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1981
SoundMaster Stix ST-305
Synton Syntovox 222 Vocoder
Teisco SX-400
Teisco Synthesizer 110F
Yamaha CS-70m
Yamaha GS-1
1982
Buchla 400 Series
Crumar Stratus
Digital Keyboards Synergy
Formanta Polivoks
Gleeman Pentaphonic
Korg Poly-61
Linn Electronics LinnDrum
Moog Memorymoog
Multivox Firstman SQ-01
Oberheim DX
Rhodes Chroma
Roland Juno-6
Roland Juno-60
Roland TB-303
Roland TR-606
Sequential Circuits Prelude
Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Sequential Circuits Prophet Remote
Yamaha CS01
Yamaha SY20
1983
BOSS DR-110 Dr. Rhythm
Crumar Spirit
E-mu Drumulator
Kawai SX-210
Korg KPR-77
Korg Poly-800
Oberheim OB-8
Octave Plateau Voyetra 8
Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar
Roland CMU-800
Roland CMU-810
Roland Jupiter-6
Roland JX-3P
Roland MC-202
Roland MKS-30
Roland SH-101
Sequential Circuits Prophet T8
Siel Opera 6
Synton Syrinx
Yamaha DX1
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha DX9
1984
Akai AX80
BOSS HC-2 Hand Clapper
BOSS PC-2 Percussion Synthesizer
Crumar Bit One
E-mu E-Drum
E-mu Emulator II
Ensoniq Mirage
Kawai SX-240
Kurzweil K250
Linn Electronics Linn 9000
Oberheim Prommer
Oberheim Xpander
PPG KX5
Rhodes Chroma Polaris
Roland GR-700
Roland Juno-106
Roland MKS-10
Roland MKS-80
Roland TR-909
Sequential Circuits DrumTraks
Sequential Circuits Max
Sequential Circuits Six-Trak
Siel DK600
Teisco SX-240
Yamaha TX816
1985
Akai S612
BOSS DR-220 Dr. Rhythm
Casio CZ-1000
Casio CZ-101
Casio CZ-5000
Casio SK-1
Crumar Bit 01
Crumar Bit 99
E-mu SP-12
Korg DDM-110
Korg DW-6000
Korg DW-8000
Oberheim Matrix 12
Roland HS-60
Roland JX-8P
Roland TR-707
Roland TR-727
Sequential Circuits MultiTrak
Sequential Circuits Prophet 2000
Sequential Circuits Split-8
Sequential Circuits TOM
Siel DK70
Siel DK80
Yamaha DX100
Yamaha DX21
Yamaha DX27
Yamaha DX5
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