Warning: this page is not mean to be comprehensive! It is a record of my research when I find stuff that I get excited about for whatever reason. Someday I’ll develop it into a database.
My focus is synthesizers and other musical equipment from the 1960’s through early 80’s. Seems like every day I run into a new weird old thing I didn’t know existed. As I find stuff I will update this page and eventually will become a detailed resource.
Year cited is year of introduction. I tried to source the manufacturers themselves for these dates, but even the manufacturers can be inconsistent. Roland SH-2000 is a good example of this. Send me a message if you have a better year than I do here.
1963
Buchla 100 Series Synthesizer
1967
Moog 1C / 2C / 3C Synthesizer
1969
EML ElectroComp 200 Synthesizer
EMS VCS3 Synthesizer
1970
ARP 2500 Synthesizer
Buchla 200 Series Synthesizer
Moog Minimoog Synthesizer
Yamaha EX-42 Stage Organ
1971
ARP 2600 Synthesizer
EMS Synthi A Synthesizer
EMS Synthi Sequencer 256
1972
ARP Odyssey I Synthesizer
ARP Pro-Soloist Synthesizer
EML ElectroComp 101 Synthesizer
Moog Sonic Six Synthesizer
Triadex Muse Synthesizer
1973
Korg MiniKorg-700 Synthesizer
Moog Satellite Synthesizer
Roland RE-201 Space Echo Delay
Roland TR-66 Drum Machine
Roland SH-1000 Synthesizer

1974
Arp Explorer I Synthesizer
Arp Solina String Ensemble String Synthesizer
Oberheim SEM Synthesizer
Roland SH-3 / SH-3A Synthesizer
Roland SH-2000 Synthesizer

Yamaha SY-1 Synthesizer
1975
Arp Axxe Synthesizer
Arp Little Brother
Arp Solina String Synthesizer
EMS Vocoder 2000
Roland SH-5 Synthesizer

Yamaha SY-2 Synthesizer
Yamaha GX-1 Stage Synthesizer
1976
Roland System 100 Model 101 Synthesizer
Roland System 100 Model 102 Synthesizer Expander
Roland System 100 Model 103 Mixer
Roland System 100 Model 104 Sequencer
Roland System 100 Model 109 Speaker
Roland System 700
Yamaha CS-50 Synthesizer
1977
Yamaha CS-10 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-30 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-30L Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-60 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-80 Synthesizer
Yamaha EX-1 Stage Organ
Yamaha EX-2 Stage Organ
Yamaha SS-30 String Synthesizer
1978
Roland SH-1 Synthesizer
Roland SH-7 Synthesizer
Roland SH-09 Synthesizer
Roland System 100M Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-5 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-15 Synthesizer
1979
Roland Jupiter 4 Synthesizer

Roland Pro Mars Synthesizer
Roland SH-2 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-15D Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-20M Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-40M Synthesizer
Yamaha SK-10 Organ / String / Synthesizer
1980
Yamaha SK-20 Organ / String / Synthesizer
Yamaha SK-30 Organ / String / Synthesizer
Yamaha SK-50D Organ / String / Synthesizer
1981
Roland Jupiter 8 Synthesizer

Yamaha CS-70M Synthesizer
Yamaha SK-15 Organ / String / Synthesizer
1982
Roland Juno-6 Synthesizer
Roland SH-101 Synthesizer
Roland Juno-60 Synthesizer
Yamaha CE-20 Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-01 Synthesizer
Yamaha SY-20 Synthesizer
1983
Roland Jupiter-6 Synthesizer

Roland JX-3P Synthesizer
Yamaha CS-01 II Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-1 Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-7 Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-9 Synthesizer
Yamaha FX-1 Stage Organ
1984
Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer
Roland JX-8P Synthesizer
Roland MKS-30 Synthesizer
Roland MKS-80 Synthesizer
1985
Roland Juno-106S Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-5 Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-21 Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-27 Synthesizer
Yamaha DX-100 Synthesizer
Yamaha YX-7 Synthesizer
S T R I N G S Y N T H E S I Z E R S
VP-330

RS-505 Paraphonic
