Synthesizers.com is an American company based in Tyler

Tyler, Texas

Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, in the United States. It takes its name from President John Tyler . The city had a population of 109,000 in 2010, according to the United States Census Bureau...

, Texas

Texas

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founded by Engineer Roger Arrick which manufactures analog modular synthesizer

Modular synthesizer

The modular synthesizer is a type of synthesizer consisting of separate specialized modules connected by wires to create a so-called patch. Every output generates a signal – an electric voltage of variable strength...

s for music and sound-effect creation.

Products

Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer products utilize analog circuitry as did the classic synthesizers produced
by Moog

Moog Music

Moog Music is an American company based in Asheville, North Carolina which manufactures electronic musical instruments. The current Moog Music is the second company to trade under that name.-R.A. Moog Co. and the original Moog Music:...

, ARP

ARP Instruments, Inc.

ARP Instruments, Inc. was an American manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, founded by Alan Robert Pearlman in 1969. Best known for its line of synthesizers that emerged in the early 1970s, ARP closed its doors in 1981 due to financial difficulties...

, and others in the 1960s and 1970s.
Systems are constructed using function modules to provide customization and flexibility.
Modules include the basic
VCO, VCF, VCA
synthesizer functions along with more advanced modules such as
sequencers

Music sequencer

The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...

, ring modulators

Ring modulation

Ring modulation is a signal-processing effect in electronics, an implementation of amplitude modulation or frequency mixing, performed by multiplying two signals, where one is typically a sine-wave or another simple waveform. It is referred to as "ring" modulation because the analog circuit of...

 and quantizers

Quantization (music)

In digital music processing technology, quantization is the process of transforming performed musical notes to an underlying musical representation that eliminates this imprecision. The process results in notes being set on beats and on exact fractions of beats...

.
Cabinets of various construction styles are offered to house modules and power components.

Synthesizers.com cabinets and modules conform to the physical Moog Modular

Moog modular synthesizer

Moog modular synthesizer refers to any of a number of monophonic analog modular synthesizers designed by the late electronic instrument pioneer Dr. Robert Moog and manufactured by R.A Moog Co...

 (5U tall) form factor.

Business Philosophies

Synthesizers.com utilizes several unorthodox business practices to deal
with the low manufacturing volumes of the small modular synthesizer market.
Strategies include relying strictly on the internet and Email for sales presence and customer communication,
avoiding trade shows, and selling direct instead of using traditional distribution and dealership channels.

Modules Produced

• Q104 MIDI Interface
• Q105 Slew Limiter
• Q106 Oscillator (VCO)
• Q107 Filter (VCF)
• Q108 Amplifier (VCA)
• Q109 Envelope Generator
• Q110 Noise Source
• Q111 Pan/Fade
• Q112, Q113 Mixers
• Q115 Reverb
• Q116 Ring Modulator
• Q117 Sample & Hold
• Q118 Instrument Interface
• Q119 Sequential Controller
• Q123 Standards
• Q124 Multiples
• Q125 Signal Processor
• Q127 Fixed Filter Bank
• Q128 Switch
• Q130 Clipper & Rectifier
• Q140 Fixed Filter Bank Aid
• Q142 Pedal Interface
• Q147 Distributor
• Q149 Signal Selector
• Q150 Transistor Ladder Filter (VCF)
• Q171 Quantizer Bank
• Q960 Sequential Controller
• Q961 Sequencer Interface
• Q962 Sequential Switch
• Q963 Trigger Bus

Moog 960 Sequencer Reissue

In 2005, Synthesizers.com began offering a modern recreation of Moog's famous 960 sequencer

Music sequencer

The music sequencer is a device or computer software to record, edit, play back the music, by handling note and performance information in several forms, typically :...

.
The front panel duplicates the original 960 layout while the electronics required a redesign using currently available
circuit components. Recreation of Moog's 961 and 962 accessory modules are offered as well.

Meeting of the Knobs

Synthesizers.com periodically hosts informal public meetings in the Dallas/Fort Worth area
where enthusiasts show various sorts of modern and vintage electronic musical instrument

Electronic musical instrument

An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker....

s.

Notable Users

• Jordan Rudess
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• Duran Duran
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• David Crowder Band
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• Gregg Giuffria
  Gregg Giuffria
  Gregg Giuffria is an American rock keyboardist. He was the keyboardist for heavy metal bands, Angel, and House of Lords, and arena rock band, Giuffria....
  
  
• Hans Zimmer
  Hans Zimmer
  Hans Florian Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He has composed music for over 100 films, including critically acclaimed film scores for The Lion King , Crimson Tide , The Thin Red Line , Gladiator , The Dark Knight and Inception .Zimmer spent the early part of his career in the...
  
  
• Massive Attack
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• Dana Countryman
  Dana Countryman
  Dana Countryman is an American electronic music composer and performer notable for his collaboration with French electropop artist Jean-Jacques Perrey. In addition, he was a songwriter and performer in the cabaret-act quartet The Amazing Pink Things...
  
  
• Erik Norlander
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• LCD Soundsystem
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• M83 (band)
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See also

• Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer
  Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...
  
  
• List of Moog synthesizer players
• List of synthesizer manufacturers
• Robert Moog
  Robert Moog
  Robert Arthur Moog , commonly called Bob Moog was an American pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer.-Life:...
  
  

External links

• Official homepage of Synthesizers.com
• Official Forum serving Synthesizers.com users
• Meeting Of The Knobs Public Meetup