Synth historian Oli Freke will spend big on a good bicycle
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Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound , The Quietus , and Mixmag . This has included using math to explore the melodic potential of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on effects plug-ins . He's even written a book tracing the evolution of the synthesizer from 1963 thro
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Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound , The Quietus , and Mixmag . This has included using math to explore the melodic potential of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on effects plug-ins .
He's even written a book tracing the evolution of the synthesizer from 1963 through 1995, charting the change from analog to digital and back. His new project is Beat Gems , a coffee-table visual history of drum machines from publisher Bjooks .
Like other Bjooks titles, Beat Gems is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating historical tidbits, and practical advice for making the most of your gear, whether it's … Read the full story at The Verge.
This summary comes from Angela Nissel faces down grief with a laugh. Read the full article at the original source.