Tag: synthesizers
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The Revolutionary Fairlight CMI Music Synthesizer
He listened to Mike Oldfield. He saw the pictures on the albums and he read about ‘this thing called a Fairlight’. Which raised Klaus’ curiosity about this ‘Computer Instrument’. Fellow keyboardists told him it was a mission impossible, getting your hands on one. But Klaus managed to find the holy grail… ‘To me, It’s still fresh.…
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Classic British Electronic Drums Remain Desirable
“Why on earth do you collect old Simmons electronic drums?” At some point I stopped counting how often I was asked this question. But probably the following story is a part of the answer. Years ago, in May 2015, a scientific assistant of the National Museum of Music Research in Berlin contacted me. He explained…
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Synth Britannia Shows The Future Was In Fact Delivered
Come on, you have to admit. It’s a lot of fun to stumble around YouTube with that old pre-internet habit of television channel surfing surprising you with random discoveries. When I do, I particularly enjoy reading comments left by others who have somehow found their way to whatever it is I happen to be watching. This…
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ELEKTRO MOSKVA- Intriguing Documentary About Soviet Music Synthesizers
I spent most of yesterday afternoon watching and taking notes from the 86 minute documentary ELEKTRO MOSKVA. This film is so rich and interesting that I found myself sitting in reflection every time I jotted down another intriguing story element…..and believe me there were lots. The film’s official website describes itself like this: “ELEKTRO MOSKVA…
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Nigel Stanford AUTOMATICA 4K Trending Now
Nigel John Stanford Published on 14 Sep 2017 ► Album & 4k Video: http://NigelStanford.com/y/a-/Automatica ► Spotify: http://NigelStanford.com/y/Spotify Subscribe and like to see more Robot videos, as I release them for my album Automatica. Robots rock, they were fun to work with. My favorite is the robotic drummer. More work to be done, and maybe I…