The History Of Vintage Synthesizers
Synthesizers are musical instruments capable of producing a myriad of tones and sounds. Vintage synthesizers were more limited in capability than their modern counterparts. The appearance and size of synthesizers have also changed dramatically since they were initially introduced.
The first synthesizer, dubbed a "musical telegraph" was invented accidentally by Elisa Gray, inventor of the telephone, in 1876. Through the serendipitous discovery that one could control sound via a self-vibrating electromagnetic circuit, Gray developed a single-note oscillator. From this simple invention as well as primitive analog computers, early musical instruments, and laboratory test instruments, others created many different types of early synthesizers.
Ivor Darreg introduced a single microtonal electronic keyboard oboe in 1937, which was followed shortly thereafter by Evgeny Murzin's ANS synthesizer. The Columbia Princeton Electronic Music center in New York invented the Mark 2 Music Synthesizer in 1958. This synthesizer, which featured a vacuum tube system, could only be played after being manually programmed.
In 1958 another synthesizer was created by Daphne Oram at the BBC radio phonic Workshop, using the Oramics technique. This synthesizer was used by BBC for several years, along with different automated music controllers which were invented in the late 1940s and early 50s by Raymond Scott, John Hanert, Hugh Le Caine and some other inventors.
By 1960, modified synthesizers that could be played in real time were invented. They were so large that they had to be confined in the sound studio. Modern synthesizers have many more features than did vintage synthesizers, which were made simply of modular devices and normally had the piano tone. A few other tones were available but there was not much to choose from.
Vintage synthesizers were specially made devices that were very experimental. The mechanics were very much dependent on the concept of modularity. Robert Moog created a synthesizer which became a big hit with pop musicians at the time because of its small size and instrument-like appearance.
The first musician to use one of Moog's synthesizers in a mass-market recording was The Monkees' Micky Dolenz in their 1967 album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd." Popularity of the Moog synthesizer soared following this album's release.
As time passed by new modifications started taking place on synthesizers. During this time their new models were invented. The new ones were far more updated then the vintage ones. But we should always remember that old age synthesizers were the first that made new age synthesizers. And for that reason, we shall always keep them in our minds. - 18758
The first synthesizer, dubbed a "musical telegraph" was invented accidentally by Elisa Gray, inventor of the telephone, in 1876. Through the serendipitous discovery that one could control sound via a self-vibrating electromagnetic circuit, Gray developed a single-note oscillator. From this simple invention as well as primitive analog computers, early musical instruments, and laboratory test instruments, others created many different types of early synthesizers.
Ivor Darreg introduced a single microtonal electronic keyboard oboe in 1937, which was followed shortly thereafter by Evgeny Murzin's ANS synthesizer. The Columbia Princeton Electronic Music center in New York invented the Mark 2 Music Synthesizer in 1958. This synthesizer, which featured a vacuum tube system, could only be played after being manually programmed.
In 1958 another synthesizer was created by Daphne Oram at the BBC radio phonic Workshop, using the Oramics technique. This synthesizer was used by BBC for several years, along with different automated music controllers which were invented in the late 1940s and early 50s by Raymond Scott, John Hanert, Hugh Le Caine and some other inventors.
By 1960, modified synthesizers that could be played in real time were invented. They were so large that they had to be confined in the sound studio. Modern synthesizers have many more features than did vintage synthesizers, which were made simply of modular devices and normally had the piano tone. A few other tones were available but there was not much to choose from.
Vintage synthesizers were specially made devices that were very experimental. The mechanics were very much dependent on the concept of modularity. Robert Moog created a synthesizer which became a big hit with pop musicians at the time because of its small size and instrument-like appearance.
The first musician to use one of Moog's synthesizers in a mass-market recording was The Monkees' Micky Dolenz in their 1967 album "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones Ltd." Popularity of the Moog synthesizer soared following this album's release.
As time passed by new modifications started taking place on synthesizers. During this time their new models were invented. The new ones were far more updated then the vintage ones. But we should always remember that old age synthesizers were the first that made new age synthesizers. And for that reason, we shall always keep them in our minds. - 18758
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