Moog or Mogue?
Currently I am reading the Albert Glinsky biography of Bob Moog ‘Switched on’. This is a fabulous read and fascinating book about the life and works of Bob Moog. I …
Roland announces GAIA-2
Roland just announced the GAIA 2 synthesizer: with lots of knobs and sliders, a wavetable oscillator added and the possibility to load other synthesizer models. Will this be a real …
Eight Innovation – Electro Synth kit
The Eight Innovation – Electro Synth kit (EES5341) is a fun, solder-it-yourself project to build your own synth. Assemble your own electronic musical instrument! Includes all electronic components Clear, step-by-step …
Korg Electronic Musical Instruments 1978
In our pile of vintage synth & gear brochures we found this 1978 Korg brochure offering the great PS analog synthesizer series, the MS range and the -then- new VC-10 …
The Gear of classic Synthpop
Reverb recently published this article about gear used in Synthpop – such as by Gary Numan and Depeche Mode. Although it is certainly not an indepth nor complete article – …
Sound of Tangerine Dream – ‘White Eagle’
What is your favorite Tangerine Dream track? – Mine are ‘Bent cold sidewalk’ and ‘White Eagle‘ the latter also known as ‘The Mädchen auf der Treppe‘. (oh well – there …
The sound of Vangelis -‘Elsewhere’
This article was created by Adam Douglas for Roland. Please note that all (c) are with the author. Vangelis’ “Elsewhere” has all the hallmarks of the late maestro: synths, emotion, …
EMS Vocoder brochure
In our series Pile of vintage brochures we now present you the EMS Vocoder. Below you will find: Scans of the original (UK) brochure, dating from (approx) 1970 Specifications (taken …
The Story of Dark Side of the Moon (#3)
The recent 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘ triggered me to compile a series of posts on this terrific 50-year old timeless album by…. because I …
The Story of Dark Side of the Moon (#2)
The recent 50th Anniversary of Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon‘ triggered me to compile a series of posts on this terrific 50-year old timeless album by…. because I …