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Three hundred synths, 3 hardware projects, and one app

by ductionist on 4/7/2026, 5:12:25 AM

https://midi.guide/blog/three-hunded-synths-one-app/

Comments

by: Lio

This looks like a really great project.<p>I naively thought that with 300ish synths covered they&#x27;d have everything I own but I can see that&#x27;s not the case.<p>I&#x27;ve got Alesis, Casio and Yamaha equipment that&#x27;s missing. Time to dig out the manuals and get a PR ready.<p>It&#x27;s easy to forget how successful the MIDI standard is. It might be the most stable and still relevant digital standard of all time.<p>My oldest bit of kit is a Casio CZ-5000 from, I think, 1985. That I can plug it into the latest equipment without drivers and it still works is amazing. 5 pin DIN for the win!

4/7/2026, 9:04:39 AM


by: import

Very cool project. I am impressed by the ability of the different format downloads like Hapax. Kudos!

4/7/2026, 8:57:50 AM