Quasimidi Musikelektronik GmbH was a German synthesizer manufacturer from Hesse. It was founded in 1987 by Friedhelm Haar and Jörg Reichstein. It was originally based in Kirchhain, but moved to Rauschenberg in 1998. The company folded in 2000.
Quasimidi Raven
A groovebox is a self-contained electronic or digital musical instrument for the production of live, loop-based electronic music with a high degree of user control facilitating improvisation. The term "Groovebox" was originally used by Roland Corporation to refer to its MC-303, released in 1996. The term has since entered general use, and the concept dates back to the Movement Computer Systems Drum Computer in 1981 and Fairlight CMI Page R in 1982.
Movement Computer Systems Drum Computer (or Percussion Computer) (c. 1981, UK) This machine consists of: Analog & sample drum sounds Music sequencer CRT, keyboard & knob controllers and it fulfills a definition of left.
Electronic Music Studios (EMS) Synthi AKS (1972, UK), consisted of Analog synthesizer Knobs Digital music sequencer with a touch-plate keyboard for input is the earliest machine of this type.
Roland MC-202 (1983)
Linn 9000 (1984)