Pro-Soloist was introduced in 1972 as an improved replacement for ARP Soloist, later (in 1977) it was replaced by Pro-DGX. The purpose of the instrument has remained unchanged: it must complement the main polyphonic synthesizer to create solo parts. The...
Another masterpiece made by Dave Smith and John Bowen. The first synthesizer on the market featuring MIDI support. Prophet-600 is an analog synthesizer with microprocessor control, has 6-voice polyphony. Each voice contains two voltage controlled...
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...
Lead A1R is an analog modeling synthesizer offering 4-part multitimbrality, 24 voices of polyphony, 2 oscillators per voice, a low-frequency oscillator with 5 waveforms. The device integrates a 2-/4-pole filter and 4 independent arpeggiators. The tool is...
DX9 is a 16-voice polyphonic synthesizer based on digital 4-operator FM synthesis. There’s no filter section. VCA features an ADSR envelope. Memory provides with 20 patches. DX9 was released in 1983 – same year DX7 hit the market. Back then it was...