Electronic music — vintage synthesis
ELECTRODREAMER
Amateur composer working at the intersection of electronic music and vintage 80s–90s hardware — synthesisers, drum machines, effects units, and the stories they carry.
The Arsenal 11 units
Yamaha YS200
Yamaha's affordable late-80s FM synth — 4-operator FM in a 61-key package, with punchy basses, glassy pads, and all the digital bite of the era.
Korg M1REX
The Korg M1 workstation in rack form with ROM expansion — the instrument that defined the sound of an era, from its glass-shattering piano to the iconic 'Universe' pad.
Korg 03R/W
Korg's slim AI2 rack module from 1994 — the sound engine of the X3 in 1U, with 32-voice polyphony and 16-part multitimbrality in a compact, practical format.
Yamaha SY85
A serious AWM2 workstation from 1992 — 16 MB of wave ROM, a built-in 16-track sequencer, and that rich, dense Yamaha sample-based sound that defined early-90s production.
Ensoniq TS-10
Ensoniq's TS-10 brought Transwave synthesis to the early 90s — dynamically animated oscillators that produce restless, evolving timbres unlike anything from Yamaha or Korg.
Alesis Quadraverb 2
Alesis's flagship multi-effects processor from 1993 — simultaneous reverb, delay, pitch shifting, chorus and EQ in 2U, with 24-bit processing and full MIDI control.