Synthesizers

Keyboards of the Seventies part II

Above: What the holy F is this thing? Today: yet another installment in our ongoing series on Keyboard of the…

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The Voyetra 8 Analog Polysynth c. 1982

Perhaps the most advanced analog polysynth ever offered, the Octave-Plateau Corp.'s Voyetra 8 was introduced in 1982 and offered incredible…

11 years ago

The Resynator pitch-tracking synth c. 1980

How y'all doing.  Found an odd lil bit from 1980's synth-land: the Resynator, from "Musico."  Yup that was the name…

11 years ago

Obscure Synths+Keys of the early 80s, part XIV

Today: just some offbeat keys+synths that caught my eye; i've never come across any of these in the shops+stages+studios of…

11 years ago

Electronic Drums of the 1980s

Vintage drum machines, AKA beatboxes, seem to gain value with no end in sight.  When I started buying gear heavily…

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Polyfusion Advert c. 1979

Several years ago I posted some of my collection of vintage Polyfusion documentation.  Although Polyfusion did frequently run small adverts…

11 years ago

The Wells Floor Bass by TMB Canada (1977)

How y'all doin out there in the internets...  had a pretty good AM at the F.M., having a George Crumb…

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Keyboard Pluralism: 1980-1982

Above: The Yamaha CS70m (1982) Today on PS dot com: some oddball keyboards from 1980-1982.  Check out the incredible heterogeneity…

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Sequential Circuits Synths of the early 80’s

Above: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5, Remote Prophet, and Poly Sequencer c.1982.  Below: period adverts for the Pro-One and Prophet 5.  We…

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The Conbrio ADS 200, Most Ambitious Synth Ever Made

Wanna talk about rare?  How about a keyboard synth of which only two were ever made, and only one has…

11 years ago