Vintage Synth Explorer — Synth Specs Scraper

Scrapes the complete synth and drum-machine specification catalog from Vintage Synth Explorer (vintagesynth.com) — the definitive reference encyclopedia for vintage synthesizers, drum machines, and electronic instruments.

What it does

Discovers all instrument pages from the Vintage Synth Explorer sitemap (~900 URLs) and extracts structured specification data for each model, including:

Model name and brand
Synth type (e.g. analog, FM, wavetable, sampler, drum machine)
Year released
Polyphony (voice count, mono/poly configuration)
Oscillators (type, count, synthesis method)
Filter (filter type and characteristics)
LFO (modulation capabilities)
Effects (onboard effects)
Keyboard (key count, velocity, aftertouch)
Memory / patches (patch storage)
MIDI / control (connectivity)
Notable users (famous artists and recordings associated with the instrument)
Description (editorial overview)
Image URL and page URL
Scraped timestamp

Why use this

Vintage Synth Explorer is the canonical reference for gear-specification data — no comparable structured dataset exists publicly. This actor is the only automated way to extract the full catalog in machine-readable form.

Use cases:

Synth retailer and marketplace product enrichment
Plugin and preset maker research (authentic parameter ranges)
Music-tech media and editorial
ML training data for gear recommendation and identification
Academic research on electronic instrument history

Output example

{
  "model_name": "Roland D-50",
  "brand": "Roland",
  "synth_type": "Digital LAS",
  "year_released": "1987-89",
  "polyphony": "16 voices (32 partials with 2 per voice)",
  "oscillators": "Digital LAS (Linear Arithmetic Synthesis) & PCM, 32 osc.",
  "filter": "low-pass-resonant",
  "lfo": "YES (3 x 2tones = 6 LFOs)",
  "effects": "YES",
  "keyboard": "61 note keyboard with velocity and aftertouch",
  "memory_patches": "64 patches",
  "control_midi": "MIDI",
  "notable_users": "Eric Clapton, Enya, 808 State, Jean Michel Jarre, Vince Clarke",
  "rating": null,
  "description": "The D-50 is an all-time favorite digital synth...",
  "image_url": "https://www.vintagesynth.com/sites/default/files/2017-05/roland_d50.jpg",
  "vintagesynth_url": "https://www.vintagesynth.com/roland/d-50",
  "scraped_at": "2026-05-21T05:00:00.000Z"
}

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
`maxItems`	integer	Maximum number of records to scrape. Set to 0 for the full catalog.	10

Notes