Seeing Mogwai on Saturday and then Tycho is playing free the next day? good times for the beginning of June..
Google Celebrates Birthday of Robert Moog with Playable Synthesizer.
Google honors the legacy of Robert Moog Wednesday, the father of the modern electronic synthesizer, with what quite possibly is its most elaborate doodle yet — a working Moog synthesizer. Wednesday marks the late music pioneer’s 78th birthday. You can play Google’s virtual Moog synthesizer.
The sounds of the Moog synthesizer became a recognizable part of popular music during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Acts ranging from The Beatles to Donna Summer to Yes and the Beastie Boys have all used a Moog synthesizer.
On Wednesday (local time), visitors to Google’s main page can play with Google’s creation using the QWERTY keys of their keyboard and the arrow keys to switch between the mixer, oscillator, filter, and oscillator to tweak the sound exactly like the real thing. You can even adjust pitch using a dial on the left size of the doodle to further customize the sound. If you’re feeling extra creative and proud of your work, the Moog doodle will let you record your work using the tape recorder found to the right of the synthesizer.
(via passinthenight)
