Future Retro

Future Retro

Also known as: Future-Retro, Future Retro Synthesizers

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Future Retro is a boutique American synthesizer manufacturer founded in 1996 by Jered Flickinger. The company built its reputation on the FR-777, an analog monophonic bass synthesizer often cited as the first Roland TB-303 clone to incorporate a built-in sequencer with real-time pattern editing, making it a fixture in acid, techno, and electro production.

Beyond the 777, Future Retro's catalog...

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Future Retro is a boutique American synthesizer manufacturer founded in 1996 by Jered Flickinger. The company built its reputation on the FR-777, an analog monophonic bass synthesizer often cited as the first Roland TB-303 clone to incorporate a built-in sequencer with real-time pattern editing, making it a fixture in acid, techno, and electro production.

Beyond the 777, Future Retro's catalog includes the Revolution, a TB-style analog mono-synth paired with a distinctive circular step sequencer; the XS analog synthesizer; the Vectra hybrid synth; and the 512 Touch Keyboard, a capacitive-touch MIDI/CV controller that doubles as an arpeggiator and sequencer. The company has also released smaller utility devices like the Swynx MIDI clock and swing converter and the Transient Plus sample-based drum module.

Future Retro instruments are designed and built in small batches, and the brand is largely associated with the 303-derived acid and techno scenes, though its sequencer-forward approach and unconventional control surfaces have drawn interest from a wider electronic and experimental music audience.

Future Retro has 9 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Synthesizers, Modular Synthesizers, and MIDI Interfaces. Their gear is featured by 11 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Rock, and Pop. Notable users include The Chemical Brothers, Étienne de Crécy, and Deadmau5.

Artists Who Use Future Retro

The Chemical Brothers uses 2 Future Retro products

The Chemical Brothers

Music Producer · The Chemical Brothers

Étienne de Crécy uses 2 Future Retro products

Étienne de Crécy

Music Producer, DJ · Motorbass

Deadmau5 uses 1 Future Retro product

Deadmau5

Music Producer · BSOD

Andrew Huang uses 1 Future Retro product

Andrew Huang

Singer, Guitarist · First Of October

cEvin Key uses 1 Future Retro product

cEvin Key

Drummer, Keyboardist · Skinny Puppy

Skudge uses 1 Future Retro product

Skudge

Kyle Hall uses 1 Future Retro product

Kyle Hall

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Paul Birken uses 1 Future Retro product

Paul Birken

Music Producer

Classixx uses 1 Future Retro product

Classixx

Music Producer · CLASSIXX

Phil Moffa uses 1 Future Retro product

Phil Moffa

Mark Farina uses 1 Future Retro product

Mark Farina

Composer, Music Producer

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