Synth Timeline

The old interactive timeline can be found here (no longer updated).

1985

Yamaha ED10
Yamaha TX7

1986

360 Systems MIDI Bass
Akai AX60
Akai AX73
Akai S900
Akai VX90
Akai X3700
Akai X7000
Casio CZ-1
Casio CZ-230S
Casio CZ-3000
Casio RZ-1
E-mu Emax
Elka Drumstar-80
Elka EK-22
Elka EM-44
Ensoniq ESQ-1
Kawai K3
Korg DDD-1
Korg DSS-1
Korg DVP-1
Kurzweil K150
Oberheim Matrix 6R
Oberheim OB-Xk
Philips PMC 100
PPG Realizer
Roland Alpha Juno 2
Roland Alpha Juno-1
Roland JX-10
Roland MKS-7
Roland MKS-70
Roland S-10
Roland S-50
Roland TR-505
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS
Siel DK700
Yamaha DX7IID / DX7IIFD
Yamaha FB-01
Yamaha RX5

1987

Akai S700
Alesis HR-16
Alesis MMT-8
Buchla 700 Series
Casio FZ-1
Casio HT-3000
Casio HZ-600
E-mu Emulator III
E-mu SP-1200
Kawai K5m
Kawai R-100
Korg 707
Korg DDD-5
Korg DS-8
Oberheim DPX1
Oberheim Matrix 1000
Roland D-50
Roland MKS-50
Roland MT-32
Roland S-220
Roland S-330
Roland TR-626
Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000
Sequential Circuits Studio 440
Yamaha PortaSound PSS-470
Yamaha TX16W
Yamaha TX802
Yamaha TX81Z

1988

Akai MPC60
Akai S1000
Akai VX600
Casio FZ20M
Casio VZ-1
Casio VZ-8M
Cheetah MS-6
Ensoniq EPS
Ensoniq SQ-80
Kawai K1m
Korg M1
Korg Symphony-03
Kurzweil K1000
Roland D-110
Roland D-20
Roland U-110
Yamaha DX11
Yamaha Portasound PSS-480
Yamaha TQ5
Yamaha VSS-200
Yamaha YS200

1989

Cheetah MS800
E-mu Proteus
Ensoniq VFX
Kawai K1iir
Kawai K4r
Kawai XD-5
Korg T3
Roland R-8
Roland S-770
Roland U-20
Roland W-30

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