Synthesizers Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The golden age of synths (as told by OMD)

There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make

If you’re into keyboards, chances are you’re also into the history of where today’s electronic machines came from. Johnny points

Steve? Was that you? I wouldn’t doubt it. Take a read and then come on back for music news for

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

Thirty-five years ago, John Denver was the host of choice for the Grammy Awards. And because it was also when

There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make

It was very hot in Death Valley on this day in 1913 when it reached 57 C. I think that’s

NAMM, the big gathering of music gear manufacturers, took place last week in Anaheim. Along with all the displays on

Alan R. Pearlman spent a chunk of the 60s designing amplifiers used in the Gemini and Apollo space programs. But

It’s been a long time since Moog brought out an old-school polyphonic synth like this–more than 35 years, in fact.

Reverb.com has a series called “The Synth Sounds Of…” wherein the keyboard sounds of classic albums are explained. In this

Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver