History of the History of the Music SynthesizerMusic Synthesizer

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Digital Audio Design for GamesDigital Audio Design for Games

Buchla Modular SynthesizerBuchla Modular Synthesizer19681968

Buchla Modular SynthesizerBuchla Modular Synthesizer19681968

EMS Synthi AKS - 1970EMS Synthi AKS - 1970

Portable “modular”Portable “modular”

Moog Modular in performanceMoog Modular in performance

Roland portable analog synthRoland portable analog synth19811981

Digital SynthesisDigital Synthesis

AdLib – 8bit synth on a cardAdLib – 8bit synth on a card

NES – 8bit audio for the massesNES – 8bit audio for the masses

FM (frequency modulation)FM (frequency modulation)SynthesisSynthesis

Yamaha DX7Yamaha DX7

Sega GenesisSega Genesisaudio by Yamahaaudio by Yamaha

FM (frequency modulation)FM (frequency modulation)SynthesisSynthesis

SoundBlaster audio card with SoundBlaster audio card with FM synthesizerFM synthesizer

Digital Waveform RecordingDigital Waveform Recordingor “Sampling”or “Sampling”

Fairlight CMI Sampling SystemFairlight CMI Sampling System

Emu Emulator Sampling Emu Emulator Sampling SynthesizerSynthesizer

Roland Wavetable SynthesizerRoland Wavetable Synthesizer

AWE32 Wavetable SynthAWE32 Wavetable Synthon a cardon a card

Physical Modeling SynthesisPhysical Modeling Synthesis

Physical Modeling SynthesisPhysical Modeling Synthesis

Nord Modeling SynthesizerNord Modeling Synthesizer

Modeling Software Synth Plug-inModeling Software Synth Plug-in

Generic Synthesizer Plug-inGeneric Synthesizer Plug-in

Modeled Analog SynthesizerModeled Analog Synthesizer

Synth Plug-ins in ProToolsSynth Plug-ins in ProTools