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The EMS Musys -The first Digital Sampler

Background The demand for electronic musical instruments had been growing steadily throughout the 1960s as musicians and composers became more interested in the possibilities of manipulating sound electronically. From monophonic "additive" synthesizers using sine wave...

From the Chamberlin to the Mellotron

Background Based on the Chamberlin The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical, polyphonic tape replay keyboard. It was...

Before the sampler there was the Chamberlin

Background The Chamberlin is a unique keyboard instrument that has been around since the 50s. It was invented in...

The Roland TB 303

Background The Roland TB 303 was a sequencer and synthesizer designed by Tadao Kikumoto and manufactured by the Roland...

The Atari ST. My first music-making machine

A groundbreaking computer for music-making. When it came to digital audio production It’s fair to say that the Atari...