Category
Synthesizers · Makers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
33 makers
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Roland
Models: 83 · Categories: 10
Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.
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Moog Music
Models: 33 · Categories: 2
Moog Music is an American maker of synthesizers founded by Robert Moog in 1953, a pioneer of the commercial analog synthesizer known for the Minimoog and a range of modular and performance synths.
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Korg
Models: 31 · Categories: 6
Korg is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1963, producing synthesizers, keyboards, drum machines, tuners, and effects.
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Oberheim
Models: 14 · Categories: 1
Oberheim is an American synthesizer maker founded by Tom Oberheim in 1969, known for the SEM, the OB-X family of polyphonic synthesizers, and the DMX drum machine.
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Sequential
Models: 13 · Categories: 1
Sequential is an American synthesizer maker founded by Dave Smith in 1974, known for the Prophet-5, one of the first programmable polyphonic synthesizers.
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ARP Instruments, Inc.
Models: 11 · Categories: 3
ARP Instruments was an American maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1969, a leading synthesizer manufacturer of the 1970s known for the Odyssey, the 2600, and its string ensemble.
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Arturia
Models: 10 · Categories: 2
Arturia is a French maker of electronic instruments and software founded in 1999, known for analog synthesizers, software recreations of classic synths, and MIDI controllers.
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Ensoniq
Models: 10 · Categories: 1
Ensoniq was an American electronics company founded in 1982, known for affordable samplers and synthesizers such as the Mirage and the ASR and SQ keyboard workstations.
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E-mu Systems
Models: 10 · Categories: 4
E-mu Systems is an American maker of electronic musical instruments founded in 1971 in Santa Cruz, California. The company pioneered affordable samplers with the Emulator series and later became widely known for its sample-based sound modules, including the Proteus family and the Vintage Keys. E-mu was acquired by Creative Technology in 1993 and ceased hardware production in the early 2000s.
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Alesis
Models: 9 · Categories: 1
Alesis is an American maker of music and audio equipment founded in 1980, known for affordable digital reverbs, drum machines, mixers, and electronic instruments.
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Clavia
Models: 8 · Categories: 3
Clavia is a Swedish maker of electronic instruments founded in 1983, best known for its red Nord synthesizers, stage pianos, and digital organs.
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Teenage Engineering
Models: 8 · Categories: 3
Teenage Engineering is a Swedish electronics company founded in 2005, known for the OP-1 synthesizer and the compact Pocket Operator instruments.
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Casio
Models: 7 · Categories: 2
Casio is a Japanese electronics company founded in 1957 whose musical division is known for digital keyboards and home synthesizers, including the CZ and VL-Tone lines.
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Novation
Models: 7 · Categories: 1
Novation is a British maker of electronic instruments founded in 1992, known for synthesizers and MIDI and USB controllers including the Bass Station and Launchpad.
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Waldorf
Models: 6 · Categories: 1
Waldorf is a German synthesizer maker founded in 1988, known for wavetable synthesizers such as the Microwave and the Blofeld.
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Akai
Models: 6 · Categories: 3
Akai is a Japanese electronics company founded in 1929 and historically known for consumer audio; its name is also carried by music-production gear such as samplers and tape machines.
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Electronic Music Studios
Models: 5 · Categories: 1
Electronic Music Studios (EMS) is a British synthesizer company founded in 1969, known for the portable VCS3 and Synthi A used widely in experimental and progressive music.
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Electronic Dream Plant
Categories: 2 · Models: 2
Electronic Dream Plant was a British synthesizer firm of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for the compact Wasp synthesizer.
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Logan electronics
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Logan Electronics was an Italian maker of electronic instruments, known for string synthesizers such as the String Melody.
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Lowrey
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Maker associated with the production lineage of the Freeman String Symphonizer.
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Hugh Le Caine
Categories: 1 · Designed: 1
Inventor associated with early electronic music instruments including the Electronic Sackbut.
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ELKA
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Maker associated with the ELKA Synthex synthesizer.
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New England Digital
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Maker associated with the Synclavier digital synthesizer and workstation lineage.
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Alexander Zolotov
Categories: 1 · Designed: 1
Developer associated with Virtual ANS.
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Fairlight
Categories: 1 · Designed: 1
Company associated with the Fairlight CMI computer musical instrument.
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Yevgeny Murzin
Categories: 1 · Designed: 1
Inventor associated with the ANS photoelectronic synthesizer.
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Behringer
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Behringer is a German-founded maker of audio and music equipment established in 1989, known for affordable mixers and signal processors and, more recently, synthesizers and recreations of classic instruments.
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Access Music
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Access Music is a German maker of synthesizers, best known for its Virus line of virtual-analog synthesizers.
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Eowave
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Maker associated with the Persephone analog fingerboard synthesizer.
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Murom Radio Instrument Plant
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Manufacturer associated with the Aelita Soviet synthesizer.
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Generalmusic
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Generalmusic (GEM) is an Italian maker of musical instruments, producing digital pianos, keyboards, and organs.
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Music Logic Systems, Inc.
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Music Logic Systems, Inc. was an American maker of electronic music products founded in 1986.
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Siel
Categories: 1 · Models: 1
Siel was an Italian manufacturer of electronic organs and synthesizers, founded in 1976 by former Farfisa employees. Its instruments included the Orchestra string-and-ensemble synthesizer and the DK-series programmable polysynths such as the DK600 and DK80. Roland acquired Siel in 1987.