Sorry if someone has already posted about this, but a search didn’t turn up anything. Has this been announced? What on earth is it?
It’s in a family photo/render with the B1 and D1 here:
If you search for “synthesizer” on their site, only the other two come up
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I was tempted to try their 303 type synth, but its not available in Australia for some weird reason, even though they have a wharehouse here.
This looks more interesting.
(I have their compressor pedal. Its cheap but its a little banger)
I might give the 303 a whirl!
This looks like maybe an SH-101 knockoff?
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Looks pretty cool. Bad gear didn’t hate the b1 they sent him either.
Maybe Donner is the new (pseudo)ethical alternative to the big B?
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Looks fun. Is the keyboard detachable? Looks like there is a split in the chassis. Weird 4-digit LED display above the mod/bend wheels. Are those minikeys or fullsize keys? It looks pretty compact in the context of the other two.
Wild guess: it’s called the S1 
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Looks like theres more on it than just SH101 stuff.
Total speculation, but if thats analogue, and poly, and Juno ish… they will kill it.
The fact that on the upper part there’s also a screen, might indicate that the lower keyboard half is indeed detachable?
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I bet the synth-action keys are not good to play but I am more interested in the sound engine.
Those are definitely mini keys, they look just like the ones on some of my old yamaha “toy” fm keyboards. Probably feel pretty spongy too but I’m still kinda into the look of this thing knowing the price cap is $300.
Also, given the form factor, rather than detachable that top part might tilt like some of the older synths it’s trying to visually emulate. The very top looks like it’s in some sort of recess that isn’t exactly a case so maybe it’s to stabilize the whole thing when the top tilts forward.
It’s hard to tell what the purpose of that top part is, there’s a logo at far left but otherwise it doesn’t seem to serve any purpose and seems like it could be separate.
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for 299 this looks pretty solid
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Also, given the form factor, rather than detachable that top part might tilt like some of the older synths it’s trying to visually emulate. The very top looks like it’s in some sort of recess that isn’t exactly a case so maybe it’s to stabilize the whole thing when the top tilts forward.
Good spot. That would be awesome.
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If there is already a photo and a price, at least we probably won’t have to wait very long to find out.
Although that may be the price for the other product, I didn’t check. Yeah, that’s the D1 price but one would think this would be comparable.
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I just watched the promo vid for the drum machine.
Zero useful info about the drum machine but mucho shots of surly faced androgynous human dance music makerer.
So serious.
299 is the price of the drum sampler, there’s no info about the keyboard
299 does seem a bit of a stretch for this, even if it is Donner
Looking at their page, this could well just be a concept render that they put in their drum machine marketing pic just to show “how it looks like with other gear”. Similar to aliexpress postings and their marketing. The proportions seem all wrong as well.
Isn’t that the rumored Key-Bab?
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There appears to be something regularly spaced at the top right, maybe it’s a display?
Edit: hopefully it’s the start of a range of Roland boutique style modules with an add-on keyboard? Hope they are scaled a bit bigger for my chubby fingers!
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If it is indeed a product and they don’t call it that what a missed opportunity.
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Anyone seen any evidence that this exists?
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