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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Tape_Music_Center San Francisco Tape Music Center] (USA)
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* [[Dewtron|D. E. W. Ltd.]] founded by [[Brian H. Baily]]. (UK)
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_Practical_Electronics Practical Electronics] magazine (UK)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moog_synthesizer Moog Synthesizer] by Herb Deutsch and Bob Moog (USA)
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* While still at high school [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Chamberlin Hal Chamberlin] builds an analog music synthesizer (USA)<ref group="note" name=":0">Exact year uncertain.</ref>
* [[PAiA 2720|PAiA 2700]]
* [[Chadacre Electronics Ltd]] sells voltage controlled audio modules in kit form (UK)
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-mu Systems] (USA)
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[[Synth-diy mailing list]] (The Netherlands)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210826022723/http://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/1999-July/157739.html synth-diy archive] by Rick Jansen, 7 July 1999</ref>
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* [[Oakley Sound Systems]] by [[Tony Allgood]] (UK)
*[[Tom Gamble]]'s [[Electronics For Music]], PCBs and kits (USA)
*[[ASM-1]] PCBs by [[Gene Stopp]] (USA)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210826024153/http://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/1996-April/137158.html Circuit Board Update 4/23], Gene Stopp, Synth-diy mailing list, 23 Apr 1996</ref>
*ASM-1 homepage by [[Magnus Danielson]] (Sweden)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210826024132/http://synth-diy.org/pipermail/synth-diy/1996-October/138605.html ASM-1 Homepage release note], Magnus Danielson, Synth-diy mailing list, 23 Oct 23 1996</ref>
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doepfer Doepfer] creates the [[Eurorack]] format with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doepfer_A-100 A-100] (Germany)
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Synthesis Technology [[MOTM]] by [[Paul Schreiber]], until 2023 (USA)
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*''The Synthesizer: A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding, Programming, Playing, And Recording The Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument'' by Mark Vail, 2014 – despite the title it's mainly about the history of synthesizer development.
*''Electronotes'' edited by Bernie Hutchins – the early and influential electronic music DIY mailing list would be a useful resource for tracing the development of synth DIY.
== External links ==
* [https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=249733 History of Synth DIY: Opinions requested], Mod Wiggler Forum, Jun 2021
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=167125 Collaborative Graphical Timeline of Modular History], Mod Wiggler Forum, Aug 2016
* [https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=68605 Timeline History of Eurorack?], Mod Wiggler Forum, Sep 2012
* [https://reverb.com/uk/news/building-your-own-synth-then-and-now Do It Yourself: The History and Present State of DIY Synth Kits] by Mark Brend, Reverb, 25 Aug 2022
=== Video ===
* [https://youtu.be/C7zRUSOhgKM Synthesizer Myths lecture by Marc Doty, Knobcon 2016]
=== Wikipedia ===
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_musical_instrument Electronic musical instrument]
=== Timelines ===
* [http://120years.net/ 120 Years Of Electronic Music]
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* ''[https://moogfoundation.org/timeline/ Timeline of Synthesis]'' by Marc Doty
* [https://djjondent.blogspot.com/2019/04/synthesizer-timelines-histories.html Synthesizer Timelines, Lists & Histories]
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20200810053146/http://doornbusch.net/ A Chronology / History of Electronic and Computer Music and Related Events 1900–2015]'' by Paul Doornbusch
* [https://vintagesynthpads.com/ocart/The-History-of-Synthesizers-and-Presets.html The History of Synthesizers – Part 1] and [https://vintagesynthpads.com/ocart/The-History-of-Synthesizers-and-Presets%202.html The History of the Synthesizer – Part 2], vintagesynthpads.com
* [https://ethw.org/ETHW:Timeline ETHW:Timeline]
* [https://www.brainvoyagermusic.com/history-of-electronic-music/ History of electronic music]
* [http://thewessens.net/synthbook/#sec:timeline A brief history], Constructive Synthesis
* [https://www.synrise.de/timeline/synrise-timeline.pdf Timeline of synthesizers, samplers, keyboards and more], Synrise
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Latest revision as of 09:57, 25 June 2024
This chronology of synth DIY shows a sequence of groundbreaking events and related circumstances in the history of DIY electronic music instrument creation, concentrating on electrically produced sounds and excluding electromechanical musical instruments.
Timeline
For more depth on a subject most external links go to a Wikipedia article. Usually only the first occurrence is shown.
Year | Synth DIY | Background |
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1816 | First working electrical telegraph (UK) | |
1837 | Charles Grafton Page observes what he later calls "galvanic music" (USA). | |
1863 | On the Sensations of Tone book by Hermann von Helmholtz (Germany) | |
1874 | Electric Telegraph for Transmitting Musical Tones by Elisha Gray (USA) | |
1876 | Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell (USA) | |
1896 | Telharmonium by Thaddeus Cahill (USA) | |
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1900 | William Duddell demonstrates his singing arc. (UK) | |
1906 | Audion invented by Lee de Forest (USA) | |
1908 | Hugo Gernsback publishes first hobby electronics magazine Modern Electrics (USA) | |
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1905 | Helmholtz sound synthesizer by Max Kohl (Germany) | |
1912 |
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1915 | Audion piano (USA) | |
1919 |
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1921 | RadioShack retailer, until 2015 (USA) | |
1924 | The Staccatone project in Practical Electrics (USA)[2] | |
1925 | Bell Labs (USA) | |
1928 |
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1930 | Trautonium by Friedrich Trautwein (Germany) | |
1934 | Invention of the ring modulator by Frank A. Cowan (USA) | |
1935 |
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1937 | Warbo Formant Organ by Harald Bode (Germany) | |
1938 |
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1939 | Novachord by Laurens Hammond (USA) | |
1941 |
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1942 | Kits of parts sold for Ondioline electronic sub-assemblies.[note 1] |
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1944 | Ta'abir al-Zaar, (The Expression of Zaar) musique concrète by Halim El-Dabh (Egypt) | |
1945 | Hugh Le Caine's Electronic Sackbut (Canada) |
Wide availability of war surplus electronics.[4][5] |
1946 |
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1947 |
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1948 |
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1949 |
14 year old Bob Moog builds a theremin from plans printed in Electronics World. (USA) |
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1951 | Studio für elektronische Musik des Westdeutschen Rundfunks (Germany) | |
1952 | Raymond Scott begins to develop the Clavivox, patented in 1959. (USA) | A la recherche d’une musique concrète book by Pierre Schaeffer (France) |
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1956 |
Forbidden Planet soundtrack by Bebe and Louis Barron (USA) | |
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1959 |
Raymond Scott begins developing the Electronium. (USA) |
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1960 |
Dermatron by Bruce Haack (USA)[note 2] | |
1961 |
DIY Theremin by Dan Horowitz, Electronics Illustrated magazine (USA) |
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1963 |
Fred Judd builds a prototype synthesizer (UK) |
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1965 |
µA709 first commercially successful monolithic IC op-amp (USA) | |
1966 |
Good Vibrations hit single by The Beach Boys (USA) | |
1967 |
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1968 |
Switched-On Bach studio album by Wendy Carlos (USA) | |
1969 |
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1970 |
Bruce Haack meets Raymond Scott (USA)[10] |
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1971 |
Psych-Tone by Don Lancaster in Popular Electronics magazine (USA) |
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1974 |
Serge (USA) |
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1976 |
Synapse: The Electronic Music Magazine until 1979 (USA) |
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1981 |
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1982 |
Electronic Music Circuits by Barry Klein (USA) |
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1983 |
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1984 |
Roland Juno-106 (Japan) | |
1985 |
Digital Polyphonic Keyboard project by D. G. Greaves, Wireless World (UK) |
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1986 |
Electronic Synthesiser Construction book by R. A. Penfold (UK) |
Internet (USA) |
1987 |
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1988 |
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1989 |
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1991 |
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1992 | Analogue Heaven mailing list (USA) | |
1994 |
J. Donald Tillman publishes till.com (USA) |
Analogue Systems (UK) |
1995 |
Synth-diy mailing list (The Netherlands)[12] |
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1996 |
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Doepfer creates the Eurorack format with the A-100 (Germany) |
1997 |
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1998 |
Synthesis Technology MOTM by Paul Schreiber, until 2023 (USA) |
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1999 |
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2003 |
Ray Wilson publishes Music From Outer Space website (USA) |
electro-music.com[15] (USA) |
2005 |
Yves Usson publishes Yusynth website (France) |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
Befaco (Spain) |
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2011 |
synthCube (USA) |
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2012 |
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2013 |
Bastl Instruments (Czech Republic) |
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2014 |
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2015 |
Modular Addict (USA) |
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2016 |
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Alfa Rpar AS produces IC for synth and audio (Latvia) |
2018 |
Sound Semiconductor (USA) | |
2019 |
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2020 | Global chip shortage |
Notes
- ^ a b Exact year uncertain.
- ^ Can't find better dates for Bruce Haack's electronic creations.
- ^ Trevor Pinch writes about building one in Evocative Objects - Things We Think with by Sherry Turkle, MIT Press, 2007, ISBN 0262201682, p. 162
References
- ^ First Radio Hams / Amateurs, Electronics Notes
- ^ The ‘Staccatone’. Hugo Gernsback & C.J.Fitch. USA, 1923, 120 Years of Electronic Music
- ^ The Ondioline - The design and development of an electronic-musical instrument
- ^ The Death Of Surplus by Brandon Dunson, Hackaday, 7 December 2015
- ^ Government surplus sales after Second World War by Neil Cryer
- ^ Electronic and Experimental Music by Thom Holmes, 5th edition, Routledge, Nov 2015, ISBN 1-138-79273-X
- ^ Remembering The Engineer Who Created Rock's Unmistakable Fuzz by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, 10 June 2018
- ^ a b Buchla 200e: Part 1 by Gordon Reid, Sound On Sound, December 2005
- ^ The History of Electronic Drum Sets – 1960s to the 2020s by Mike O'Connor, Electronic Drum Advisor, 10 September 2020
- ^ Biography Bruce Haack
- ^ A sampling of techniques for computer performance of music by Hal Chamberlin, Byte, September 1977
- ^ synth-diy archive by Rick Jansen, 7 July 1999
- ^ Circuit Board Update 4/23, Gene Stopp, Synth-diy mailing list, 23 Apr 1996
- ^ ASM-1 Homepage release note, Magnus Danielson, Synth-diy mailing list, 23 Oct 23 1996
- ^ Thanks For A Great Year, electro-music.com, 28 Dec 2003
- ^ Mini Wiki Getting Started Guide, Mod Wiggler forum, Nov 2008
- ^ Getting Started – A Mini Wiki Tutorial, Muff's Modules Wiki, Nov 2008 - archived
- ^ Korg Volca Beats, Bass & Keys, Sound On Sound, October 2013
Further reading
- The Synthesizer: A Comprehensive Guide To Understanding, Programming, Playing, And Recording The Ultimate Electronic Music Instrument by Mark Vail, 2014 – despite the title it's mainly about the history of synthesizer development.
- Electronotes edited by Bernie Hutchins – the early and influential electronic music DIY mailing list would be a useful resource for tracing the development of synth DIY.
External links
- History of Synth DIY: Opinions requested, Mod Wiggler Forum, Jun 2021
- Collaborative Graphical Timeline of Modular History, Mod Wiggler Forum, Aug 2016
- Timeline History of Eurorack?, Mod Wiggler Forum, Sep 2012
- Do It Yourself: The History and Present State of DIY Synth Kits by Mark Brend, Reverb, 25 Aug 2022
Video
Wikipedia
Timelines
- 120 Years Of Electronic Music
- Synth timeline, Vintage Synth Explorer
- Timeline of Synthesis by Marc Doty
- Synthesizer Timelines, Lists & Histories
- A Chronology / History of Electronic and Computer Music and Related Events 1900–2015 by Paul Doornbusch – archived
- The History of Synthesizers – Part 1 and The History of the Synthesizer – Part 2, vintagesynthpads.com
- ETHW:Timeline
- History of electronic music
- A brief history, Constructive Synthesis
- Timeline of synthesizers, samplers, keyboards and more, Synrise