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In the 80s, Keyboard Mag released sounds on flexi vinyl
Before the Web and SoundCloud, publications wanting to share sound examples – whether that was from artists, tutorials, or whatever – had to get creative. And so it was that Keyboard Magazine included flexible discs in the magazine, some time in the 80s. Based on a discussion from various Keyboard editor and contributor veterans, it […]
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Get original DX7 patches made by Brian Eno in 1987
You can’t get much more 80s synth power than this: Eno. DX7. Keyboard Magazine. Yes, it seems there’s a magical synth site called Encyclotronic, full of patches and hardware specs and other goodies. And it seems that site has noted that back in 1987, Keyboard Magazine managed to extract some of his favorite patches for […]
Peter Kirn - May 16, 2017
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Remembering Keith Emerson and his titanic synth legacy
In news reverberating with synthesizer lovers and keyboardists everywhere, Keith Emerson died last night in his home in Santa Monica at age 71. Mr. Emerson’s impact on the world of keyboards and synthesizers is hard to overstate. And that impact may be wider now than ever before. If the musical idiom in which he worked […]
Peter Kirn - March 12, 2016
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Read the article Bob Moog wrote when he met Leon Theremin
Peter Kirn - September 4, 2015
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