korg in 1982, replacing the Polysix. It was notable as it was the first Korg synthesiser to feature a pushbutton user interface, dispensing from the Polysix's knobs and switches. Later...
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| x Korg Polysix |
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The Korg Polysix is a six voice programmable polyphonic synthesizer released by Korg in 1981.
The synthesizer's main features are six-voice polyphony, unison and chord play modes, 32 memory slots for patches and cassette port for backing up patches....
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| x Korg MS-2000 |
The Korg MS2000 is a virtual analog synthesizer produced by the Japanese electronic musical instrument manufacturer Korg.
The synthesizer was offered as either a 44-key board or as a rack module, the latter being controlled by an external keyboard...
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| x Alesis Andromeda A6 |
The Alesis Andromeda A6 is a 16-voice, 16-channel multitimbral analog synthesizer by Alesis, which was released in 2000 and remains in production. The Andromeda has analog oscillators and filters combined with modern digital control. It can be...
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| x ARP String Synthesizer |
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The Solina String Synthesizer is a hybrid model which combined both the Solina String Ensemble and the ARP Explorer monophonic synthesizer. It was built in Bodegraven, Netherlands. Supposedly only about 100 were ever produced. The addition of the...
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| x ARP 2500 |
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The ARP 2500, built from 1970 through the mid-70's, was ARP's first big synthesizer. A monophonic analog modular synthesizer equipped with a set of matrix switches to connect modules in addition to the more common patch cords. It used cords with 1/8...
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| x ARP String Ensemble |
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The ARP String Ensemble, produced by Solina (a.k.a. Eminent NV) from 1974 to 1981, is a fully polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer with a 49-key keyboard. The sounds it incorporates are violin, viola, trumpet, horn, cello and contrabass. The...
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| x ARP Little Brother |
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The ARP Little Brother, produced from 1975 to 1977, is a keyboardless monophonic expander module, used with another ARP synthesizer. It has a single oscillator and LFO, controlled using other ARP synths to "fatten up" their sounds. It was commonly...
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| x Minimoog Voyager |
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The Minimoog Voyager or Voyager is a monophonic analog synthesizer, designed by Robert Moog and released in 2002 by Moog Music. The Voyager was modeled after the classic Minimoog synthesizer that was popular in the 1970s.
Like the original Minimoog,...
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| x Korg Wavestation |
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The Korg Wavestation is a vector synthesis synthesizer first produced in the early 1990s and later re-released as a software synthesizer in 2004. Its primary innovation was Wave Sequencing, a method of multi-timbral sound generation in which...
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| x Oberheim OB-8 |
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The Oberheim OB-8 was an analogue synthesiser launched by Oberheim in 1983 and discontinued in 1985. It featured a 61-note piano keyboard, LFO modulation filters, external cassette storage, MIDI capability and 120 memory patches, and used the Z80...
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| x Akai S3000XL |
The Akai S3000XL is a 16-bit professional stereo digital sampler. The instrument has 32 polyphonic voices, and 2 MB of built-in RAM. While this may not seem like much compared to today's standards, when the S3000XL was released, it was top of the...
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| x Elektron Monomachine |
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The Elektron Monomachine is a synthesizer and sequencer by Elektron. The Monomachine is available as the SFX-6 model, which has a keyboard and a joystick controller, and the SFX-60 model, which is a desktop sound module. During Q4 2007 Elektron...
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| x Elektron SidStation |
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The Elektron SidStation is a musical synthesizer sound module, built around the MOS Technology SID mixed-mode synthesizer chip originally used in the Commodore 64 home computer. It was produced by the Swedish synthesizer company Elektron, and was...
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| x Korg X3 |
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The Korg X3 is a synthesizer produced by Korg in 1993. The X3 features 200 Programs, 200 Combinations, 32-voice polyphony, a 32,000 note, 16-track sequencer with 100 patterns and 10 songs and a double-sided, double-density 3.5 inch floppy disk drive...
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| x Alesis Ion |
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The Alesis Ion is an analog modeling synthesizer. It was presented to the public on the Summer NAMM of 2002 . Unlike the Alesis Andromeda, Alesis's analog synthesizer, its sounds are synthesized using DSP chips to mimic the sound of analog audio...
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| x Roland JD-800 |
The JD-800 was a digital synthesizer released by Roland in 1991. The synthesizer featured many knobs and sliders for patch editing and performance control - features which some manufacturers, including Roland, had been omitting in the name of ...
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