The Yamaha CS1x is a synthesizer/sampler released by Yamaha in 1996. It is a hybrid instrument that combines sampling and synthesis capabilities. It features a 32-voice polyphony, 32-bit digital signal processing, and a wide range of onboard effects. It...
Analog Keys are essentially pure analog keys. Under the compact 37-note velocity sensitive keybed with aftertouch there are thick, full, round and daring analog sounds. All analog signal path features 4-voice polyphony with up to 4-part multitimbrality...
The Ensoniq MR-76 is a 76-key synthesizer workstation released by Ensoniq in 1998. It features a 32-voice polyphony, 16-part multitimbrality, and a variety of synthesis and sampling capabilities. It also includes a sequencer, effects processor, and a variety of real-time controllers.
The Roland Alpha Juno series, introduced in 1985, includes two analog polyphonic synthesizers: Alpha Juno 1 and 2. Produced until 1987, they were priced at US$895/ UK£575 for the Alpha JunoJ-1 and US$1,295/ UK£799 for the Alpha Juno-2. They share the...
The successor of Matrix series, however, has a feature that strongly distinguishes Matrix-6 from its predecessors: the synthesizer's voices use digitally controlled oscillators (DCO). To build the voices Oberhiem used a specialized chip CEM3396 which...
