Compared to medicine or agriculture, the history of professional audio has been a comparatively short 125 years or so-barely a ripple in geologic time. But a whole lot has happened in that century and a quarter.
Even though his name is nearly synonymous with synthesizers, Bob Moog didn’t invent the instrument. ~ Moog took the most requested modules from his large modular systems and put them into an easy-to-use package that didn’t require patch cords or programming knowledge. It was unveiled at AES in 1970 and priced at $1,200.
When the DX7 launched in 1983, users were amazed by its purity of tone and its ability to mimic certain instruments-particularly struck percussion, chimes, electric pianos, etc.-and its wealth of cool synthesizer sounds.
