The Sequential Trigon-6 represents Dave Smith's final synthesizer design, serving as a fitting tribute to the legendary engineer who helped shape the synthesizer world and co-created MIDI. This polyphonic analog synthesizer embodies Sequential's...
The Roland XV-88 is a synthesizer workstation released by Roland Corporation in 1998. It is an 88-key synthesizer with a built-in sequencer and a variety of sound-shaping tools. It is capable of producing a wide range of sounds, from realistic acoustic...
The Dave Smith Instruments Evolver is a polyphonic analog synthesizer designed by Dave Smith and released in 2002. It features two analog oscillators, two digital oscillators, four analog filters, four envelope generators, four LFOs, and a 16-voice...
The Dave Smith Poly Evolver Keyboard (PEK) represents the culmination of the Evolver evolution, transforming from its origins as a monophonic desktop unit into a fully-realized polyphonic keyboard synthesizer. Created by legendary synth designer Dave...
Prophet 5 is a legend that can surely be added to the list of "top 5 analog synthesizers of all time". Prophet-5 became the most popular professional synthesizer of the late 1970s - early 1980s, and largely influenced the sound of pop music of that...
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...
The Crumar Spirit stands as one of the most complex and powerful analog monophonic synthesizers ever produced, yet it remains obscure due to Crumar's reputation for budget instruments. Released in 1983 and designed by legendary figures Bob Moog, Jim...
The Korg MS2000 is an analogue modelling synthesizer, combining vintage aesthetics with modern digital technology. Released in 2000, this instrument pays homage to Korg's classic analogue heritage, particularly the MS20 and Mono/Poly synthesizers, while...
