The Waldorf Wave represents a landmark achievement in synthesizer design, emerging from the legacy of PPG's pioneering Wave 2.2 and 2.3 synthesizers. Released in 1994, this professional-grade analog/digital hybrid flagship instrument from Waldorf...
Historical Overview The PPG Wave 2.3 with Waveterm B represents a pivotal moment in music technology history. Developed by German inventor Wolfgang Palm's company Palm Products Gmbh (PPG) in the early 1980s, this system was one of the "big three" Computer...
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...
Jupiter-6 was introduced in 1983. The analog instrument has a 6-voice polyphony and is bitimbral. The structure provides each voice with 2 VCOs giving 12 oscillators allowing the keyboard to split into two zones one featuring 4 voices and another 2 and...
