The Moog recently turned 60. The first mass-produced and commercially available synthesiser single-handedly brought electronic music into the mainstream, and with everyone from The Beatles to Michael Jackson to Donna Summer having used one, its influence is difficult to overstate.
The Moog creates and alters sounds by adjusting the voltage input. Originally, its creator Robert Moog didn't even want it to have a keyboard because he thought it wouldn't be as pure a way to shape the sound. But a few years later, when he saw the design for the Minimoog – a smaller and more accessible version of his iconic synthesiser – he realised its true potential.
