In 2012 Novation Impulse 61 along with Impulse 25 and 49 appeared on the shelves. It differs from the rest owing to a wider keypad (61 keys). However, other specification remained the same. It is a USB powered MIDI controller, which can be fully...
The Alesis Ion represents a significant departure from its predecessor, the Andromeda, being a DSP modelling synthesizer rather than a true analogue instrument. Despite initial surprise at this direction, the Ion has established itself as one of the most...
The Waldorf Iridium Keyboard is a premium-grade all-digital flagship synthesizer based on the architecture of Waldorf's hybrid Quantum. While the Quantum features eight analogue/digital hybrid voices, the Iridium boasts 16 all-digital voices, maintaining...
JD-800 is a Roland’s digital synthesizer launched in 1991. The instrument provides 24 voices when one tone is used and reduces the polyphony to 6 notes when 4 tones are active (a patch can include up to 4 tones). The synthesis is based on proprietory...
JD-XA released in 2015 became the first synthesizer made by Roland, which featured the latest technology of combined sound synthesis. The creators named their brainchild "crossover synth", which is poetically equivalent to the "crossroads of the two...