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Remember, Tom, Google is

Zeke — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:47:56 -0500

Remember, Tom, Google is your friend...

Moog synthesizers were one of the first widely used electronic musical instruments. Robert Moog created the first subtractive synthesizer to utilize a keyboard as a controller in 1964 and demonstrated it in October of that year at the AES convention.[1] It sometimes took hours to set up the machine for a new sound.

Robert Arthur Moog employed his theremin company (R. A. Moog Co., which would later become Moog Music) to manufacture and market his synthesizers. They were shipped with an organ-style keyboard as the standard user interface. The Moog was not necessarily considered a performance instrument, but rather a sophisticated, studio-oriented professional audio system which could be used as a musical instrument; the keyboard was simply a convenient and familiar way to control it. Particularly because of the pitch instability of its oscillators as well as the atonal nature of electronic music of the time, the original Moog synthesizer was designed for creating recorded electronic music.[2] Later modular Moogs would have much-improved oscillators and were better suited to real-time musical performance.

Minimoog Model DThe first Moog instruments were modular synthesizers. In 1971 Moog Music began production of the Minimoog Model D which was among the first widely available, portable and relatively affordable synthesizers. Unlike the modular synthesizer, the Minimoog was specifically designed as a self-contained musical instrument for keyboard players (besides the extremely user-friendly physical design, it also stayed in tune reasonably well) and was the first to really solidify the synthesizer's popular image as a "keyboard" instrument. The Minimoog became the most popular monophonic synthesizer of the 1970s, selling approximately 13,000 units between 1971 and 1982.

The last Moog synthesizers were manufactured in 1985 before the original Moog Music declared bankruptcy in 1986. By the mid-1990s, analog synthesizers were again highly sought after and prized for their classic sound. In 2001, Robert Moog's company Big Briar was able to acquire the rights to the Moog name and officially became Moog Music. Moog Music has been producing the Minimoog Voyager modeled after the original Minimoog since 2002. As of 2006, more than 15 companies are making Moog-style synthesizer modules.

Today a number of Moog products can still be purchased, such as Moogerfoogers and Minimoogs. The Minimoog is so popular, in fact, that they regularly sell for over US$3000 on online auction sites like eBay.

Moog organ? Never heard of

Tom Schardin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:09:45 -0500

Moog organ? Never heard of that...

"The Rockford Files" -- by

Mark Olson — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:50:11 -0500

"The Rockford Files" -- by far, the best television theme music ever.

I don't know how the composer did it, but he somehow pulled off a successful combination of moog organ, harmonica and Southern rock electric guitar.

Cool site. Check out this

Tom Schardin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:46:47 -0500

Cool site.
Check out this site to hear all your favorite sitcom theme songs.

http://melaman2.com/tvshows/G1.html

We've been catching a few of

steinie — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:02:43 -0500

We've been catching a few of the '70s great comedies on WGN - including Welcome Back Kotter. Who doesn't love "Mr. Kaahtteer," Horshack, Epstein, Vinnie Barbarino (a very young John Travolta!) and the rest of the Sweathogs.

But I have many guilty old-show pleasures for many reasons. Just a few include: Little House on the Prairie, Newhart, Carol Burnett, Mary Tyler Moore, Green Acres, Petticoat Junction and the granddaddy of 'em all - the Andy Griffith Show!

Looking for 60's and 70's classic tv?

Shadow — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:39:01 -0500

I found a site that features a lot of "classic" tv from the 60's and 70's.
With summer realty shows taking over, this is a great place to go back in time.
The site features shows of at least a full season, and has a mix of drama and comedy.
Remember Lou Grant? He's there along with Bob Newhart, the old Dragnet series, and of course-the classic Voyage to The Bottom Of The Sea.
It also has some current shows like 30 Rock and the now canceled Studio 60.
The site is www.hulu.com.
If you need a fix-this is the place
Whats your guilty pleasure when it comes to old shows?
Mine is Dragnet