The history of synths (teaches us a lesson.)

Get a brief history of synths from the early 20th century to the present day, in this talk presented by Mylar Melodies! We'll cover legends such as Bob Moog, Don Buchla, Wendy Carlos, Daphne Oram, and the history lesson will teach us a valuable lesson about how to make the best of synths.

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Music by modular synthesist Emile Sprague, taken from the YouTube Audio Library.
Thanks to Marc Doty for valuable advice and historic images of Don Buchla and his machines - and noted on the fact that the early Buchla synths did not have wavefolders!

00:00 Introduction to this miniseries
0:48 What is a synthesizer and ways to use them
2:50 Synths vs 'real' musicians
3:44 The RCA MKII Synthesiser
4:44 The Theremin
5:49 Meet Bob Moog
6:38 The Moog Modular
7:32 Meet Subtractive Synthesis!
8:46 Switched On Bach
9:52 Meet Don Buchla, West Coast Synthesis
10:58 Silver Apples of the Moon
11:26 Tape Music Pioneers
12:55 The Minimoog Model D
15:30 The first golden age of synths
16:29 Enter the disruptive DX7
18:20 Meet FM Synthesis
19:09 The computer revolution
20:11 The big lesson
21:18 Subscribe and stay tuned!