#electronic-instruments

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fromOpen Culture
1 week ago

Meet the "Telharmonium," the First Synthesizer (and Predecessor to Muzak), Invented in 1897

Cahill invented the Telharmonium, also known as the Dynamaphone, to broadcast music over the telephone, making it a precursor to what we know today as 'Muzak.'
Music production
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fromWIRED
1 month ago

This Weird Little Synthesizer Makes Me Happy

The BlipBlox After Dark is an accessible, toy-like synthesizer with hundreds of premade melodies, intuitive controls for sound manipulation, and randomization features that make music creation engaging and entertaining.
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fromPitchfork
5 months ago

Rafael Toral: Traveling Light

Rafael Toral transforms jazz standards into slow, drone-based reimaginings using self-made electronic instruments and extended melodic elongation.
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