The Ondioline was created by French inventor Georges Jenny (1913 – 1975), who made the instruments from the late 1940s through his death in 1975.… Read More The Ondioline Is A Rare Vintage Electronic Instrument That Offers Expressive Control That Most Modern Synths Lack
‘Here Comes The Sun’ is a unique recording in many ways – and features an early example of a modular synthesizer being used on a pop album.… Read More The Beatles Use The Moog Synthesizer On ‘Here Comes The Sun’
In his latest video, German synthesist Hainbach takes a look at a rare modular synthesizer system from behind the iron curtain.… Read More Modular Synths Behind The Iron Curtain – East Germany’s Massive Modular Synthesizer
In his latest video, synthesist and composer Anthony Marinelli talks with super-producer Robert Margouleff about T.O.N.T.O., arguably the greatest synth in history.… Read More TONTO – The Greatest Synth in History
In this video, Cynthia Millar offers an introduction to the Ondes Martenot, an early electronic instrument that has earned a place in the orchestral repertoire.… Read More An Introduction To The Ondes Martenot
The new documentary had its world premiere at SXSW in March, and won the Documentary Feature Audience Award.… Read More New Film, Resynator, Resurrects Long Lost ’70s Synthesizer
This video captures some rare footage of Harald Bode, credited by many with inventing modular synthesis in the 1950s.… Read More Rare Interview With Synth Pioneer Harald Bode
Here’s a look at the history of the Moog Polymoog, how it works, and how Gary Numan adopted one of the presets to help define his sound.… Read More The Moog Polymoog, The ‘Gary Numan Synth’
This modular synthesizer played a pivotal role in the development of so-called ‘West-Coast Synthesis’, and was used by Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Suzanne Ciani, Warner Jepson, and many others.… Read More Exploring The First Buchla 100 Modular Synthesizer At Mills College
Here’s a look at the Korg MS-20 synthesizer and the SQ-10 step sequencer, and how they shaped the sound of a group of German musicians in the late 70s and early 80s.… Read More How The Korg MS-20 Synthesizer & SQ-10 Sequencer Shaped The Sound Of German Electronic Music
