Studio 440 is a further development of the idea first implemented in Prophet 2000. The wide possibilities allow Studio 440 to remain a relevant instrument today, with only a few limitations: a small amount of built-in memory (512 KB) and low resolution...
The Sequential Prophet 3000 was a groundbreaking 16-bit, 8-voice sampling system designed exclusively as a rackmounted unit. Released in 1987, it was remarkably innovative for its time, offering stereo sampling capabilities nearly two years ahead of...
Analog Rytm MKII is a top quality drum machine featuring hybrid architecture of analog and digital components with quick live performance control. The beat makers will be able to sample with Analog Rytm full-function drum device as well. The MKII version...
The Roland MKS-50 was an analog synthesizer module released by Roland in 1986. The MKS-50 was basically an 1U rack-mount version of the Alpha Juno. It has the same synth engine and architecture, with some added features like 16 programmable chord...
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 Roland Alpha Juno 1, introduced in 1985, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer. Produced until 1987, it was priced at US$895/ UK£575. It uses soft touch buttons and a single dial for programming, but the optional Roland PG-300 programmer made every...
Matrix 1000 is a synthesizer module built on the basis of Matrix 6 (6R) architecture. Unlike the “6" models it doesn’t have external controls for tuning the sound; instead, there is a selection of 1000 preset patches, including 195 keys, 118 string, 130...
Juno-60 followed Juno-6 featuring a 61-note keyboard that same year (1982). The monotimbral instrument offers a 6-voice polyphony and one digitally controlled oscillator per voice. The oscillator generates pulse, saw and square. The main spec which...
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...
Juno-106 is Juno-6 and Juno-60 successor. Though unlike its ancestors, it features 128 presets that can be saved and offer a quick switch between them – that might have determined its popularity. This synthesizer supports MIDI control and responds to...
