Tag: moog

The Vocoder

Where do I begin with my love for the vocoder? Let me explain by first sharing a little bit of the history around the invention of this electronic device that ended up giving us so so much amazing music. The vocoder was designed in the 1930’s as a way to encrypt data transmissions of the… Read more »

Moog Theremin

The Theremin (or as it was originally called Thereminophone or Thereminvox) was one of the earliest electronic instruments of the 20th century. Its inventor, a Russian by the name of Lev Sergeyevich Termen (we know him in the west as Leon Theremin), designed the theremin in 1920. This device was a Soviet-sponsored research project that was designed… Read more »