Early digital synth video: 1977 Bell Alles Machine
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Topic: Early digital synth video: 1977 Bell Alles Machine
Posted By: Gerinski
Subject: Early digital synth video: 1977 Bell Alles Machine
Date Posted: April 19 2013 at 06:55
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Just a curiosity I found in YT. Although the first commercial digital synth seems to be the 1974 RMI Harmonic Synthesizer http://www.synthmuseum.com/rmi/rmihar01.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.synthmuseum.com/rmi/rmihar01.html this 1977 Bell Laboratories Alles Machine seems to be also a precursor of digital synths such as the Synclavier and Fairlight. Although it was not commercialized, the concept was taken over by Crumar / DKI and developed into the rare 1978 GDS synth, which predated the Synclavier II and Fairlight but apparently was not successful (costing $30,000 probably not a surprise).  |
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Posted By: King Only
Date Posted: May 20 2013 at 07:05
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So many interesting synths were released from the 1970s to the mid 1980s. I really love the synths from that era. My favorite early digital synths were the PPG WAVES. Tangerine Dream used them a lot on albums like "Exit", "Hyperborea" and "White Eagle". Edgar Froese used them on his solo albums from the early eighties too, like "Stuntman" and "Pinnacles". |