10.12.2014

October 1964: Moog synthesizer


Robert A. Moog and Herbert A. Deutsch introduce and demonstrate their music synthesizer at the convention of the Audio Engineering Society (October 12-16, New York).
   
-- Photo from Henry Ford Museum. Caption: "This Moog synthesizer is one of two prototypes built by Robert Moog from July-September 1964, with additional modules added in 1964 and 1964. One was taken to Toronto University in 1965, while this one was kept by the inventor and his colleague, Herbert Deutsch. It was used in live public performance for the first time in a concert at Town Hall in New York City on September 25, 1965." (The instrument was donated to the museum in 1982.)

* "Voltage-Controlled Electronic Music Modules" (Journal of Audio Engineering Society, July 1965; paper presented October 14, 1964 at AES convention): @
* Bob Moog Foundation: @
* Moog Archives: @ 
* FAQ on Moog Archive donation (Cornell University Library): @
* Moog Music Inc.: @
* Interview with Moog (March 1997): @
* "The Moog's First Decade: 1965-1975" (Deutsch, 1981): @
* Deutsch faculty profile (Hofstra University): @
* "The Man Who Switched On Bach" (New Scientist, December 1982): @
* "Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer" (Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco, 2002): @
* "Electronic and Experimental Music" (Thom Holmes, 2002): @
* "The First Moog Synthesizer Recordings" (Holmes, 2013): @
* "The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds" (album, 1967): @
* "The Synthesizer" (Mark Vail, 2014): @ 

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