{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Dataset","name":"2026 Vintage Synth Owner Survey","description":"First-party vintage synth owner segmentation and gear mentions from knob.monster, June 25 to July 1, 2026.","url":"https://knob.monster/research/2026-vintage-synth-owner-survey","creator":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Half Radiation LLC","url":"https://knob.monster"},"datePublished":"2026-07-01","temporalCoverage":"2026-06-25/2026-07-01","variableMeasured":["Studio setup type","Vintage synthesizer models on desk"],"size":"61 segmentation responses, 18 valid gear lists","citation":"Half Radiation LLC, 2026 Vintage Synth Owner Survey, knob.monster, June 25 – July 1, 2026.","data":{"title":"2026 Vintage Synth Owner Survey","period":"June 25 – July 1, 2026","method":"In-product survey (PostHog) shown to knob.monster visitors. Question 1 required; Question 2 optional free text.","shown":2417,"responses_q1":61,"responses_q2":24,"responses_q2_valid":18,"conversion_pct":2.57,"segments":[{"id":"gear_room","label":"Dedicated gear room (5+ hardware boards)","count":29,"pct":47.5},{"id":"bedroom","label":"Bedroom studio (1–2 vintage synths)","count":25,"pct":41.0},{"id":"commercial","label":"Commercial studio, producer, or repair technician","count":7,"pct":11.5}],"brands":[{"name":"Roland","responses":8,"pct":44},{"name":"Korg","responses":7,"pct":39},{"name":"Moog","responses":5,"pct":28},{"name":"Ensoniq","responses":4,"pct":22},{"name":"Sequential / DSI","responses":4,"pct":22},{"name":"Yamaha","responses":3,"pct":17},{"name":"Waldorf","responses":2,"pct":11},{"name":"Access (Virus)","responses":2,"pct":11},{"name":"Oberheim","responses":2,"pct":11},{"name":"Casio","responses":1,"pct":6},{"name":"ARP","responses":1,"pct":6}],"models":[{"name":"Roland Juno-60 / Juno-106","mentions":5,"knob_support":true},{"name":"Korg MS-20","mentions":4,"knob_support":false},{"name":"Roland Alpha Juno","mentions":3,"knob_support":false},{"name":"Moog Voyager / Memorymoog","mentions":3,"knob_support":false},{"name":"Yamaha DX7","mentions":2,"knob_support":true},{"name":"Ensoniq Fizmo / SQ-80","mentions":3,"knob_support":false},{"name":"Sequential Prophet-5 family","mentions":3,"knob_support":"partial"},{"name":"Roland D-50","mentions":2,"knob_support":true},{"name":"Roland MKS-80","mentions":1,"knob_support":false,"note":"Handshake request"},{"name":"Korg Polysix","mentions":1,"knob_support":false},{"name":"Casio CZ-1000","mentions":1,"knob_support":"partial"},{"name":"Yamaha TX81Z","mentions":1,"knob_support":true},{"name":"Korg Wavestation","mentions":1,"knob_support":true}],"roadmap_signals":["Roland MKS-80: respondent asked for module handshake support before bulk dumps.","Roland Juno-60 appears often; many units need MIDI retrofit context.","Korg MS-20 / Polysix: classic analog desks still common in bedroom segment.","Ensoniq ESQ-1 / EPS / SQ-80 cluster in commercial repair-style lists.","Roland JX-3P / JX-8P mentioned alongside Juno lines."],"pricing_notes":["88.5% of respondents self-identify as personal collectors (bedroom + gear room).","11.5% commercial aligns with Studio-tier positioning ($399 lifetime).","Gear-room segment (47.5%) is not price-sensitive like bedroom (41%) — tier split beats a single higher Personal price."],"caveats":["n=61 for segmentation; treat percentages as directional, not market-wide.","Question 2 had 24 submissions; 6 were spam, tests, or jokes and excluded from gear analysis.","Survey shown only to knob.monster visitors (2.57% conversion) — biased toward people already curious about SysEx tools."]}}