The Kurzweil K250 is a synthesizer and digital sampling keyboard that was released in 1984. It was one of the first digital synthesizers to feature comprehensive sampling capabilities and is widely considered to be one of the most influential...
The Kurzweil PC3LE8 is a professional-level synthesizer workstation that offers a wide range of sounds, effects, and features. It is designed to provide a powerful platform for live performance and studio recording, with an intuitive user interface and...
The Crumar Bit One, introduced in 1984, is a six-voice programmable touch-sensitive synthesizer that represents a compelling entry in the mid-1980s affordable polyphonic synthesizer market. As a hybrid digital/analog instrument, it combines digitally...
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...
