The document discusses the history and technology of synthesisers. It notes that the first synthesiser, the Teleharmonium, was invented in 1897 but did not become popular until the Hammond Organ in 1934. The Moog synthesiser produced in 1965 was widely adopted by many bands and composers, bringing synthesisers into the mainstream when it was used on The Monkees' 1967 album - starting a revolution in music. It also provides a diagram of the basic components of a synthesiser: VCO, VCF, EG, LFO, VCA.
The document discusses the history and technology of synthesisers. It notes that the first synthesiser, the Teleharmonium, was invented in 1897 but did not become popular until the Hammond Organ in 1934. The Moog synthesiser produced in 1965 was widely adopted by many bands and composers, bringing synthesisers into the mainstream when it was used on The Monkees' 1967 album - starting a revolution in music. It also provides a diagram of the basic components of a synthesiser: VCO, VCF, EG, LFO, VCA.
The document discusses the history and technology of synthesisers. It notes that the first synthesiser, the Teleharmonium, was invented in 1897 but did not become popular until the Hammond Organ in 1934. The Moog synthesiser produced in 1965 was widely adopted by many bands and composers, bringing synthesisers into the mainstream when it was used on The Monkees' 1967 album - starting a revolution in music. It also provides a diagram of the basic components of a synthesiser: VCO, VCF, EG, LFO, VCA.
generate new timbres most common synthesisers are keyboards
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first invented in 1897 by Thaddeus Cahill. This was
the Teleharmonium
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these did not become common or popular until the
invention of the Hammond Organ in 1934
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Robert Moog produced a synth in 1965 that was
adopted widely by many bands and composers bringing synths into the mainstream The first pop album that used the Moog was by The Monkees in 1967. This started a revolution of music