In the early 80's all serious synthesizer manufacturers had to try hard to stay on the market after the release of the Prophet-5 synthesizer. The first attempt to grab his bite of the niche was made by Oberheim when he launched OB-X synthesizer, the...
The Elektron Octatrack DPS1 was as of 2011 a revolutionary hardware performance sampler that represented Swedish manufacturer Elektron's unique approach to sampling technology. Designed as a dedicated hardware alternative to laptop-based live performance...
The Electron Octatrack mk2 is a powerful and versatile 8-track performance sampler and sequencer. It features a built-in sequencer, 8 audio tracks, 8 MIDI tracks, and a variety of effects and performance controls. It is designed to be used in live...
The Behringer Odyssey is an analog synthesizer re-creation of the classic ARP Odyssey synthesizer. It features two VCOs with saw, triangle, and square waveforms, a 24 dB/octave low-pass filter, an ADSR envelope, and a noise generator. It also has a built-in arpeggiator, delay, and chorus effects.
After the release of Minimoog it became clear that the synthesizer is not a huge cabinet you should drag to rehearsals but rather a small and elegant device. And ARP (and at that time the synthesizer market was reined over only by Moog and ARP) had to...