How Do You Play An Analog Synth?
The first synths created and used by popular musicians were comprised of analog circuits. Analog signals run continuously, while digital technology changes the original components into a binary code and then puts them back together. Many musicians like the older analog synths for the warm, unfiltered sound they produce. Moogs, the most famous analog synths, were used on the Beatles’ “Abbey Road.” Learn about the different types of analog synths. Moog, ARP and Electronic Music Studios manufactured the first widely-used synths. The vocoder, a component which allowed the musician to make an instrument make a sound similar to human speech, was one of the first well-known synth-generated sounds. Buy an analog synth. Real analog synths can be purchased online at sites like Musician’s Friend or Sam Ash. Most of the analog synths currently produced are compact models that look like digital keyboards, but have analog circuitry. The first analog synths were large and resembled something out of a
