Synth War II: Digital Doom

Published: Nov. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.

In the 1960s, Bob Moog and Don Buchla built synthesizers that changed the world. But by the early 80s, they faced a new challenger who threatened to bring it all crumbling down: the digital synthesizer. To defeat this opponent, they\u2019d have to recruit a new ally\u2026 and maybe even join forces. Featuring Bob\u2019s daughter Michelle Moog-Koussa, Don\u2019s collaborator Ami Radunskaya, and journalist Ryan Gaston.\n\nWatch Welcome to Synth, our first original Youtube video.\nFollow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.\nSign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to support the show & get our entire catalog ad-free.\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.\nRead Ryan Gaston\u2019s tech & music articles on Perfect Circuit\u2019s SIGNAL blog.\nFind out more about Robert Moog\u2019s work at the Moogseum.\nTo start hiring now, visit indeed.com/hertz.\nFind the right doctor, right now with at zocdoc.com/20k.\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/digitaldoom\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices