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<!--{{Infobox company
| name = Synthesizers.com
| logo = [[ImageFile:Synthesizerscomlogo200.jpg]]
| type = Proprietorship
| foundation = 1996
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| key_people = Roger Arrick, founder
| products = [[Modular synthesizer]]s, [[signal processing]]
| homepage = [http://www.Synthesizerssynthesizers.com/ Synthesizers.com]
}}-->'''Synthesizers.com''' is an American company based in [[Tyler, Texas]],
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founded by engineer [[Roger Arrick]] (also a designer of robots<ref>{{cite [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810201047/http://ars-journal|year=2004|title=.com/ars/Interview/Interview%20with%20Arrick%20R.htm Interview with Roger Arrick|journal=], International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems|volume=, Vol. 1|issue=4|url=http://www.ars-journal Iss.com/ars/Interview/Interview+with+Arrick+R.htm}} 4, 2004</ref>), which manufactures [[analog synthesizers|analog]] [[modular synthesizer]]s for music and sound-effect creation.
 
== Products ==
'''Synthesizers.com''' is an American company based in [[Tyler, Texas]],
founded by engineer Roger Arrick (also a designer of robots<ref>{{cite journal|year=2004|title=Interview with Roger Arrick|journal=International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems|volume=1|issue=4|url=http://www.ars-journal.com/ars/Interview/Interview+with+Arrick+R.htm}}</ref>), which manufactures [[analog synthesizers|analog]] [[modular synthesizer]]s for music and sound-effect creation.
 
==Products==
Synthesizers.com modular synthesizer products use analog circuitry as did the classic synthesizers produced by [[Moog Music|Moog]], [[ARP Instruments, Inc.|ARP]], etc. Systems are constructed using function modules to provide customization and flexibility. Modules include the basic [[Voltage controlled oscillator|VCO]], [[Voltage controlled filter|VCF]], [[Voltage-controlled amplifier|VCA]] synthesizer functions along with more advanced modules such as
[[music sequencer|sequencers]], [[ring modulation|ring modulators]] and [[Quantization (music)|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 synthesizer|Moog Modular]] (5U tall) form factor.<ref>{{cite [https://web|url=.archive.org/web/20101128111207/http://www.synthesizers.com/formfactors.html |title=Modular Synthesizer Form Factors], |publisher=Synthesizers.com, |date=20 May |accessdate=2012-05-20}}</ref>
 
==Moog 960 Sequencer Reissue==
In 2005, Synthesizers.com began offering a clone of Moog's famous 960 [[music sequencer|sequencer]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Jenkins|first=Marc|title=Analog Synthesizers: Understanding, Performing, Buying--From the Legacy of Moog to Software Synthesis|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=c3EHIpo0DKwC&pg=PA227|year=2007|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9780240520728|page=227}}</ref> 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.
 
== Moog 960 Sequencer Reissue ==
==Meeting of the Knobs==
In 2005, Synthesizers.com began offering a clone of Moog's famous 960 [[music sequencer|sequencer]].<ref>{{cite book|last[http://books.google.com/books?id=Jenkins|first=Marc|titlec3EHIpo0DKwC&pg=PA227 Analog Synthesizers: Understanding, Performing, Buying--From: from the Legacy of Moog to Software Synthesis|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=c3EHIpo0DKwC&pg=PA227|year=2007|publisher=] by Marc Jenkins, Taylor & Francis, 2007, {{ISBN|isbn=9780240520728|page=227978-0-240-52072-8}}, p. 227</ref> 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.
Synthesizers.com periodically hosts informal public meetings in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex|Dallas/Fort Worth]] area where enthusiasts show various sorts of modern and vintage electronic musical instruments.
 
==Gallery Not DIY ==
Synthesizers.com products are sold ready for use. DIY or modification are not supported.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161128202741/http://www.synthesizers.com/faq.html FAQ], Synthesizers.com</ref>
<gallery>
File:Synthesizers.com Studio-66 Synthesizer System.jpg|Studio-66 synthesizer system
File:Portable22l.jpg|Portable-22 synthesizer system
File:Rack24l.jpg|Rack-24 synthesizer system
</gallery>
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.synthesizers.com Official homepage] of/ Synthesizers.com] website
 
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