SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers
SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers

OUT NOW!

SYNTH GEMS 1 - Exploring Vintage Synthesizers

Hardcover book, full color:

€75,00

Quantity

Shipping in 1
business day!

Delivery from
nearby

100% satisfaction guarantee!

SYNTH GEMS 1 is your guide to an eclectic and amazing collection of synthesizers as art. Experience the history, technology, and sonic innovation of electronic music in a completely new way.

As much for serious synth enthusiasts as for newcomers to electronic music, SYNTH GEMS 1 is an enlightening look into the wonderful world of vintage synthesizers.

"This book is an absolute masterpiece! Awesome photography and thoughtfully laid out background information on a whole host of beautiful vintage synthesizers, from the familiar (and some not so familiar) brand names.

Anyone even remotely interested in vintage synthesizers, and their place in the history of electronic music, should be heading straight for
the ‘Buy It Now’ button… It’s a must have!"
- Review by Julian B.

60+
selected vintage synthesizers

330+
unique color photos

Foreword
by master synthesist
Vince Clarke

320
Colorful pages printed on high-quality certified-ecofriendly paper


Hardcover format
(9.8" x 9.8" / 25 x 25 cm)

Customer Reviews

Based on 2 reviews Write a review

Exploring Vintage Synthesizers

An art gallery of electronic aesthetics

Each synthesizer is presented in a series of finely detailed photographs, with a discussion of its origins and importance. From the dawn of commercial synthesis to the close of the Twentieth Century, the lives and times of these unique instruments are chronicled in exquisite pictures and thoughtful stories – mingling music, technology, commerce, and visual art.

Meet the synthesizer

Besides a brief introduction to the basic elements of synthesizer design, as well as a comprehensive Glossary, the book is rounded out by tours of the three museums that opened their collections to be photographed, and a selection of resources for further study: books, films, educational initiatives, online resources – even ways to play with these sounds at home.

Known classics and significant rarities

Explore the designs and read the stories behind instruments from famous brands such as ARP, Casio, Clavia, Korg, Moog, Oberheim, Roland, Sequential, and Yamaha – as well as vintage gems from Crumar, Electronic Dream Plant, Elgam, E-mu, Ensoniq, Fairlight, Kawai, Gleeman, Lord Synthesisers, Steiner-Parker, Technics, Waldorf, and more.

Download a
Sneak-Peek

Enjoy a short PDF-version of 'INSPIRE THE MUSIC' for free!
(You will receive it on Email)

The mission of Bjooks

The mission of Bjooks is to create exciting, premium books about music technology, artists, and makers, in order to document, inspire, and explore the wonderful world of music creation. I couldn't do this without the passion and help from a lot of great people. All those who help gather content, write, photograph, illustrate, connect, review, and the like, are mentioned in each of our titles

FAQ

Read More from Bjooks

We inspire music creators.

PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG
PATCH & TWEAK with KORG

PATCH & TWEAK with KORG

€45,00
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY
INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY

INSPIRE THE MUSIC - 50 YEARS OF ROLAND HISTORY

€75,00
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog
PATCH & TWEAK with Moog

PATCH & TWEAK with Moog

€45,00
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making
PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making

PEDAL CRUSH - Stompbox Effects For Creative Music Making

€75,00
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis
PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis

PATCH & TWEAK - Exploring Modular Synthesis

€75,00