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  • Roland JD

    Family of Roland digital synthesizers

    Japan

    The JD series is Roland's family of digital synthesizers known for hands-on, detailed sound design, beginning with the slider-laden JD-800 and its rackmount counterpart the JD-990, and continuing into the hybrid analog-digital JD-XA.

  • Yamaha SY

    Family of Yamaha digital synthesizers

    Japan

    The SY family is Yamaha's line of digital synthesizer workstations from around 1990, several of which combined FM with sample-based (AWM) synthesis. It includes the SY77, its rackmount counterpart the TG77, and the sample-based SY85.

  • Roland D

    Family of Roland digital synthesizers

    Japan

    The D series is Roland's family of digital synthesizers built on its Linear Arithmetic (LA) synthesis, which layered short sampled attacks with synthesized tones. It includes the landmark D-50 and the later D-70.

  • Roland JD-800

    Synthesizer model

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland JD-800, released in 1991, is a digital synthesizer that bucked the menu-driven trend of its era with a panel full of sliders for hands-on, real-time sound design. Its bright, detailed sample-based engine and expressive control made it a favorite for pads and evolving textures.

  • Roland JD-990

    Synthesizer model of the 1990s

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland JD-990 is a rackmount digital synthesizer released in 1993 as a powerful tone module relative to the JD-800. It expanded the JD sound engine with more waveforms, advanced effects, and deep multitimbral capabilities for studio production.

  • Roland D-70

    1990 synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland D-70, released in 1990, is a digital synthesizer that built on the D-50's LA synthesis with expanded sample-based tone generation, a 76-key keyboard, and a more advanced interface for layered, multitimbral sounds.

  • Roland D-50

    Polyphonic 61-key synthesiser produced by Roland

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland D-50, released in 1987, is a digital synthesizer that introduced Roland's Linear Arithmetic (LA) synthesis, layering short sampled attack transients with synthesized sustains. Its lush, evocative factory patches and built-in effects made it one of the defining sounds of late-1980s pop.

  • Technical line drawing of Casio VL-1

    Casio VL-1

    Electronic instrument, calculator, synthesizer, and sequencer, released by Casio Computer in 1980

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Casio VL-1 (VL-Tone), released in 1981, is a tiny combined calculator, monophonic synthesizer, and sequencer. A novelty consumer instrument, its quirky preset sounds—famously heard in Trio's 'Da Da Da'—gave it lasting cult status.

  • Yamaha Montage

    Music workstation manufactured by Yamaha

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha Montage, released in 2016, is a flagship music synthesizer combining Yamaha's AWM2 sample-based engine with a powerful FM-X (eight-operator FM) engine, a 'Motion Control' modulation system, and deep performance features.

  • Yamaha EX5

    Synthesizer workstation

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Yamaha EX5, released in 1998, is a flagship synthesizer combining multiple synthesis types—sample-based (AWM2), analog/physical modeling, and FM—with sampling and sequencing in one powerful instrument.

  • Roland V-Synth

    2003 synthesizer

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland V-Synth, released in 2003, is a flexible digital synthesizer combining sampling, variable-phrase modeling (VariPhrase), and analog-modeling oscillators with a hands-on interface for radical sound design.