Korg Trinity is a revolutionary music workstation released in 1995. The musical instrument has allowed performing the entire cycle of activities creating and shaping the composition - from a tune to the studio recording and mastering. Thus a new standard...
The Ensoniq SQ-80 is a digital synthesizer and music workstation released by Ensoniq in 1987. It is a hybrid synthesizer, combining both digital and analog components, and is capable of producing a wide range of sounds. The SQ-80 features a 61-note...
The Ensoniq ESQ-1 is a digital synthesizer and sequencer released by Ensoniq in 1986. It is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer with a 61-note keyboard and a built-in sequencer. It features three digital oscillators per voice, two digital filters, two...
LinnDrum, or LM-2, went into production in 1982. LM-2 is an updated version of the LM-1, with added crash samples and cymbal rides. Unlike Roland TR series, the drum machine used 28-35 kHz samples of real acoustic drums. Thus, LinnDrum appeared to be a...
For many, drum machines were those boxes stuffed with "rattling", "booming" kick sounds from TR-808, or thick TR-909 snares. They were very popular in hip-hop and dance music, and completely changed our perception of drum machine sounds. But before all...
