The Dave Smith Poly Evolver Keyboard (PEK) represents the culmination of the Evolver evolution, transforming from its origins as a monophonic desktop unit into a fully-realized polyphonic keyboard synthesizer. Created by legendary synth designer Dave...
Prophet 5 is a legend that can surely be added to the list of "top 5 analog synthesizers of all time". Prophet-5 became the most popular professional synthesizer of the late 1970s - early 1980s, and largely influenced the sound of pop music of that...
The Crumar Bit One, introduced in 1984, is a six-voice programmable touch-sensitive synthesizer that represents a compelling entry in the mid-1980s affordable polyphonic synthesizer market. As a hybrid digital/analog instrument, it combines digitally...
The Crumar Bit 99, released in late 1985 (approximately three months after the Bit 01 expander), represented the keyboard incarnation of the improved Bit 01 technology and served as the ultimate expression of Crumar's Bit synthesizer concept. At a reduced...
The Crumar Bit 01, released in early 1985, was not simply a repackaged Bit One keyboard in module form, but rather a significantly "souped-up" expander version that addressed many of the original Bit One's limitations. Designed by Mario Maggi (creator of...