Most synthesizers have had piano-like keyboards, although other types of performing mechanisms have been used. It was designed for research into the properties of sound and attracted composers seeking to extend the range of available sound or to achieve total control of their music.ĭuring the 1960s, synthesizers of more compact design were produced-first the Moog ( see photograph), and others soon after, including the Buchla and Syn-Ket, the last approximately the size of an upright piano. The information was fed to the synthesizer encoded on a punched paper tape. The first electronic sound synthesizer, an instrument of awesome dimensions, was developed by the American acoustical engineers Harry Olson and Herbert Belar in 1955 at the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) laboratories at Princeton, New Jersey. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Īre you a music master? See if you can answer these questions that span everything from reggae to reed instruments to "Eleanor Rigby.".
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