Los orígenes del sintetizador musical—instrumento electrónico que funciona mediante la manipulación de corrientes eléctricas, que modula las ondas produciendo diferentes timbres—nos llevan a finales del siglo XIX, momento en que se descubre la generación de sonido a través de la vibración de un circuito electromagnético.
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Has escuchado
Blues Mix (1966) / Joel Chadabe. Realizado con un Moog modular. Waveshaper Media (2019)
Chaotic Synthesis Recording #3 / Jason R. Burcher. Realizado con un Buchla 200. Autoedición (2010)
Figueroa Terrace / Thomas Ankersmit. Realizado con un Serge Modular. Touch (2014)
This Causes Consciousness to Fracture (en Patterns of Consciousness) / Caterina Barbieri. Realizado con un Eurorack modular. Important Records (2017)
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