Vintage (electronic musical instruments)

Various old synthesizers

The interior of a theremin from 1929

Robert Moog with his synthesizers.

Roland SH-1000

Different vintage instruments

Similar to acoustic instruments , the term vintage even with electro-speaking used instruments to old, especially sounding construction series, especially from the early days of electronic music to call. Also for other studio equipment such as B. Mixers , compressors or equalizers , the term is used.

In contrast to the use of the word in other contexts , vintage here does not just refer to design, but primarily about technology and sound. There are manufacturers who give new instruments the appearance of old devices in order to simulate high quality (e.g. using analog vu meters ).

Differentiation from today's technology

Old instruments were mostly built completely analog . Therefore and through the use of nowadays unusual components such as B. Tubes , these instruments are assigned a special sound characteristic that can no longer be produced by modern digital construction methods. An often comparatively cumbersome operation of the old devices is gladly accepted for the "warm" sound. But even old digital devices are now considered vintage, although other technologies were used here in the past. z. B. Rompler , LA Synthesis ; Some of the pioneering instruments with their unique sound have achieved cult status. z. B .: