No. 1
87 artistsRoland
Juno-106Used by Tame Impala, Rodriguez Jr., Moon Boots, Giorgia Angiuli, Jimpster, Datach'i and 81 more.
Most used synths, 2026
The synths artists actually use.
The most used synths among artists on truerecs are Roland Juno-106, Roland SH-101 and Sequential Prophet-6. Roland Juno-106 leads with 87 artists. We counted 605 artists with synths in their setup, each counted once per item.
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now. How we source gear guides.
Top 25, by artists using them
No. 260 artistsRolandSH-101Used by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Marc Romboy, Rodriguez Jr., Matthew Dear, FJAAK, Moon Boots and 54 more.
No. 359 artistsSequentialProphet-6Used by Max Cooper, RÜFÜS DU SOL, Maribou State, Moon Boots, Wehbba, Overmono and 53 more.
No. 453 artistsRolandTB-303 Bass LineUsed by David Guetta, Octo Octa, Maribou State, Rodriguez Jr., FJAAK, Overmono and 47 more.
No. 552 artistsKorgMS-20Used by Kiasmos, Maribou State, Kelly Lee Owens, Overmono, Solvent, Qrion and 46 more.
No. 647 artistsRolandJuno-60Used by Declan McKenna, Hania Rani, Jordan Rakei, Shadow Child, Overmono, Makaya McCraven and 41 more.
No. 745 artistsMoogMinimoog VoyagerUsed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Armin van Buuren, Chris Lake, Black Milk, Matthew Dear, Solvent and 39 more.
No. 842 artistsSequentialProphet-5Used by Tame Impala, Bonobo, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Jody Wisternoff, Tornado Wallace, Sarah Davachi and 36 more.
No. 936 artistsYamahaDX7Used by Men I Trust, Rodriguez Jr., Lone, Air, Andy C, Aphex Twin and 30 more.
No. 1036 artistsMoogSub 37Used by Rodriguez Jr., Space 92, Wehbba, Giorgia Angiuli, Richard Devine, Simon Doty and 30 more.
No. 1130 artistsTeenage EngineeringOP-1Used by Fred again.., Novo Amor, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Christian Löffler, Monte Booker, Emily A. Sprague and 24 more.
No. 1230 artistsARPARP 2600Used by Mike Dean, Rodriguez Jr., Richard Devine, Air, Boys Noize, Calvin Harris and 24 more.
No. 1329 artistsKorgMono/PolyUsed by Bonobo, Kelly Lee Owens, Julien Bracht, Frank Dukes, Long Island Sound, Voicedrone and 23 more.
No. 1427 artistsRolandJupiter-8Used by RÜFÜS DU SOL, Mike Dean, Shadow Child, Jody Wisternoff, Bag Raiders, BT and 21 more.
No. 1526 artistsMoogMoog OneUsed by Max Cooper, Adam Beyer, Marc Romboy, Wehbba, Simon Doty, Lawrence Hart and 20 more.
No. 1625 artistsMoogMinimoogUsed by Christian Löffler, Marc Romboy, Shadow Child, Makaya McCraven, !llmind, Air and 19 more.
No. 1724 artists
No. 1821 artistsRolandJupiter-6Used by Peggy Gou, Rodriguez Jr., Shadow Child, Solvent, BICEP, Boys Noize and 15 more.
No. 1921 artists
No. 2020 artistsMoogMinimoog Model DUsed by RÜFÜS DU SOL, Snarky Puppy, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Mike Dean, Hannes Bieger, Bleachers and 14 more.
No. 2119 artists
No. 2218 artistsSequentialProphet '08Used by Chris Lake, Hania Rani, Maribou State, Rival Consoles, Steve Hauschildt, Arcade Fire and 12 more.
No. 2317 artistsRolandJD-800Used by Armin van Buuren, Rodriguez Jr., Calvin Harris, Carbon Based Lifeforms, Inner City, Kevin Saunderson and 11 more.
No. 2417 artistsYamahaCS-80Used by Mike Dean, Bag Raiders, Calvin Harris, Clairo, Daft Punk, Empire of the Sun and 11 more.
No. 2516 artistsSequentialOB-6Used by RÜFÜS DU SOL, Moon Boots, Giorgia Angiuli, Richard Devine, Guy J, Carl Craig and 10 more.
Questions
About these synths.
What is the most used synth?
Roland Juno-106. 87 of the 605 artists on truerecs who list synths use it.
Which synths do famous producers use?
The five most used on truerecs are Roland Juno-106 (87 artists), Roland SH-101 (60 artists), Sequential Prophet-6 (59 artists), Roland TB-303 Bass Line (53 artists) and Korg MS-20 (52 artists).
Who uses Roland Juno-106?
Tame Impala, Rodriguez Jr., Moon Boots, Giorgia Angiuli, Jimpster and 82 more, from their artist pages and truerecs gear guides.
How is this list ranked?
Each item is ranked by how many artists use it: verified artist pages on truerecs plus published truerecs gear guides, each counted once per item. Every gear guide item links to a dated public source. Ties go to items you can buy now.