Robert Moog's Prototype Synthesizer, 1964-1965
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This prototype synthesizer--a collaboration between engineer Robert Moog and composer Herbert Deutsch--is a musical icon. Synthesizers create unique electronically produced sounds. Moog's solid-state synthesizer was musically superior and much more portable than earlier vacuum-tube-based systems. In 1968, the album Switched-On Bach introduced the Moog synthesizer to a wider audience. Synthesizers quickly became a mainstay of popular music.
This prototype synthesizer--a collaboration between engineer Robert Moog and composer Herbert Deutsch--is a musical icon. Synthesizers create unique electronically produced sounds. Moog's solid-state synthesizer was musically superior and much more portable than earlier vacuum-tube-based systems. In 1968, the album Switched-On Bach introduced the Moog synthesizer to a wider audience. Synthesizers quickly became a mainstay of popular music.
Artifact
Synthesizer
Date Made
1964-1965
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.68.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant Material)
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 8.25 in (keyboard)
Width: 36.75 in (keyboard)
Length: 21 in (keyboard)
Height: 19 in (generator / amp)
Width: 10 in (generator / amp)
Length: 7 in (generator / amp)
Height: 19 in (power supply)
Width: 10.125 in (power supply)
Length: 10 in (power supply)
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