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THE SYNTHESIZER INDEX — EST. 2026

Every synthesizer,
indexed.

Specs, release years, famous patches and the tracks that made them legendary — from the Minimoog to last month's grooveboxes.

25 synths 12 brands 61 years covered

SYNTH OF THE WEEK

Roland Juno-106
1984

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Akai 1 ARP 1 Elektron 1 Korg 2 Moog 2 Oberheim 1 PPG 1 Roland 12 Sequential 1 Teenage Engineering 1 Waldorf 1 Yamaha 1

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Roland VP-330 Vocoder / ensemble 1979 10 Roland Juno-106 Analog poly 1984 6 Yamaha DX7 FM digital 1983 16 Korg MS-20 Mono semi-modular 1978 1 Sequential Prophet-5 Analog poly 1978 5 Moog Minimoog Model D Mono 1970 1

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