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|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensations_of_Tone On the Sensations of Tone]'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Helmholtz Hermann von Helmholtz] (Germany) |
|''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensations_of_Tone On the Sensations of Tone]'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_von_Helmholtz Hermann von Helmholtz] (Germany) |
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|''Electric Telegraph for Transmitting Musical Tones'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisha_Gray Elisha Gray] (USA) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit Heathkit] electronic kits, until 1992 (USA) |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heathkit Heathkit] electronic kits, until 1992 (USA) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavioline Clavioline |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavioline Clavioline] (France) |
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* [http://120years.net/the-melochordharald-bodegermany1947/ Melochord] (Germany) |
* [http://120years.net/the-melochordharald-bodegermany1947/ Melochord] (Germany) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Super Fender Super] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fender Leo Fender] (USA) |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Super Fender Super] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Fender Leo Fender] (USA) |
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* ''Elektrotechnik für Jungen'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Richter_(engineer) Heinz Richter] (Germany) |
* ''Elektrotechnik für Jungen'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Richter_(engineer) Heinz Richter] (Germany) |
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* Model 800 Trem Trol effect pedal (USA) |
* Model 800 Trem Trol effect pedal (USA) |
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|Raymond Scott begins to develop the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavivox Clavivox], patented in 1959. (USA) |
|Raymond Scott begins to develop the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavivox Clavivox], patented in 1959. (USA) |
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|''A la recherche d’une musique concrète'' book by |
|''A la recherche d’une musique concrète'' book by Pierre Schaeffer (France) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_di_fonologia_musicale_di_Radio_Milano Studio di fonologia musicale di Radio Milano] (Italy) |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_di_fonologia_musicale_di_Radio_Milano Studio di fonologia musicale di Radio Milano] (Italy) |
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* Bob Moog meets Raymond Scott (USA) |
* Bob Moog meets Raymond Scott (USA) |
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*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gesang_der_J%C3%BCnglinge Gesang der Jünglinge]'' by Karlheinz Stockhausen (Germany) |
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* Modular synthesizer by Harald Bode of the Wurlitzer Organ Co. (USA) |
* Modular synthesizer by Harald Bode of the Wurlitzer Organ Co. (USA) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_704 IBM 704] computer at Bell Labs programmed to sing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell Daisy Bell] (USA) |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_704 IBM 704] computer at Bell Labs programmed to sing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell Daisy Bell] (USA) |
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* ''[https://haraldbodenews.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/hbodeelectronics1961.pdf Sound Synthesizer Creates New Musical Effects]'', Electronics magazine article by Harald Bode (USA) |
* ''[https://haraldbodenews.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/hbodeelectronics1961.pdf Sound Synthesizer Creates New Musical Effects]'', Electronics magazine article by Harald Bode (USA) |
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* [[PAiA Electronics Inc|PAiA]] mail order electronics kits (USA) |
* [[PAiA Electronics Inc|PAiA]] mail order electronics kits (USA) |
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_modulation_synthesis FM synthesis algorithm] discovered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chowning John Chowning] (USA) |
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_modulation_synthesis FM synthesis algorithm] discovered by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chowning John Chowning] (USA) |
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* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Apples_of_the_Moon_(Morton_Subotnick_album) Silver Apples Of The Moon]'' |
* ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Apples_of_the_Moon_(Morton_Subotnick_album) Silver Apples Of The Moon]'' studio album by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Subotnick Morton Subotnick] (USA) |
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* ''The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_%26_Krause Beaver & Krause] (USA) |
* ''The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music'' by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_%26_Krause Beaver & Krause] (USA) |
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[[Electronotes Newsletter]] by [[Bernie Hutchins]] until 2020 (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">Exact year uncertain.</ref> |
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-mu Systems] (USA) |
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_Systems E-mu Systems] (USA) |
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*''IC Op-Amp Cookbook'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Jung Walter G. Jung] (USA) |
*''IC Op-Amp Cookbook'' book by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Jung Walter G. Jung] (USA) |
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* Techniques for computer music article by Hal Chamberlin in Byte magazine (USA)<ref>[http://retro.hansotten.nl/uploads/files/computer_performance_music-byte-september-1977.pdf ''A sampling of techniques for computer performance of music''] by Hal Chamberlin, Byte, September 1977</ref> |
* Techniques for computer music article by Hal Chamberlin in Byte magazine (USA)<ref>[http://retro.hansotten.nl/uploads/files/computer_performance_music-byte-september-1977.pdf ''A sampling of techniques for computer performance of music''] by Hal Chamberlin, Byte, September 1977</ref> |
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_Love I Feel Love] |
*''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_Love I Feel Love]'' song by Donna Summer (Germany) |
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*Mod Wiggler Wiki<ref>[https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2076 Mini Wiki Getting Started Guide], Mod Wiggler forum, Nov 2008</ref><ref>[http://wiki.muffwiggler.com/wiki/Getting_Started_-_A_Mini_Wiki_Tutorial Getting Started – A Mini Wiki Tutorial], Muff's Modules Wiki, Nov 2008, (archived)</ref> (Canada) |
*Mod Wiggler Wiki<ref>[https://modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2076 Mini Wiki Getting Started Guide], Mod Wiggler forum, Nov 2008</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111120081521/http://wiki.muffwiggler.com/wiki/Getting_Started_-_A_Mini_Wiki_Tutorial Getting Started – A Mini Wiki Tutorial], Muff's Modules Wiki, Nov 2008, (archived)</ref> (Canada) |
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*[[Tim Stinchcombe]] publishes [http://www.timstinchcombe.co.uk/ his website] (UK) |
*[[Tim Stinchcombe]] publishes [http://www.timstinchcombe.co.uk/ his website] (UK) |
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_Volca Korg Volca] series (Japan)<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150609083831/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/kog-volca.htm Korg Volca Beats, Bass & Keys]'', Sound On Sound, October 2013</ref> |
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_Volca Korg Volca] series (Japan)<ref>''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150609083831/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct13/articles/kog-volca.htm Korg Volca Beats, Bass & Keys]'', Sound On Sound, October 2013</ref> |
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*''Make: Analog Synthesizers'' book by Ray Wilson (USA) |
*''Make: Analog Synthesizers'' book by Ray Wilson (USA) |
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|[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Electronics_Library Musical Electronics Library] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraus_(musician) Kraus] (New Zealand) |
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Revision as of 12:44, 15 March 2022
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.
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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) | |
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1915 | Audion piano (USA) | |
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1921 | RadioShack retailer, until 2015 (USA) | |
1924 | The Staccatone project in Practical Electrics (USA)[2] | |
1925 | Bell Labs (USA) | |
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1930 | Trautonium by Friedrich Trautwein (Germany) | |
1934 | Invention of the ring modulator by Frank A. Cowan (USA) | |
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1937 | Warbo Formant Organ by Harald Bode (Germany) | |
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1939 | Novachord by Laurens Hammond (USA) | |
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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.[3][4] |
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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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Forbidden Planet soundtrack by Bebe and Louis Barron (USA) | |
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Raymond Scott begins developing the Electronium. (USA) |
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1960 |
Dermatron by Bruce Haack (USA)[note 1] | |
1961 |
DIY Theremin by Dan Horowitz, Electronics Illustrated magazine (USA) |
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Herb Deutsch assembles a theremin from a Bob Moog kit. (USA) |
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1964 |
Practical Electronics magazine (UK) Moog Synthesizer by Herb Deutsch and Bob Moog (USA) | |
1965 |
µA709 first commercially successful monolithic IC op-amp (USA) | |
1966 |
Good Vibrations hit single by The Beach Boys (USA) | |
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Switched-On Bach studio album by Wendy Carlos (USA) | |
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Bruce Haack meets Raymond Scott (USA)[9] |
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Psych-Tone by Don Lancaster in Popular Electronics magazine (USA) |
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1972 |
Electronotes Newsletter by Bernie Hutchins until 2020 (USA) While still at high school Hal Chamberlin builds an analog music synthesizer (USA)[note 2] |
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Serge (USA) |
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Synapse: The Electronic Music Magazine until 1979 (USA) |
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Electronic Music Circuits by Barry Klein (USA) |
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Roland Juno-106 (Japan) | |
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Digital Polyphonic Keyboard project by D. G. Greaves, Wireless World (UK) |
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Electronic Synthesiser Construction book by R. A. Penfold (UK) |
Internet (USA) |
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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)[11] |
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Doepfer creates the Eurorack format with the A-100 (Germany) |
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MOTM by Paul Schreiber (USA) |
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Ray Wilson publishes Music From Outer Space website (USA) |
electro-music.com[14] (USA) |
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Yves Usson publishes Yusynth website (France) |
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2010 |
Befaco (Spain) |
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synthCube (USA) |
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Synth DIY Wiki (UK)
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Bastl Instruments (Czech Republic) |
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2014 | Musical Electronics Library by Kraus (New Zealand) | |
2015 |
Modular Addict (USA) |
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ALFA RPAR AS produces IC for synth and audio (Latvia) |
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Sound Semiconductor (USA) | |
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2020 | Global chip shortage |
Notes
References
- ^ First Radio Hams / Amateurs, Electronics Notes
- ^ The ‘Staccatone’. Hugo Gernsback & C.J.Fitch. USA, 1923, 120 Years of Electronic Music
- ^ 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
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