Instruments

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  • Created by: Noxas
  • Created on: 20-04-19 14:19
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  • INSTRUMENT
    • THERAMIN
      • 1920s, 1st electronic instrument
      • left hand = volume
      • right hand = pitch
      • portamento and vibrato sounds
      • used in Good Vibrations, Beach Boys
    • HAMMOND B3 ORGAN
      • 1954 onwards
      • 1st portable, electronic organ
      • Leslie Cabinet: rotatry speaker
        • two horns would spin at speed controlled by player
      • high attack and high sustain
    • Rhodes Piano
      • 1965  onwards
      • electric piano
      • dreamlike sounds, high attack
    • Hohner Clavinet
      • 1968
      • massive attack, disjointed sound
      • funk style
    • SYNTHS
      • Mini Moog
        • 1969, 1st portable synth
        • came with a keyboard attached
        • monophonic - only lead or bass
      • Prophet-5
        • polysynth, 5 notes at once
        • 1977
        • used in Take on Me + Wonderful Christmas Time
      • Jupiter-8
        • 1981
        • 8 note polyphony
        • came with presets + sequencer
        • used in Radio Gaga + I Want to Break Free
      • Yamaha DX-7
        • 1983
        • 1st Digital synth, lots of preloaded sounds
        • used in Final Countdown
      • Korg M1
        • 1988
        • most advanced, comples presets
        • used in The Show Must Go On

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