Timeline Snapshot
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Analog Era (approximately 1970 to 1984)
| Year | Arp | Kawai | Korg | Moog | Oberheim | Roland | Sequential Circuits | Yamaha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ||||||||
| 1971 | 2600 | Minimoog | ||||||
| 1972 | Odyssey | Sonic 6 | ||||||
| 1973 | 700 MiniKorg | |||||||
| 1974 | Odyssey2 | 700s MiniKorg 800dv MaxiKorg K3 | Satellite | SEM | SY-1 SY-2 | |||
| 1975 | Axxe | 900PS SB-100 Synthe Bass | Polymoog Synthesizer Micromoog Multimoog Minitmoog | Two Voice Four Voice | RS-101 RS-202 | |||
| 1976 | 770 PE-1000 PE-2000 | SH-3 SH-5 | ||||||
| 1977 | 100F | M-500 MicroPreset M-500SP MicroPreset PS-3100 PS-3200 PS-3300 | Eight Voice | SH-1000 SH-2000 | CS-10 CS-30 CS-30L CS-50 CS-60 CS-80 | |||
| 1978 | Solus Quadra | MS-10 MS-20 MS-50 | Polymoog Keyboard | OB-1 OB-X | SH-7 SH-1 SH-2 | Prophet5 | CS-5 CS-15 | |
| 1979 | 100P | X-911 Delta Lambda Sigma | Prodigy | RS-09 Jupiter-4 | CS-15D CS-20m CS-40m | |||
| 1980 | 60F | Trident | Liberation Opus-3 | OB-SX OB-Xa | Prophet10 | |||
| 1981 | 110F SX-400 | MonoPoly | Rogue Concertmate MG-1 TaurusII Source | Jupiter-8 | ProOne | CS-70m | ||
| 1982 | Trident MKII | Memorymoog | Prophet600 | CS-01 | ||||
| 1983 | SX-210 | OB-8 | Jupiter-6 | ProphetT8 | ||||
| 1984 | SX-240 | Matrix-12 Xpander | MKS-80 |
Others:
- 1984 Akai AX80
- 1986 Akai AX60
- 1986 Akai AX73
- 1986 Akai VX90
- 1988 Akai VX600
- 1983 Crumar Spirit
- 1981 Elka Synthex
- ?: Roland RS-505
Hybrid Era (approximately 1981 to 1989)
| Year | Casio | Crumar | Elka | Ensoniq | Kawai | Korg | Oberheim | Roland | Sequential Circuits | Siel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Polysix | Fugue | Cruise | |||||||
| 1982 | Poly-61 | Juno-6 | Prelude | Orchestra2 OR 400 | ||||||
| 1983 | Poly-800 | Juno-60 | Opera 6 | |||||||
| 1984 | Bit One | Mirage DSK-1 Mirage DMS-1 | Poly-61M EX-800 | Juno-106 JX-3P MKS-30 GR-700 | SixTrak Max | DK 600 Kiwi Expander | ||||
| 1985 | Bit01 Bit99 | Poly-800II DW-6000 DW-8000 EX-8000 | Juno-106s HS-60 MKS-7 Juno-1 Juno-2 MKS-50 JX-8P | Multitrack Split-8 Prophet 2000 Prophet 2002 | DK 70 EX 80 DK 80 | |||||
| 1986 | EK22 EM22 | ESQ-1 | K3 K3m | DSS-1 | Matrix-6 Matrix-6R DPX1 | HS-10 HS-80 JX-10 MKS-70 | Prophet VS Prophet VS Rack | DK 700 | ||
| 1987 | HZ-600 HT-700 MT-600 HT-3000 HT-6000 | ESQ-M | DSM-1 | Matrix-1000 | ||||||
| 1988 | SQ-80 | Prophet 3000 | ||||||||
| 1989 |
Others:
- 1985? Akai S612
- 1986 Akai S900
- ? Akai S950
- 1979 Arp Quartet
- 1978: Crumar DS-1
DS-2 - 1980: Siel Mono
- 1979: Siel Orchestra
- 1979 Yamaha SK-10
- 1981 Yamaha SK-15
- 1980 Yamaha SK-20
- 1980 Yamaha SK-30
- 1980 Yamaha SK-50
Digital Era (approximately 1981 to 1989)
| Year | Casio | Elka | Kawai | Korg | Yamaha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | GS-1 GS-2 | ||||
| 1982 | CE-20 CE-25 | ||||
| 1983 | DX9 DX7 DX1 | ||||
| 1984 | TX816 | ||||
| 1985 | CZ-101 CZ-230s CZ-1000 CZ-5000 | DX21 DX100 DX27 TX216 TX7 DX5 | |||
| 1986 | CZ-2000s CZ-2300s CZ-3000 CZ-1 | EK44 EM44 | DX27s FB01 DX11 TX81z DX7IID DX7IIFD DX7S | ||
| 1987 | K5 K5m | DS-8 707 | TX802 | ||
| 1988 | VZ-1 VZ-8m VZ-10m | WT11 TQ5 YS100 YS200 B200 | |||
| 1989 | V50 |
Others:
- 1988 Ensoniq EPS
- 1989 Ensoniq EPS-M
- 1990 Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus
- 1990 Ensoniq EPS-16 Plus Rack
- 1992 Ensoniq ASR-10
- 1992 Ensoniq ASR-10R
- 1992 Ensoniq ASR-88
- 1989 Ensoniq VFX
- 1989 Ensoniq VFXSD
- 1990 Ensoniq SD-1
- 1990 Ensoniq SQ-1 Plus
- 1990 Ensoniq SQ-2
- 1990 Ensoniq SQ-R Plus
- 1992 Ensoniq KS-32
- 1993 Ensoniq TS-10
- 1993 Ensoniq TS-12
- 1984 Sequential_Circuits Veloctiy 6
- ?: Yamaha CX5M
Sampler/Rompler Era (approximately 1987 to Present)
| Year | Emu | Ensoniq | Kawai | Korg | Peavey | Roland | Yamaha |
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| 1987 | EIII | S-220 S-50 S-550 D-50 D-550 D-10 D-20 | TX16w TX1P | ||||
| 1988 | K1 K1m K1r | M1 M1R | S-330 D-110 U-110 | ||||
| 1989 | EmaxII Proteus1 | K1II K1rII K4 K4r | M3R T1 T2 T3 | SP SX DPM3 | W-30 D-5 U-20 U-220 | SY77 TG77 SY99 TG55 | |
| 1990 | Proteus2 Procussion Proformance Proformance Plus | KC10 XS-1 | Wavestation Wavestation EX | S-770 D-70 | SY22 TG33 SY55 | ||
| 1991 | Proteus3 ProteusMPS | Wavestation AD 01W 01RW 01Wfd 01Wpro 01WproX | SP Plus DPM3 SE DPM V3 DPM2 DPM V2 | S-750 JV-80 | TG100 | ||
| 1992 | Wavestation SR | SXII | JV-880 JV-30 | SY35 SY85 TG500 | |||
| 1993 | EIIIX VintageKeys Morpheus | KC20 GMega-LX K11 GMega | DPM SI DPM4 DPM488 Spectrum Bass | S-760 SP-700 JV-90 JV-1000 JV-35 JV-50 | CBX-T3 TG300 | ||
| 1994 | ESI-32 ClassicKeys ProteusFX | JV-1080 | MU5 W5 W7 |
Others:
- 1988? Akai S1000
- 1988? Akai S1000HD
- 1988? Akai S1000KB
- 1988? Akai S1000PB
- 1987 Casio FZ-1
- 1987 Casio FZ-10m
- 1987 Casio FZ-20M
- 1984: Emu EmulatorII
- 1981: Emu Emulator
- 1986: Emu Emax
- ?: Kawai PH50
PHm - 1996: Kawai K5000S
K5000R
K5000W - 1977 New_England_Digital Synclavier I
- 1980 New_England_Digital Synclavier II
- 1984 New_England_Digital Synclavier PSMT
- 1995: Peavey Spectrum Bass II
Spectrum Organ
Spectrum Synth - 1986: Roland S-10
MKS-100