Groove Synthesis

Groove Synthesis

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Groove Synthesis is a California-based synthesizer company founded by Bob Coover and Andrew Silverman, industry veterans whose backgrounds include work at Sequential and Avid/Digidesign. Based in Orinda, the company designs and builds hardware instruments in the United States, with Coover having previously contributed to synths such as the Prophet-12 and OB-6 during his tenure with Dave Smith. ...

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Groove Synthesis is a California-based synthesizer company founded by Bob Coover and Andrew Silverman, industry veterans whose backgrounds include work at Sequential and Avid/Digidesign. Based in Orinda, the company designs and builds hardware instruments in the United States, with Coover having previously contributed to synths such as the Prophet-12 and OB-6 during his tenure with Dave Smith.

The company's flagship product is the 3rd Wave, an advanced wavetable synthesizer inspired by the PPG Wave and the wavetable era of the early 1980s. It pairs three high-resolution digital oscillators per voice with a dual-filter analog signal path — a Dave Rossum-designed 2140 low-pass filter alongside a state-variable filter — and offers 24-voice polyphony with 4-part multitimbral operation. A built-in Wavemaker allows users to create up to 64 custom wavetables, including sample-to-wavetable conversion from external audio. The 3rd Wave is offered as a 61-key keyboard and as a desktop module, and the range was later expanded with the 3rd Wave 8M, a compact 8-voice desktop/rackmount version that is bi-timbral and fully patch-compatible with the larger instrument.

The brand occupies a niche aimed at players and studios seeking a modern take on digital/analog hybrid wavetable synthesis, and its instruments have drawn coverage in publications like Sound on Sound, MusicRadar, and Tape Op.

Groove Synthesis has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Synthesizers. Their gear is featured by 7 artists, with the strongest followings in Electronic, Pop, and Funk / Soul. Notable users include Oneohtrix Point Never, The Weeknd, and Tate McRae.

Artists Who Use Groove Synthesis

Oneohtrix Point Never uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Oneohtrix Point Never

Music Producer · Ford & Lopatin

The Weeknd uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

The Weeknd

Singer, Keyboardist · Bulleez n Nerdz

Tate McRae uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Tate McRae

Singer

Anthony Marinelli uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Anthony Marinelli

Keyboardist, Composer

Ricky Tinez uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Ricky Tinez

Composer, Music Producer

Jody Wisternoff uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Jody Wisternoff

Music Producer · Way Out West

Rodrigo Aboitiz uses 1 Groove Synthesis product

Rodrigo Aboitiz

Keyboardist · La Ley

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