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REAL ANALOGUE POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZERS by syntheiszerforum @ moogulatorium
and string machines (scroll down)

here is my list of all synths with more than 1 voice and analog signal path..

AAC Tiracon6V
Akai AX80
Akai AX60
Akai VX600
Akai AX73/VX90
Alesis AndromedaA6
ARP Quadra
ARP Omni/Omni2
ARP SolinaStringsSynthesizer
Cheetah MS6
Creamware Pro12
Crumar Bit99/bit01/bitOne
Dave Smith PolyEvolverKeyboard/PEK
Dave Smith Evolver
Dave Smith PolyEvolverRack
Elektron SIDstation
Elka Synthex
Elka EK22/EM22
Gleeman Pentaphonic
JoMoX Sunsyn
Kawai SX240
Kawai SX210
Korg PS3100
Korg PS3200
Korg PS3300
Korg Poly61
Korg Poly800/Poly800II/Poly800mk2
Korg Polysix/Poly6
Korg Delta
Korg LambdaES50
Korg Trident
Korg Sigma
Marion MSR2
Marion ProSynth
MFB PolyLite
Moog Liberation
Moog Memorymoog
Moog Polymoog
Moog PolymoogKeyboard
Moog Opus3
Oberheim Xpander
Oberheim Matrix12
Oberheim Matrix6
Oberheim Matrix1000
Oberheim TwoVoice/TVS1/2Voice
Oberheim FourVoice/4Voice
Oberheim EightVoice/8Voice
Oberheim OBMx
Oberheim OBX
Oberheim OBXa
Oberheim OBSX
Oberheim OB8
Octave Voyetra
Rhodes Chroma
Rhodes ChromaPolaris
Roland Jupiter4
Roland Jupiter8
Roland Jupiter6
Roland JX8P
Roland JX10
Roland JX3P
Roland Juno60
Roland Juno6
Roland Juno106
Roland HS60/Juno106S
Roland AlphaJuno2/AlphaJuno1
Roland CMU800
Roland MKS30
Roland MKS70
Roland MKS50
Roland MKS80
Roland MKS7
RSF Polykobol/PolykobolII/Polykobol2
Sequential Circuits Prophet5
Sequential Circuits Prophet10
Sequential Circuits Prophet600
Sequential Circuits T8
Sequential Circuits Sixtrak
Sequential Circuits SplitEight/Split8
Sequential Circuits Multitrak
Sequential Circuits Max
Siel Opera6/DK600
Siel DK80/EX8500
Siel Cruise
Studio Electronics Omega8
Synthesizerstudio Bonn Banana
Teisco SX240
Teisco SX210
Vermona Perfourmer
Yamaha CS50m
Yamaha CS70m
Yamaha CS80
Yamaha CS60
Yamaha CS50

out of my brain, more than 2 voices and full analog or hybrid ones...

new ones ( still "buyable" as new):
Alesis Andromeda A6
SCI/DSI poly evolver (key&rack) (hybrid: 2 OSCs are digital)
MFB poly lite (well, it's sort of hybrid OSCs digital - filter analogue, so it may not by counted as "full analog"? up to you..
Jomox SunSyn (hybrid 2 oscs are digital, but see this as an advantage, even lfos and ENVs are analogue here!)
Studio Electronics Omega 2/4/8
Vermona PerFourmer (PerFOURmer / Per4mer)

Historic / used only..:
Akai
Akai AX60 (rare)
Akai AX73
Akai AX80/90 (rare)
Akai VX90 (rack!)
Akai vx600
div.Analog
SSB Banana
Cheetah MS-6 (rare outside uk)
Crumar
Crumar Bit01
Crumar Bit99
Crumar BitOne
Elka
Elka EK22
Elka Synthex
EMS Polysynthi
Gleeman Pentaphonic
Hugh Le Caine Synthesizer (ultrarare) - guess you need to google for this ;)
Korg
Korg Poly 61
Korg Poly 800 / EX 800 (only one VCF for all 4/8 voices!!)
Korg Polysix
Korg PS3100/3300 (3300 (rare))
Korg PS3200
Marion
Marion Systems MSR2/ProSynth
Moog
Moog Memorymoog
Moog Polymoog (rare)
Oberheim
Oberheim 2-/4-/8-Voice (rare)
Oberheim Matrix 1000
Oberheim Matrix 6/6R
Oberheim Matrix 12
Oberheim OB-8 (rare)
Oberheim OB-MX (rare)
Oberheim OB-X (rare)
Oberheim OB-Xa / OB-Xpander (the ob xander ultrarare)
Oberheim Xpander
Octave Voyetra 8 (ultrarare)
Rhodes
Rhodes Chroma
Rhodes Chroma Polaris
Roland
Roland Alpha Juno 1 / MKS-50
Roland Alpha Juno 2
Roland JX3P / MKS-30
Roland JX8P
Roland JX10 / MKS-70
Roland Juno 6
Roland Juno 60
Roland Juno 106 / HS60
Roland Jupiter 4
Roland Jupiter 6
Roland Jupiter 8 / MKS-80
RSF Polykobol (ultrarare)
SCI
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
Sequential Circuits Prophet 600
Sequential Circuits Prophet T8 (quite rare)
Sequential Circuits Prophet 10 (rare)
Sequential Circuits MultiTrak
Sequential Circuits SixTrak
Siel
Siel DK600
Siel DK80
Siel Kiwi
Siel Opera 6
Solton
SM100 / Project 100
Kawai / Teisco
Teisco (Kawai) SX-240
Teisco (Kawai) SX-400
Tiracon 6V (former eatern germany product, quite rare)
Yamaha CS
Yamaha CS50
Yamaha CS60
Yamaha CS70
Yamaha CS80

well, most of them are rare or hard to find.. but as you can see: you can still raise rarity ;)
btw. count in the commodore SID chip in here, it is also polyphonic ;) and analogue! 3 voices..

to be discussed ;) -
hybrid synthesizers.. with analog parts (filter) but with digital OSCs..:
SCI
Sequential Circuits Prophet VS
Waldorf
Waldorf Microwave I
Waldorf Q+
Waldorf Wave

Ensoniq
Ensoniq ESQ1
Ensoniq SQ80

2 real analogue OSCS, but still hybrid..
SCI/DSI poly evolver
Jomox sunsyn

DUOPHONIC SYNTHESIZERs
well ,there are some "pseudo" poly synths "duophonic"
.

You could play 2 notes , the synth plays one not on VCO1, the other one on VCO2 and it goes through its filter (one! filter), like:


ARP Odyssey
Roland SH7
Yamaha CS40m
the Korg Poly800 is 4-8 voice polyphonic but has only ONE filter for all voices!!
sort of .. mono/poly has 4VCOs but one filter to be used as 4 "voices".. and the
800DV is def'ly duophonic!
etc.

and there is one Category, the "allrounders". it's a special kind of mixture synth with some synths in one box system.. those synthesizer had poly sections, strings , bass or something like this..
like
Crumar Trilogy
Korg Trident
Korg Delta? (hmm.. should I add this machine here?)
Arp Quadra
Crumar DS2
Moog Opus 3
etc..


I just left out other hybrid synthesizers like the analogue filtered DW8000 by Korg etc..

re-compiled by synthesizerforum / sams

the poly string machines analog list, mostly full analogue:

# Roland RS-101 String-Ensemble, Tastatur-Synthesizer 1975
# Roland RS-202 String Ensemble, Tastatur-Synthesizer 1976 *
# Roland RS-09 Organ-Strings, Tastatur-Synthesizer 1979
# Roland RS-505 String Paraphonic 505, Tastatur-Synthesizer 1979

Combi Synths (Strings, Bass and Lead)
Crumar Trilogy
Moog opus 3
Crumar DS-2
ARP Quadra

ARP / Solina String Ensemble
Korg ES-50 Lambda
ARP Pro DGX?
ARP Omni
Vermona Piano-Strings von/from 1980
hohner string melody (hersteller war eigentlich/originally manufactured by logan (the organ company))

Wersi Bass Synth
Wersi Stage Performer MK II
farfisa polychrome
farfisa synthorchestra
moog liberation
concertmate mg-1
gem 4900
SIEL Cruise
KORG Delta und Trident
CRUMAR Multiman + Performer
logan strings
elka rhapsody
korg polyphonic ensemble
Godwin String Concert bzw. den großen Bruder Symphony.

well, and some organs like Jarres Eminent 310 (with Smallstone Phaser!) coool! ;)

not sure:
Yamaha SK10, 20, 30, 50D (more organ !!)

Solton Disco 64

very OT: analoge Tambura von Radel (Saarang DX-Soft) ;)

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not counted in: Tape based machines like Mellotron, Birotron, Orchestron..

the Forum Thread for more input..


Analog Poly Synths - more than 2 voices..
who?
model?
voices? made? OSCs SubOSCs Filter? FilterType? LFOs? ENVs?

AAC

Tiracon6V

6

1987

2

0

2

lpf self reso + static hpf

3

2

Akai

AX60

6

1986

2

1

1

lpf reso + static hpf

3

2

Akai

AX73/VX90

6

1986

1

1

1

lpf reso + static hpf

1

2

Akai

AX80

8

1984

2

1

1

lpf reso + static hpf

3

2

Akai

VX600

6

1988

2

0

1

lpf hpf self reso

2

3

Alesis

AndromedaA6

16

2000

2

2

2

lpf hpf bpf notch self reso

3

3

ARP

2500

4

1970

5

0

2

lpf hpf band notch self reso

1

6

ARP

Omni/Omni2

49

1975

1

0

1

lpf reso

2

1

ARP

Quadra

61

1978

5

0

4

lpf reso

1

3

ARP

SolinaStringsSynthesizer

16

1975

1

0

1

lpf reso

1

1

Cheetah

MS6

6

1988

2

0

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Crumar

Bit99/bit01/bitOne

6

1984

2

0

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Dave Smith

Evolver

4

2003

4

0

2

lpf self reso + hpf

4

3

Dave Smith

PolyEvolver Keyboard / PEK

4

2005

4

0

2

lpf self reso + hpf

4

3

Dave Smith

PolyEvolver Rack

4

2005

4

0

2

lpf self reso + hpf

4

3

Elektron

SIDstation

3

2001

3

0

1

lpf hpf bpf reso

4

2

Elka

EK22 / EM22

6

1986

2

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Elka

Synthex

8

1984

2

0

1

lpf hpf bpf self reso

2

2

Emu

Modular

10

1972

999

0

999

lpf hpf bpf notch self reso

999

999

Gleeman

Pentaphonic

5

1982

3

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

JoMoX

Sunsyn

8

2000

2

2

4

lpf hpf self reso

2

2

Kawai

SX210

8

1981

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Kawai

SX240

8

1984

2

1

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Korg

Delta

49

1979

1

0

1

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

1

Korg

LambdaES50

48

1979

3

0

1

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

2

Korg

Poly61

6

1982

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

1

Korg

Poly800 /Poly800II
/Poly800mk2

8

1983

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

3

Korg

Polysix/Poly6

6

1981

1

1

1

lpf reso

1

1

Korg

PS3100

48

1977

1

0

2

lpf self reso + triple resonator

2

2

Korg

PS3200

48

1978

2

0

2

lpf self reso + static EQ

2

2

Korg

PS3300

48

1977

3

0

2

lpf self reso + triple resonator

2

2

Korg

Sigma

18

1979

18

0

2

lpf hpf reso

1

1

Korg

Trident

3

1980

2

0

2

lpf self reso + triple resonator

1

2

Marion

MSR2

16

1993

2

0

1

lpf self reso

3

5

Marion

ProSynth

8

1995

2

0

1

lpf self reso

3

5

MFB

PolyLite

4

2005

2

1

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Moog

Liberation

10

1981

2

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Moog

Memorymoog

6

1982

3

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Moog

Opus3

3

1980

3

0

2

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

2

Moog

Polymoog

71

1975

2

0

4

lpf reso + 3x lpf hpf bpf

2

2

Moog

PolymoogKeyboard

71

1975

2

0

4

lpf reso + 3x lpf hpf bpf

2

2

Oberheim

EightVoice/8Voice

8

1977

2

0

1

morph lpf hpf bpf notch reso

1

2

Oberheim

FourVoice/4Voice

4

1975

2

0

1

morph lpf hpf bpf notch reso

1

2

Oberheim

Matrix1000

6

1987

2

0

1

lpf self reso

3

5

Oberheim

Matrix12

12

1985

2

0

1

lpf bpf hpf notch phase self reso

6

9

Oberheim

Matrix6

6

1986

2

0

1

lpf self reso

3

5

Oberheim

OB8

8

1983

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

2

Oberheim

OBMx

12

1994

2

0

2

lpf bpf hpf self reso

3

4

Oberheim

OBSX

6

1978

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

2

Oberheim

OBX

8

1979

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

2

Oberheim

OBXa

8

1981

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

2

Oberheim

Xpander

6

1984

2

0

1

lpf bpf hpf notch phase self reso

6

9

Octave

Voyetra

8

1983

2

1

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Polyfusion

Modular

8

1971

99

0

99

lpf hpf self reso fixed filter bank + more

99

99

PPG

Modular100/Modular300

4

1975

999

0

999

lpf hpf bpf notch self reso

999

999

Rhodes

Chroma

16

1982

2

0

2

lpf hpf self? reso

2

4

Rhodes

ChromaPolaris

6

1984

2

0

1

lpf self? reso

1

2

Roland

AlphaJuno2/AlphaJuno1

6

1986

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

CMU800

13

1982

1

0

1

lpf reso

1

1

Roland

HS60/Juno106S

6

1984

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

Juno106

6

1984

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

Juno6

6

1982

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

Juno60

6

1982

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

Jupiter4

4

1979

1

1

2

static hpf + lpf reso

1

2

Roland

Jupiter6

6

1983

2

0

2

static hpf + lpf reso

2

2

Roland

Jupiter8

8

1981

2

0

2

static hpf + lpf reso

2

2

Roland

JX10

12

1984

2

0

2

lpf reso + static hpf

2

2

Roland

JX3P

6

1983

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

1

Roland

JX8P

6

1984

2

0

2

lpf reso + static hpf

2

2

Roland

MKS30

6

1983

2

0

1

lpf reso

1

1

Roland

MKS50

6

1986

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

MKS7

8

1985

1

1

2

lpf reso + static hpf

1

1

Roland

MKS70

12

1985

2

0

2

lpf reso + static hpf

2

2

Roland

MKS80

8

1984

2

0

2

static hpf + lpf reso

2

2

Roland

System100m

4

1978

10

0

1

lpf self reso + static hpf

2

2

RSF

Polykobol/PolykobolII/Polykobol2

8

1982

2

0

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Sequential Circuits

Max

6

1984

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

3

Sequential Circuits

Multitrak

6

1985

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

3

Sequential Circuits

Prophet10

10

1980

4

0

2

lpf self reso

2

4

Sequential Circuits

Prophet5

5

1978

2

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Sequential Circuits

Prophet600

6

1982

2

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Sequential Circuits

Sixtrak

6

1983

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

3

Sequential Circuits

SplitEight/Split8

8

1985

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Sequential Circuits

T8

8

1983

2

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Siel

DK80/EX8500

12

1985

2

0

1

lpf self reso

2

2

Siel

Opera6/DK600

6

1984

2

0

1

lpf self reso

3

2

Studio Electronics

Omega8

8

2000

2

1

1

lpf hpf bpf self reso

2

3

Synthesizers.COM

Modular

8

1971

99

0

99

lpf hpf self reso fixed filter bank + more

99

99

Synthesizerstudio Bonn

Banana

6

1983

2

0

1

lpf reso

2

2

Teisco

SX210

8

1981

1

0

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Teisco

SX240

8

1984

2

1

1

lpf self reso

1

2

Vermona

Perfourmer

4

2002

4

0

4

lpf self reso

4

4

Yamaha

CS50

4

1976

1

0

2

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

2

Yamaha

CS50m

6

1980

2

0

1

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

2

Yamaha

CS60

8

1977

1

0

2

lpf hpf bpf reso

1

2

Yamaha

CS70m

6

1981

2

0

2

lpf hpf bpf reso

2

2

Yamaha

CS80

8

1976

2

0

2

lpf hpf bpf reso

2

4

exeptions: Oberheim 2voice, Roland System 100 and Siel Cruise offer 2 voice polyphony.

duophonic mentioned above..

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