Twenty Thousand Hertz

Synth Showdown: Moog vs. Buchla

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Nov 2, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Early Musical Engineering Origins

  • Bob Moog built his own electronic instruments and liked theremins as a kid.
  • Don Buchla made radios and studied physics and music at Caltech with different coastal influences.
INSIGHT

Control Voltage Revolutionizes Synths

  • Bob Moog introduced control voltage making synthesizers instantly playable like keyboards.
  • This replaced days of programming or tape cutting with immediate musical feedback.
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Modular Synths Enable Dynamic Sound

  • The modular synthesizer design lets you mix sound sources, filters, and control elements.
  • This allows sounds to be dynamically shaped and changed even while being played.
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