Modular synthesizer: Difference between revisions

The earliest commercial modular synthesizers were developed in 1963, in parallel and unaware of each other, on opposite sides of USA. By [[Moog Music Inc|Moog]] in Trumansburg, New York, and [[Buchla Electronic Musical Instruments|Buchla]] in Berkeley, California. The difference in their approaches has become known as [[East coast vs. West coast|''East Coast'' and ''West Coast'']] styles.<ref>[http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/buyers-guides/everything-you-need-to-know-to-get-into-hardware-modular-synths/ Everything You Need to Know to Get Into Hardware Modular Synths] by Adam Burucs, 6 September 2013</ref><ref name="ad">Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer, by Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, Harvard University Press, 2002, hardcover ISBN 0-674-00889-8, 2004 paperback ISBN 0-674-01617-3</ref> Other synthesizer manufacturers soon followed: [[Electronic Music Studios (London) Ltd|EMS]] in 1969, [[ARP Instruments, Inc.|ARP]] in 1970, [[Serge synthesizer|Serge]] in 1974, and [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] came out with the [[Roland System 100]] in 1976.

 

 

In the late 1970s, modular synthesizers started to be largely supplanted by highly integrated keyboard synthesizers, racks of [[MIDI]]-connected gear, and [[sampler]]s. However, there continues to be musicians who prefer the physically patched approach, the flexibility and the sound of traditional modulars. Since the late 1990s, there has been a resurgence in the popularity of analog synthesizers spurred on by physical standardization practices, an interest in retro gear, decreased production costs and increased electronic reliability and stability.<ref name="return" />