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Cool Sounds from the Hottest Synths Around!
No matter whether you're a keyboard player, sound designer, composer, or producer, you need great sounds to make great music. While software synthesizers have grabbed the spotlight for a few years, there's still nothing like the hands-on feel and unique tonal qualities that only a hardware synth can deliver. The current offerings provide a near-infinite variety of sounds and textures. From old-school analog to physical modeling and everything in between, there's a synth to match your style! |
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| Many players agree that there's nothing like the presence and bite of a true analog synth. An analog synthesizer uses voltage-controlled analog modules - principally a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), voltage-controlled filter (VCF), and voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA) - to synthesize sound.
Learn more about analog synthesis. |
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Moog Little Phatty Stage Edition 
Little Phatty is the realization of Bob Moog's dream to build great analog sound into an affordable instrument that is designed with live performance in mind.
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Moog Minimoog Voyager Performer
The Minimoog Voyager incorporates virtually all of the sound resources and functions of the original Model D Minimoog, while adding many new features.
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Dave Smith Instruments Poly Evolver Keyboard
This four-voice synth is actually a hybrid. Each voice has two analog oscillators based on Dave Smith’s Prophet 5, and two digital oscillators from the Prophet VS.
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Alesis Andromeda A6
The A6 is the real analog deal, boasting 16-voice polyphony and an incredible array of knobs and buttons (plus an assignable ribbon control) for total tweakability.
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| Virtual analog synths emulate analog characteristics and offer additional digital benefits. A virtual analog synth employs a type of physical modeling that imitates the electronic properties of circuit components.
Learn more about virtual analog synthesis. |
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Novation XioSynth 49
The new XioSynth is an 8-voice polyphonic synth that's also an audio interface and a MIDI controller. Includes three oscillators, one filter, and two LFOs.
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Korg RADIAS
The RADIAS sound engine is based on Korg's MMT engine, with up to four timbres per program. The oscillators borrow the ultra low-aliasing modeling techniques from Korg's OASYS.
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Roland SH-201
Even though it's fun and easy to use, the SH-201 is no toy! With two beefy analog-modeling oscillators onboard, this little synth can blow down doors.
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Access Virus TI Keyboard
In addition to the award-winning Virus sound engine, included software enables the Virus TI to appear as a multi-channel VST/AU soft synth in your host DAW.
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| Sample-based synthesizers use sampled sounds or instruments as the basis for their sounds. These samples can be tweaked further using a variety of filters and modulation sources.
Learn more about sample-based synthesis. |
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Yamaha MM6 "Mini Mo"
The MM6 synthesizer combines sounds from the Motif, grooves from around the world, and a simple-to-use interface in a portable, 61-note keyboard.
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Korg X50
The X50 uses the same HI synthesis engine that powers the bestselling Triton. Its 512 great-sounding programs and 384 combinations are enhanced by a powerful effects section.
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Roland Juno-D
This affordable synth offers hundreds of stellar sounds plus expressive multi-effects, real-time performance controllers, and tools for groove creation and composition.
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Korg Triton Extreme 61
The Triton is much more than just a synth - it's a full-blown workstation. But it's built on Korg's acclaimed Hyper Integrated synthesis engine to provide breathtaking audio quality and an amazing degree of sound editing control.
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| Physical modeling produces uncannily realistic sounds by employing mathematical algorithms to emulate the acoustic principles of a voice or instrument. Modeling allows you to create sounds that behave in very specific and detailed ways depending upon a variety of input data.
Learn more about physical modeling synthesis. |
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Roland VP-550
The VP-550 uses Roland's vocal-modeling technology to create spectacular classical and gospel choirs, pop and jazz voices, male and female ensembles, vintage vocoder, and lush string/vocal hybrids.
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Yamaha VL70M
If you play a MIDI wind controller, this is the synth for you! The VL70-m accurately models the complex vibrations, resonances, reflections, and other acoustic phenomena that occur in real wind or string instruments.
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| For ultimate tweakability, these powerful workstations offer the flexibility of a variety of techniques for creating sounds. Plus, their sequencing, sampling, and effects capabilities make them an all-in-one solution for music production. |
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Alesis Fusion 6HD Sweetwater Edition
Fusion workstations give you four synthesis types: Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM, and Physical Modeling. Sweetwater has upgraded the Fusion with additional RAM and 282 additional programs, including a Sweetwater-exclusive bank.
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Korg OASYS
The OASYS launched with three powerful synth engines: HD-1 High Definition PCM, AL-1 Analog Modeling, and CX-3 Modeled Tonewheel Organ. Operating system updates have introduced two new expansion instruments, the STR-1 Plucked String and LAC-1 Legacy Analog Collection.
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