Analog Synthesizers

An analog synthesizer is a synthesizer that uses analog circuits and computer techniques to produce varying sounds. The earliest synthesizers were made with a variety vacuum-tube and electro-mechanical technologies. They have continued to evolve since their beginnings in the 1920s. Around the 1960s they began to include many different circuits, resistors, and filters to tune and enhance the sounds coming from the synthesizers. A few of the bigger names known for their synthesizers around the 60s and today, are Moog, Korg, Yamaha, and ARP. They have produced many different types of synths, but they all carry that electronic sound. During the 80s the analog synthesizers were mostly replaced by digital synths, but as musicians from the DJ, Techno, and Rave scene became interested in synthesizers, they turned to the second hand analog synthesizers so they could begin to make music without spending huge amounts of money. As these machines produced music they liked, their popularity soared and new artists began tinkering with it as well. These machines have crossed to the modern era in the form of DIY and kit synthesizer modules. Thus they will continue to see use in this era of musical production.