The Ensoniq Mirage DMS-8 is a digital synthesizer and sampler released by Ensoniq in 1985. It was the first sampler to feature a built-in hard disk drive, allowing users to store and recall samples quickly and easily. The Mirage was also the first...
The Moog Polymoog Keyboard (280a) is an analog synthesizer released by Moog Music in 1975. It was one of the first polyphonic synthesizers and was capable of producing up to eight notes simultaneously. The Polymoog featured two oscillators, two envelope...
The Modal Electronics 002 VCF is a voltage-controlled filter module for modular synthesizers. It is a four-pole low-pass filter with resonance and self-oscillation, and is capable of producing a wide range of sounds from smooth and creamy to sharp and...
The Akai AX80 is a pioneering hybrid analogue/digital polyphonic synthesizer released in early 1985, representing Akai's bold entry into the professional musical instrument market. Priced quite expensive at launch, the AX80 was positioned as a competitor...
The Modal Electronics 008 VCF is an 8-pole, multi-mode analogue resonant filter. It is capable of producing classic low-pass, high-pass, and band-pass filter shapes, as well as more complex filter shapes such as notch, all-pass, and comb filtering. It...