??? I thought you said above "a synthesizer is is an oscillator", oscillator being singular rather than plural. I'm also not sure the above clarifies anything regarding your use of "melodically" to define a synthesizer, as opposed to, say, rhythmically. And uh I said USA used a Durrett.
Shamefully, I've never listened to a whole Jefferson Airplane record, but based on an admittedly sketchy listening of the After Bathing at Baxter's (via er iTunes snippets) I hear maybe a clavinet on "Two Heads" and possibly "A Small Package" unless that's a real harpsichord.
After doing some Slsk research I also hear possible Moog action on "2,000 Light Years from Home" and would love to get some independent confirmation via liner notes or what have you.
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:10 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 20 February 2006 14:39 (eighteen years ago) link
also not sure where Mother Mallard fits in, later? But always mentioned in this context, perhaps as much because they were a rock band who came out of arty synthesizer backgrounds and not the opposite?
― Dan Selzer (Dan Selzer), Monday, 20 February 2006 15:11 (eighteen years ago) link
― exploder, Monday, 20 February 2006 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link
Sure. But to be pedantic, that tune wasn't really released until the 90s, even though it was recorded in 1967.
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 20 February 2006 17:08 (eighteen years ago) link
― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 20 February 2006 17:15 (eighteen years ago) link
Geir: Sure. But to be pedantic, that tune wasn't really released until the 90s, even though it was recorded in 1967.
Geir, what part of "not-released-in-its-time" do you not understand?
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 20 February 2006 17:32 (eighteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 20 February 2006 19:08 (eighteen years ago) link
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Oh come on Geir, I'm sure I saw a pic of you on your site playing a synthesiser, so there's no excuse for this! Surely you have heard of the Ondes Martenot, aptented 1928?
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/martenot/
It's not that obscure! Orchestral works by Messiaen, Hohenegger, maurice jarre. It had an equal-tempered keyboard, so you could, if you wanted to, play melodies on it. Beautiful, haunting "singing" tone as well.
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Monday, 20 February 2006 19:16 (eighteen years ago) link
Not rock or "rock" of course but, since this seems to be the main thread the Novachord is mentioned on, came here to note its use on Vera Lynn's 1939 recording of "We'll Meet Again." I think the one used in Dr. Strangelove is later, maybe the one from the film of the same name.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1xrofiEa4w
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 12 January 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link