Inhalt:
This new edition is the ultimate exploration of the upstart instruments and
their unique analog growls and screams that paved the way over the last four
decades for today's fast-paced electronic music world.Explores the
development of the modern synthesizer from 1962 on, with in-depth interviews
with pioneering designers Bob Moog and Alan R. Pearlman of Moog Music and ARP
Instruments fame. These and other designers reveal theirinitial ideas,
reflect on their hits and misses, and discuss how star performers have used
their creations. Histories of groundbreaking instruments examine modular,
analog & digital synths and samplers, plus more unusualinstruments like the
Mellotron. Noted synthesist Keith Emerson and composer Wendy Carlos
(Switched-On Bach) offer musical insights and performance techniques.
Includes fully updated pricing and production info, andmore than 200 photos
and a stunning color section.