| The 70's The rise of analog synthesizers |
| The 80's Dawn of MIDI, microchips & transition to digital synthesizers |
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| 2000 and Beyond Transition from hard to software synthesizers |
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Virus KB
Virus Rack | ACCESS | Indigo
Virus TDM |
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Indigo TDM
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Virus KC
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AX-60
AX-73
S900
VX-90
X3700
X7000 | S700 | MPC60
S1000
VX-600 |
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S3200 | MPC2000
S20 |
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S6000 | AKAI |
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MMT-8 |
| HR-16B | ALESIS | SR-16 | D4 |
| QuadraSynth
S4 |
| S4 Plus | QS-6
QS-7
QS-8
QS-R | NanoBass
NanoPiano
NanoSynth |
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QS-7.1
QS-8.1 | ALESIS | airSynth
Andromeda A6 |
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| ARP | 2500
2600 (Blue Meanie) | 2600 (Grey Meanie) | Odyssey 1
Pro-Soloist |
| Odyssey 2
Explorer
Solina String Ensemble | Axxe
Little Brother
Omni 1
Solina String Synthesizer | Odyssey 3 | Avatar
Omni 2
Pro/DGX | Quadra
2600 (Orange+Black) | Quartet
Sequencer | ARP | Solus |
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| BUCHLA | 200 Series |
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CZ-1000
CZ-5000
SK-1 | AZ-1
CZ-1
CZ-230S
CZ-3000
RZ-1 | FZ-1 | VZ-1 |
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| CLAVIA |
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| CLAVIA |
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| CLAVIA |
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| Nord Lead 2 | Nord Modular | Nord Micro Modular | CLAVIA |
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| CRUMAR |
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Bit 99 | Bit 01 |
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| DOEPFER |
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| DOEPFER |
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| DOEPFER |
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| E-MU |
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| Modular Systems |
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| Audity | E-MU |
| Emulator I |
| Drumulator | Emulator II | SP-12 |
| Emulator III
SP-1200 | Emax | Emax II
Proteus | E-MU | Proteus 2 Orchestral | Proteus 3 World |
| Morpheus
Procussion
Vintage Keys | ESI-32
Proteus FX |
| Orbit 9090 | Carnaval
Planet Phatt | Audity 2000
ESI-4000 | B-3
ESI-2000
Proteus 2000 | E-MU | Mo'Phatt
Planet Earth
Virtuoso 2000
Xtreme Lead-1 | MK-6 Mo'Phatt Keys
MP-7
Orbit 3
PK-6 Proteus Keys
Proteus 2500
XK-6 Xtreme Keys
XL-7 | Proteus 1000
Vintage Pro |
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| ELKA |
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| Soloist 505 |
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| Synthex |
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EM-22 |
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| EML | ElectroComp 400
ElectroComp 401 |
| ElectroComp 101
ElectroComp 200
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SynKey 2001 | Poly-Box |
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| EMS | VCS3 ('69)
| Synthi A / AKS |
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| Vocoder 3000 |
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| ENSONIQ |
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SQ-80 | VFX | ENSONIQ | EPS-16 | SD-1 | ASR-10 |
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FIZMO
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| JEN |
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SX-2000 |
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| JoMoX |
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| JoMoX |
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| XBase 09 | AirBase 99 |
| JoMoX | SunSyn |
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| KAWAI |
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| KAWAI | Synthesizer 100-F | Synthesizer 110-F |
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| K-3 | K-5 | K-1
Q-80 | K-1 II
K-4 | KAWAI |
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| KORG |
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| MiniKorg 700s | 900PS Preset Synthesizer
MaxiKorg 800dv
Synthe Bass SB100 | 770
MiniPops 35
| M500 MicroPreset
PS-3100
PS-3200
PS-3300 | MS-10
MS-20
MS-50
SQ-10
VC-10 Vocoder | Delta
KR-55
Lambda ES-50
Sigma
SM-20
| KORG | Trident (mk1) | Mono/Poly
PolySix
X-911 | KPR-77
KR-55 B
Poly-61
Trident (mk II) | Poly-800
EX-800
| Poly-61M
Poly-800mkII
RK-100 | DDM-110
DVP-1
DW-6000
DW-8000
EX-8000
| DDD-1
DSS-1
SQ-8
SQD-1 | 707
DDD-5
DS-8
| M1 | M1R
M1R EX
| KORG | Wavestation | 01/W
01/Wfd
Wavestation AD
Wavestation EX
| Wavestation SR | X3
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Trinity |
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| ElecTribe EA-1
ElecTribe ER-1
Triton | KORG | ElecTribe ES-1
MS-2000 | ElecTribe EM-1
KARMA | microKORG
Triton LE | Electribe-MX
Electribe-SX
microKONTROL | Legacy Collection |
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| KURZWEIL |
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| LINN |
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| LINN | Linn LM-1 |
| LinnDrum |
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| LINN |
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| LINN |
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| MOOG | Minimoog
Modular Systems |
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Sonic 6 | Micromoog
Minitmoog
Polymoog | Taurus I |
| Multimoog
Polymoog Keyboard
| Prodigy
Taurus II
Vocoder | MOOG | Opus-3
| Concertmate MG-1
Liberation
Rogue
Source
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moogerfooger 101
moogerfooger 102 | moogerfooger 103 | MOOG | moogerfooger CP-251
moogerfooger 104 |
| Minimoog Voyager |
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| NOVATION |
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| NOVATION |
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| NOVATION |
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| Bass Station |
| Bass Station Rack | Drum Station | Super Bass Station
Drum Station v2 | SuperNova | Nova | NOVATION |
| A-Station | K-Station
D-Station | KS4
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| OBERHEIM |
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| SEM | 2 Voice
4 Voice |
| 8 Voice | OB-1
| Mini Sequencer
OB-X | OBERHEIM | DMX
OB-SX | DSX
OB-Xa | DX | OB-8 | Matrix 12
Prommer
Xpander | Matrix 6 | OB-Xk | DPX1
Matrix 1000 |
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OB-Mx |
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| PPG |
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| PPG Realizer |
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| QUASIMIDI |
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| RHODES |
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| ROLAND |
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SH-1000
SH-2000
TR-66
| SH-3a | SH-5
System 100 | RS-202
System 700 | GR-500 | CR-68
CR-78
RS-505 Paraphonic
SH-1
SH-2
SH-7
| Jupiter 4
ProMars MRS-2
RS-09
SVC-350 Vocoder
System 100m
VP-330 Vocoder | ROLAND | Boss DR-55
CR-8000
Saturn 09
SH-09 | Jupiter 8
TR-808 | Juno-6
Juno-60
TB-303
TR-606
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CMU-810
Jupiter 6
JX-3P
MC-202
MKS-30
SH-101 | GR-700
HS-60
Juno-106
MKS-80
MSQ-700
TR-909 | Axis
JX-8P
MKS-7
MKS-70
TR-707
TR-727
| Alpha Juno 1
Alpha Juno 2
JX-10
MC-500
S-10
S-50
TR-505 | D-50
D-550
MKS-50
MT-32
S-220
S-330
TR-626 | D-10
D-110
D-20
MC-300
MC-500 mkII
PR-100
U-110 | R-8
U-20
| ROLAND | D-70
MC-50
U-220
| JD-800
R-8
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JV-880
MC-50 mkII
R-70 | JD-990 | JV-1080
JV-90
XP-10 | XP-50 | Boss SYB-3
Boss VT-1
JP-8000
MC-303
XP-60
XP-80 | JV-2080 | AX-1
JP-8080
JX-305
MC-505
SP-808 | EG-101
JV-1010
XP-30 | ROLAND | Boss DR-202
Boss SP-202
MC-307
MC-80
SP-808 EX
VP-9000
XV-3080
XV-5080
XV-88
| Boss SP-303
D2
SH-32
XV-5050
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| MC-909
V-Synth
| Boss SYB-5 | Juno-D
| SH-201
VP-550
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V-Synth GT
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| Fugue | SEQUENTIAL | Prophet 10 | Pro One | Prelude
Prophet 600
Prophet Remote | Prophet T8
| DrumTraks
Max
SixTrak | MultiTrack
Prophet 2000
Split-8
TOM | Prophet VS
Studio 440 | Prophet 3000 |
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DK 700
Opera 6 | DK 80 |
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| TEISCO |
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| TEISCO | SX-400
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| WALDORF |
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Pulse |
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X-Pole | MicroWaveXTk
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| YAMAHA |
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SY-1 |
| CS-50
CS-80
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CS-60
SS-30 |
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CS-15D
CS-20m
CS-5
SK-10 | YAMAHA | CS-40m
SK-20 | CS-10
CS-70m | CS-01 | DX-7
DX-9 | CS-01 (mkII)
DX-1
KX-5
TX-7 | DX-21
DX-5
RY-30
TX-816 | DX-100
DX-27
FB-01 | DX-7 mkII
QX-5
TX-81Z | DX-11
QX-3
TX16W
TX-802
V50
YS-200 |
| YAMAHA | SY-22
SY-77
TG-33
TQ-5 | SY-99 | SY-85 | SY-35
TG-500 | W-5
W-7 | QS300
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QY-700 | AN-1x
SU-10 | FS1R
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CS-6x
EX-5
EX-7
RM-1x
SU-700 | YAMAHA | DJX-II
S30
S80
SU-200 | AN-200
DX-200
Motif 6,7,8, Rack
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| MISC Synths | Aries 300 |
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Steiner-Parker SynthaSystem | Octave Cat
RSF Modular Model 11 |
| EDP Spider
EDP Wasp
RSF Kobol Expander | Fairlight CMI
Farfisa Soundmaker
N.E.D. Synclavier | MISC Synths |
Con Brio ADS 200
EDP Caterpillar
EDP Gnat
EH Mini-Synthesizer
Vermona Synthesizer | Octave Kitten | Formanta Polivoks
Gleeman Pentaphonic
| Octave Voyetra 8
OSCar
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Lync LN-4 | S.E. Midimoog | MISC Synths |
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| Marion MSR-2 |
| MAM FreeBass 383
MAM MB-33
Mutronics Mutator
Spectral Audio ProTone
Technosaurus Selector
Will Systems MAB-303 | Sherman Filterbank
S.E. ATC-1
Syntecno TeeBee
Technosaurus Microcon | FutureRetro 777
KeyFax PhatBoy
MAM MB-33 mkII
Spectral Audio Syntrack
Technosaurs Cyclodon
| Electrix FilterFactory
Electrix WarpFactory
Elektron SidStation
Red Sound DarkStar
Spectral Audio Neptune
| MISC Synths | Analog Systems Sorcerer
Encore Knobby
Frostwave Resonator
MAM VF-11
Metasonix TS-21/TS-22
Sherman Quad Filter
S.E. Omega-8
StudioElectronics SE-1
Synthesizers.com
Wiard Modular | Electrix Repeater
Elektron Machinedrum
Encore Slidemate
FutureRetro Mobius
Red Sound Elevata
Sherman Filterbank 2
Vermona DRM-1 mkII
WaveIdea BitstreamPro | DSI Evolver
Hartmann Neuron
MAM WARP 9
Vermona Action Filter
Vermona DAF-1
Vermona Perfourmer | Kenton Spin Doctor
Spectral Audio Neptune 2
| DSI Poly Evolver Rack
Elektron Monomachine
FutureRetro Revolution | DSI Poly Evolver
| DSI Mono Evolver
| DSI Prophet '08
Spectral Audio Cyclus 3
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Synthesizers |
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| SimSynth |
| Acid Pro V2 | Reality
ReBirth RB-338
| Bitheadz Retro AS-1
Bitheadz Unity DS-1
Koblo Vibra 1000
Koblo Vibra 6000
Koblo Vibra 9000
Koblo Stella 9000
Koblo Gamma 9000
Orange Vocoder
Retro AS-1
Unity DS-1
VAZ Modular | Creamware Pulsar
Moogerfoogers
NI Reaktor
Waldorf D-Pole | Software
Synthesizers | AAS Tassman
AbSynth
FruityLoops
M-Tron
NI B4 Organ
NI Dynamo
NI Pro-Five
NI Pro-52
PPG Wave by Waldorf
Reason
Steinberg Model-E
Steinberg LM4
UltraMaster Juno-6
VSamp | WCS Pro One
SampleTank
NI Battery
NI Traktor DJ Studio
Steinberg HALion
TC Works Mercury-1 | AAS Lounge Lizard
Oddity
NI FM7
NI Pro-53
NI Kontakt
Steinberg The Grand
Steinberg LM4 Mark II | Arturia CS-80V
Arturia Moog Modular V
impOSCar
NI Intakt
NI Kompakt
NI Vokator | Arturia ARP 2600V
Arturia Minimoog V
NI Battery 2
NI Elektrik Piano
TimewARP 2600 |
| Arturia Prophet V
| Arturia Jupiter 8V
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