The Casio FZ-20M is a synthesizer keyboard released by Casio in 1985. It features a 61-key keyboard, 8-voice polyphony, and a built-in sequencer. It also has a variety of sound effects, including reverb, chorus, and delay. The FZ-20M is capable of...
If TR-808 was the "rhythm" godfather of hip-hop and electro music, then TR-909 meant the same for techno and house music. TR-909 was released 3 years after its predecessor, which offers an partially analog and kind of a hybrid sound generation. After a...
Presented in 1980 by the Japanese manufacturer Roland TR-808 rhythm machine actually seemed to be, doomed to failure at the very beginning of its journey. It was the main competitor to the so much superior LM-1 Drum Computer on the market. Compared to...
The Roland JX-3P is a programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer released by Roland in 1983. It features two digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) and a 24 dB/octave low-pass filter. It also has a built-in sequencer and arpeggiator and can be used to...
Studio 440 is a further development of the idea first implemented in Prophet 2000. The wide possibilities allow Studio 440 to remain a relevant instrument today, with only a few limitations: a small amount of built-in memory (512 KB) and low resolution...