The miniKORG 700Sm is a modern revival of Korg's first synthesizer from the 1970s, following the successful but limited 2021 release of the miniKORG 700FS. This new model retains all features while being approximately 86% smaller and weighing just 5.8 kg...
The Rise of a Hip-Hop Legend: The E-mu SP-1200 Story In August 1987, E-mu Systems released a machine that would help define the sound of hip-hop's golden age - the SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Created by Dave Rossum, this unassuming piece of equipment...
The Roland JX3P, introduced in the 1983, was an analog synthesizer, the first from Roland to be equipped with MIDI. Sound capabilities:2 DCOs (Digitally Controlled Oscillators) per voice12 DCOs allowing dual oscillator and 6-note polyphonyVCF (Voltage...
In 1985 at the music fair in Milan Prophet 2000 was introduced - the first sampler made by SCI. Compared to its predecessors (E-mu Emulator and Ensoniq Mirage), the synthesizer got the sample rate almost twice bigger (12 bits versus 8) and offered quite...
Released in 1984, the Emulator II (EII) was E-mu's second eight-bit sampler. It improved upon the original by using companding digital-to-analog converters and a 27.7 kHz sample rate, along with resonant analog filters. The EII offered enhanced real-time...
