Analogue Synthesisers

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Music Tech || MT CA3 - Musical Elements, Style, and Technology

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When did early types of hardware synthesizers become available?

During the 1960s

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What did the Moog Synthesizer enable musicians to do?

To create sounds using waveforms and play melodies using a keyboard.

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What were synthesizers often used for?

To enhance the texture by playing chords or add extra melodic lines during the recording process.

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What did the advancement of recording technology mean?

  • More time could be spent in the studio creating ideas and more instruments could be added at different times.

  • Musicians could experiment with a wider range of effects to create new sounds and genres.

  • Analogue synthesis meant that electronic sounds could be used for the first time in recorded music.