The Roland Alpha Juno 1, introduced in 1985, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer. Produced until 1987, it was priced at US$895/ UK£575. It uses soft touch buttons and a single dial for programming, but the optional Roland PG-300 programmer made every...
The Clavia Nord Lead 2 is a virtual analog synthesizer released in 1997 by Clavia Digital Musical Instruments. It is a polyphonic synthesizer that features two oscillators per voice, two multi-mode filters, two LFOs, four envelope generators, and a...
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 Ensoniq ASR-10 is a digital sampling keyboard workstation released by Ensoniq in 1991. It was the first of its kind to offer a built-in hard drive and a 16-bit sampling engine. The ASR-10 also featured an onboard sequencer, effects, and a variety of...
The Waldorf Blofeld is a desktop digital synthesizer that marks Waldorf's return to hardware synthesis after the company ceased trading in 2004. Named after the James Bond villain, the Blofeld encapsulates the best elements of Waldorf's legendary...