Robert Moog, creator of synthesizer, dies at 71

Robert Moog, creator of the eponymous electronic music synthesizer that became ubiquitous among experimental composers and also rock musicians in the 1960s and 70s, died of an inoperable brain tumor on August 21 in Asheville, NC. He was 71.

Using the modules he created, a musician could imitate acoustric instruments, or create purely electronic sounds. University music schools quickly established electronic music labs built around the Moog synthesizer. It was brought into the spotlight by Walter Carlos' album "Switched-On Bach," a collection of Bach transcriptions, recorded one line at a time.