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...
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...
The Roland JV-90 is a synthesizer keyboard released in 1993 by Roland Corporation. It is a part of the JV series of synthesizers and is based on the Roland JV-880. It is a 28 or 56-voice polyphonic synthesizer with multitimbral capability. It features a...
The Yamaha Motif represents a groundbreaking approach to synth workstation design, being Yamaha's first synthesizer to bear a name rather than a model number. Available in three keyboard configurations (61, 76, and 88 keys), the Motif series pushes the...
The Elektron Digitakt is a compact, performance-oriented digital drum machine and sampler that embodies Elektron's philosophy of dynamic, real-time music creation. This Swedish-engineered instrument packs sophisticated sampling capabilities and...