Freke, Oli
Synthesizer Evolution: From Analogue to Digital and Back
- ISBN 13:
- 9781913231064
- author:
- Freke, Oli
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Velocity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 128
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 17.2 centimeters (0.31 kg
- Genre:
- Music, Genres & Styles, Electronic,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Synthesizer Evolution From Analogue to Digital (and Back) by Oli Freke is a comprehensive directory of every major synthesizer, drum machine and sampler made between 1963 and 1995. This meticulously researched book celebrates the impact of these instruments on music and culture, featuring hand-illustrated entries alongside vital statistics and quirky facts. From its invention in the early 1960s to the digital revolution of the 1980s, and back again to the point where analogue circuits could be modelled using software in the mid-1990s, this book tells the story of the evolution of the analogue synthesizer. With art-book quality illustrations, it showcases the visual beauty of these instruments. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the history and development of electronic music and its iconic instruments.