| A | B |
|---|
| MIDI | Language to counicate w/Computers |
| Robert Moog | Inventor of the Voltage Controlled Oscillator |
| Telharmonium | Thaddeas Chahill |
| DX7 | Yamaha FM Synthesis |
| Sine Wave | Pure sound with no harmonics |
| Square Wave | Only odd harmonics |
| Saw Tooth Wave | Rich in harmonics with Buzz Sound |
| Triangle Wave | Rich in harmonics |
| Aspects of Sound | Pitch, Timbre, Amplitude |
| Hammond B3 | Organ 1935 |
| Pierre Schaeffer, Pierre Henry | Musique Concrete |
| RCA Mark I and II | First true synthesizer |
| Moog Synhesizer | Analog Modular Synthesizer |
| Wendy Carlos | Switched on Bach |
| Monophonic | One note/Early Synthesizers |
| Multi-Timbral | Many Notes |
| CZ-101 | Phase Distortion Synthesis |
| Korg MI | Wavetable Synthesis |
| Polyphonic | Many notes |
| Analog | Continuous Change |
| Digital | Descrete steps |
| Theremin | Leon Theremin 1919/synthesis w/ antenna controls |
| Sequential Circuts Prophet 5 | Digital Analog Hybrid with patch Storage |
| 1990's | Digital format becomes the primary medium for audio |
