Models
7 models
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Linn LM-1
The first drum machine to use samples of real drums
Drum machine · United States
The Linn LM-1 Drum Computer, released in 1980 by Roger Linn, was the first drum machine to use digital samples of real acoustic drums. Expensive and produced in small numbers, its realistic sounds and programmable patterns made it hugely influential on 1980s pop production.
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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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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 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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E-mu Drumulator
Drum machine model
Drum machine · United States
The E-mu Drumulator, released in 1983, is an affordable digital drum machine that plays back sampled drum sounds. Its 8-bit samples and step programming give it a characterful sound, and replaceable sound chips and a low price helped make it widely used.
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E-mu Proteus/1
Rackmount sample-based sound module
Synthesizer module · United States
The E-mu Proteus/1, introduced in 1989, is a 1U rackmount sound module that played back 16-bit ROM samples across 32-voice polyphony and 16-part multitimbrality. It drew on sounds derived from E-mu's EIII sampler library and became a widely used professional sound module for orchestral and pop production in the early 1990s.
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Alesis Quadrasynth
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · United States
The Alesis QuadraSynth is a sample-based digital synthesizer from the early 1990s, offering 64-voice polyphony, a large sound set, and effects in an affordable workstation-style keyboard.