The Yamaha VL7 is a virtual acoustic modeling synthesizer released by Yamaha in 2003. It is capable of producing realistic acoustic sounds such as piano, strings, brass, and woodwinds. It also features a built-in sequencer, arpeggiator, and effects processor.
Akai S700: A Retro 12-bit Sampler The Akai S700 represents an important piece of sampling history from the late 1980s. Launched in the summer of 1987, this 2U rackmount sampler was part of Akai's follow-up to their groundbreaking S612 sampler and served...
The Clavia Nord Micro Modular is a compact and powerful modular synthesizer from Clavia, the makers of the popular Nord Lead series of synthesizers. The Nord Micro Modular is a semi-modular synthesizer with a wide range of sound-shaping capabilities. It...
The E-mu E4X Turbo builds upon the original EIV with 128 voices, expandable RAM up to 128Mb (16Mb standard), an integrated 18-bit effects board, and a 1Gb hard drive of preloaded sounds. The standard E4X comes with 64 voices but is expandable to 128. The...
The E-mu e64 is essentially a more affordable version of the Emulator IV (EIV), sharing nearly identical operating system and voice architecture. Key differences include:64-voice polyphony (vs. EIV's 128 voices)2Mb factory RAM standard (expandable to...