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- Bob Moog and Don Buchla independently developed their own synthesizers in the 1960s, with Moog's synthesizer being embraced by pop musicians and Buchla's modular synthesizer appealing to avant-garde composers.
- The rivalry between the East Coast and West Coast approaches to synthesis sparked debates among musicians, with Moog's instruments being seen as more traditional and accessible, and Buchla's instruments being experimental and boundary-pushing.
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The Birth of Two Synth Pioneers
In the 1930s, Bob Moog and Don Buchla were born on opposite coasts of the United States. Both showed an early interest in engineering, with Bob building his own musical instruments and Don making his own radios. This early passion laid the foundation for their future work in electronic music.
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