@Rhythmicons
Hugh LeCaine invented voltage control, Bob invented the 1v/o standard. There are conflicting stories regarding Herb's doorbell switch. What Bob did was he took all of the huge valve based test oscillators of the previous era, transistorized (miniaturized) them, and housed them in the same cabinet and then put a keyboard on it. In this sense, he invented the synthesizer as we recognize it today. The real story, like the development of writing, was that the technology developed simultaneously in different areas, which most likely stood on the shoulders of giants before them. This is why the east/west coast dichotomy as an explanation for the different approaches needs to be abandoned.
@hexadb
Sometimes the mighty algorithm gets it right and suggests great videos/channels like this 😊 I liked (appreciated) the little “aw” 😢 at the mention of needing to network with people!
@xymaryai8283
so Bob built the Moogs, and everyone else had the ideas? dang, what a good listener
@samplebite
Perfect video companion to my recent vinyl purchase of Wendy Carlos' Switched on Bach
@FrankPSF
Brilliant presentation! Thanks.
@alwysgreen1781
Wicked video as always Zöe! Look forward to the next one
@ProjectHMF
I didnt know about all this. Thanks!
@silversamantha
This is awesome! I'd forgotten about Le Caine & his Sackbut synth; interesting story there about a WW2 radar tech who went home and turned the radar's electronic "blip" into a voltage-controlled instrument. I've seen photos of the original, with an exterior made out of wood & repurposed piano keys. Love that kind of stuff 😁 Your video's title reminded me and sent me down a rabbithole of memories 😃 (not to mention that now i know things about Bob Moog's work that my teacher skipped over (in the interests of time & giving us some career advice, but that's another story) Thanks for this!
@rozzgrey801
According to my research, the synthesizer as we know it evolved from the first commercially available synths made by Moog in 1967, but the idea of a voltage controlled modular system was first invented by Harald Bode in 1959. He first suggested making synth modules of uniform height so they could be put together in a rack and voltage and audio connections made using cables. Bode built and toured the US with a prototype of this synth called the Audio System Synthesizer in 1960 and both Bob Moog and Don Buchla attended his demonstrations, and Bode would later work for Moog developing a frequency shifter and vocoder.
@ProfessorSynth
Excellent, thanks Zoe
@arturflor
I learn so much with your videos. Thank you!
@lundsweden
Bob didn't even come up with all the innovations at Moog. It was after all a small company owned by Bob, but there were a couple of engineers working for him.
@arpaddanos9416
Great little analysis of some key synth history
@elmer4090
It's just really good to see you
@KRAFTWERK2K6
Well yeah, the basic concept of building an instrument that uses electricity inside an electric circuit to create tones, is way older than the Synthesizer we know today. These instruments were mostly all very unique in terms of how they sounded, how they were put together and how they were played. Some were electromechanic, others were fully electronic. In the early half of the 20th century most of that research and experiments were mostly taking place in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Russia. And even then people wanted to come away from the tempered keys that were introduced with the Organ and found its way to the Harpsicord and Piano. So many of these early electronic instruments such as the Trautonium and the Theremin, used completely different "input" methods to perform and play on these instruments. I'm glad you mentioned Raymond Scott as well because HE really is an absolutely under-appreciated genius and he deserves a LOT of praise for working on commercial electronic music with custom made Sound- and Rhythm Generators and the instruments that resulted in his works, such as the Electronium. <3
@jeffripley9062
Love a good ramble :)
@cleekersneaker
Ciamaga to Moog - Attack Moog to Ossachevky - Decay Ossachevsky to Carlos - Sustain Carlos to Blade - (invisible wool) Release
@robertmkorte
Excellent 💛
@darrengibbs
now do Don Buchla!
@AlainHubert