Atomic Age Drum Machines: the Ghost Orchestras of Harry Chamberlin
Musicians' unions once banned these machines for fear they would put their members out of work. The incredible story of the insulation installer who developed the world's first commercial drum machine.
The Man Who Made His Computer Sing: Max Mathews & the Invention of Digital Music
The mp3, ProTools, Ableton and digital music itself can be traced to a crazy engineer who taught his computer to sing and helped Stanley Kubrick scare the crap out of the world.
Black Ice: The Science of the Yamaha DX7
The sophisticated science behind the Yamaha DX7 - the most popular synthesizer ever made.
Magic Box: A History of the MPC
A fresh perspective on Roger Linn's masterpiece of engineering and the most important new music machine since the invention of the drum machine: the MPC.
808: The History of an Error
The Roland TR-808: How a fledgeling Japanese electronics company changed the sound of electronic music forever.
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ELASTE: This Was The Sound Of The Future
In words, pictures and sound, ELASTE 1980-1986 captures the glamour and grime of the New Wave and Post-Punk moment.
