Synclavier

Used by many notable musicians, the Synclavier was inducted into the TECnology Hall of Fame, an honor given to "products and innovations that have had an enduring impact on the development of audio technology," in 2004.

The early Synclavier I used FM synthesis, re-licensed from Yamaha,[4][additional citation(s) needed][a] and was sold mostly to universities.

The system evolved in its next generation of product, the Synclavier II, which was released in early 1980 with the strong influence of music producer Denny Jaeger of Oakland, California.

Although pricing made it inaccessible for most musicians (a Synclavier could cost anywhere from $25,000 to $200,000),[6][7] it found widespread use among producers and professional recording studios, competing at times in this market with high-end production systems such as the Fairlight CMI.

When the company launched and evolved its technology, there were no off-the-shelf computing systems, integrated software, or sound cards.

[8] Jones has also worked with Arturia to bring the Synclavier V software version of the instrument to their V Collection plugin suite.