Synths

At the Vienna Museum of Technology I was enamored by the section with synthesizers. Getting to listen to examples of songs that each synthesizer was used for was a fun experience. I find it particularly striking that an instrument designed to create a wide range of sounds synthetically ends up being known for characteristics unique to each synthesizer and the methods by which one might use them. So although software synthesizers are growing in popularity it seems there is still a place for and demand for older hardware synths. I also learned that the Theremin is almost 100 years old when I had thought it was a fairly recent invention. The Theremin being a strange electrically powered instrument you play without actually touching it but by just moving your hands. Overall the musical instrument section was massive and I imagine a music major would have loved to be there.