National First Ladies' Library
Synthesizing Music with the Technology Invention of the Modular Synthesizer
Students explore how to create synthesized music and discuss what they believe music would sound like without electronics. They explore a given website to determine how different types of instruments can be digitized. In groups, students...
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Computer Music: Guide to Fm Synthesis
Computer Music provides a detailed site of the history, advantages/disadvantages, and uses of FM synthesis. Provides many graphics.
Cyberbee
Adventures of Cyberbee: Digital Audio Basics [Pdf]
Try this beginner's tutorial for recording sound on the computer. It covers the historical background of audio files, file formats, basic audio recording, synthesized music and copyright.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Polyphony
Wikipedia provides a brief description and history of the term, polyphony, including many hyperlinked terms.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Robert Moog
Robert Moog fused his love music and electronics when he invented the synthesizer. This website includes background information on the creation of the synthesizer and provides several links.
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Gyrofrog Communications: The Telharmonium
Read a history of the telharmonium, how it works, and its influence upon electronic music.
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Karbos Guide: A Guide to Sound Cards and Digital Sound
Informative site about the use of sound cards and the necessity for them in today's computer world.
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Music Machines: Your First Synthesizer
If you would like to know about buying a synthesizer, this article is a good resource. Included are tips on what to look for and how to experiment inexpensively.
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The Wiard Synthesizer Company
Providing information about the Wiard Synthesizer, this site includes pictures and sound samples of their synthesizer.
Curated OER
Synthmuseum.com
The headquarters for vintage and new synthesizers. This site offers information on a large collection of synthesizers from many makes and models.
Curated OER
Minimoog Voyager
The headquarters for vintage and new synthesizers. This site offers information on a large collection of synthesizers from many makes and models.