Sometimes the best things do come in small sizes. The compact Novation X-Station is quite about this. It combines a keyboard, synthesizer, audio interface, a multi-effects unit and a separate section with unique control. A little later XioSynth 25 was...
The Casio CZ-101 is a synthesizer released by Casio in 1984. It was one of the first affordable digital synthesizers and was notable for its 8-voice polyphony and its use of phase distortion synthesis. It was popular in the 1980s and 1990s for its unique sound and its affordability.
In 2003, the expanded version of K-Station was released. Updates introduced in Novation KS4 concerned the keyboard which got the octaves increased up to 4 (49 keys), some additional features and advantages. A semi-weighted keyboard acquired aftertouch,...
Novation, along with KS4, released a synthesizer with an extended keyboard - Novation KS5. Compared to its "brother", its semi-weighted keyboard included 5 octaves (61 keys), and got aftertouch. Anyway, KS5 took everything else from K-Station. The...
In 2007, along with Novation XioSynth 25, an extended version XioSynth 49 was released. As the name implies, all changes concerned only the size of its keyboard which was increased up to 4 octaves. XioSynth 49 combines a keyboard, synthesizer, audio...
