The Analog Golden Age: ARP, EMS, Oberheim & Roland

The 1970s arms race: the ARP 2600, the BBC's VCS3 Synthi, Oberheim's polysynths and Roland's Jupiter era — the gear behind prog rock, Radiophonic and a thousand film cues.

Playlist by @synthesizer_history

10 tracks, shared on Audicious.

  1. The ARP 2600: The Story of a Legendary Synthesizer | Reverb Feature — Reverb
  2. Electromotive - The Story of ARP Instruments — Alex Ball
  3. Land of the Rising Sound | A Roland Retrospective — Alex Ball
  4. Roland Jupiter 8, the greatest polysynth ever? — Matt Johnson’s Keyspace
  5. The amazing history of the EMS Synthi - Synth Stories — Sonic Academy
  6. Hear the insane sound of the EMS Synthi VCS-3 vintage modular dream synth — mylarmelodies
  7. Assembling An EXACT Replica of the Priceless EMS VCS3. The Cloney Project — LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
  8. Bright Sparks Documentary - A Side — GForce Software
  9. BBC Radiophonic Workshop: Journey Through Electronic Music History – Spitfire Audio — Spitfire Audio
  10. The New Sound Of Music 1979 (Part 1) — JeffreyPlaide