I noticed this image of the Arp 1045 on the Matrixsynth Forum. It was posted by dlmorley. I asked him were he got the image and he pointed me to Music Machines. Music Machines (hyperreal.org) was one of the first general synth sites I visited when I first started browsing the web in 1995 or so. Be sure to check out the site if you haven already. It might actually be the oldest general synth site. It launched in 1994, predating Sonic State (1995), Synthzone (1996), Harmony Central (1997) and Vintage Synth Explorer (2001). I launched my old Matrixsynth site as a personal portal for everything synth back in 1997. If anyone knows of an earlier site than Music Machines, please comment or shoot me an email."Welcome to music machines, home of musical electronica on the web. Music machines offers images, software, schematics, and lots of tips and comments from electronic musicians all over the Internet. Synthesizers, effects, drum machines, recording equipment -- anything people plug in, turn on, and turn up for music-making is welcome. "
Yeah, that was a pretty major site for me in 1995 as well.
ReplyDeleteHyperreal.org (the name coming from a Shamen song) was probably the first electronic music site I ever visited. It was the premier site for rave culture. I think it has been up since 1993. In fact, Music Machines is hosted on hyperreal.org (obviously). Takes me back to the era of over-sized pants, blue hair, and searching out 909 samples.
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