Upon seeing this image, super-producers like Timbaland, Dre, and Kanye and bands like Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are collectively soiling their pants. While this machine may not mean a whole lot to you now, you’ll be hearing its output in albums to come. The Studio Electronics Orion Galaxy Omega 8 is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer providing a new style of synth sounds for today’s electronic-minded musicians. The Orion will produce verything from buzzy leads to swelling arpeggios to the atmospheric effects that lace the lush instrumentation created by the names above. Why’d we share it with you? First, beyond its music synthesis power, the Orion is utterly beautiful. Any hobbyist (or pro) musicians here on GearCrave will certainly want to take note… (no pun intended)

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