Electronic!
When one thinks of the electronic music genre, the first instrument that usually springs to mind is the SYNTHESIZER.
In basic terms, a Synth is an instrument that creates and edits noise. Older synths were known as Analogue synths which gave the user a lot of control over the sounds they were creating. These eventually evolved into digital synths that were faster and easier to use, and came with lots of presets.
The class were asked to research various Synthesizer pioneers. I researched into Korg and learnt that the company initially created and manufactured drum machines. Korg were renound for manufacturing the first AFFORDABLE six voice polyphonic and fully programmable synth in 1981. At this time there were no other synths of this nature available at such a cheap price. Musicians wanted polyphonic synthesisers, as this meant that more than one note could be played at once, which was not possible with earlier synth models. Korg are now known for their affordable instruments.
I was very interested in researching into Korg, as I recently purchased a MicroKorg synth for myself. As I am still learning how to play, it was interesting to look into the history of the instrument and the company.
We used Logic in the lesson to familiarise ourselves with basic synth techniques and controls such as attack, sustain and release, which all contribute to creating different sounds by manipulating sound waves as the musician desires. The lesson was therefore very helpful with my personal understanding of playing my own synth.
