Synthesizers

Bell Labs’ Electro-Mechanical ‘Speech Synthesizer’ circa 1951

**update 07.09.21 - audio clip added! see below! you can now HEAR this monstrosity!** Download a 4PP article (+advert) from…

4 years ago

Yamaha CP80M, CP70M, CP60M : full catalog 1985: Rare Acoustic-Electric Pianos with Midi

download the 6pp 1985 brochure for the Yamaha MIDI CP line: DOWNLOAD: Yamaha_CP80m_CP70m_cp60m_catalog This is pretty interesting.  I've seen plenty…

7 years ago

4.2.16: T A B L E S is available NOW to purchase and stream

this is my new group this is our debut record TABLES s/t debut LP is available NOW as 12" LP…

9 years ago

Suzanne Ciani profile in TECHNOLOGY magazine, 1982

Suzanne Ciani is a name that should be familiar to many of you.  Considered to be one of the true…

11 years ago

The Farfisa 233 electric organ of 1972

In '06 or '07 I found a Farfisa VIP 233 organ at the flea market.  It languished at the market…

11 years ago

1977: The Selmer Lyricon Synth Flute

We've covered the Lyricon earlier on PS dot com (click here), but this thing is just too wacky and awesome…

11 years ago

Moog Break! (’72 – ’77)

Today: some Moog-bits circa the mid seventies.  Above: the Polymoog.  And below: one of my fav recently-unearthed period-tracks featuring a…

11 years ago

EML Synths of the 70s part II

I came across a few more EML (Electronic Music Laboratories) bits that I will share with you.  I've written a…

11 years ago

ARP synths of the mid 70s part III

How are y'all doing on this snowy day...  listening to some mid-seventies Tangerine Dream LPs and flippin thru a giant…

11 years ago

1977: Frank Zappa is a funny mffkr

I know that this will be a polarizing thing to say, but I can't stand Frank Zappa's music.  I have…

11 years ago