Top 5 Tech Inventions That Changed Music Forever 

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Dude the Yellow Synth is monumental, A truly revolutionary synth of our time, it was used by so many artists as well as too many movies to count, super happy you mentioned it, great vid Claudio!

Lets give Steinberg some credit for creating VST in late 90s which was a huge gamechanger

Fun anecdote: when recording was entirely mechanical, the only way to balance the sound was by adjusting the distance between the players and the sound capture cone. When Louis Armstrong recorded, his sound was so overhelming so he was rotinely send out from the room altogether so that his trumpet would not overpower everything else! I´d like to add a couple of things. Multitrack recorders were important for the development of music but the real kicker was the cassete portastudio, this was really the first step towards the democratizing of music. In the footsteps of MIDI came cheap (or at least affordable) digital reverbs, and this would mark THE difference between a cheap homemade sound and a much more pro-sounding studio quality recording. Finally, for me personally, the most important advance ever in modern music has been the VST format. You mention briefly the plugins in relationship to the DAW but I think it deserves far more attention. Thanks to this you can now have all and every component you need in a studio. The real amazing thing is that Steinberg, who invented the format, had the good taste to make it open source so that anyone can develop VST plugins, instead of keeping it a propietary format of their own. Many of these are completely free to download, so basically, just by investing in a decent computer and an audio interface, you can have a very complete studio in your home. That was simply pure science-fiction until just a few years ago.

The introduction of the Yellow Synth was something that I had never thought it had such a great impact in music industry! Well spotted! Thanks for pointing this out! Loved it!

I haven't realize how essential for music production world was the Yellow Synthesizer until this video... Thank you Claudio!

Only with GPU audio can you get a sound as good as the yellow synth. Seriously, that thing sounds amazing

The yellow synth surprised me. I guess I hadn’t realized it’s prevalence and pervasive use until now. Definitely cool, Claudio.

The unnamed Synth with the yellow case is just WOW!!!

I'd heard about the Yellow Synthesizer but I never thought it had been so revolutionary!!! Thanks for sharing its awesome history with us!

The yellow synthesiser is really cool, used to have a run down one that would only work in thunderstorms . 👍👍👍💛💛

That yellow synth sounded phenomenal. Can't believe how rare it is!

GPU AUDIO looks like the future!

I love the yellow synthesizer, I remember my music teacher having one.

I actually made a Theramin for my high school physics project. But I wish I had thought about the yellow synthesizer. That's a whole other level!

I did my PhD thesis on inverse reactive current for use in unilateral phase detraction vis-a-vis the syncronization of cardinal graham meters (all part of then advanced retro-encabulation science). As a main signal generator, we used a bank of Yellow Synthesizers tied together with our own custom GPIB implementation (this was decades before MIDI was even a thing). The hard part was keeping the phase distortion gating on the Yellows from drifting through the 150 dB hum range, so I had 15 RA's standing by with very tiny hex screwdrivers, and I would conduct them like an orchestra trying to keep the damned things in tune. Thanks Claudio for this trip down memory lane!

Awesome video. You really captured the revolutionary changes in music. My absolute favourite, however, was the Yellow Synth.A total gamechanger! I can't imagine how music today would have sounded without it!

Really loved the part with the yellow synthesizer. I've asked Arturia if they are putting one of those in their next version of V Collection. kind of disappointed they didn't but I'm still gonna keep emailing them about it!

Being a tech guy with many years in industry, I still feel amazed with the pace that technology leaps forward. Thank you, Claudio, for bringing to us such wonderful knowledge.

I can’t really put into words what the Yellow Synthesizer did to me… It’s a beauty. It’s a passion igniting dream machine !

I can't believe I have been able to survive on this planet without ever hearing of the Yellow Synthesizer before. That explains sooooo much, so many songs where I wondered how they were done. Now I know! Grazie Mille! (I hope I am right that you were born in Italy?)

Honestly, there were great developments! After the DAW, things really stagnated... using the graphics card's GPU for audio processing is like rediscovering the wheel! I'm going to use it a lot in my videos about oldschool synths! Thanks for the video

That yellow synth was AMAZING!

Great video. Thanks for also mentioning the yellow synthesizer. This thing was a fundamental break through. I'm glad you've mentioned it.

Love that Yellow Synth. Easily in my top 3 along with the DX-7 and Jupiter 8.

That GPU based design looks interesting. It’s like a DSP system but for everyone. A few years ago both Nvdia and Ati where developing things like Cuda to use GPU’s for broader ranges of applications. GPU’s are very good at specific math problems running in parallel. In the past DSP’s where sometimes also used for graphics processing.

That yellow synth you pulled out was insane. Seriously what was that thing??? I need that NOW!

Love your energy dude. Found your channel because I was looking up a Nord electro 2 as was considering getting one second hand, now I’m just here for your vibe and music.

Multitrack came in the 1960's, first used to record instruments and vocals in different sessions. First 3 or 4 track, later 8 and in the 1970's came 16 to 24 track, using 2" tape.

Gotta be completely honest that yellow synth totally blew me away with it's invisible oscillator how revolutionary another great vid doc.

I immediately went out and bought that yellow synth. It has changed my life forever!! Julliard and Berklee can eat their hearts out. I just shift the yellow synth into "mode 42" and let the magic flow.

Yellow synth is the best thing I've seen in a long time! Utterly revolutionary !!!

The yellow synth is legendary!! Really great.

Thanks for including the Fairlight CMI in this excellent history! I developed some of the CMI software and really appreciate the recognition!

Wow! The yellow synthesizer is really the GOAT! I have one with me for so long. Nice to see it here.

The yellow synth was amazing. Could you do an in depth review of it?

Ah man! The yellow synthesizer was just such a great invention... Always think yellow!

To be honest, I struggle to see anything more significant than the Yellow Synth contribution, I'm glad it came up!

Great video! Also very refreshing to see the yellow synthesizer, as legendary as it may be its largely forgotten! What an iconic sound!

The yellow synth was awesome, something really revolutionary

I just got my Moog Claravox theremin and I love how it sounds and the depth of control it has. Plus it’s just absolutely gorgeous.

Really loving your work, Dr Mix. I would love to bump into you one day to thank you for all the work you put into your channel, for your enthusiasm for music, for synths, and for life!

No, question. the yellow synthesizer should be top of the list for all videos like this. Thanks Claudio-

Well done! 👍 so many producers just take our digital technology for granted, but your top 5 is so important to the evolution of music.

Love your channel!! Always more than expected!

The Hammond Novachord was the first commercial polyphonic synthesizer in 1939. The Oberhiem OBX was a later model, the SEM based Four-Voice and Eight-Voicr preceded the OB series.

I absolutely LOVED the yellow synth. Top stuff Claudio !!!

I absolutely love the Yellow Synthesizer! LOL Love your vids and saving this one for rewatching later! I think this will be one to view numerous times and maybe share with my students.

You just opened my eyes about the yellow Sinth: I was dismissing it as "yet another sinth with just some color" but I was sooo wrong... thanks Claudio!

I just recently started learning to play instruments and got my first synth. Doctor Mix your one of my favorite youtube channels regarding music. So good energy and knowledge, so fun! Thank you :)

Greeat Claudio.. Happy Easter !!

I really loved the yellow synth! My dad had one once but he gave it away ;(

The Yellow Synthesizer is absolutely stunning! Please make another video about this fascinating part of music history 🙏

Brilliant explained in a compact form -- thank you for that!

Great video! I really like the yellow synthesizer

Spectacular! Too Nice Doctor: It's always a pleasure to watch the Doctor mix video🎶🎵🎧🎧🎹

How come this is the first time I see you have this yellow synth !? I guess nothing comes even close to it ! Thanks for showing it to us, and congratulations for having such a beautiful and legendary machine :)

I learned that Jean-Michel-Jarre owned one of those yellow synths. It's amazing!

I absolutely loved the Yellow Synthesizer, truly a revolution in music technology!

I always thought the yellow synth was overrated but this cleared a lot up for me. Thank you so much!

OMG, the Yellow Synth looks Killer

I absolutely love your content. Truly brilliant!

Someone get GPU Audio in contact with all major plugin companies. I would love to see iZotope collaborate with these guys for real-time audio processing.

Love your work doc, the switch became a relay, became the valve, became the chip. The gap between the Theremin and MIDI was the creation of ADC/DAC which digitized the waveform into values. Of all the technologies that changed the scope of music, one has to include compression. Originally developed by IBM in the 60s, and PKware who brought the tech to all our desktops... Love your work, never enough slots, always!

Man, you don't know how much I love that Yellow Synthesizer... truely a work of art !

The Roland TR-808 drum machine comes to mind as well as the Alesis ADAT digital 8 track recorder.

Man, you are great at this sort of video! Bravo Claudio!

I can't play any instrument. I can't sing. But, I just like all sorts of music and tech. I love your channel. You're so great. All the nuance of sounds and technology that have created all the nostalgic sounds I know. I just love it.

Some day, my dream will come true and I'll have that yellow synth in my little studio.

There was one invention so important not only to music, but to everything in general, that it had to be left off the list in order to give the other entries a fair chance: The Alesis SR16

Love that yellow synth btw! Never see one before. Awesome!

Nice video! Keep up the good work Doctor Mix!

Love your channel Bro.......Supporter for years!

Love it, keep it up mate Loved the Yellow synth

The yellow synth it’s fkn gorgeous Claudio you’re awesome 👏

The Fairlight is nice, but the yellow synth... oh my...

Thanks for explaining the yellow synth i was completely out of knowledge about it. This thing is amazing i mean, it will definitly change my life.

An excellent presentation! You didn’t miss a lick. You mentioned mellotron, VSTI, and surprised me with GPU Audio. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

This video is top of the tops of music technology evolution! gr8!

Some amazing inventions there. I think, out of all of them, that yellow synth had the most impact. The warm tones, the auto-counterpoint, and what I suppose counts as a prototype arpeggio module changed the face of music in the late 70's.

Thanks for this epic lesson! Music is my hobby and spending time learning and creating in Cubase is my favorite thing these days. Looking for the future of digital audio evolution.

A remarkably insightful and thorough video - a breath of fresh air in these times of TikTok and mindless entertainment. Most of these were more or less evolutionary, but it cannot be overestimated how revolutionary MIDI was. You have to remember that the Commodore 64 hadn't even been released in 1981. A typical bit (baud) rate of 300 bits per second was customary in 1981, or maybe 1200 if you were lucky. MIDI had a bit rate of a whopping 31250 bits per second. A difference of a factor of 100 is just an entirely order of magnitude. Now, over 40 years later, we still use the same interface. And despite the advent of USB, nobody in their right minds would produce a hardware synth without MIDI. Try and think what technology, that we used 40 years ago, has remained unchanged. You'd probably be thinking of power sockets and plugs, and sockets for light bulbs. That's it. Not a single connector from a 1981 computer is still in use. Your car has all sorts of computers inside. TVs used to be big CRTs; now they're flat panels. And telephones... let's not even go there. Maybe old-fashioned watches, or clocks, or some kitchen appliances. You have to think REALLY hard to come up with more examples. MIDI is absolutely brilliant.

Ta opis zgodovine elektronskega zvoka je vrhunski. Pohvalim!

I am excited about GPU utilization for audio plug ins!!! Never thought about it

That PDP-8 is still a thing of beauty

Your ability at the the Theremin won my heart...subscribed.

That Yellow synthesizer had such lush an captivating sounds!

Very very interesting! In particulary, I loved the yellow synthesizer. Really really cool.

Thank you Doctor Mix. Very WELL done!!

That yellow synth was a beast at its time, where would we be today without it!

very exited about this vidio!

Great video. But I gotta love the yellow synthesizer! Really great!

Very interesting review doctor !

Great video as always, and also love the new logo :)

using the GPU is a great idea and something I thought about over 20 years ago as my cubase would struggle to do the effects I threw at it, but if I shut down the screen and no graphics were used on screen the computer would cope better without crashing or glitching, I have waited a long time for this!

Delia Derbyshire should of been mentioned in this. She was doing sound on sound with multiple tape machines to make sounds that are now called synth sounds . Would love to hear you talk about her . Great video's btw !

Great stuff as always, Claudio (especially the Yellow Synth)! A request/idea for a video... I've been endlessly fascinated by the sound of Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein", especially the 1973 live performance that can be found on RU-vid. Do you think you can recreate that sound, explain us exactly what kind of synth/gear Winter used, and so on? 😉

Excellent video...the best informative video I ever watched

That was fun. Thank you!

Grazie Claudio! Happy you mentioned that good old yellow synth that had such a great sound. Was there ever another synth on the market that not only sounded so great, but also had such a great and unique color?