A Brief History of Synthesizers

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A Brief History of Synthesizers

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Citations:
Elisha Gray - bit.ly/3kb0yAs
Telharmonium - www.popularmechanics.com/tech...
www.britannica.com/art/electr...
RCA Synthesizer - 120years.net/the-rca-synthesis...
Harald Bode - 120years.net/tag/harald-bode/
Microprocessor - computerhistory.org/blog/who-...
Sound Synthesis and Sampling by Martin Russ- books.google.com/books/about/...
Kurzweil K250 - www.vintagesynth.com/kurzweil/...
AKAI MPC60 - www.musicradar.com/news/tech/...
www.vintagesynth.com/akai/mpc6...
retrosynthads.blogspot.com/
Musical Excerpts from:
Switched on Bach - Wendy Carlos
Composition for Synthesizer - Milton Babbit

Пікірлер: 62

@ruben3305 7 ай бұрын

This instrument is the reason why I love 60-80s funk music. R.I.P. Roger Troutman

@richysgallery 2 жыл бұрын

Wendy Carlos was also a huge contributor to the creation of the first moog synth and a pioneer of the way we use synths today, as well as being one of the first openly trans artists (an extremely successful artist at that)

@t4me4 Жыл бұрын

I wish they didn't use a picture of her pre transition in this video. At least they didn't dead name her...

@IntrusiveThot Жыл бұрын

She’s such a huge inspiration to me, I’m glad she’s getting recognition for her contributions. They definitely should’ve used a post transition photo tho

@mcmike89 2 жыл бұрын

Synthesizers have been entertaining the music industry for over 70 years now, wow! It's been more than half a century.

@tomperry5947 3 жыл бұрын

Such a wicked bit of kit- gave us the era of techno music, modern hip hop, EDM, Kanye , Daft Punk and many more

@jennw6809 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I studied electronic music in the 80s through 1990 and this was sure a trip down memory lane! I first learned on an ARP 2600, we also had a Synthi and a Buchla. I remember when the DX7 came out and all of a sudden, MIDI was a thing. My boyfriend bought an ESQ-1. I went on to do graduate study under the designer of the Synclavier. And now I'm a massage therapist LOL :-)

@sangwoonunyanmadanoncekiso3771 Жыл бұрын

i have a homework of music technologies can you please give me a hint

@wernervannuffel2608 6 ай бұрын

Sounddesign with synthesizers is all about massaging (an) oscillator(s), isn't it?

@jennw6809 6 ай бұрын

@@wernervannuffel2608 Good one :). I have a massage teacher who's also a musician who says, both musicians and bodyworks are doing skillful modulation of nervous systems!

@myidentityisamystery5142 3 жыл бұрын

Such a well produced video. Thank you very much for making it.

@asiullopes 3 жыл бұрын

what a wonderful video! thank you so much

@MrTidx90 2 жыл бұрын

4:34 Boi was Groovin

@rooshiemusic Жыл бұрын

I was mesmerized while watching the video, thank you! It's excellent!

@_Zoltan_ 3 жыл бұрын

Very great video!

@jaydekaytv 3 жыл бұрын

Great job.

@karakisla8 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video. Thanks

@carstarsarstenstesenn 3 жыл бұрын

great video keep it up

@entropybentwhistle 2 жыл бұрын

Nice subtle touch there of placing a sine wave version of Anchors Away in the background of the Teleharmonium vs. the navy radio coms segment.

@visage161 2 жыл бұрын

fascinating

@Numocron Ай бұрын

I love synthesizers. They’re so cool.😃👍❤️🎹

@quinn9598 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant, thanks for the work that went into this.

@Nobody-df4is 2 жыл бұрын

Ow, shltsels he over it so quickly. Haha. This is pretty good. I wonder what started it all. Was it the Moog? Idk...

@marzhy_cheey3635 3 жыл бұрын

Epic

@cesarvidelac 3 жыл бұрын

I wish Pythagoras was alive again, would like very much to know his reaction.

@CoasterMan13Official Жыл бұрын

If you're gonna make a brief video about the history of the synthesizer, you should've talked about the Rocksichord. The Beach Boys used one in some of their songs (i.e. All I Wanna Do,) and it sounds fantastic.

@issiewizzie Жыл бұрын

40 years ago ... people 40 years ago ...thats a long time . I grew up in that era

@cdslls02 3 жыл бұрын

Seven tons!!

@DeepCrossing1 Жыл бұрын

so, is the difference between analogue and digital synthesis, that analogue uses transistor operated oscillators, while digital uses microprocessors to generate an emulation of the analogue oscilator sound?

@itsjuliaset 8 ай бұрын

yes

@Skraugher 12 күн бұрын

Elisha Gray actually created the first synthesized keyboard in the late 1800's

@Airgirl881 3 жыл бұрын

I love my acid techno

@eflatbflat Ай бұрын

N ext. time please mention the SYNKET by paolo Ketoff 1964

@adrianmardianto7681 3 жыл бұрын

But what about the Yamaha DX7? That thing is important!

@soundfly 3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. It's in there at 4:40

@adrianmardianto7681 3 жыл бұрын

@@soundfly Man you are the only one.

@Retrogamingmaverick 5 ай бұрын

You forgot to mention the nova chord!

@TheMarsFiles 3 жыл бұрын

Lets goooooo watching this on class rn

@Bozzmop 3 жыл бұрын

hmmmmm, same

@Elit3Crimson 3 жыл бұрын

@@Bozzmop at homeschool

@kishoresamuel7140 Жыл бұрын

Korg is game changer

@Biyoung 3 жыл бұрын

Where is the buchla ???

@Blake22022 2 жыл бұрын

I bet the military thought it was alien music

@user-bb3hm8ur8q 3 жыл бұрын

Pay tribute to this post！

@astroproductions3705 3 жыл бұрын

You never heard of Don Buchla?

@kevtrev77 3 жыл бұрын

Buchla synths are overlooked because they lack a keyboard and so were never commercially successful. He designed for composers (mainly Mort Subotnic). But his designs were still the most visionary.

@Statist0815 2 жыл бұрын

Oskar Sala ?

@yourdad9885 3 жыл бұрын

Moog wasn’t the first theremin inventor!

@soundfly 3 жыл бұрын

We agree. We never said he was.

@Elit3Crimson 3 жыл бұрын

Who is here in isolation

@automaticgainsay 3 жыл бұрын

There is something inaccurate in nearly every assertion made in this video. Don't make me list them.

@aitor0015 3 жыл бұрын

true

@mathias841 3 жыл бұрын

Name one ?

@automaticgainsay 3 жыл бұрын

@@mathias841 If you can't find one yourself, why do you have enough doubt that even one exists? Okay, I'll start. The Telharmonium was invented in 1897, not 1901. It is not "considered to be the first additive synthesizer," it is the arguably the first synthesizer in general, and since no form of synthesis was effectively realized on the scale it was before it, naming the type of synthesis as if there were many to choose from demonstrates a non-historic perspective based in a modern context. And who is doing this "considering?" It doesn't make sense. It is not academic. Do you want more? How many more would satisfy you, o person who couldn't find one?

@mathias841 3 жыл бұрын

@@automaticgainsay I don't have doubts, I just wanted to learn something ! Thanks for your knowledge, any advised ressource would be appreciated

@ncapone87 6 ай бұрын

@@automaticgainsayso insufferable, make your own video then

@ricochetsixtyten 3 жыл бұрын

Great video but its pronounced Moog not Moog.

@145FREE 4 ай бұрын

Digitalized presets are boring.

@jamesconraadtucker 6 ай бұрын

More could have even been briefly expressed on models and contributors. There's just too much lack of contributing information here. From the Roland JXP, Yamaha CS80, to Arp 2600, to Buchla Easel. How about the mix of both FM and additive synthesis with the NED Synckavier? Just a pic of Wendy Carlos? However, I did like the early info on early iterations of synthesis, like the RCA MkII at Columbia U.