The Korg EX-800 is a powerful analog synthesizer expander module released by Korg in 1984, several months after the Poly-800. It features three voltage-controlled oscillators, two low-frequency oscillators, and an analog ring modulator. It also features...
The Korg Poly-800 is an eight-voice polyphonic synthesizer manufactured by Korg from 1983 to 1985. It is an analog subtractive synthesizer that offers a full-featured sound engine with a wide range of sonic potential. The Poly-800 was a revolutionary...
The Moog Muse is a powerful polyphonic analog synthesizer that combines classic circuit designs with modern digital controls. It features eight analog voices, very detailed control interface and extended modulation capabilities. The synthesizer draws...
The miniKORG 700, KORG's first mass-produced monophonic synthesizer from 1973, has been authentically revived as the miniKORG 700FS. This new version is based on the improved miniKORG 700S model from 1974 and was developed in collaboration with the...
The miniKORG 700Sm is a modern revival of Korg's first synthesizer from the 1970s, following the successful but limited 2021 release of the miniKORG 700FS. This new model retains all features while being approximately 86% smaller and weighing just 5.8 kg...
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...
The Roland JX3P, introduced in the 1983, was an analog synthesizer, the first from Roland to be equipped with MIDI. Sound capabilities:2 DCOs (Digitally Controlled Oscillators) per voice12 DCOs allowing dual oscillator and 6-note polyphonyVCF (Voltage...
In 1985 at the music fair in Milan Prophet 2000 was introduced - the first sampler made by SCI. Compared to its predecessors (E-mu Emulator and Ensoniq Mirage), the synthesizer got the sample rate almost twice bigger (12 bits versus 8) and offered quite...
Released in 1984, the Emulator II (EII) was E-mu's second eight-bit sampler. It improved upon the original by using companding digital-to-analog converters and a 27.7 kHz sample rate, along with resonant analog filters. The EII offered enhanced real-time...
The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-1 is a digital sampling keyboard released by Ensoniq in 1984. It was one of the first affordable digital sampling keyboards available to musicians. It featured a built-in 8-bit sampler, a 61-note velocity-sensitive keyboard, and a...
