This year Nord announced the imminent release of a new percussion synthesizer called Nord Drum 3 (which will be released along with Nord Drum 3P). The red box comprised a few new features: the effects of reverb and delay, as well as a set of sound banks....
OB-SX is the cheaper and lighter version of OB-X. Just like its "big brother" it was based on a modular system and was produced with two, four or six voice cards. But the cards are not interchangeable/not compatible with OB-X. Each voice card has: Two...
A kind of keyboardless modification of ARP Odyssey, designed to function with a guitar. This is one of the first guitar synthesizers (a guitar-driven synthesizer would be more correct) and one of the greatest failures in the history of ARP. The idea was...
Prophet T8 is an 8-voice analog synthesizer with digital microprocessor control. This model hasn’t lost its relevance even now (2016), as it has all the necessary features: Full MIDI support Dynamic keyboard with aftertouch The ability of keyboard split...
OB-8 is the last representative of the classic OB series – it’s an improved version of the OB-Xa synthesizer. OB-8, as well as the whole series of vintage OBs, is built on using voice cards, but unlike its predecessors it was produced with a fixed number...
In 1978, Sequential Circuits company released Prophet-5, which immediately became incredibly popular due to the ability to save all the parameters of the synthesizer in the presets. Tom Oberheim responded with OB-X. The synthesizer has a hybrid...
In the early 80's all serious synthesizer manufacturers had to try hard to stay on the market after the release of the Prophet-5 synthesizer. The first attempt to grab his bite of the niche was made by Oberheim when he launched OB-X synthesizer, the...
The Access Virus TI Polar is a synthesizer and virtual instrument produced by Access Music. It is a hybrid analog/digital synthesizer, featuring both virtual analog and wavetable synthesis. It has a 61-note semi-weighted keyboard and a variety of...
The Clavia Nord Lead Rack is a virtual analog synthesizer module designed to emulate the classic sounds of vintage analog synthesizers. It features four voices of polyphony, a 16-voice multitimbral mode, and a wide range of modulation and effects...
The Clavia Nord Rack 3 is a virtual analog synthesizer and performance sampler from Swedish manufacturer Clavia. It is a rack-mounted version of the popular Nord Lead 3 synthesizer. It features two oscillators, two filters, two envelope generators, three...
