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Telharmonium
Cahill first patented his telhamonium -
Wurlitzer
The Might Wurltizer was introduced in 1910 -
Theremin
It was invented in 1920 and the instrument is played by the movement of hands. -
Hammond Organ
In 1929, an American inventor named Laurens Hammond developed a new electronic instrument using the same tone-wheel process that was used in the Telharmonium. -
Ondes Martenot
It was invented by Frenchman Maurice Martenot, this was simular to the theremin but this instrument had more control over the timbre. -
Electric Guitar
Les Paul invented the solid body electric guitar. -
Music Concrete
After WW2, the first song compeltely made electromechanical was created and it was a sounding of trains. -
Computer Age
The first song compeltey compussed by a computer has been created. -
RCA Mark II
The first programmable electronic music synthesizer was the RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer. Designed by Herbert Belar and Harry Olson in 1958, the RCA Mark II was the flagship piece of equipment at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. -
Moog Synthesizer
Robert Moog introduced the first commercially avaible modern synthesizer. -
Beach Boys
The Beach Boys used multitrack recording that created a thick texture within their music. -
The Beatles
One of the first tape loops for the band used was for the song Tomorrow Never Knows. They also used the Moog Synthesizer and the Hammond Organ in their music. -
Turntablism
The conepts of turntablism was even used in the 30s,40s, and 50s in music concreate.Christian Marclay is one of the most influential turntablist outside the hip-hop community in 1979. -
MIDI
MIDI is a system or “language” that allows electronic musical instruments and computers to send information, or “talk” to each other. -
Laptop Orchestras
The first laptop orchestra was founded by Dan Trueman and Perry Cook in 2005 at Princeton University. Teh most notible laptop orchestras are from Princeton and Stanford.
