Keeping track of the success of his first synthesizer and willing to create a new product, Tom Oberheim simply combined two SEM modules with a keyboard and a basic sequencer putting them into one housing. This made it possible to get a duophonic...
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...
Minimoog Model D may be the most classic and never-fading or by no means ever outdated analog synthesizer. This is the first synthesizer, which could be called portable, which allowed a musician to put it to good use not only in the studio, but also on...
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...
System 35 is a modular monster aimed at the needs of daring experimenters – though it welcomes musicians too. It is a remake of the synthesizer system released in the 70’s, but, as much as before, it is a unique limited edition product (only 35 units are...
This is a successful attempt to remind the world of what an analog synthesizer is. It appeared in 2002, when Dr. Robert Moog finally won the rights to his company (Moog Music) back. The signal path remained completely analog and schematically very close...
Quadra - another successful "chimera" by ARP, which can be safely included in the top 100 analog synthesizers. This time four instruments fit one housing at once, which is obvious thanks to its name. Polyphonic section of strings, monophonic bass and a...
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...
Keith Emerson’s legendary instrument ressurection. 1968 was the year when the story began. The owner of the musical instruments shop asked Keith: “Have you heard something like that?” and put the record on listening to which Keith exclaimed: “What the...
