14 Synths That Shaped Modern Music

Synthesizers are without a doubt the driving force behind all modern music production. From classic hardware units such as the MINIMOOG and modern ROM-based classics like the Korg M1 or Triton, to today’s ultra-technical DSP-based synths such as the mighty Access Virus TI, and of course the explosion of VST soft-synths, synthesizers are here to stay!

John Twells over at thevinylfactory.com has written a great article detailing some of the first-ever synths, along with technical specs and lists of famous artists who’ve used them. This piece of music technology history is well worth a read for anyone interested in how these fascinating, game-changing devices came into being.

The article covers some absolute dance music classics too, such as Roland’s TB-303 and SH-101, along with the PPG Wave, Fairlight CMI, and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5.

Read ‘The 14 Synthesizers That Shaped Modern Music’ here.

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