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...
Jupiter-8 is an iconic performing synthesizer with an all analog signal path (VCO + VCF + VCA) created by Roland in 1981. It has 8 voices of polyphony, 2 parts of timbrality and features 2 VCOs per voice. The LFO produces triangle, square, saw and random...
The Moog Memorymoog stands as one of the most coveted and controversial synthesizers in the analog realm. Released in 1982 as the final instrument from Moog Music before the company's bankruptcy, this hefty polyphonic synthesizer was designed to deliver...
Juno-60 followed Juno-6 featuring a 61-note keyboard that same year (1982). The monotimbral instrument offers a 6-voice polyphony and one digitally controlled oscillator per voice. The oscillator generates pulse, saw and square. The main spec which...
Juno-6 is a 6-voice polyphonic synthesizer launched by Roland in 1982. The starter of the hit series which brought on the market affordable Roland synths of good quality. The synthesis is DCO based though digital control of the analog sound delivers good...