OB-8 is the last representative of the classic OB series – it’s an improved version of the OB-Xa synthesizer. OB-8, as well as the whole series of vintage OBs, is built on using voice cards, but unlike its predecessors it was produced with a fixed number...
Easel-K is a combination of 208 Stored Program Sound Source (all Easel units are based on it) and Buchla 223e module of kinesthetic input. Compared to LEM 218 keyboard, 223e module has many more operational controls. It represents 27 velocity sensitive...
In 1978 in order to consolidate the company’s position on the market Sequential Circuits released Prophet-10. Basically the synthesizer is two combined Prophet-5 units. The architecture of the synthesizer is not changed at all, the only difference is in...
Quadra - another successful "chimera" by ARP, which can be safely included in the top 100 analog synthesizers. This time four instruments fit one housing at once, which is obvious thanks to its name. Polyphonic section of strings, monophonic bass and a...
The Rise of a Hip-Hop Legend: The E-mu SP-1200 Story In August 1987, E-mu Systems released a machine that would help define the sound of hip-hop's golden age - the SP-1200 sampling drum machine. Created by Dave Rossum, this unassuming piece of equipment...
