Instruments
The gear that made the sounds. The electric guitar and its amp, the Rhodes and the Hammond, the Minimoog, the DX7, the LinnDrum and the 808, samplers, Auto-Tune, and the software that replaced most of it.
Part of Pop
32 moments in this segment.
- - Musical instrument, music, band, violin, cello, double bass, flute, dulcimer, tabl…. Tags: musical instrument, music, band, violin, cello, double bass, flute, dulcimer, tableau Photographed/dated 1900.
- - Guitar shop. /scan dated 2006.
- - Diana Yukawa at Abbey Road in Studio 1. Violinist Diana Yukawa at Abbey Road in Studio 1 with her sister Cassie Yukawa and Producer Andy Wright recording her album, The Butterfly Effect. Photographed/dated 2009.
- - Minimoog (Buffalo Museum of Science). Moog Music Inc, Williamsville, NY/USA, 1970s From the Collection of Van Taylor Who's Keith Lake? Photographed/dated 2009.
- - Emile Berliner and the birth of the recording industry. Library of Congress lecture on the inventor of the flat disc record and the microphone, and how the disc displaced the cylinder.
- - The Roland 808, 909 and 303: BBC Radio 1 Documentary. BBC Radio 1 Stories on the three Roland boxes that defined hip hop and dance music production, with the engineers and artists who used them.
- - KORG RK-100S keytar - angled left - 2014 NAMM Show (by Matt Vanacoro). KORG RK-100S Keytar Photograph/scan dated 2014.
- - Michael Boddicker Modular System - Moog System 55 (1976), minimoog (1975), Moog Bo…. Michael Boddicker modular synthesizer, exhibited by Bob Moog Foundation on Winter NAMM 2015 1976 Expanded System 55 Moog Modular Synthesizer 1975 Moog Minimoog 1979 Moog Bode Vocoder Bode 7702 Voc… Photographed/dated 2015.
- - Moog System 35 rear - 2015 NAMM Show. Moog System 35 rear Photographed/dated 2015.
- - 1973 Moog modular synthesizer. This 1973 Moog modular synthesizer was originally used in the Elektroakusztikus Zenei Stúdió (Electroacoustic Music Studio, shortened to ELZEN) later known as HEAR Stúdió of Magyar Rádió (Hungarian… Photographed/dated 2015.
- - How J Dilla Humanized the MPC3000. Vox Earworm episode on how J Dilla switched off the drum machine's quantize grid, producing the deliberately unsteady rhythmic feel that reshaped hip hop and modern pop production.
- - The Yamaha DX7 and the sound of the 1980s. Polyphonic on FM synthesis and how one digital synthesiser came to define the decade's pop production, made with Yamaha's synth team.
- - Eurorack synth patched. 6U Eurorack modular synthesiser, patched with a monome grid Photographed/dated 2018.
- - A history of the drum machine. Reverb traces machine rhythm from the 1930s Rhythmicon through Sly Stone and Prince to the programmable drum machines of the 1980s.
- - BOSS DR-660 Front View. Front view of the BOSS DR-660 drum machine. Photographed/dated 2019.
- - T-Pain on why he started using Auto-Tune. Genius Level interview in which T-Pain explains adopting pitch correction as a deliberate creative voice rather than a fix.
- - 03 Marlin guitar Body Stratocaster style 02. Marlin Slammer guitar body and whammy bar Stratocaster style Photographed/dated 2019.
- - Korg MS20 Synthesizer Closeup. /dated 2020.
- - Dave Smith OB-6 Synthesizer Closeup. /dated 2020.
- - Oberheim TVS Pro Special Edition back panel. Oberheim TVS Pro Special Edition - rear panel Photograph/scan dated 2021.
- - Oberheim DSX. /scan dated 2021.
- - Close-up view of a guitar fretboard showcasing the strings and frets. A detailed view of a guitar fretboard reveals the polished wood and metal frets. This captures the atmosphere of a casual music practice in a cozy indoor setting. Photographed/dated 2022.
- - Oberheim 4-voice prototype. An early prototype of the Oberheim 4-voice synthesizer. This one was owned by Stevie Wonder, and retains the braille markings on the SEM panels Photograph/scan dated 2022.
- - Detailed view of a handcrafted guitar body showcasing intricate woodwork and hardw…. Close-up of a meticulously crafted guitar body, highlighting the smooth wood finish and precision-engineered hardware. The scene captures the artistry involved in instrument making. Photographed/dated 2023.
- - Mike Dean Builds a Track in Analog Synth. Reverb films the producer behind Kanye West, Travis Scott and The Weeknd assembling a track live on his synth rig.
- - Bob Moog3 new color (without silhouette). Creative Commons version of File:Bob Moog3.jpg (rev.3). left to right Moog Sonic Six Moog 1150 Ribbon Controller (Manual Ribbon) Moog 1130 Percussion Controller [1] Minimoog Moog System 55 → Moog… Photographed/dated 2024.
- - How the Theremin Went Mainstream. PBS Sound Field on the theremin's journey from science-fiction scores into pop and electronic music production.
- - How Roland's Rejected Drum Machine Shaped Hip Hop. Traces the TR-808 from commercial failure to the defining low-end sound of forty years of hip hop and pop production.
- - Roland TR-808 Drum Machine at SMEM Playroom 07. Roland TR-808 Drum Machine on display at the Playroom of SMEM (Swiss Museum and Centre for Electronic Music Instruments) Photographed/dated 2026.
- - Fairlight CMI at the SMEM Schaulager 09. Synthesizers at the Schaulager (collection) of the Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments (SMEM) Photographed/dated 2026.
- - Drum set ready for practice in a music studio with microphone and cymbals. A drum set is positioned in a music studio. There are cymbals and a microphone near the drums. The space is well lit, suggesting late afternoon. This setup is for music practice or recording. Photographed/dated 2026.
- - Graetz DG 5 - microphone, case opened. Microphone of the dictation machine Graetz DG 5 Photographed/dated 2026.