Models
28 models
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Yamaha Motif
Series of music workstations
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha Motif is a series of flagship music workstations launched in 2001 that became industry standards for production and live performance. Built on sample-based synthesis with sampling, sequencing, and effects, the Motif line ran through several generations (ES, XS, XF).
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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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Yamaha MOTIF XS7
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha Motif XS7 is the 76-key model in the Motif XS generation (2007) of Yamaha's workstation line, offering the XS sound engine, sampling, and sequencing.
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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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Roland JX-305
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland JX-305 Groovebox is a 1998 keyboard instrument built on Roland's groovebox concept, combining a sample-based synth engine with a pattern sequencer and dance-oriented sounds and effects in a 61-key format.
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Roland MC-303
Groovebox by Roland Corporation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland MC-303 Groovebox, released in 1996, combined a sample-based sound engine drawing on Roland's classic drum machines with a built-in pattern sequencer in a tabletop unit. Marketed to dance-music producers, it popularized the 'groovebox' format and launched Roland's long-running MC series.
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Roland MC-808
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland MC-808 is a groovebox released in 2006, combining sample-based sounds, real-time knob control, motorized faders, and an onboard sequencer aimed at electronic dance music production and live performance.
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Yamaha SY85
Digital music workstation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha SY85, released in 1992, is a sample-based (AWM2) digital synthesizer workstation with sampling-style sound editing, a sequencer, and effects, aimed at producing realistic and layered sounds.
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Yamaha CS1x
Sample-based synthesizer made by the Yamaha Corporation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha CS1x, released in 1996, is a sample-based 'Control Synthesizer' with virtual-analog-style knobs aimed at dance music. It combined Yamaha's AWM sample playback with real-time control and an arpeggiator.
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Yamaha S-80
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha S80, released in 1999, is a sample-based synthesizer with an 88-key weighted keyboard, aimed at players wanting high-quality piano and instrument sounds with performance control.
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Yamaha CS2x
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha CS2x is a sample-based control synthesizer released in 1998 as a successor to the CS1x, offering improved sounds, more performance knobs, and built-in effects for electronic music.
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Yamaha CS6x
Synthesizer from Yamaha
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha CS6x is a sample-based synthesizer from around 2000 combining AWM2 sample playback with virtual-analog-style control and effects, aimed at performers wanting hands-on sound shaping.
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Yamaha S90
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha S90, released in 2002, is a sample-based synthesizer with an 88-key weighted action, drawing on Motif-era sounds and aimed at pianists and performers wanting an expressive stage instrument.
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Roland XP-80
Music workstation manufactured by Roland Corporation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland XP-80, released in 1996, is a music workstation pairing Roland's sample-based synthesis with a 76-key keyboard, a powerful onboard sequencer, and expansion slots. It became a popular all-in-one production tool in the late 1990s.
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Roland XP-30
Synthesizer manufactured by Roland Corporation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland XP-30, released in 1999, is a sample-based synthesizer that combined a large built-in waveform library (incorporating several expansion sets) with a 61-key keyboard, making it a versatile and well-stocked performance instrument.
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Yamaha MM6
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Yamaha MM6, released in 2007, is a sample-based 'Music Synthesizer' built on Motif-derived sounds, offering an affordable performance keyboard with arpeggios, effects, and a wide instrument library.
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Roland U-20
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland U-20 is a sample-based (PCM) synthesizer keyboard released in 1989, built around Roland's RS-PCM sound cards. It offered realistic instrument sounds and multitimbral playback aimed at performing and composing musicians.
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Roland Fantom-X
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland Fantom-X is a sample-based synthesizer workstation introduced in 2004, offering Roland's expandable synthesis engine, sampling, a large display, sequencing, and pad-based control for production and live performance.
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Roland E-96
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Roland E-96 is an arranger keyboard from the 1990s offering automatic accompaniment styles, built-in sounds, and performance features aimed at home and entertainer musicians.
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Korg KARMA
Music workstation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg Karma, released in 2001, is a synthesizer workstation built around its KARMA engine, which generates evolving phrases, rhythms, and effects from algorithmic control. It paired this with a sound engine derived from the Triton.
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Korg M1
Digital synthesizer workstation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg M1, released in 1988, is a digital synthesizer workstation and one of the best-selling synthesizers of all time. It combined sample-based synthesis with effects and a built-in sequencer, and its preset sounds—especially its piano and 'Universe' patches—defined much of late-1980s and 1990s music.
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Korg Trinity
Digital synthesizer by Korg
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg Trinity, released in 1995, is a digital synthesizer workstation that combined sample-based synthesis, a touchscreen interface, sequencing, and an expandable architecture. A flagship of its era, it influenced the design of later Korg workstations.
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Korg Triton
Digital synthesizer by Korg
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg Triton, released in 1999, is a sample-based synthesizer workstation that became one of the most popular production keyboards of its era. It featured a touchscreen, HI synthesis, sampling, sequencing, and expansion slots, and its sounds appeared on countless pop and hip-hop records.
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Korg X50
Synthesizer model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg X50 is a compact sample-based synthesizer released in 2006, offering Korg's HI synthesis engine, a large preset sound library, and effects in a lightweight 61-key instrument aimed at gigging and home musicians.
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Korg Nautilus
Music workstation
Synthesizer · Japan
The Korg Nautilus, released in 2020, is a flagship music workstation that brings together multiple sound engines from Korg's Kronos—including sampling, modeling, and acoustic-instrument synthesis—with a touchscreen and deep sequencing in a streamlined keyboard.
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Akai SG01v
Sound module model
Synthesizer · Japan
The Akai SG01v is a General MIDI-compatible sound module released in 1995, providing a library of sampled instrument sounds for playback from a MIDI sequencer or controller.
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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.