Synthesizers.com

Synthesizers.com
Type Proprietorship
Founded 1996
Headquarters Tyler, Texas
Key people Roger Arrick, Founder
Products Musical instruments, modular synthesizers, Signal Processing
Website Synthesizers.com

Synthesizers.com is an American company based in Tyler, Texas founded by Engineer Roger Arrick which manufactures analog modular synthesizers for music and sound-effect creation.

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Products

Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer products utilize analog circuitry as did the classic synthesizers produced by Moog, ARP, 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, ring modulators and quantizers. Cabinets of various construction styles are offered to house modules and power components.

Synthesizers.com cabinets and modules conform to the physical Moog Modular (5U tall) form factor.[1]

Synthesizers.com System Styles
Synthesizers.com Studio-66 Synthesizer System.  
Synthesizers.com Portable-22 Synthesizer System.  
Synthesizers.com Rack-24 Synthesizer System.  

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

Moog 960 Sequencer Reissue

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

Q960 Sequential Controller and Accessory Modules
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Q960 Sequential Controller Module.  
Q961 Sequencer Interface Module.  
Q962 Sequential Switch Module.  

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 instruments.

Notable Users

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.synthesizers.com/formfactors.html , Modular Synthesizer Form Factors

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