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Archives - 1975

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Rolling Stone

February 13, 1975


That Little Old Wavemaker, Moog His Machines, Less than Ten Years Old, Have Bent the Course of Music Forever
by BEN SIDRAN


All through the Fifties, at the Columbia/Princeton Labs in New Jersey, RCA worked to give computers human voices. The method was to develop an electronic sound synthesizer that would re-create the simple constituent parts of human speech.

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down beat daily

JUNE 22, 1975


Meet Bob Moog

Rare are the opportunities to get an insight into the mind of a true musical pioneer. Bob Moog, developer of the system of synthesizers that have changed the course of contemporary musical history, is one of those pioneers.

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International Musician

June 1975


Emerson/Moog

I. M. Do you play keyboards every day of your life?
K.E. It varies. I have been playing every morning lately, before breakfast.


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Everything Audio

August 1975


Operations of Moog Synthesizer Modules And Components Familiarity with the functions of synthesizer modules enables the user to select a custom-planned instrument.
Robert C. Ehle


IN TEACHING the operation of synthesizers in several schools, I have found that a desirable first step is to take each module in the synthesizer and describe its operation. Thereafter, the different interconnections can be studied after the student has a working knowledge of each module.

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Db

August 1975


A Realistic View Of Electronic Music
David Cope


Development of fully reallized electronic music depend on mutual understanding between composers and technician. A composer tells how to dissolve existing confusions.

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Contemporary Keyboard

September/October 1975


Bob Moog From Theremin To Synthesizer
By Dominic Milano


The synthesizer, an instrument that creates and shapes sound electronically, is fast becoming one of the most popular instruments among keyboard players in all fields of music.

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Contemporary Keyboard

September/October 1975


BOB MOOG ON SYNTHESIZERS
Bob Moog


What Is A Synthesizer?

A Synthesizer is: []A. []B. []C. []
None of the above.


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Contemporary Keyboard

November/December 1975


The Keyboard --The Musician's Handle On The Electron
Bob Moog


The Keyboard.
Musical sounds are rarely static. They are constantly being shaped and changed the musician. A musical instrument provides the means for varying sound, whereas the sound of a particular musician is related to his technique for controlling his instrument.

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