Synthesizer – Fluch oder Seegen? (1983)

Nicht nur Peter Gabriel war begeistert von den Möglichkeiten, die Synths und Sampler in den 1980ern mit sich brachten, aber er halt ganz besonders. Aus dem Archiv der BBC.

„For me it’s something of a dream machine“ – Peter Gabriel.

Andy Batten-Foster interviews futurist Ray Hammond and former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel about the impact that the synthesizer is having on popular and classical music. What long-term effects will it have on the way music is produced?

Gabriel believes that the convenience and efficiency of synthesizers will enable artists to put greater emphasis on imagination, and less on the more time-consuming technical aspects of music production. He also feels that the synthesizer will make music far more accessible to people of all skill levels.

Hammond, on the other hand, feels that the synthesizer poses a genuine threat to session musicians, and session drummers in particular.

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