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 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...
Studio 440 is a further development of the idea first implemented in Prophet 2000. The wide possibilities allow Studio 440 to remain a relevant instrument today, with only a few limitations: a small amount of built-in memory (512 KB) and low resolution...
SY77 is a 61-note velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch featuring 32 voices of polyphony – 16 for AFM voices and 16 for AWM2 sampled voices. The structure of the synthesizer is based on 6 operators representing AFM synth part which features 45...
SY85 is a 61-note velocity sensitive keyboard with aftertouch featuring 32 voices of polyphony. The oscillator section is based on AWM2 which is a second generation Advanced Wave Memory. The filter is represented with digital low pass, high pass, band...
