[sdiy] Moog Synthesiser on Radio 4

Andy Wilson andy at promonitor.co.uk
Wed Dec 4 14:59:23 CET 2002


Hi Tim,

On 4 Dec 2002 at 0:08, Tim Stinchcombe wrote:

 
> Didn't catch the programme, but in a somewhat related vein I am about
> half way through reading the new book "Analog Days: the invention and
> impact of the Moog synthesizer" by Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco
> (Harvard Univ Press, 2002). It charts the early days of syntheszers, and
> Moog in particular. As an early teenager at the start of the Seventies,
> I was completely enthralled by Moog's and the likes of Emerson, Lake and
> Palmer, so reading about how it all happened is totally fascinating - I
> recommend it unreservedly!

Yep, I agree, I finished this book last week. There has been talk on 
AH of some factual errors in it, but nonetheless, it's still a damn 
good read.

Andy

PS, the dust-jacket also doubles as a circuit diagram for a Moog 
VCO. Don't ask me which one tho'  :-)



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