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- Electronic Music Studios - Official EMS Site.
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- FUTURE RETRO SYNTHESIZERS
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- KEYFAX ONLINE
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- Mackie
- Mark of the Unicorn, Inc.
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- Watkins Electronic Music - The Oldest Surviving Electro-Musical Pioneer
- Wave Idea
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ACCESSORIES, ADD-ONS & MODS- Audionaut Selected Sound Patches - The biggest synth sound database in the world, more than 120,000 free sounds to download
- Drum Samples - free audio sample for music production
- breakbeat-cafe - breakbeats, drum loops
- Custom Synth - handmade wood end-panels for all vintage and modern synth
- DigitalDeckCovers - Custom made dust covers to keep your vintage synth in perfect shape
- Genz Benz Enclosures
- FlexiMusic - Music Software developer selling music and audio editing software.
- Future Loops - Groundbreaking sample packs
- GrooveMaker - Main Page
- HipHopTools.com - "Ultimate Urban Resource" specializing in sound libraries and pro audio for urban music producers. We carry a huge range of Akai MPC Drum Machines, Akai MPC Expansions, Akai MPC Memory, MIDI/USB Drum Pads and more.
- Hollow Sun - free vintage keyboard/synth sounds to download in .WAV and S5/6000 format.
- Juno-60 patches - all factory presets, original sounds, more to come! Very cheap, very fast.
- Korg Karma V2.0 Editor for Logic Audio - Karma V2.0 Environment for Logic
- LinPlug - Synth, Samplers, Drums and Organs for VST on PC and Mac
- Loopmasters - Professional Sample Libraries in Wav/Rex2 and other formats - Free Preview Loops, Reviews, Shop and Demo MP3's for Producers Worldwide!
- Mig Music - Mig Music offers commercial synth sound sets for the Novation Nova/Supernova I & II, Native Instruments Pro52/Pro53, Native Instruments B4, Reason Refills, Steinberg Model E, Yamaha RM1X, Yamaha XG synths and soundcards as well as midi drum pattern collections and drum patterns/basslines for Propellerheads Rebirth.
- My Tape Echo - Quality Vintage & ValveTape Echo Loops
- PluginSpot - Free and affordable VST and DX instruments and FX
- Rec-Up - Swiss web site with patches/libraries for many synths
- sf2-files.com - Soundfonts for Kontakt, Reason, Soundblaster, Halion, Giga, VSampler, Orion, EXS24.
- Sonic Implants - creates and sell high quality soundfonts, sound libraries and sound files for many formats
- Sounds And Effects
- Sounds for Samplers - Custom sound libraries for Akai MPC, Ensoniq ASR's, Triton, and more
- Synhouse - MIDIJACK adds MIDI to most analog synthesizers for $99
- SynthBase - a Free synthesizer patch database
- Synthetic-Sounds.de - German site with patches for various synthesizers
- Synthfont
- Welebny iPhone Synthesizer
- SYNTH SITES, COLLECTIONS & RESOURCES
- Advanced Synthesizer Instrumentals
- Akai MPC - Find new and used Akai Samplers now.
- Akai-Talk - a forum discussing Akai of all generations
- Amazona.de - leading website for synthesizers and recording in Germany
- Analogue Heaven Home Page
- Audio Playground - Actual Vintage Synth Museum
- Audities Foundation - Lots of Vintage Synth Stuff
- Blue Bay - Dealer of Analogue Modular Synthesizers + Overview of a collection of rare vintage analogue synthesizers in Belgium, including pictures and detailed descriptions
- Borg TB-303
- Canine's Access Virus Users Page
- CCCP Vintage synths! - Collection of russian analog keys
- Devil Fish TB-303
- Drum Machine Museum - The ULTIMATE Drum Machine Web Site
- Dubsounds
- Eat at Joe's Kawai K5000 Area - Patch library, message board, tutorials, software, etc.
- electronic instrument matrix
- Electronic Musical Instruments 1870 - 1990 - A History of Electronic Musical Instruments
- Emulator Archive - The Internet Home for Emulators.
- ElectronicMusic.Com
- Free Music Software - a hand-picked collection of freeware Music software, Vst plugins, Samples, and articles
- From the Patch Bay - A Mediatech Institute Audio Engineering and Music Business Blog.
- Fusion Club - Alesis Fusion Forum, knowledgeable bunch, and a no flame zone.
- Harmony Central: Software: Mac
- Harmony Central - Keyboard reviews and more
- Hispasonic - The biggest community of music technology in Spanish
- Hyperreal Music Archives
- Instrucol - Lots of SoundFonts for synths
- Juno 106 Mac/Librarian
- Kawai K5 Geek Page - Patches, info, how-to's, downloads, a Kawai K5 forum
- kb6.de - samples of mostly vintage drummachines
- Keyboard Forum - Discussion forum for keyboards and keyboard-related topics
- Keyboard Padawan - offers lessons, information and performance tips on playing synths, piano and B3 organ.
- Korg M1 Page
- Korg Prophecy and Z1 Site - dedicated to the Prophecy and Korg Z1
- MacMusic - making music and midi on the macintosh
- Marko's Synth Site - RetroSound
- midi-musiker.de German and english Synth forum
- Moog Archives - Rare documents, photographs, and memorabilia from Moog
- Moogulator
- Museum of Soviet Synthesizers
- Music Machines at HYPERREAL
- NEWTRONIC Ltd.
- NoteIt - Sequential synths, sounds and patches
- Nusonica Magazine - Synthesizer's blog
- OrganFax - Comprehensive website in the Uk for the organ and keyboard enthusiast
- Philipp Koltsov's Studio - free patch collection
- Resources for Synthesizer and Electronic Keyboard Players - Essential keyboard resources, lessons, sheet music, and vintage synths at PlaySynthesizer.com
- Roland Jupiter Users Message Board
- ROLAND MKS-50 SYNTHESIZER HOMEPAGE
- RS7000 E-MAIL GROUP - Designed and dedicated to the RS7000 and it's users.
- RS7K.ORG - Designed and dedicated to the RS7000 and it's users.
- Rolamtech Limited - humble webpage with mp3 demos of various synths and some sys-ex files
- RolandTalk.com - Roland Talk Music Forum
- RL Music Ltd. - Specializes in Vintage Analogue Synthesizers
- Russian Analog synthesizers - That's a museum of Russian analog synthesizers
- Salon People | Robert Moog
- Sample Of The Day - Fresh, free high quality digital audio samples.
- SearchDJ.com - music sites, DJs, products, event party and more
- Shareware Music Machine
- Siel Synthesizers
- Sintetizzatore - Cool Italian language synth site with interactive information and resources
- Sonhors - French Webzine electronic music reviews & history
- Synrise
- Synth & Midi Museum at SYNTHONY
- Synth Site at SONICSTATE
- SYNTH ZONE - MIDI, Synthesizers & Keyboards
- Synthesis Technology
- Synthesized Dreams - Korg MonoPoly, SCI SixTrack, Siel Orchestra Manuals.
- SYNTHESIZERS.com - Modular Analog Music Synthesizers
- THE SYNTHESIZER NETWORK
- S y n t h f o o l ! - Kevin Lightner's analog synth pages
- Synthfreak
- Teisco Synthesizers
- The Terry Synthesizer Collection
- Theremin Info
- Trigger Out: drum machines and rhythm
- Unofficial Prism Homepage
- Video Synthesizers
- Vintage Synth Museum - Fairly comprehensive museum/archive.
- Welsh's Synthesizer Cookbook - Analog synthesizer programming, sound analysis, and universal patch book
- Woobie Doobie Studio - largest vintage synth collection in Poland
- AMS Online
- AnalogueHaven - we sell high-quality equipment
- Analogue Modular Systems, Inc. - get synths here
- ANYWARE-INSTRUMENTS - German site, produces analog gear...
- axeace.com - music related classified ads!
- BigCityMusic.Com - Vintage analog synthesizers, sound modules and more
- Carvin 1-800-854-2235
- Caruso Music - Major online shopping for musicians.
- Digibid - The online auction of new and used pro gear!
- DJMR - dj shop & professional audio equipement
- East West Sounds On Line
- Vintage Synthesizers - Synths, Drums, Effects
- Frei Audiotechnik - Manufacturer of IKARON Musical Instruments
- Frostwave Analog Effects - Analog effects designed for working musicians.
- Groove Riders
- Guitar Center's Home Page
- Hammond Hire Co. - based in LONDON ENGLAND
- Independent Audio - Professional Recording Equipment - Supplies some of the biggest film, broadcast and professional sound studios with the most innovative pro-audio equipment manufactured in the UK.
- Kenton Electronics - analog services & retrofits
- Music123 - Music Store, Instrument Retailer, Dealer.
- Musician's Friend Home Page
- MUSICIAN.COM Home Page
- Nova Musik - The New Store For Electronic Musicians!
- Oak Tree Vintage - Vintage instruments, microphones, amps and more.
- Old Tech - Vintage Synthesizer Site - Vintage Synthesizers for Sale (with pics)
- PrePal - like the Used Gear Price List but it's realtime and has more gear listed
- Prosound.com - Pro Audio sales, service and repair
- Reverb Guitar Shop - a new chain of musical instrument stores around the UK
- RL Music - Europe s largest vintage synth dealer
- Sample Asylum - Over 200 cutting edge drum loops, sound effects, arpeggios, ambiences, etc.
- SampleNet - the sampling resource
- SecondSpin.com
- Sheet Music Direct - Cool place to find sheet music
- Soundexchange2 - Buy new musical instruments and accessories on-line
- SynthesizerRentalService.comSynthesizer Rental Service
- TimeSpace
- Touched By Sound
- Tweakheadz Audio Lab - Unique Sample CD Roms, Loops and SoundFonts
- WahWah.co.uk - Selling retro t-shirts w/ licensed designs including Moog and more
- zZounds
- Alpha Entek - British company specialized in restoration and servicing of classic American Instruments
- Archive Sound - repair, restoration, parts for many synths (Minimoog, Prophet5, OBX/Xa, etc)
- Custom Synth - handmade wood end-panels for all vintage and modern synth
- Dragon Servicing - in South London, repair and service all electronic musical equipment
- Gerry Dahl - Repairing Moog and SCI gear (in Minnesota but shipping is no problem), good rates
- McIntyre Organ and Keyboard Repair - Organ and Keyboard Repair shop with 41 years experience Seattle, WA (206-364-3615)
- Musician's Service Center
- Prosound.com - Pro Audio sales, service and repair
- Right Key Repair - Minnesota-based Synthesizer, keyboard, pro audio repair company
- Siel DK-600 repair center - And others which might suffer a leaking battery problem.
- Soul Fruit - Synth Repairs and Modification
- Synth-Fool - Analog Synth Tech Kevin Lightner's web page
- TELESIS BACKLIGHT & DISPLAY - Manufacture, replace and repair backlights and displays for many Korg, Roland, Yamaha, & others
- VINTAGE PLANET - Synthesizer parts, service and more
- Wine Country Productions - Support for all Sequential Circuits gear
- Ørbit Ønline - Official William Ørbit Site
- Analog Warriors - A german techno/acid live act playing vintage Synths
- Arashi - (Japanese for "storm") features high-energy trance, Jazz & Hip Hop Beats
- Blue Canoe Records
- centralbpm.com
- DJ mattdruid.com
- Back In Time Records - Sample CD manufacturer from Germany
- Cathedral Stone Music Publishing - Original music by Mike Braithwaite, providing songs to the music industry as an artist
- Cirrus - Live electronic band from Moonshine Music
- CronoWorks - MP3s online of electronic music you can download
- dancecrave.com
- Deja Vue
- DELTA LAB - High-end vintage recording studio, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Depeche Mode Info - this site has a list of all synths used by depeche mode
- EPSILON: The Ambient Music Information Archive
- Flaming Fish - Christian industrial/electronica/noise/synth-pop bands
- FlyBy Records - Montreal Electronic Music Label
- Frozen Rain - melodic rock and music links
- Groove Radio International
- hallucination recordings - Rabbit in the Moon, Pimp Juice
- Halogen Records
- Hard To Find Records - Online vinyl shop.
- Heart of Glass - Blondie tribute band using old analogue synths
- Hyperreal - Underground music culture
- Hyperreal Music: DJ Sets - Download live dj sets
- IDIOT JOY - a Nottingham/London based band
- Inspired Records
- Jan Hammer Web Site
- Keston and Westdal - Internationally recognized electronic-jazz performance and production team.
- Klaus Schulze: Electronic Music Legend - Book by Greg Allen (c) 2008
- kraftWerk - German Synth-Pop Pioneers
- Kraftwerk Fan Site (Brazilian)
- Lagowski.com - The electronic music of Andrew Lagowski a.k.a. S.E.T.I. and Legion
- Legacy Oblivion - Electronic music producer from Hollan
- Liquid Trolls Techno/Acid Music - Artists, Clubs, DJ, Labels, Samples, TB-303 and more!
- Luis Junior - dj and producer in Spain.
- Michael Whalen Music, LTD.
- Moonshine - Top notch electronic music Record Label
- Monophonic Recordings - Free music downloads, dj mixes, synth & drum machine database
New Music Label - Your Ticket into the Music Business. Where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and managing all types of Music careers.- Nocturnal State - Record label and music collective
- NULOOP: ELECTRO TECHNO AND HOUSE - Online record shop from France w/ RealAudio demos, secure ordering
- Peter Frohmader/NEKROPOLIS - one of the Kraut-pioneers!
- Phat Records - Sydney based electronic recording studio
- The Planet-Hiphop.com Network
- Prodigy Site - contains loads of info about their gear!
a music industry school with 5,000 students worldwide who train on-site at major recording studios, record labels, radio and TV stations, film studios and video production companies.- Rob Soul Recordings - house music from Paris
- Shitkatapult - german-electronic-label
- Silver Dog Music - On-line booking agency providing live bands for hire for weddings, corporate functions and parties.
- Songwriting Consultants, Ltd. - Helps songwriters polish and market their work.
- Sound of Music - modern music production company that works with composing, arrangements, music performance, recording, computers, technical and education
- Spotted Peccary Music
Get your music to the right people with TAXI: the Independent A&R Vehicle that connects unsigned artists, bands and songwriters with major record labels, publishers, and film & TV music supervisors.- SONGWRITING - TAXI: Your source for songwriting tips, songwriter resources, songwriting articles, and song writing techniques
- Teatro do Som - musical brazilian new age site
- the path of least resistance - Analog synth group Brooklyn NY
- TigerSushi - A music portal
- The Strike Boys - official artist homepage
- Thomas Barth - keyboardist/ composer Thomas Barth
- Tomas Bodin - the keyboard player of The Flower Kings (Swedish symphonic prog band)
- Tim Blake - We also have quite a collection of antique synth photos
- ultraworld: the official orb web site
- Uma Nota Records - Small Ambient Indie Label based in Kalamazoo Michigan.
- Uprise Records - Better music through vastly superior technology
- Waveform Records
- Wendy Carlos link
- ACONEINC - A hot hip-hop beats site
- Audiocourses.com - 100% pass rate for Audiocourses.com e-learning students
- ASCAP: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- Atypical Audio - original sound libraries for electronic music production. Instant downloads, available in PC and Mac formats. Free previews.
- Audio Cookbook - Recipes for sound design
- Audio Engineering Society
- Beats And Samples - Download Loops and Samples for ACID, Cubase and other Music Softwares
- Beatbasics - Beat Loops Online
- BeatsbyMail.com - Where fire in hip hop production samples starts and never ends.
- BuyaBeat.com - #1 in Hip Hop instrumental beat, Rap instrumental beat, or R&B instrumental Music Production!
- Cd Replication - Community Musician is a leading provider of CD replication, duplication, and DVD manufacturing.
- Cogswell College - A four year College offering Bachelor's degree's including a Bachelor of Science in Digital Audio Technology. This degree offers concentrations in Synthesis and Sound Design, Composing and Arranging, Studio Recording, and Internet Audio.
- Cuemix-Magazine
- CD Duplicators and CD Printers at Cyperceptions - Quality duplication and print systems for every budget
- CD/DVD Duplicators from Mediatechnics - CD/DVD Equipment, Services and Supplies
- DigiFreq - A monthly text-based e-zine
- Digital Media Click - TV, audio, video, DJ, lighting and music. Daily industry news.
- Digital Media Dreams - Selling sample-CD's and virtual instruments on-line
- Disc Makers
- Fields Music - New York City Music Production Studio and Online Music Library
- Future Music Magazine
- gajoob.com - Music Making Resource and Review
- HACERMUSICA.COM - Music Making Help for Spanish Musicians
- Hispasonic - The biggest community of music technology in Spanish
- Home Studio - French site for Home Studio recording info
- IDEN-MAG - French electronique musique e-zine
- ISM: intentional system malfunction
- Karmaloop.com - sells the latest street wear, club/rave wear and urban clothing.
- Keyboard Central
- Logic School - German website about Logic Pro 7
- Loopasonic - Free Loops Online
- Loopmasters - Professional Sample Libraries in Wav/Rex2 and other formats - Free Preview Loops, Reviews, Shop and Demo MP3's for Producers Worldwide!
- Lyrics - Song lyrics on-line
- ModernBeats.com - Modern Hip Hop Sounds for Software Samplers!
- MPCsounds.com - MPC Hip Hop sounds for today's producer!
- MusicBakery - Royalty Free Music - Royalty Free Music from THE MUSIC BAKERY featuring exclusive performances by professional ensembles and studio musicians. Download MP3s immediately or order CDs from this high-quality buyout production music library.
- MusicRemedy
- The Music Pages
- New Music Label - Your Ticket into the Music Business. Where Singers, Musicians and Artists meet Record Labels, Music Managers and Scouts. New Music Label is a one-stop solution for seeking, finding, and managing all types of Music careers.
- Noize LA - online record store in LA
- The PAN Network Home Page
- Portable PA Systems - Portable PA systems: wireless rechargeable battery powered systems and wired mains electric powered systems.
- ProAction Media - CD and DVD Duplication and replication services, equipment, blank media, packaging, and accessories.
- Producer's Edge Magazine
- Proloops - Pro Loops Online
- a music industry school with 5,000 students worldwide who train on-site at major recording studios, record labels, radio and TV stations, film studios and video production companies.
- Ron Busch Guitar Studio - Vintage Guitars, Used Guitars, New Guitars
- Royalty Free Music Library - The leading online resource for royalty free music. ÊIncludes 3 catalogs, 170 CDs, and over 2000 stock music songs. ÊEasy licensing with no hassles.
- SamplepoolZ - German Online Sampling Resource
- Songstuff - creative, technical and business resources
- Sound Ideas - worlds' leading resource for professional quality royalty free sound effects and production music for motion picture sound, game developers, multimedia, video, sound design, radio, television, and web developers.
- Sound On Sound
- Spinner.com
- Studiofreaks - Cool audio site with the latest audio news, board, reviews , studiobase
- Summation CD/DVD Duplication Systems - CD/DVD Duplicators, Supplies and Free Expert Duplication Advice.
- Get your music to the right people with TAXI: the Independent A&R Vehicle that connects unsigned artists, bands and songwriters with major record labels, publishers, and film & TV music supervisors.
- TechnoSeeker - Italian e-zine for idm and electronic music.
