The concept of a music sequencer combined with a synthesizer originated in the late 1970s with the combination of microprocessors, mini-computers, digital synthesis, disk-based storage, and control devices such as … See more

Although many music workstations have a keyboard, this is not always the case. In the 1990s, Yamaha and Roland released a series of portable … See more

While advances in digital technology have greatly reduced the price of a professional-grade music workstation, the 'time cost' of learning to operate … See more

Examples of early music workstations included the New England Digital Synclavier and the Fairlight CMI.
Key technologies for the first generation
Low-cost computer … See more

By 1982, the Fairlight CMI Series II represented another advance as it now offered more RAM-based sample memory than any other … See more

Yamaha, Roland and Korg now have sampling as a default option with the Yamaha Motif line (introduced 2001), the Roland Fantom See more

• White, Paul. "Multitimbrality Explained - Exploration". Sound on Sound (February 1994). Put simply, multitimbral means the ability to play several different sounds at the same time, … See more