The Ensoniq ASR-10 is a digital sampling keyboard workstation released by Ensoniq in 1991. It was the first of its kind to offer a built-in hard drive and a 16-bit sampling engine. The ASR-10 also featured an onboard sequencer, effects, and a variety of...
Ketron Vega, like many other synthesizers launched by the company, has a 64-note polyphony, a 32-part multitimbrality and 61 velocity sensitive keys. The left part of the keyboard locates the wheels of unusual shape: the joystick for pitch/modulation. At...
The Waldorf Blofeld is a desktop digital synthesizer that marks Waldorf's return to hardware synthesis after the company ceased trading in 2004. Named after the James Bond villain, the Blofeld encapsulates the best elements of Waldorf's legendary...
The Access Virus TI represents a groundbreaking evolution in synthesizer design, bridging the divide between hardware and software instruments through what Access calls "Total Integration" (hence the TI designation). Released in October 2005 after...
The Crumar Seven is a vintage analog synthesizer from the 1970s. It was one of the first polyphonic synthesizers and featured two oscillators, a low-pass filter, and an envelope generator. It was used by many famous musicians, including Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk, and Tangerine Dream.
