Jupiter-6 was introduced in 1983. The analog instrument has a 6-voice polyphony and is bitimbral. The structure provides each voice with 2 VCOs giving 12 oscillators allowing the keyboard to split into two zones one featuring 4 voices and another 2 and...
Jupiter-4 is a synthesizer launched by Roland in 1978. The monotimbral instrument offers one VCO per voice. The oscillator generates triangle, square, and square with PWM, there’s a sub oscillator included. One LFO produces sine, square and ramp (ramp...
Minitmoog comprises twelve presets including trumpet, trumpet with damper, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, taurus (sound of Taurus synthesizer), violin, piano, two types of guitars, flute, banjo. The sound of presets only remotely resembles those instruments...
Moog positioned Prodigy as an "entry-level synthesizer", the instrument was devised to familiarize newcomers with the world of synthesizers. But the history makes it obvious that this synthesizer is not only a toy, but also a device that in many ways...
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...