A mouth-powered synthesizer?
January 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
NAMM, the big gathering of music gear manufacturers, took place last week in Anaheim. Along with all the displays on
Browsing the "Synthesizers" Tag
RIP Alan Pearlman, synth pioneer
January 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Alan R. Pearlman spent a chunk of the 60s designing amplifiers used in the Gemini and Apollo space programs. But
Moog unveils its first polyphonic synth in more than 35 years
October 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
It’s been a long time since Moog brought out an old-school polyphonic synth like this–more than 35 years, in fact.
Every wonder where Prince got some of his synthesizer sounds? Watch this.
April 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Reverb.com has a series called “The Synth Sounds Of…” wherein the keyboard sounds of classic albums are explained. In this
Monday timesuck: Explaining how synthesizers work–in 1980.
April 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in 1980, electronic keyboards were still very new and mysterious. A PBS series called 3-2-1 Contact did its best
Monday Timesuck: A Documentary on Music Technology from 1979
January 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Back in 1979, a documentary called The New Sound of Music appeared, digging into the new technology surrounding synthesizers and
Cool Synth Porn! A Look at Roland’s Gear Over the Years
March 8th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
For reasons I can’t explain, I’m a big fanboy when it comes to vintage synthesizers. New Atlas points us to
Fantastic Tutorial! A Beginner’s Guide to Synthesizers
January 27th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Are you interested in electronic keyboards but don’t know where to begin? Gizmodo has this fantastic tutorial for beginners. All
Random Music News for Thursday, January 19, 2017
January 19th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
One more day until a small-handed, orange-skinned, blonde comb-over becomes President of the United States. Distract yourself with music news.
The World’s Largest MIDI Synthesizer
January 13th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Damn, I wish we had had this for our Science of Rock’n’Roll museum exhibit a couple of years ago. GRIDI, the
Synthesizer Pioneer Don Buchla Dead at 79
September 19th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Here’s another RIP we can add to the 2016. Don Buchla was an engineer whose work was essential to the
Watch a Demonstration of the Theremin
October 27th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Before Bob Moog devoted himself to creating synthesizers everyday musicians could use and afford, he was fascinated by Theremins and
Moogfest is Back!
July 16th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Our sister website, Geeks&Beats, has this look at the annual celebration of synth music. “Moogfest is a platform for conversation
Random Music News for Saturday, July 11, 2015
July 11th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Fifty-five years ago today, To Kill a Mockingbird was published. Meanwhile, here’s your roundup of music news for Saturday. Yet
Kill Time with this Documentary on Synthesizers in Movies
May 29th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
If you grew up in the late 60s and early 70s, there was a very good chance that your first
If You’re into Synthesizers, You Need to Know Peter Zinovieff
May 12th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
He started as a mathematician and nuclear physicist but there was something about electronically-generated sounds that fascinated Peter Zinovieff. In
A Mini-Documentary on 50 Years of the Moog Modular Synthesizer
October 13th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Back in the Olden Dayes, synthesizers were the size of refrigerators. The earliest ones filled entire rooms and, in at
Why Electronic Music Fans Should Know About Suzanne Ciani
October 7th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Who? A woman who deserves to be remembered for her contributions to synths and electronic music. This article (via Dazed
You’ve Probably Been Thinking That We Need the Game of Thrones Theme Done 80s Synth-Style
June 22nd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I know I have. And now our prayers have been answered. http://youtu.be/PjyK0R-lD8I (Via BuzzFeed)
Thursday Timesuck: FRACT OSC, A Game You Play by Programming Synthesizers
April 24th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Mark, who sent me this, is right: you can lose yourself in the game for quite some time. Be aware
Watch Thomas Dolby and Some Puppets (!!) Teach Kids About Synthesizers
March 4th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Id’ never heard of The Ghost of Faffner Hall until Michael emailed me about it after seeing something on Thomas
14 Synths That Changed the World
March 2nd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
This is a great FACTMag gallery of classic synthesizers. Each one contributed something special to the evolution of modern music.
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