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The '''Synare''' was a series of [[electronic drum]]s made by Star Instruments in the mid-1970s through the 1980s. The Synare was a drum synthesizer, meaning that it was essentially a [[synthesizer]], but instead of being controlled by a [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]], it was triggered by hitting rubber pads which were pressure-sensitive or programmable. Star Instruments, based in Stafford, CT, was owned by [[Electronic Music Laboratories|Norman Millard]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Millard|first=Norman|date=1980|title=Modern Drummer Magazine|url=https://moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/md17.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=|page=10 Reader's Platform}}</ref> [[Dave Kusek]] served as chief engineer from 1975-1979.

Noted for its 'flying saucer' appearance, this was the first affordable model for most musicians. As well as the ability to be run on batteries, the model featured 2 oscillators with no variable waveforms, a white-noise generator, as well as a sweep function, which could be used up or down to achieve a descending 'booming' sound which was used extensively in disco records of the era. Oscillator 1 was the noise generator with a 'tune' function. The amplifier section had volume, attack, and decay controls. This model also had a low-pass filter with cutoff, resonance and decay controls and was manufactured from 1977 to 1982.