The Ensoniq ASR-88 is a professional digital sampler and sequencer released by Ensoniq in 1993. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard drive, allowing for much larger sample libraries than previous models. The ASR-88 also featured an onboard...
The Roland Super JX-10 is a synthesizer released by Roland in 1986. It is a 12-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer able to produce a warm, rich, and analog sound that continues to be valued by synth enthusiasts across the world. The Super JX has two DCOs...
The Roland JX-8P is a 61-key analog synthesizer released by Roland in 1984. It was the successor to the popular Roland JX-3P and featured a more advanced sound engine with two digitally controlled oscillators (DCOs) per voice. It also featured a built-in...
The Korg Z1 is the world's first multi-model, multitimbral physical modelling synth, combining great strengths with some weaknesses. It features: 12-voice polyphony (expandable to 18)6-part multitimbralhigh quality semi-weighted 61-note keyboard with...
The Roland Alpha Juno series, introduced in 1985, includes two analog polyphonic synthesizers: Alpha Juno 1 and 2. Produced until 1987, they were priced at US$895/ UK£575 for the Alpha JunoJ-1 and US$1,295/ UK£799 for the Alpha Juno-2. They share the...
