The Casio CZ-1000 is a synthesizer released by Casio in 1987. It was the first of the CZ series of synthesizers and was notable for its phase distortion synthesis, which was a new type of synthesis at the time. The CZ-1000 was also the first synthesizer...
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...
Schmidt is an analog synthesizer with digital control. The analog part has a classic construction, where each voice is technically generated by a set of discrete elements, rather than a common microcircuit. To some extent, thanks to this, Schmidt...
The Yamaha DX200 is a digital synthesizer module released in 1999. It is a powerful and versatile instrument that combines the sounds of classic Yamaha FM synthesis with modern digital synthesis techniques. It features 128-voice polyphony, 8-part...
The Yamaha AN200 is a digital synthesizer and sound processor released by Yamaha in 2004. It features a wide range of sounds and effects, including FM synthesis, analog modeling, and physical modeling. It also has an arpeggiator and a step sequencer, as well as a variety of real-time controllers.
At the moment it’s clear that this first analogue modeling synthesizer by Roland has had a firm grip on its place among the cult instruments produced by the Japanese corporation. The ability to reproduce the sounds of analog synthesizers of the past...
Nord Lead, the first unit of the first wave of analog modeling synthesizers, set the standard for the industry for a long time ahead. It is a multi-timbral instrument with expandable polyphony (from 4 to 12 voices), capable of emulating the sounds of the...
Clavia Nord Wave is the synthesizer with a truly multifunctional sound engine, which includes a virtual analog component, three-operator FM synthesis, tablewaves, as well as samples of sounds, considering that different components distributed among...
Lead 4R is represented with 2 oscillators per voice, FM, hard/soft sync possibilities, flexible modulation owing to many syncing and routing options, two LFO sections and mod envelope, gives 20 voices of polyphony, 12, 24 and 48 dB low-pass, high-pass...
Lead 4 keyboard is represented with 2 oscillators per voice, FM, hard/soft sync possibilities, flexible modulation owing to many syncing and routing options, two LFO sections and mod envelope, gives 20 voices of polyphony, 12, 24 and 48 dB low-pass,...
