By Daniel Trombley
Synthesizers generate sounds according to the keys played After generating the sounds, the synthesizer combines the sound frequencies to create new sounds Bring uniqueness to band’s music
History of Synthesizers Originally, synthesizers were created for experimental musicians, so they were not very popular They became popular by a musician named Walter Carlos, who produced two popular songs and a movie soundtrack using a synthesizers Because of Walter’s success many other bands including the Beatles started using synthesizers
Changes in Synthesizers Original Synthesizers Size of a bookshelf and had tons of knobs They were analog Made to stay Had a vast variety of sound effects Modern Synthesizers No bigger than a keyboard and not too many knobs Are now digital Made to be portable Still has many sound effects, but not as many as original synthesizers
Synthesizer’s Effect on Music Advanced the world of music dramatically as far as creating sound effects for songs