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Pages recently added:
Date	Photo	Page(s) added
May 18, 2013		New! Korg MSC-13S Ethnic 2 page added, with audio examples
May 12, 2013		New! Korg MSC-07S Synth 2 page added, with audio examples
March 12, 2013		Korg MSC-16S Environment page added, with audio examples
June 30, 2012		Roland JD-800 page added, with audio examples
June 10, 2012		Roland D-70 page added, with audio examples
June 10, 2012		Roland VC-1 page added, with audio examples
June 5, 2012		Roland SH-101 page added, with audio examples
June 3, 2012		Roland RS-202 page added, with audio examples
June 3, 2012		Moog Micromoog page added, with audio examples
June 3, 2012		Crumar Orchestrator page added, with audio examples
June 3, 2012		Roland JX-8P page added, with audio examples
May 30, 2012		Roland SH-2000 page added, with audio examples
May 25, 2012		Multivox MX-20 page added, with audio examples
October 27, 2011		Roland JX-1 page added, with audio examples
July 3, 2011		Yamaha TX16W Sound Library page added, with audio examples
June 5, 2011		Korg Radias-R page added, with audio examples
May 22, 2011		SIEL DK 80 page added, with audio examples
October 16, 2010		Korg DW-8000 page added, with audio examples
January 9, 2010		Korg MSC-14S Sound Effects page added, with audio examples
January 9, 2010		Korg MSC-10S Ethnic 1 page added, with audio examples
January 9, 2010		Korg MSC-8S Percussion page added, with audio examples
December 30, 2009		Apple GarageBand 2 page added, with audio examples
December 13, 2009		Korg MSC-11S Brass page added, with audio examples
December 13, 2009		Korg MSC-12S Synth 3 page added, with audio examples
November 7, 2009		Green Oak Crystal page added, with audio examples
November 6, 2009		IK Multimedia SampleTank Free page added, with audio examples
November 6, 2009		Peavey DPM Spectrum Bass page added, with audio examples
November 3, 2009		FXpansion Orca page added, with audio examples
November 2, 2009		SuperWave P8 page added, with audio examples
November 1, 2009		E-mu Proteus VX page added, with audio examples
October 16, 2009	[image to follow]	E-mu Emulator III page added, with audio examples from reader Alex Stone
October 12, 2009		Korg MSC-9S Organ page added, with audio examples
September 28, 2009		Korg MSC-1 S Variety page added, with audio examples
September 20, 2009		Korg 01R/W factory demo songs page added, with audio examples from reader Ruben Schouten
September 20, 2009		Roland MKS-20 page added, with audio examples from reader Karl Lund
July 11, 2009		Roland SRX-07 Ultimate Keys page added, with audio examples
July 5, 2009		Boss DR-3 Dr. Rhythm page added, with audio examples
July 4, 2009		Roland SC-880 page added, with audio examples
May 23, 2009		Alesis Rap Techno Dance page added, with audio examples
April 25, 2009		Korg MSC-2S Synth 1 page added, with audio examples
April 25, 2009		Korg MSC-4S Orchestra 1 page added, with audio examples
April 25, 2009		Korg MSC-6S Fretted Insts 1 page added, with audio examples
April 19, 2009		Korg MSC-3S Drums 1 page added, with audio examples
April 18, 2009		Roland TR-808 page added, with audio examples
April 11, 2009		Added video demo to Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Ver.3 page
March 28, 2009		Added video demo to Oberheim OB-8 page
March 28, 2009		Synthmania now has a YouTube channel and twin Vimeo channel.
March 22, 2009		Korg DSS-1 Sound Library page added, with audio examples
March 22, 2009		Korg DSS-1 page added, with audio examples
March 14, 2009 - Five-year anniversary!
February 21, 2009		Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Ver.3 page added, with audio examples
February 15, 2009		Oberheim OB-8 page added, with audio examples
January 28, 2009		Kurzweil Orchestral ROM Soundblock page added, with audio examples
January 28, 2009		Kurzweil Contemporary ROM Soundblock page added, with audio examples
January 26, 2009		Kurzweil K2000 Best of Analog page added, with audio examples
January 25, 2009		Kurzweil K2000 Value Pack page added, with audio examples
January 25, 2009		Kurzweil K2000 V3 page added, with audio examples
November 23, 2008		Casio MT-600 page added, with audio examples
November 15, 2008		Roland M-DC1 page added, with audio examples (module graciously provided by Matt Fields)
November 9, 2008		Alesis Stereo Jazz Piano Q Card page added, with audio examples (card graciously provided by Matt Fields)
November 9, 2008		Alesis EuroDance Q Card page added, with audio examples (card graciously provided by Matt Fields)
September 29, 2008		E-mu Proteus FX page added, with audio examples
September 28, 2008		Roland SRV-3030 page added, with audio examples
September 28, 2008		Lexicon MPX 1 page added, with audio examples
September 23, 2008		Boss ME-50B page added, with audio examples
September 23, 2008		Roland Micro Cube page added, with audio examples
August 30, 2008		Novation XioSynth 25 page added, with audio examples
August 24, 2008		Roland SRX-03 Studio SRX page added, with audio examples
August 24, 2008		Roland SRX-01 Dynamic Drum Kits page added, with audio examples
August 24, 2008		Roland SRX-05 Supreme Dance page added, with audio examples
August 16, 2008		Roland V-Synth Version 1 page added, with audio examples
July 26, 2008		Roland V-Synth Version 2 page added, with audio examples
June 8, 2008		Korg TR-Rack page added, with audio examples
June 8, 2008	Synthmania.com is back - thank you for your patience
June 8, 2008	ANNOUNCEMENT:  Again, due to bandwidth problems, my web provider has shut Synthmania.com down.  I have now switched to a different provider, and hopefully the bandwidth will be enough.  Thank you for your patience as I work out the technicalities of bringing the site back up - Paolo of Synthmania.com
March 14, 2008 - Four year anniversary!
March 10, 2008		Electrix Filter Factory page added, with audio examples
March 10, 2008		Smokers Delight sample CD page added, with audio examples
March 10, 2008		Dance Mega Synth sample CD page added, with audio examples
March 10, 2008		Pipa & Liuqin sample CD page added, with audio examples
March 10, 2008		Chinese Percussion sample CD page added, with audio examples
March 10, 2008	I redesigned the structure of the site, and reinstated the Roland pages.  Thank you for your patience!  Synthmania.com is now hopefully structured a bit better, and easier to navigate.  Please let me know if you find any broken links, or if you have suggestions - you can contact me at
January 1, 2008	ANNOUNCEMENT:  Due to bandwidth problems, my web provider has instructed me to delete all the mp3 files from the /synthesizers/Roland directory.  Please refrain from clicking on Roland audio links at this time, as most of them will not work.  I am working to find a solution and hope to be able to restore the Roland links as soon as possible.  Thank you and happy new year.
December 1, 2007		Roland JD-990 Super JD page added, with audio examples
November 25, 2007		Korg Wavestation A/D page added, with audio examples
November 10, 2007		Roland JV-2080 page added, with audio examples
October 27, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-18 World Collection Latin page added, with audio examples
October 27, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-17 Country Collection page added, with audio examples
October 21, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-16 Orchestral II page added, with audio examples
October 20, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-03 Piano page added, with audio examples
October 4, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-14 World Collection Asia page added, with audio examples
October 2, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-12 Hip Hop Collection page added, with audio examples
October 1, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-09 Session page added, with audio examples
September 30, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-10 Bass & Drums page added, with audio examples
September 30, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-04 Vintage Synth page added, with audio examples
September 29, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-13 Vocal Collection page added, with audio examples
September 29, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-08 Keyboards of the '60s & '70s page added, with audio examples
July 16, 2007		Universal Sound Bank Soundscan 14 - Twisted Special FX page added, with audio examples
July 15, 2007		Universal Sound Bank Church Organs page added, with audio examples
July 15, 2007		Universal Sound Bank Soundscan 9 - Old School Keyboards page added, with audio examples
June 4, 2007		Yamaha PSR-300 page added, with audio examples
June 4, 2007		Korg MSC-5S Piano Sound Card Set page added, with audio examples
April 29, 2007		AKAI SG01v page added, with audio examples
April 5, 2007		Yamaha TG77 page added, with audio examples
March 14, 2007 - Three year anniversary!		Hot & Sweaty House Cuts Volume One sample CD page added, with audio examples
February 14, 2007		Synthmania Videos section added - The Synthmania studio is moving to a larger space, and I will start featuring video reviews of synthesizers soon - I'm kicking it off with four videos of my children Grace, Christian and Vincent playing the three classic instruments of Techno - Roland TB-303, TR-909, and TR-808.  Check them out, they are a lot of fun! J
January 1, 2007		Roland SR-JV80-19 House Collection page added, with audio examples
December 31, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-02 Orchestral page added, with audio examples
December 30, 2006		Yamaha RX8 page added, with audio examples
December 24, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-05 World page added, with audio examples
December 23, 2006		Yamaha YPT-400 (PSR-E403) page added, with audio examples
December 22, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-11 Techno Collection page added, with audio examples
November 18, 2006		Cheetah MS6 page added, with audio examples
November 10, 2006		Korg 05R/W page added, with audio examples
October 22, 2006		T.C. Electronic M300 page added, with audio examples
October 21, 2006		Roland MC-303 page added, with audio examples
October 15, 2006		Korg microKORG page added, with audio examples
October 15, 2006		Roland D-110 page added, with audio examples
October 14, 2006		Best Service Alpha Dance II page added, with audio examples
October 13, 2006		Sonic Reality American Heartland page added, with audio examples
October 8, 2006		Sonic Reality Modern Songwriter page added, with audio examples
September 27, 2006		Yamaha PSR-3000 page added, with audio examples
September 23, 2006		Realistic MG-1 Concertmate page added, with audio examples
September 4, 2006		Casio MT-500 page added, with audio examples
September 2, 2006		Korg ES-1 Electribe S page added, with audio examples
August 26, 2006		Casio CZ-1000 page added, with audio examples
July 16, 2006		Best Service Gigapack page added, with audio examples
July 16, 2006		Greytsounds Philip Wolfe's Rock Keyboards page added, with audio examples
July 16, 2006		Northstar Drumscapes Vol 1 page added, with audio examples
July 15, 2006		Spectrasonics Heart Of Asia page added, with audio examples
July 15, 2006		OMI Sonic Images Library page added, with audio examples
July 15, 2006		Roland L-CDX-04 page added, with audio examples
July 9, 2006		Roland L-CDX-03 page added, with audio examples
July 9, 2006		Roland L-CDX-02 page added, with audio examples
July 8, 2006		Roland L-CDX-01 page added, with audio examples
July 3, 2006		Generalmusic Equinox 61 page added, with audio examples
July 2, 2006		Boss SX-700 page added, with audio examples
July 1, 2006		Boss DR-550 MkII page added, with audio examples
July 1, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-06 Dance page added, with audio examples
June 11, 2006		Digitech RP200 page added, with audio examples
June 11, 2006		Alesis SR-16 page added, with audio examples
June 4, 2006		Roland MT-32 page added, with audio examples
June 3, 2006		E-mu Morpheus page added, with audio examples
May 22, 2006		Casio Rapman page added, with audio examples
May 13, 2006		E-mu ProCussion page added, with audio examples
May 13, 2006		Roland SN-U110-10 Rock Drums page added, with audio examples
May 13, 2006		Roland SN-U110-06 Orchestral Winds page added, with audio examples
May 8, 2006		Yamaha TG500 page added, with .mp3 examples
May 3, 2006		Technics SX-K450 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 22, 2006		Roland SN-U110-09 Guitar & Keyboards page added, with .mp3 examples
April 22, 2006		Roland SN-U110-02 Latin & F.X. Percussions page added, with .mp3 examples
April 22, 2006		Yamaha TG33 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 22, 2006		Hammerhead page added, with .mp3 examples
April 9, 2006		Roland U-110 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 2, 2006		Roland MKS-50 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 26, 2006		Roland U-220 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 14, 2006 - Two year anniversary!		Roland SR-JV80-07 Super SoundSet page added, with .mp3 examples
March 12, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-01 Pop page added, with .mp3 examples
March 11, 2006		Roland SR-JV80-15 Special FX Collection page added, with .mp3 examples
March 5, 2006		Alesis Micron page added, with .mp3 examples
March 4, 2006		Roland JP-8000 page added, with .mp3 examples
February 25, 2006		Korg MS2000 page added, with .mp3 examples
February 16, 2006		Yamaha SU10 page added, with video examples
February 4, 2006		Yamaha QY70 page added, with .mp3 examples
February 1, 2006		Casio CT-370 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2006		Zero-G Datafile 3 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2006		Zero-G Datafile 2 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2006		Zero-G Datafile 1 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2006		Polestar Magnetics XL1 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2006		Polestar Magnetics X-Static Goldmine page added, with .mp3 examples
January 7, 2006		Alesis Hip Hop Q Card page added, with .mp3 examples
January 5, 2006		Alesis Latin Q Card page added, with .mp3 examples
January 2, 2006		Alesis Sanctuary Q Card page added, with .mp3 examples
January 2, 2006		Alesis Vintage Synthesizers and Classic Beatboxes Q Card page added, with .mp3 examples
January 2, 2006		Alesis Vintage Keyboards Q Card page added, with .mp3 examples
January 1, 2006		Alesis QS8 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 31, 2005		Roland PN-D50-04 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 31, 2005		Roland PN-D50-03 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 31, 2005		Roland PN-D50-02 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 31, 2005		Roland PN-D50-01 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 26, 2005		Roland D-50 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 23, 2005		Generalmusic pRP8 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 3, 2005		Hammond C-3 page added, with .mp3 examples
November 20, 2005		Yamaha TX81Z page added, with .mp3 examples
November 19, 2005		Yamaha Rock & Pop S5551 sound card set for the SY/TG55 synthesizer and tone generator page added, with .mp3 examples
November 19, 2005		Yamaha Syn Wave 1 S5531 sound card set for the SY/TG55 synthesizer and tone generator page added, with .mp3 examples
November 14, 2005		Yamaha Brass Section S5504 sound card set for the SY/TG55 synthesizer and tone generator page added, with .mp3 examples
November 13, 2005		Yamaha Drums 1 S5502 sound card set for the SY/TG55 synthesizer and tone generator page added, with .mp3 examples
November 13, 2005		Yamaha REX50 page added, with .mp3 examples
November 12, 2005		Roland SR-JV80-97 Experience III page added, with .mp3 examples
November 12, 2005		Roland SR-JV80-98 Experience II page added, with .mp3 examples
November 12, 2005		Roland SR-JV80-99 Experience page added, with .mp3 examples
October 16, 2005		Alesis MidiVerb II page added, with .mp3 examples
October 13, 2005		Davoli Davolisint page added, with .mp3 examples
October 6, 2005		Masterbits Monster Pack Sample CD Collection 12,000 page added, with .wav examples
September 24, 2005		E-mu XL-1 Extreme Lead page added, with .mp3 examples
September 23, 2005		Boss DR-770 page added, with .mp3 examples
September 20, 2005		Korg N364 page added, with .mp3 examples
August 28, 2005		Rhodes Stage 88 page added, with video demo
August 28, 2005		Wurlitzer EP200 page added, with video demo
August 13, 2005		Magix Dance Factory page added, with .mp3 examples
August 6, 2005		Magix Sound Pool 5 Collection page added, with .mp3 examples
July 3, 2005	Roland S-Series sample library	Roland S-Library page added, with audio examples (work in progress)
July 2, 2005		Roland W-30 page added, with .mp3 examples
June 20, 2005		Casio SK-1 page added, with .mp3 examples
June 13, 2005		Korg T3 page added, with .mp3 examples
June 12, 2005		Korg M1 page added, with .mp3 examples
May 27, 2005		Generalmusic S2R page added, with .mp3 examples
May 19, 2005		Alesis HR-16 page added, with .mp3 examples
May 18, 2005		Korg DDM-110 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 24, 2005		Yamaha SHS-10 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 20, 2005		Roland MKS-80 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 16, 2005		Yamaha DX7 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 9, 2005		Yamaha A4000 page added, with .mp3 examples
April 4, 2005		Kawai K1m page added, with .mp3 examples
March 28, 2005		Roland SC-50 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 26, 2005		Casio MT-68 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 14, 2005 - One year anniversary!		Farfisa Syntorchestra page added, with .mp3 examples
March 12, 2005		Yamaha DJX page added, with .mp3 examples
March 6, 2005		E-mu PK-6 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 2, 2005		Alesis airSynth page added, with .mp3 examples
March 1, 2005		Yamaha AN200 page added, with .mp3 examples
February 28, 2005		Roland D2 page added, with .mp3 examples
February 22, 2005		Yamaha DJX-IIB page added, with .mp3 examples
February 20, 2005		Ensoniq ESQ-1 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 18, 2005		Funky Ass Guitars page added, with .mp3 examples
January 17, 2005		E-mu Orbit V2 page added, with .mp3 examples
January 15, 2005		Novation K-Station page added, with .mp3 examples
January 9, 2005		Casio VZ-10M page added, with .mp3 examples
January 2, 2005		Roland MKS-70 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 30, 2004		E-mu Proteus/1 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 26, 2004		Roland EM-10 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 23, 2004		Yamaha PSR-550 page added, with .mp3 examples
December 19, 2004		MPC Hip Hop to R&B waves sample cd page added, with .mp3 examples
December 11, 2004		Vocal Bytes 2 sample cd page added, with .mp3 examples
October 24, 2004		Korg Polysix page added, with .mp3 examples
October 23, 2004		Roland JX-3P page added, with .mp3 examples
October 17, 2004		Crumar Trilogy page added, with .mp3 examples
October 3, 2004		Roland Juno-106 page added, with .mp3 examples
September 6, 2004		Crumar Bit One page added, with .mp3 examples
August 7, 2004		Casio CTK-601 page added, with .mp3 examples
July 31, 2004		Roland R-8 page and  Guess the synthesizer game section added, with .mp3 examples
July 25, 2004		Korg Poly-61M page added, with .mp3 examples
July 21, 2004		Kawai SX-240 page added, with .mp3 examples
July 18, 2004		Roland Juno-60 pages added, with .mp3 examples
July 18, 2004		Easy Listening sample CD pages added, with .mp3 examples
July 17, 2004		NY Dance sample CD page added, with .mp3 examples
July 17, 2004		HouseMaster sample CD page added, with .mp3 examples
July 14, 2004		Korg Poly-800 page added, with .mp3 and video examples
July 10, 2004		Korg M-500 micro-preset page added, with .mp3 and video examples
April 18, 2004		Casio CSM-1 page added, with .mp3 examples
March 20, 2004		Boss DR-220A page added, with .mp3 & .wav examples
March 16, 2004	Famous Sounds	Added several entries to the "Famous Sounds" section - with .mp3 examples
March 14, 2004	Famous Sounds	Famous Sounds pages added - with .mp3 examples
March 14, 2004		Yamaha TG55 page added - with .mp3 examples
March 14, 2004	SynthMania	SynthMania.com is published to the World Wide Web for the first time

Welcome to Synth Mania, a web site dedicated mainly to synthesizers, but also keyboards, pianos, organs, drum-machines and electronic sound-making devices in general.  Here you will find information on several models that I own/have owned in the past, I'm familiar with, or simply have specs/data about.

"Who the hell cares whether you can sync the LFO to your blender, what's the electric piano like?" - Julian Colbeck  (in "Love the one you've bought", article in Keyboard magazine, August 1996)  

Sound, above modulation routings, sys-ex capabilities, or digital I/Os is what I love about synths.  Not that those and other features aren't important, quite the contrary; it's just that if a synth doesn't sound interesting to us, no matter how many technical attributes, we are not going to use it too often.  And that's why everyone loves the sound of a good old analog synthesizer, even if it doesn't have MIDI or a dynamic keyboard: a full, warm sound.

This project was born with the intent of sharing my 20-year knowledge and passion for synthesizers with all music lovers, beginners and experts, with an emphasis on the myriad of sonic possibilities that every instrument possesses.  All throughout this site you'll find audio and video examples of the instruments described, to make this a true multimedia experience.

Furthermore, this site can be used as a source of information for people interested in buying used one of the models described in my reviews, or for beginners to get familiar with the sonic characteristics differentiating various models.

Thank you for reading and I hope you will enjoy the website.

Paolo Di Nicolantonio
Keyboardist/Composer/Sound Designer
Synth Mania creator and self-confessed synth maniac