D-70 is a 30-voice polyphonic synthesizer developed to be a stronger competitor on the market where Korg M1 became a hit. It was devised to be a successor of D-50/550 but actually represents an upgraded U-20 with which it has more in common. The...
Roland RD-800 is the perfect stage piano – the leader of RD-series stage pianos. The instrument is equipped with advanced mechanics of the latest generation PHA-4 Concert with Escapement function. Keys have an anti-slip coating imitating ivory and ebony....
Rogue is a simplified and cheap Moog Prodigy alternative. The synthesizer is based on two voltage controlled oscillators (VCO) capable of operating within a range of three octaves. Only two waveforms are available: sawtooth and rectangular. The OSC2 can...
This synthesizer has no competitors in its class. It is not cheap, but it is a super synthesizer, only John Bowen’s Solaris or Sequential Prophet X are capable of comparing with it. In any case, this is a bid for leadership for the next decade. In short,...
Motif XF6 has a 61-note FSX keyboard with an innovative mechanism perfect for passages and glissandos. Motif XF6 makes you think of its price but fills the workstation with all the features so you don’t think of its functionality. And all of them are...
The sound of this synthesizer of Roland Boutique series is emulated applying the ACB technology - Analog Circuit Behavior, i.e. it differs significantly from the original device (TB-303), in contrast to the modern copies of old Roland drum machines...
The Yamaha CS2x is a synthesizer released by Yamaha in 1997. It is a part of the CS series of synthesizers, which includes the CS1x, CS6x, and CS6R. The CS2x is a 61-key synthesizer with a wide range of sounds and features, including an onboard...
LinnDrum, or LM-2, went into production in 1982. LM-2 is an updated version of the LM-1, with added crash samples and cymbal rides. Unlike Roland TR series, the drum machine used 28-35 kHz samples of real acoustic drums. Thus, LinnDrum appeared to be a...
The successor of Matrix series, however, has a feature that strongly distinguishes Matrix-6 from its predecessors: the synthesizer's voices use digitally controlled oscillators (DCO). To build the voices Oberhiem used a specialized chip CEM3396 which...
Shadowed by more famous colleagues, TR-606 strikes back. The release of a miniature box with huge potential took place in 1982. Like its colleagues bathing in fame pool, the drum machine generates its sounds with a simple analog circuit. At first glance,...
