Behind the Tee

More like a laboratory than an instrument.

Where many synthesizers of the late 1970s moved toward control, stability and refinement, the Korg MS-20 moved in the opposite direction. 

More like a laboratory than an instrument.

Where many synthesizers of the late 1970s moved toward control, stability and refinement, the Korg MS-20 moved in the opposite direction. 

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5: Instant recall

The Prophet-5, released in 1978, changed this relationship between musician and instrument.

Sequential Circuits Prophet-5: Instant recall

The Prophet-5, released in 1978, changed this relationship between musician and instrument.

Juno-60: stable, accessible analogue synthesis

The Juno-60 was not designed to explore new forms of synthesis. It was designed to make existing analogue synthesis fast, stable and playable.

Juno-60: stable, accessible analogue synthesis

The Juno-60 was not designed to explore new forms of synthesis. It was designed to make existing analogue synthesis fast, stable and playable.

The Drum Machine That Refused to Sound Real

Some instruments become famous because they accurately imitate existing sounds. The Roland TR-808 became famous because it did not.

The Drum Machine That Refused to Sound Real

Some instruments become famous because they accurately imitate existing sounds. The Roland TR-808 became famous because it did not.

The Odyssey: its origins, anatomy and legacy

If the Minimoog transformed the synthesizer into a practical musical instrument, the ARP Odyssey explored what musicians might do once they had one.

The Odyssey: its origins, anatomy and legacy

If the Minimoog transformed the synthesizer into a practical musical instrument, the ARP Odyssey explored what musicians might do once they had one.

The Minimoog Model D

Few instruments have become shorthand for an entire technology. The Minimoog Model D is one of them. Ask someone to picture a synthesizer and they will often imagine something remarkably...

The Minimoog Model D

Few instruments have become shorthand for an entire technology. The Minimoog Model D is one of them. Ask someone to picture a synthesizer and they will often imagine something remarkably...