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Synth
The Hound NEWAdded: 2013-05-16 The Hound was a digital synthesizer module with analog filters (VCF) developed in the late nineties by the Dutch company Cirko Electronics. Although it received good reviews when released, only 20 units were ever produced. It had a special "fatness" parameter that gave the sound more meat when applying a lot of resonance, 4-outputs and was 16-part multitimbral. Thanks to Eric van den Berk for making these samples! |
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Sound examples. Some sounds have some reverb or other effects added. |
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DanceAdded: 2013-02-05 This collection of sounds easily brings back memories from a not-so-distant past! It's a great set of sounds from a variety of sources that were typical for the techno and dance music of the nineties (but don't let that stop you from adding some synth chord stabs to your new rockabilly tune!) |
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Sound examples. Some sounds have some reverb or other effects added. |
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MemoryMoogAdded: 2013-01-11 The Memorymoog was Moog's last synthesizer before they went out of business in 1982. As the name suggests, it offered patch memory storage and the synth itself was very powerful, with 3 analog oscillators per voice and six voice polyphony - (18 oscillators at once in unison mode...). It was released just as MIDI was becoming a standard, and a Plus version of the Memorymoog added MIDI-support. 808 State, The Orb, Air, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Bon Jovi, INXS, Rick Wakeman, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) and George Duke. |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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Oberheim Matrix 12Added: 2013-01-11 A complex beast boasting 12 voices of polyphony (with 2 VCO's per voice), the Matrix offered a very flexible routing matrix of parameters similar to a modular synth. The omission of dedicated buttons and sliders made it less instantly tweakable than many of its contemporaries, but it's sound is classic. Famous users include: The Orb, Gravity Kills, Vangelis, Technotronic, and Depeche Mode. |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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PPG WaveAdded: 2013-01-11 The PPG Wave was a hybrid digital/analog synthesizer that generated its sounds using digital wavetables instead of the "traditional" waveforms, vastly expanding the tonal palette. The digitally generated sound then passed through analog filters and amplifiers. The first PPG Wave was released in 1981 and was later updated several times with expanded polyphony and MIDI support until it was discontinued in 1987. It's characteristic timbre really made it stand out and was used by Thomas Dolby, Tears for Fears, Gary Numan, Art of Noise, Alphaville, Depeche Mode and many more. |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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Jupiter 8Added: 2012-11-15 Assorted sounds from one of the most legendary analog polyphonic synths of all time, the Jupiter 8. |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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Rhodes ChromaAdded: 2012-11-15 The Chroma was developed by ARP but the company was forced to shut down before releasing it. Fender took over the project and released it as the Rhodes Chroma. It was one of the first synths to feature touch-buttons and a general value slider instead of pots/faders for every parameter - a concept also popularized by the Yamaha DX7. The Chroma had 16 voice polyphony and also featured a velocity sensitive keyboard. Famous users include Jethro Tull, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul and Oscar Peterson. |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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Elka SynthexAdded: 2012-11-15 Released in 1981, the Elka Synthex was an Italian 8 voice synth that was one of the first synths to feature digitally controlled oscillators (DCO) to ensure stable tuning. Other notable features include a built-in sequencer (but no MIDI), a 4-axis joystick for modulation and an advanced filter section. It's very fat sounding and can sound quite similar to the Jupiter 8 and Prophet 5. Some famous users include Duran Duran, Jean Michel Jarre and Stevie Wonder |
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Sound demos by Åke Danielson. All sounds have some Reverb or Delay added. |
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Farfisa PolychromeAdded: 2012-10-09 The Farfisa Polychrome is a very exotic instrument to come by. The Polychrome was launched in 1979 and like many of its contemporary "String Machine" companions it was an analog syntesizer that focused on emulating traditional "orchestra" sounds like strings, ensemble, choirs (and there's even a piano that sounds with surprisingly piano-like!). The Polychrome featured full polyphony, aftertouch and a Chorus/Phaser effect. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Godwin Symphony NEWAdded: 2012-10-09 Rare Italian analog synth "String Machine" from the mid 70's. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson).
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Power SynthsAdded: 2012-23-08 Majestic pad and lead sounds created with an assorted number of synthesizers, including Alesis Andromeda, Oberheim Xpander and OB8, Synclavier FM section, SCI Prophet T8, Yamaha TX816, Minimoog, miniKORG 700S and Alesis Fusion. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Yamaha CS-80Added: 2012-02-06 Since its launch in 1976, the CS-80 is still considered one the fattest sounding analog synths on the planet. With its 8-voice polyphony (with two independent synthesizer layers per voice), split functionality, patch memory storage and polyphonic aftertouch it was a real powerhouse (but also weighed like one). In addition to playing a pivotal role in Vangelis's classic soundtrack for Bladerunner, it has been used by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Jean Michel Jarre, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Brian Eno and Toto. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Roland Jupiter-4Added: 2011-11-15
Released in 1978, the Jupiter-4 was one of the first analog polyphonic synthesizers available and featured 8 memory locations and an arpeggiator. Like many synthesizers of that era it featured preset buttons like "Piano", "Brass" and "Strings". While those instruments might not be the most obvious references when listening to these presets today, there's no doubt the Jupiter-4 could produce some truly amazing sounds and it has contributed signature sounds many famous recordings including Duran Duran's 'Rio'. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Oberheim OB-8 NEWAdded: 2011-10-31 The Oberheim OB-8 was a 2 oscillator analog polyphonic synth released in 1983. Only 3000 were produced but it made its way to many popular songs including Prince's 1999. Other famous OB-8 users include Depeche Mode, The Police, Trent Reznor (NIN), Thompson Twins, Rush, Simple Minds, KLF, Van Halen, Stevie Nicks and Future Sound of London. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Optigan & OrchestronAdded: 2011-10-14
The Optigan and Orchestron were successors to the famous Mellotron and Chamberlin-machines. All were analog mechanic sample players but Optigan and Orchestron used optical discs for storage, making them considerably more transportable than their one-tape-machine-player-per-key predecessors and also more affordable. Changing sounds was now simply a matter of swapping discs, but the sound fidelity attainable with these optical discs was very limited. All samples are unretouched and include original mechanical noises and artifacts for maximum vintage authenticity! |
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Optigan
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Orchestron
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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DX 7 mk IIAdded: 2010-12-01The DX 7 was a groundbreaking digital synth, released in 1983. It popularized a new type of synthesis called FM (Frequency Modulation), although other synthesizers had used this technology before. It was regarded as difficult to program but can certainly produce some excellent sounds. Our samples come from the upgraded DX 7 mk II version. |
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DX 7 mk II |
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Listen to a soundclip of some of the DX 7 samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Mini MoogAdded: 2010-11-02The Mini is famous for its fat analog sound in a portable unit. It featured three oscillators that could be individually de-tuned and several waveforms, and can create some really thick analog timbres. Load the samples in the Electro 3 or the Wave and experience the massive polyphonic sound. |
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Mini Moog |
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Listen to a soundclip of some of the Mini samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5Added: 2010-11-02One of the first fully programmable polyphonic analog synths, the Prophet 5 is an eighties classic. It is capable of a delightful analog sound that is unique to the Prophet series. The original had a five-voice polyphony - two oscillators per voice and a white noise generator, analog filters, envelopes and LFO make the P5 a great sounding unit. |
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Prophet 5 |
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Listen to a soundclip of the Prophet 5 samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Roland JX-3PThe JX-3P is a six voice polyphonic synth with two digitally controlled, analog oscillators per voice. The typical assortment of 24 dB resonant lowpass filter, envelope and LFO sections are here. The JX was one of the worlds first MIDI equipped units, released in 1983. Famous users: The Future Sound of London, Astral Projection, Vince Clarke, Orbital, Luke Vibert, Stevie Nicks, and Thomas Dolby. |
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JX-3P |
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Listen to a soundclip of the JX-3P samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Polymoog KeyboardThe Polymoog Keyboard was released in 1978 and our sampled archive contains 8 examples of its warm and lush sounds. |
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Polymoog |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Classic FM SynthsThe GS-1 is an early FM synthesizer, the grandfather of the DX series. Many of the classic FM sounds were born on this machine. The outputs have a bit of a noise floor, which make the sounds grainy and can be clearly heard in these samples. The CE 20 was the unit that bridged the gap between the quite expensive GS1 and GS2 units, and the later commercial superstar, the DX-7. Our samples are from all the six polyphonic preset FM-patches on this unit. |
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CE 20
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GS1
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Nord Lead 2X samplesThe original Nord Lead and Nord Lead 2 are among the most popular synthesizers ever built. Debuting in 1995, the first Nord Lead virtual analog synthesizer took the music world by storm. It instantly became an industry standard and takes a place among the most revered classic synthesizers. The NL2X is very much capable of crisp or really nasty ''analog-digital'' sounds that widely exceeds the limits of similar products. Add some awesome leads, booming basses, frantic techno and you got yourself a selection samples that may bring you to want to get the real thing. Update: the v2 versions of the Nord Classics contains the Alternate Start marker that Nord Wave users can activate to skip the attack part of the sample. |
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NL2X Bass |
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Listen to a soundclip of the Nord Lead 2X samples (by Åke Danielson, playing on a Nord Electro 3).(Including: NL2X Jump / NL2X Weather bass / NL2X Delayline, Chorus+Rev added halfway / NL2X And God made Resonance / NL2X Fluty vib / NL2X Attack bass) |
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NL2X Lead |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL2X Pads 1 |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL2X Pads 2 |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL2X Synth 1 |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL2X Synth 2 |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Nord Lead 3 samplesThe Nord Lead 3 is much appreciated for its extremely flexible sound engine, featuring a combination of traditional shapeable waveforms and a very intuitive 2 or 4 operator FM engine. All this would be routed through the high quality multi filter for further shaping. The Filter section in the original unit has two separate modes, Single Filter Mode and Multi Filter Mode with various filter types, including LP, HP, BP, Notch, Triple Peak and Triple Notch. These samples are just as exciting as the original unit. Update: the v2 versions of the Nord Classics contains the Alternate Start marker that Nord Wave users can activate to skip the attack part of the sample. |
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NL3 Acoustic |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Bass |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Classic |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Lead |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 OrganListen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Pads |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Piano |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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NL3 Synth |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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Nord Modular G2 samplesThe G2 concept is based on a standalone hardware keyboard with a freely configurable sound synthesis architecture and a software user interface. The sound engine in a G2 synthesizer runs on a group of digital signal processors, together with high resolution AD and DA converters. Many of the G2 modules were also found in traditional analog synthesizers. Among the selection are well-known building blocks such as oscillators, filters, sequencers and envelope generators as well as more complex modules like vocoders, pitch tracker and the mystic Bode shifter. The nsmp samples scratches on the surface of what this magnificent beast can do. Update: the v2 versions of the Nord Classics contains the Alternate Start marker that Nord Wave users can activate to skip the attack part of the sample. |
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G2X Acoustic |
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Listen to a soundclip of the Nord Modular G2 samples (by Åke Danielson, playing on a Nord Electro 3). |
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G2X Bass |
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G2X Classic |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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G2X Fantasy |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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G2X Lead |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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G2X Pads |
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(G2X Padding Dark_ste with FX: CHOR1 / G2X Mellow&Icy_ste / G2X Murk Strings_ste / G2X Padding Res_ste with FX: CHOR1 / G2X KlangPad_ste / G2X LushModular_ste with FX: CHOR1. All sounds with some reverb).
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G2X Synth |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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G2X Classics11 classic synthesizer sounds, some of which are taken from the Nord Modular G2. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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PH Synths Misc30 impressive synth sounds generously created by Pontus Henrikson. |
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Listen to a soundclip of some assorted samples (by Åke Danielson). |
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PH Synth StringsA collection of 9 different synth string sounds created by Pontus Henrikson. Added 2009-09-10. |
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PH Synth Brass2 synth brass sounds created by Pontus Henrikson. Added 2009-09-10. |
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