Are synthesists too Moog obsessed? A reader wrote in raising this question last week, at the height of coverage of Bob Moog‘s 78th birthday. Jeff writes: What the heck is with the worship of the house of Bob and Moog? Yes, as an engineer I understand what he did for the industry, but what about… Read More Are Synthesists Too Moog Obsessed?
Dr. Bob’s Modular Sample Library is a new collection of sounds that combine classic vintage synthesizer technology with ‘the latest cutting-edge sampling programs’. The sample library was inspired by the works of pioneering synthesists like Isao Tomita, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast, and Jean Michel Jarre, and is a fund-raiser for the Bob Moog Foundation. A… Read More Dr. Bob’s Modular Sample Library Inspired By Tomita, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast & Jean Michel Jarre
EHX Effectology, Vol.19 “How to turn your guitar into a Moog synthesizer” was uploaded by: Effectology
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Two Bach pieces on two synths – in the style of W. Carlos was uploaded by: syntesen
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It’s the birthday of Wendy Carlos, who’s 70 today. It’s hard to imagine how different the world of electronic music would be without Wendy Carlos, who switched on the world with her Switched On Bach, scored Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange and The Shining, created the sound of the digital world Tron and explored alternate tunings… Read More Happy 70th Birthday, Wendy Carlos!
Recreating the clockwork orange theme sound was uploaded by: seeyouintheeighties
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(Bach) Switched Off Bach / Invention #4 / SH-1000 vs SH-2000 was uploaded by: btpro
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J. S. Bach on synth – Gavotte from Orchestral Suite no. 4 in D was uploaded by: syntesen
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Anablog has posted a set of MP3s of some early electronic music from the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. The tracks include Walter (Wendy) Carlos’ Dialogues for Piano and Two Loudspeakers (1963): [display_podcast]
I love this great vintage Moog video – Micky Dolenz, by far the cutest of the Monkees, sings Daily Nightly. This is thought to be the first time a Moog was used on a pop record. Not sure who’s playing the drums and the bass – but Dolenz plays the third Moog modular off the… Read More Moog Out With The Monkees
