While microKORG features fewer voices (4 vs. 8), vocoder bands (8 vs. 16), and filters (1 vs. 2) than his younger brother the microKorg XL+, it stayed about 20 years in production even surpassing the latter model. While microKORG XL+ comprises a sound...
Black (well, gray at least) page in the history of Oberheim. This synthesizer is difficult to associate with Oberheim, for which there are a number of reasons: First, Tom Oberheim did not take any part in the development of this product. Second, this is...
Ketron XD9 was released in 2005. This synthesizer is an improved version of XD3: it has a 61-key keyboard, modulation wheels and 2 large built-in speakers. XD9 instrument has a 64-note polyphony. The front part of the device is divided into several...
In the early 80's all serious synthesizer manufacturers had to try hard to stay on the market after the release of the Prophet-5 synthesizer. The first attempt to grab his bite of the niche was made by Oberheim when he launched OB-X synthesizer, the...
E-50 synthesizer by Roland was released in 2007. It hides the sound core based on the Fantom-X series architecture. E-50 was designed to offer a massive set of functions: a 61-note keyboard features a 64-voice polyphony, a large selection of sounds...