Models
Every model, most significant first.
75 models
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Minimoog
Analog monophonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Minimoog is a portable analog monophonic synthesizer made by Moog Music, with a 44-key keyboard and three oscillators feeding Moog's signature ladder filter. The original Minimoog is the Model D, later reissued by Moog Music.
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Sequential Prophet-5
Programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Prophet-5, released in 1978, was the first fully programmable polyphonic analog synthesizer, letting players store and recall patches. Its five voices, dual oscillators, and warm sound made it a landmark instrument used across pop, film, and electronic music.
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Oberheim OB-Xa
Polyphonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim OB-Xa, released in 1980, is a polyphonic analog synthesizer with two oscillators per voice and the ability to split and layer sounds. Powerful and aggressive, its sound is famous from records such as Van Halen's 'Jump' and many other 1980s productions.
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Synclavier
Early digital synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Synclavier, developed by New England Digital from the late 1970s, was a pioneering and extremely expensive digital synthesizer and sampling system. Combining FM and additive synthesis with later sampling and a computer-based interface, it was a centerpiece of high-end 1980s production.
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Alesis Andromeda A6
2000 multitimbral analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Alesis Andromeda A6, released in 2000, is a sixteen-voice analog synthesizer with two oscillators and dual filters per voice plus extensive digital control and effects. A rare large-scale analog polysynth of its era, it is prized for its deep, powerful sound.
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Oberheim DSX
Early digital polyphonic music sequencer
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim DSX is a digital sequencer released in 1981 as part of Oberheim's integrated 'System' alongside the OB-Xa synthesizer and DMX drum machine. It recorded and played back note data to automate performances in the early days of integrated electronic setups.
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Oberheim OB-X Series
Series of Oberheim integrated programmable analog polysynths
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim OB-X series is the line of integrated, programmable analog polyphonic synthesizers that defined the Oberheim sound from 1979 onward. Beginning with the OB-X and continuing through the OB-Xa and OB-8, the series replaced the earlier stacked-SEM voice cards with internal voice boards and patch memory. The modern OB-X8 revives the line, combining the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 voice architectures in one instrument.
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Ensoniq Mirage
Polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq Mirage, released in 1984, was an affordable 8-bit digital sampling keyboard that helped bring sampling to working musicians. Its gritty sound and disk-based sample loading made it a popular and characterful early sampler.
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E-mu Emulator
Series of digital sampling synthesizers
Synthesizer · United States
The E-mu Emulator is a series of digital sampling keyboards and workstations E-mu Systems introduced in 1981. Among the first affordable samplers, the Emulator line let musicians record and play back real sounds across a keyboard and was influential in 1980s pop and film music.
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ARP Odyssey
Analog synthesizer from 1972
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP Odyssey, introduced in 1972, is a compact duophonic analog synthesizer that became ARP's most popular instrument and a key rival to the Minimoog. With two oscillators, a distinctive resonant filter, and a slider-based panel, its punchy leads and basses appear across rock and electronic music.
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Ensoniq ESQ Series
Family of Ensoniq digital/analog hybrid synthesizers
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq ESQ family comprises the company's late-1980s digital/analog hybrid synthesizers, beginning with the ESQ-1 and continuing with the SQ-80. They combined digitally sampled and synthetic waveforms with analog-style four-pole low-pass filtering and an onboard sequencer.
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Ensoniq VFX / TS Workstations
Family of Ensoniq music-production synthesizer workstations
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq VFX and TS workstations form the company's flagship synthesizer-workstation family, pairing wavetable-style digital synthesis with high-quality onboard effects, polyphonic aftertouch keyboards, and an integrated sequencer, from the VFX and VFX-SD to the TS-10 and TS-12.
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Oberheim Matrix Series
Family of Oberheim matrix-modulation analog synthesizers
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim Matrix family comprises the analog synthesizers built around extensive matrix modulation and Curtis-based voice cards introduced in the mid-1980s, including the rack-format Xpander and the flagship 12-voice Matrix-12, along with the later Matrix-6 and Matrix-1000. These instruments paired analog signal paths with deep digital modulation routing.
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ARP String Ensemble
Polyphonic multi-orchestral synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP String Ensemble is a polyphonic string synthesizer that ARP marketed by rebranding the Eminent Solina String Ensemble. Its rich, chorused ensemble strings became one of the defining 'string machine' sounds of the 1970s.
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ARP String Synthesizer
Combination of string synthesizer and monophonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP String Synthesizer is an ARP keyboard that combined a polyphonic string-ensemble section with a monophonic synthesizer voice, letting players blend lush strings with synth leads and basses.
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Ensoniq TS 10
Music workstation
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq TS-10, released in 1993, is a sample-based synthesizer workstation combining Ensoniq's synthesis and effects with a sequencer for performance and composition.
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Ensoniq SQ-80
Eight-voice digital/analog hybrid synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq SQ-80, produced from 1988 to 1989, is an eight-voice 'cross-wave' digital/analog hybrid synthesizer and successor to the ESQ-1. It edits digital waveforms through analog-style four-pole low-pass filters, adds an expanded waveform set and polyphonic aftertouch on its 61-note keyboard, and includes an onboard sequencer.
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Ensoniq VFX
Twenty-one-voice wavetable synthesizer workstation
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq VFX, released in 1989, is a 21-voice digital synthesizer workstation using PPG-style wavetable synthesis with 109 selectable waveforms per patch. It features a 61-note polyphonic-aftertouch keyboard, a high-quality onboard effects processor, and (in the VFX-SD) an integrated sequencer and disk storage.
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Ensoniq ESQ-1
61-key, velocity sensitive, eight-note polyphonic and multitimbral synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Ensoniq ESQ-1, released in 1986, is an eight-voice multitimbral hybrid synthesizer combining digital waveform oscillators with analog filters and a capable built-in sequencer, offering a lot of power at an affordable price.
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Moog Subharmonicon
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Subharmonicon, released in 2020, is a semi-modular analog synthesizer built around subharmonic generation and polyrhythmic sequencing. It creates evolving, harmonically related drones and patterns and integrates with Moog's other semi-modular instruments.
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Oberheim Matrix-12
Twelve-voice analog synthesizer with matrix modulation
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim Matrix-12, introduced in 1985, is a twelve-voice analog synthesizer with extensive digital modulation routing. Each voice provides two oscillators, a noise source, a fifteen-mode multimode filter, five envelopes, five LFOs, ramp and tracking generators, and a deep modulation matrix, on a 61-note keyboard. It is widely regarded as one of the most powerful analog polysynths ever built.
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Moog Grandmother
Semi-modular analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Grandmother, released in 2018, is a semi-modular analog synthesizer with a 32-key keyboard, a built-in spring reverb, an arpeggiator, and a sequencer. Its patchable architecture and colorful panel make it both an approachable standalone synth and a hub for modular setups.
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Moog Mother-32
Semi-modular analog synthesizer with built-in step sequencer
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Mother-32, released in 2015, is a semi-modular analog synthesizer in a tabletop case with a built-in step sequencer and a patch bay. Designed to be used standalone or integrated with Eurorack and other Moog semi-modulars, it launched Moog's modern semi-modular family.
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Moog Matriarch
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Matriarch, released in 2019, is a four-voice paraphonic semi-modular analog synthesizer. With four oscillators, a stereo analog delay, spring reverb, sequencer, and an extensive patch bay, it sits at the top of Moog's semi-modular family.
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Moog Sub 37
Monophonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Sub 37 is a paraphonic analog synthesizer introduced in 2014 in Moog's Phatty line. It offers two oscillators per voice, duo-paraphonic playing, an extensive modulation matrix, and patch memory, delivering classic Moog bass and lead sounds with modern control.
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Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother)
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog DFAM (Drummer From Another Mother), released in 2018, is a semi-modular analog percussion synthesizer. With two oscillators, a noise source, and an eight-step sequencer for pitch and velocity, it is built for analog drum, bass, and rhythmic synthesis, and pairs with the Mother-32 and other Moog semi-modulars.
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Oberheim Xpander
Six-voice analog synthesizer module with matrix modulation
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim Xpander, introduced in 1984, is a six-voice rack-format analog synthesizer module and the architectural sibling of the Matrix-12. Each voice offers two oscillators, fifteen filter modes, five LFOs, five DADSR envelopes, ramp and tracking generators, and a flexible modulation matrix, making it a benchmark of analog synthesis flexibility in a keyboardless module.
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Moog Sub Phatty
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Sub Phatty, released in 2013, is a compact monophonic analog synthesizer in the Phatty family. Built for fat bass and aggressive leads, it features two oscillators with a sub-oscillator, a multidrive circuit, and a streamlined panel.
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Moog Little Phatty
Monophonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Little Phatty, released in 2006, is a monophonic analog synthesizer in the Phatty line and one of the last products Bob Moog helped design. It pairs two oscillators and the Moog ladder filter with patch memory in an affordable, road-ready instrument.
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Slim Phatty
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Slim Phatty is a desktop and rackmount monophonic analog synthesizer in Moog's Phatty family, distilling the Little Phatty's two-oscillator voice and Moog filter into a compact, keyboard-less unit.
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Sequential Prophet Rev2
Eight- or sixteen-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Prophet Rev2, introduced in 2017 as a successor to the Prophet '08, is an analog polyphonic synthesizer available in eight- or sixteen-voice configurations. Each voice uses two digitally controlled analog oscillators (DCOs) and a Curtis analog low-pass filter with switchable two- and four-pole operation, with two layers per program for stacked or split bi-timbral sounds. It is offered as a five-octave Fatar keyboard and a desktop module.
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Sequential Prophet-6
Six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Prophet-6, introduced in 2015, is a six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer designed by Dave Smith as a modern descendant of the original Prophet-5. Each voice has two discrete voltage-controlled oscillators plus a sub-oscillator, a four-pole resonant low-pass filter inspired by the Prophet-5 and a two-pole high-pass filter, with a dual analog/digital effects section, polyphonic step sequencer, and arpeggiator.
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Sequential Circuits Prophet-600
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Circuits Prophet-600, released in 1982, is a six-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer notable as one of the first instruments to ship with MIDI; the very first MIDI connection was famously demonstrated between a Prophet-600 and a Roland synthesizer.
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Sequential Prophet-10
Ten-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Prophet-10 is a ten-voice, bi-timbral analog polyphonic synthesizer reissued in 2020 alongside the Prophet-5 Rev4. It shares the Prophet-5 signal path with two CEM 3340 voltage-controlled oscillators per voice and a switchable four-pole resonant low-pass filter, doubling the voice count to allow layered or split bi-timbral performance. It ships in a five-octave keyboard version and a desktop module.
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Prophet '08
Polyphonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Prophet '08, released in 2007 by Dave Smith Instruments, is an eight-voice polyphonic analog synthesizer that updated the Prophet lineage with two oscillators per voice, extensive modulation, and patch memory, reviving the Prophet name for a new generation.
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Oberheim OB-X
Programmable analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim OB-X, released in 1979, was Oberheim's first fully integrated programmable polyphonic synthesizer, available in four-, six-, or eight-voice configurations. It replaced the earlier stacked-SEM approach with internal discrete voice boards and patch memory, with two VCOs per voice and a discrete low-pass filter, and a 61-note keyboard.
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Oberheim OB-X8
Eight-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim OB-X8, introduced in 2022, is an eight-voice pure-analog polyphonic synthesizer that recreates and combines the three classic Oberheim voice architectures of the OB-X, OB-Xa, and OB-8 in a single instrument. Each voice has two discrete SEM-lineage VCOs, with both the original SEM discrete filter and Curtis CEM3320 two- and four-pole filters. It ships as a 61-key Fatar keyboard and as a desktop module.
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Oberheim OB-8
Eight-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Oberheim OB-8, launched in early 1983, is an eight-voice two-part multitimbral analog synthesizer and the last of the original OB-series polysynths. Each voice has two VCOs and switchable two- and four-pole filters, with a 61-note keyboard, arpeggiator, programmable LFO and envelope modulation, expanded 'Page 2' functions, and MIDI on later units.
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ARP Omni
Polyphonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP Omni, released in 1975, is a polyphonic synthesizer that combined a popular string-ensemble section with a polyphonic synth and a bass voice. One of ARP's best-selling instruments, its lush strings were widely used in 1970s pop and rock.
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ARP Pro/DGX
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP Pro/DGX is a preset monophonic analog synthesizer, a later version of the Pro Soloist offering selectable instrument voices and performance controls for live lead playing.
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ARP Pro Soloist
Monophonic analogue synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The ARP Pro Soloist is a preset-oriented monophonic analog synthesizer from the mid-1970s, offering a bank of ready-made instrument voices plus aftertouch-based expression, designed for live soloing.
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Minimoog Voyager
2002 monophonic analog synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Minimoog Voyager, released in 2002, is Bob Moog's modern reinterpretation of the original Minimoog. It keeps the three-oscillator, ladder-filter architecture while adding patch memory, MIDI, an expressive touch surface, and extensive modulation.
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Sequential Take 5
Five-voice compact analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Take 5, introduced in 2021, is a compact five-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer with two voltage-controlled oscillators and a sub-oscillator per voice and a four-pole resonant analog low-pass filter derived from the Prophet-5 Rev4. Built around a 44-key Fatar keybed, it includes variable-shape oscillators, dual digital effects with overdrive, a 64-step polyphonic sequencer, and an arpeggiator.
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Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
Polyphonic analoguue synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Circuits Six-Trak, released in 1984, is a six-voice multitimbral analog synthesizer—one of the first that could play a different sound on each voice—with a built-in sequencer and MIDI.
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Sequential Trigon-6
Six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Trigon-6, introduced in 2022, is a six-voice analog polyphonic synthesizer built around three discrete voltage-controlled oscillators per voice offering simultaneously selectable triangle, sawtooth, reverse-sawtooth, and variable-width pulse waves. It uses a switchable two/four-pole discrete resonant ladder low-pass filter, and is available as a 49-key keyboard or a desktop module, with a 64-step polyphonic sequencer and arpeggiator.
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Sequential Pro 3
Hybrid mono/paraphonic synthesizer
Synthesizer · United States
The Sequential Pro 3, introduced in 2020, is a hybrid monophonic and three-note paraphonic synthesizer combining two analog voltage-controlled oscillators with a DSP-based digital wavetable oscillator. It features three switchable filters - a four-pole Prophet-6 low-pass, a four-pole transistor ladder, and a two-pole OB-6 state-variable filter - plus a deep 16-track sequencer. A Pro 3 SE version adds a tilt-up panel and walnut trim.
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Sirin: Analog Messenger of Joy
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
Sirin: Analog Messenger of Joy is a compact analog synthesizer from Erica Synths based on the company's acid-bass voice, with analog oscillators, a filter, and a built-in sequencer for punchy bass and lead sounds.
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Realistic Concertmate MG-1
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Realistic Concertmate MG-1 is an analog synthesizer built by Moog Music and sold through Radio Shack in the early 1980s under its Realistic brand. A consumer-oriented instrument, it offered genuine Moog circuitry—including the Moog filter—at a low price.
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Polymoog
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Polymoog, produced from 1975, was Moog's early fully polyphonic synthesizer, using divide-down organ-style circuitry so that every key could sound at once. It offered preset voices and resonant filters, and its distinctive 'Vox Humana' patch became iconic.
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Moog Spectravox
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Moog Spectravox is a semi-modular analog spectral synthesizer and vocoder. It uses a bank of analog filters to analyze and resynthesize sound for vocoding and spectral effects, and integrates with Moog's other semi-modular instruments through its patch points.