Instrument |
Inventor |
Country |
Date |
1 8 7 0 |
The Musical Telegraph |
Elisha
Grey |
USA
|
1876
|
The Singing Arc |
William
Duddel |
United
Kingdom |
1899
|
The Telharmonium |
Thaddeus
Cahill |
USA
|
1897
|
1 9 0 0 |
The Choralcello |
Melvin
Severy |
USA
|
1909
|
The "Intonarumori" |
Luigi
Russolo |
Italy
|
1913
|
The Audion Piano |
Lee De
Forest |
USA
|
1915
|
The Optophonic Piano |
Vladimir
Rossiné |
Soviet
Union |
1916
|
The Theremin |
Leon
Termen |
Soviet
Union |
1917
|
1 9 2
0 |
The Sphäraphon |
Jörg
Mager |
Germany |
1921
|
The Staccatone |
Hugo
Gernsbak |
Germany |
1923
|
The Pianorad |
Hugo
Gernsbak |
Germany |
1926
|
The Dynaphone |
René
Bertrand |
France |
1927
|
The Celluphone |
Pierre
Toulon & Krugg Bass |
France |
1927
|
The Clavier à Lampes |
A.Givelet
& E.Coupleaux |
France |
1927
|
The Ondes-Martenot |
Maurice
Martenot |
France |
1928
|
|
|
|
|
Piano Radio-Électrique |
A.Givelet
& E.Coupleaux |
France |
1929
|
The Givelet |
A.Givelet
& E.Coupleaux |
France |
1929
|
The Sonorous Cross |
Nikolay
Obukhov |
France |
1929
|
The Hellertion |
B.Helberger
& P.Lertes |
Germany |
1929
|
1 9 3 0 |
The Trautonium |
Dr Freidrich
Trautwein |
Germany |
1930
|
The Ondium Péchadre |
H.
Péchadre |
France |
1930
|
The Rhythmicon |
Henry Cowell
& Leon Termen |
USA
|
1930
|
The Theremin Cello |
Leon
Termen |
USA
|
1930
|
The Westinghouse Organ |
R.C.Hitchock |
USA
|
1930
|
The Sonar |
N.Anan'yev |
Soviet
Union |
c1930
|
Saraga-Generator |
Wolja
Saraga |
Germany |
1931
|
The "Ekvodin" |
Andrei
Volodin & K.Kovalski |
Soviet
Union |
1931
|
The Trillion Tone Organ |
A. Lesti
& F. Sammis. |
USA
|
1931
|
The Variophone |
Yevgeny
Sholpo |
Soviet
Union |
1932
|
The Emiriton |
A.Ivanov
& A.Rimsky-Korsakov |
Soviet
Union |
1932
|
The Emicon
|
N.Langer |
USA
|
1932
|
The Rangertone Organ |
Richard
H.Ranger |
USA
|
1932
|
L'Orgue des Ondes |
Armand
Givelet |
France |
1933
|
Syntronic Organ |
I.Eremeef
& L.Stokowski |
USA
|
1934
|
The Polytone Organ
|
A. Lesti
& F. Sammis |
USA |
1934
|
The Hammond Organ |
Laurens
Hammond |
USA
|
1935
|
The
Electrochord |
- |
USA
|
1936
|
The sonothèque |
L.
Lavalée |
France |
1936
|
The Heliophon
|
Bruno
Hellberger |
Germany |
1936
|
The Grösstonorgel |
Oskar
Vierling |
Germany |
1936
|
The Welte Licht-Ton-Orgel |
E.Welte |
Germany |
1936
|
The Singing Keyboard
|
F. Sammis
|
USA
|
1936
|
The Warbo Formant organ |
Harald Bode
& C. Warnke |
Germany |
1937
|
The Kaleidophon |
Jörg
Mager |
Germany |
1939
|
The Novachord |
L Hammond
& C.N.Williams |
USA
|
1939
|
1 9 4 0 |
The Voder & Vocoder |
Homer
Dudley |
USA
|
1940
|
The Univox |
Univox
Co. |
UK
|
1940
|
The Multimonica |
Harald
Bode |
Germany |
1940
|
The
Pianophon |
- |
- |
1940
|
The Ondioline |
Georges
Jenny |
France |
1940
|
The Solovox |
Hammond
Organs Company |
USA |
1940
|
The Electronic Sackbut |
Hugh Le
Caine |
Canada |
1945
|
The Tuttivox |
Harald
Bode |
USA
|
1946
|
Hanert Electric Orchestra |
J.
Hanert |
USA
|
1945
|
The Minshall
Organ |
- |
USA |
1947
|
The Clavioline |
M. Constant
Martin |
France |
1947
|
The Melochord |
Harald
Bode |
Germany |
1947
|
The Monochord |
Dr Freidrich
Trautwein |
Germany |
1948
|
The Free Music Machine |
Percy
Grainger & Burnett Cross |
USA/Australia |
1948
|
1 9 5 0 |
The Electronium Pi |
René
Seybold |
Germany |
1950
|
The Polychord Organ |
Harald
Bode |
USA
|
1950
|
Dr Kent's Electronic Music
Box |
Dr Earle
Kent |
USA
|
1951
|
The Clavivox |
Raymond
Scott |
USA
|
1952
|
The RCA Synthesiser I & II
|
Harry Olsen
& Hebert Belar |
USA
|
1952
|
The Composertron |
Osmond
Kendall |
Canada |
1953
|
MUSIC I-V Software |
Max
Mathews |
USA
|
1957
|
Oramics |
Daphne
Oram |
United
Kingdom |
1959
|
The Siemens Synthesiser |
H.Klein
& W.Schaaf |
Germany |
1959
|
The Side Man |
Wurlitzer |
USA
|
1959
|
1 9 6 0 |
Milan Electronic Music Studio
|
director:
Luciano Berio |
Italy
|
1960 |
Moog Synthesisers |
Robert
Moog |
USA
|
1963
|
The Mellotron &
Chamberlin |
Leslie
Bradley |
United
Kingdom |
1963
|
Buchla Synthesisers |
Donald
Buchla |
USA
|
1963
|
The Donca-Matic DA-20 |
Keio
Corp |
Japan
|
1963
|
The Synket |
Paul
Ketoff |
United
Kingdom |
1963
|
Tonus/ARP Synthesisers |
Philip
Dodds |
USA
|
1964
|
PAiA Electronics, Inc |
John Paia
Simonton |
USA
|
1967
|
MUSYS Software |
David
Cockrell & Peter Grogno |
United
Kingdom |
1968
|
EMS Synthesisers |
Peter
Zinovieff & David Cockrell |
United
Kingdom |
1969
|
1 9 7 0 |
GROOVE System |
Max
Mathews |
USA
|
1970
|
The Optigan |
Mattel
Inc. |
USA
|
1970
|
The Electronium-Scott |
Raymond
Scott |
USA
|
1970
|
Con Brio Synthesisers |
- |
USA
|
1971
|
Roland Synthesisers |
Roland
Corporation |
Japan
|
1972
|
Maplin Synthesisers |
Trevor G
Marshall |
Australia/USA |
1973
|
The Synclavier |
New England
Digital Corporation |
USA
|
1975
|
Korg Synthesisers |
Korg
|
Japan
|
1975
|
EVI wind
instrument |
Nyle
Steiner |
USA
|
1975
|
EDP Wasp |
Chris
Hugget |
UK
|
1978
|
Yamaha Synthesisers |
Yamaha
Corp |
Japan
|
1976
|
PPG Synthesisers |
Wolfgang
Palm |
Germany |
1975
|
Oberheim Synthesisers |
Thomas
Oberheim |
USA
|
1978
|
Serge Synthesisers |
- |
- |
1979
|
The Fairlight CMI |
Peter Vogel
& Kim Ryrie |
Australia |
1979
|
1 9 8 0 |
Simmons Drum
Synthesisers |
Simmons |
UK
|
1980
|
Casio Synthesisers |
Casio
Ltd |
Japan
|
1981
|
The McLeyvier |
David
McLey |
USA
|
1981
|
Kawai Synthesiser |
Kawai
Musical Instrument Co |
Japan
|
- |
The Emulator |
Emu
Systems |
USA
|
1981
|
Waldorf |
|
Germany |
- |
Oxford Synthesiser Company
|
Chris
Hugget |
United
Kingdom |
1983
|
Akai Musical Instruments |
Akai
Corporation |
Japan
|
1984
|
Ensoniq Synthesisers &
Samplers |
- |
USA
|
1985
|
Steinberg
Software |
Steinberg |
Germany |
-
|
GEM Synthesisers |
- |
- |
- |
Crumar Synthesisers |
- |
- |
- |
Kurzweil
Synthesisers/Samplers |
Raymond
Kurzweill |
USA/Korea |
1983
|
Sequential
Circuits |
- |
USA
|
- |
Alesis Corporation |
Keith
Barr |
USA
|
1984 |
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