In 1985 at the music fair in Milan Prophet 2000 was introduced - the first sampler made by SCI. Compared to its predecessors (E-mu Emulator and Ensoniq Mirage), the synthesizer got the sample rate almost twice bigger (12 bits versus 8) and offered quite...
The Synton Syrinx is a monophonic analog synthesizer produced by the Dutch company Synton in the late 1970s. It is a two-oscillator synthesizer with a built-in sequencer and arpeggiator. It is capable of producing a wide range of sounds, from bass and lead lines to pads and strings.
Multimoog is an expanded version of Micromoog. There are not so many differences from its younger brother but they are very significant. The older model received an additional voltage controlled oscillator which allowed receiving character detuned basses...
Solus is an instrument aimed at touring musicians, for situations where every centimeter is important, and a rigid case must protect the content reliably. The synthesizer is assembled in a wooden housing with a convenient handle for transportation. The...
The idea of creating a universal synthesizer - the first attempt was Solina String Synthesizer - didn’t leave the developers of ARP. The new incarnation was Omni, which operated as three independent synthesizers simultaneously. For the user quite few...
In 1977 ARP released a new version of its most successful synthesizer - the Omni Mk2 - on the synthesizer market. Inside the synthesizer, everything remained almost unchanged, but outside it got a new branded color scheme "orange + black" and a...
The Ensoniq ASR-10 is a digital sampling keyboard workstation released by Ensoniq in 1991. It was the first of its kind to offer a built-in hard drive and a 16-bit sampling engine. The ASR-10 also featured an onboard sequencer, effects, and a variety of...
The Ensoniq ASR-88 is a professional digital sampler and sequencer released by Ensoniq in 1993. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard drive, allowing for much larger sample libraries than previous models. The ASR-88 also featured an...
The Ensoniq ASR-10 Rack is a digital sampling workstation released by Ensoniq in 1993. It is an expanded version of the ASR-10 keyboard, featuring an additional 32MB of RAM and a SCSI port for connecting external storage devices. The ASR-10 Rack is...
The Ensoniq ASR-X is a sampler and music workstation released by Ensoniq in 1998. It was a popular and powerful tool for producers and musicians, featuring a 16-bit sampler, 16-track sequencer, and a variety of synthesis and effects capabilities. It was...
