dlumenta has shared some nice photos of a vintage Moog Minimoog Model D:
Designed by Robert Moog in 1970, the Minimoog Model D synthesizer is still regarded as the Rolls Royce equivalent of analog keyboard-based synthesizers. Specifically designed for touring musicians, the minimoog exported electronic music experiments from university labs out to the masses - and [...]

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p_c_w has posted a great collection of images of Jean Michel Jarre performing Oxygène at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Jean Michel Jarre on vintage synths:
“When I got them out of storage and played them again, I realised something that even I had forgotten - that these analogue instruments are unique,” Jarre says. “Choosing to use these old synths instead of their modern equivalents is not a retro thing, it is not nostalgia, it is [...]

Arturia have released version 1.2 of their ARP2600V soft synth, a virtual recreation of the Arp 2600.
What’s new:

Universal Binary support
VST 2.4 Cubase 4 ready
A new installer, regrouping all previous updates

The update is a free download for registered users.

2007 Winter NAMM Show: M-Audio announced the KikAxxe virtual vintage synthesizer, developed by partner Way Out Ware.
Way Out Ware previously created the highly regarded virtual version of the ARP 2600, the TimewARP 2600.
The KikAxxe brings together a faithful emulation of the classic ARP Axxe synthesizer, an analog-style 16-step sequencer, programmable drum machine and emulation of [...]

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Korg announced its latest software synthesizer offering, the Legacy Collection - Analog Edition 2007. It pairs the “MS-20″ and “Polysix” soft synths from the original Legacy Collection with a newly created version of the classic “Mono/Poly.” The Legacy Cell software synthesizer plus MS-20FX and MDE-X effect plug-ins are also included.
Each soft [...]

Soulwax lets you know right off the bat with Nite Versions what its music is about. The CD is a collection of remixed, mashed-up and remade tracks, mixed as a DJ mix, that explore the space between classic rock and dance music.
Soulwax kicks of the CD with a cover of Daft Punk’s Teachers. In the [...]

Korg has introduced the Legacy Collection — Digital Edition, a plug-in suite containing two virtual Korg digital synths: The M1 and WAVESTATION 1.5, plus the MDE-X multi-effects found in Korg’s original Legacy Collection. Like the original, the new Digital Edition delivers classic Korg synthesizers reborn as software.

M1 Software Synthesizer
The sound engine of the M1 — [...]

The Vintage Synth Explorer was established in June of 1996 in order to provide a fast and easy way to learn about common vintage analog and digital synthesizers. This has grown to include modern analog emulators, software synths, plug-ins, and other popular new synthesizers and samplers. Here you will find detailed descriptions and reviews, pictures, [...]