In 2002 MIDI-keyboard SL 2001 was released. Despite the fact that the instrument is made of plastic, the design is quite solid. SL 2001 has an 88-note velocity sensitive keyboard. On the left side you can find 2 standard modulation/pitch wheels (each...
"Do it yourself" kit called CRAFTsynth is something completely new in the development of Modal Electronics, which up to now has been producing sleek pricy synthesizers. This one costs only $100, but it has unprecedented functions for such a humble price....
Polymath is a classic representative of semi modular synthesizers and, in this case, it has more functionality options than many fixed modular systems do, and of course the cost corresponds the capabilities. This paraphonic keyboardless synthesizer, i.e....
The eight-voice analog synthesizer was made in Japan in 1984, later it was renamed into Split-8.
In 1983 Sequential Circuits focused on the Japanese market, dominated by Yamaha, Roland and Korg. To launch the product aimed at a Japanese buyer, local factories were given the original operating system of Six-Trak synthesizer and Curtis CEM3394 chip....
One of the world's first multitimbral synthesizers created to work together with a computer (Commodore 64). A computer program allows you to program voices, and together with Drumtraks you can get a complete MIDI system. The architecture used in Six Trak...
It is a kind of monophonic version of Prophet 5 (referring to the third revision, with indiscrete VCOs). It has a standard "prophetic" structure: an analog controlled by a microprocessor. Unlike Prophet 5, Intel 8021 was chosen as a microprocessor in Pro...
Roland Groovebox D2 was released in 2001. It is a compact orange-colored device with 2 small displays, focused on performance, and developed with innovative technology D-Field. The touch sensitive "XY" D-Field is easily programmed to create patterns,...
Roland MC-303 was released in 1996, and is the first groovebox in the series. It embraces a combination of synth timbres, drum machine samples and a built-in sequencer. Its synth part is represented with a rompler which stores a wide range of sounds...
Roland MC-202 was introduced in the 1983. Its development was inspired with the legendary monophonic synthesizer SH-101 (design, interface) and no less famous bass synthesizer TB-303 (sequencer). The abbreviation "MC" stands for MicroComposer, at that...
