Synthesizer Gear Used by Synthesizer Artists
Drawn from the documented rigs of 35 synthesizer artists and the Equipboard community — ranked by real usage, not opinion.
Gear That Defines Synthesizer
Not just popular — disproportionately synthesizer. Multipliers compare usage among synthesizer artists & fans to usage across all of Equipboard, so gear everyone owns doesn't crowd out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
Yamaha DX7
Synthesizers
2.4× vs site-wide
2
Roland Jupiter-8
Synthesizers
2.4× vs site-wide
3
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Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer
Drum Machines
2.0× vs site-wide
4
Akai S1000
Audio Samplers
2.0× vs site-wide
5
Moog Modular Synthesizer
Modular Synthesizers
2.0× vs site-wide
6
Mellotron M400
Vintage & Electric Pianos
1.9× vs site-wide
7
Steinberg Cubase
DAW Software
1.7× vs site-wide
8
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
Synth Plugins
1.6× vs site-wide
9
Avid Pro Tools
DAW Software
1.4× vs site-wide
The Artists Behind the Data
This page is built from the documented rigs of synthesizer artists on Equipboard — a few of the 35:
How We Built This Guide
Documented artist rigs
Every count starts with the sourced, evidence-backed gear of 35 synthesizer artists on Equipboard — interviews, photos, and rig breakdowns, not guesswork.
Community signal
Saves and gear-photo tags from players who love this genre add weight, so the lists reflect who actually plays this stuff.
Distinctive, not just popular
We compare synthesizer usage to all of Equipboard — so a tuner everyone owns doesn't drown out the gear that makes this genre sound like itself.
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