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Great Synthesizers is an online magazine with reviews, pictures, documents and soundfiles of analogue and digital synthesizers & related music gear. Their aim is to provide an archive of synthesizer reviews and audiofiles to which everyone has access, to exchange experiences and form networks.
GreatSynthesizers
2w ago
Launched in 1978, the Roland SH-7 is one of the rarest models in the Roland SH series. While the instrument is unusually flexible in terms of modulation possibilities, its 24dB… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
1M ago
Now the time has come! KORG dares to relaunch one of the biggest polyphonic analog synthesizers ever. The PS-3300 FS is a replica of the original synth from 1977, this… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
2M ago
Admittedly, we admire Tom Carpenter. At what seems like monthly intervals, he delights the fan community with outstanding new devices. As a vintage connoisseur, he can draw on a wealth… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
2M ago
A grandiose synthesiser meeting took place in Autumn 2023. Location: Locarno, southern Switzerland, directly on Lake Maggiore and close to Italy. Strictly speaking, the Synthesiser Meeting Switzerland (STS) already has… Read More
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3M ago
When it comes to iconic instruments in music electronics, Roland’s VP-330 has to be at the forefront. Its design is aesthetically pleasing, its sound memorable and timeless. Although only in… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
3M ago
These Crumars are not among the poly-analog synthesizers that have found a permanent place in the Valhalla of vintage instruments. They are unspectacular in appearance, their characteristic acoustic is rarely… Read More
The post Crumar BIT ONE, BIT 99, BIT 01: Little gems of expressivity appeared first on GreatSynthesizers ..read more
GreatSynthesizers
6M ago
Text: Matt Vrazo, Music: Stephane Garganigo (aka Barb) Quick summary of Part 1: The OB-X8 sounds like a vintage Oberheim. And it’s got all the filters (multimode SEM and CEM… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
6M ago
The GAIA 2 hit us unprepared. Recent Roland synthesizers were boringly stuck to their never-ending Jupiter and Juno heritage, the New Sound Engine hymns of praise made us rather smile… Read More
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GreatSynthesizers
6M ago
Text: Matt Vrazo, Music: Stephane Garganigo (aka Barb) I’m a big Oberheim fan! At some point I’ve owned everything put out by the original incarnation of that brand (or at… Read More
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7M ago
(by Matt Vrazo) I’m a big Oberheim fan! At some point I’ve owned everything put out but the original incarnation of that brand (or at least a variation of: the… Read More
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