E-mu PK-6 is a keyboard version of E-mu's Proteus 2000 sound module. A good all-purpose synthesizer, most suitable for pop-rock genres with the stock factory sounds, that was released in 2001. PK stands for "Proteus Keyboard".

The Trilogy consists of three sections: synth, strings and organ. A polyphonic analog orchestral synthesizer with a 49-note keyboard. Released in 1981. The Trilogy doesn't have all the modulation and bells and whistles of the other big of the era... but still manages to sound good, and that's the bottomline!

Casiotone MT68 is a 49 key analogue keyboard manufactured in 1983. Brilliant organ and electric piano sounds and built in lo-fi drum machine. This funky retro keyboard has disco, swing and latin accompaniment.

The Korg N364 is a solid workstation based on the proven AI2 technology, released in 1996. It certainly has all the usual pop/rock sounds we are used to, it also features some gorgeous ethnic instruments, and moving pads to die for. Korg N364 is a keyboard that features classy, proven sounds, and so many of them!

he Casio SK-1 is a small sampling keyboard made by Casio in 1985. Like many other mini keyboards, the SK-1 had a couple of good sounds, and cheesy white-noise rhythms. This is such a FUN machine! The SK1 is used by Fatboy Slim, Nine Inch Nails, Incubus and Blur.

The Roland MT-32 Multi-Timbre Sound Module is a MIDI synthesizer module first released in 1987. This "alarm-clock looking" instrument has a unique personality and its outstanding digital reverb really adds to the overall output quality.

Octave Electronics founded his company in 1975, and his first product was a synthesizer called "the CAT". It excelled at the basses and leads sounds that are so fashionable, and it frequently displayed a cutting edge that was missing from its competitors. It has been used by OMD, Devo, Loaded and Mixmaster Morris.

Roland's D110 was a very underrated little module, released in 1988. It's principal purpose was to provide users with a range of stock sounds that would just be generally useful in a wide range of different musical styles. It has been used by Suzanne Vega, Future Sound of London, and Information Society.

This box is a bomb! Korg ES-1 is a sampler that lets you get a signature sound with multiple effects/filters - Then assign the parts to a sequencer and tweak away! Their thick, meaty analog sounds are making their own unique contribution to global mayhem. It is used by Nine Inch Nails, The Crystal Method, The Prodigy, and the Chemical Brothers.

he Korg DSS-1, released in 1986, is a monster hybrid of analog, digital, and sampling-based synthesis. It has one of the most responsive velocity and aftertouch sensitive keyboards on any synthesizer. DSS-1 can put all but the mightiest analog synths to shame! It was used by Jean Michel Jarre, Michael Cretu of Enigma, and Mark Jenkins.

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The Technics sx-K450 is a classic accompaniment keyboard produced in 1986. At the time it came out, this was the top-of-the-line Technics accompaniment keyboard. There were also the SX-K300 and the SX-K350, that had less features than the 450.

Here is the Yamaha TG77, the rack version of the groundbreaking SY77. This is a very powerful module, capable of great acoustic emulations. The TG77 also features quality effect blocks for the time 1990 very advanced.

The Yamaha PSR-3000 is a fantastic instrument. You can do so much with it as an accompaniment keyboard, is an excellent entertainer tool and as a synthesizer.

The airSynth makes a 3D infrared beam called the Axyz interface. Passing your hand over it in various ways triggers and produces unpredictable but controllable results from its built-in sounds. The airSynth has 50 presets ranging from synth sounds to musical instruments, to ambient and natural sounds and effects.

This Roland L-CDX-01 selection focuses on the main ingredient of the groove, drums and bass. There are so many drum kit variations that it would be hard for anybody not to find what they're looking for. For the guitar/bass section, there's plenty to choose although not as much as the drums but all the usual suspects are there.

The Midiverb 2 is one of Alesis' most recognisable digital effects with a distinct personality. The Midiverb 2 fills one unit of rack space with memories and tremendous MIDI effects control.

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The Korg T3 has been called "The M1 on Steroids". T3 is great for someone who wants an all in 1 keyboard for sequencing many instrument parts at once. These synths distinguish themselves in structural integrity and in sound identity when compared with many new keyboards. It was released in 1989.

GEM S2R is the 19" rack version of the S2/S3 Turbo, released in 1993. It is totally compatible with these two keyboard synthesizers. S2, S3 and S2R have a rich and resonant personality of their very own, the result of technological and musical expertise applied with a rare touch of genius.

The Korg DDM110 programmable digital drum machine first went on sale in 1984. It is one of the early lo-bit digital drum machines to come out of Japan. It actually sounded pretty cool if you recorded it at a slow tape speed and played it back at normal speed... very punchy and beatbox-y! It was released in 1984.

Korg MS2000 is a virtual analog synthesizer released in 2000. It is a very well designed and flexible synth with a look and functionality that not only honors but transcends its classic predecessors. Notable users were Depeche Mode, Apollo 440, Keith Emerson and Snoop Dogg.

The Casiotone CT-370 is a light, portable, but surprisingly sturdy, well-built keyboard produced during the late 1980s. This keyboard has a classic PCM tone bank and is one of the larger-sized Casio models of the era. The keyboard itself feels pleasantly light, and while this may be very bad for piano sounds, it's perfect for organ or synth sounds

The pRP8 by GEM represents the perfect marriage of advanced digital technology and the features of a portable digital piano. The pRP8 is the ideal instrument to always keep at hand ones own music, either at home, on stage, or traveling. It is capable of offering the sonic range of the finest grand pianos and vast palette of modern & vintage sounds.

SampleTank is the software workstation that comes a long way since its inception in 2000. With an exclusive combination of features and sounds, SampleTank stands apart from any other sample-based virtual instrument, as one of the most powerful and easy-to-use solutions for making fully produced songs out of the box.

The Peavey DPM Spectrum Bass tone module is an eight-voice sample playback device containing 1MB of classic bass waveforms. No brass, no flutes, no drums, no effects - just bass, bass, and more bass. It was released in 1993.

The JEN SX1000 was originally released in 1978, the most under-appreciated analog monosynth of the lot it's capable of some really screaming lead and fat moog style bass incredible filters and lots of blips. It's been used by Future Sound of London, Nexus 21, and Man Machine . Its sole partner was the SX-2000, designed for use with an organ.

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Roland's sophisticated, yet highly affordable SRV3030 is the latest contender in the competitive market for dedicated reverb units. One of the latest offerings from Roland in terms of digital effects. Quality multi-effect instrument, with very valid reverb spaces, but also great-sounding digital multi-fx.

SuperWave P8 is a completely free virtual analogue synthesizer. If you're looking for great leads, pads and strings, then check out this beast of a synth.

Announcing the arrival of the revolutionary A4000 professional samplers with the power not only to make sounds, but to shape them in a way never before dreamed possible. The A4000 have impressive specs for a sampling unit. The A4000 provides 16 Multitimbral Parts and 64 Notes of Polyphony.

If you're in the techno dance scene, it's a must-have. The drum section is fantastic - it's based on the classic Roland TR series and features a lot of other different sounds. The waweforms are made into patches. There's a lot of sampled voices and noises, but it would be better if that place would be filled with other synth sounds.

This is a terrific selection of all the classic sounds of the '60s and '70s, the staples heard in innumerable hits. From the Mellotron to the Rhodes, to the Clavinet, Solina, Hammond B-3, Wurlitzer, these are all the sounds you need if you are into classic rock and pop.

This module is typical of the mid-90's era. It is primarily a techno/dance module, similar to others that at the time other manufacturers were marketing. The sounds on board are very solid, and obviously the targeted clientele for it was dance composers with already a sequencer and effects in their studio.

The Roland L-CDX-03 is a must to make the brassy backbone of your compositions, and it works particularly well for soundtrack/cinematic music. The quality of the samples is incredible, and there are so many different individual samples per patch, that many of the instruments in this collection really sound like the real thing.

The U-110 is Roland's first pure sample-playback module - or ROMpler if you like. The structure of this module is basic, and it focuses solely on providing samples of acoustic/electric instruments used in pop/rock.