ABSTRACT
Electronic music studios were born during a dramatic time of transition in the field of electronics. During the ‘50s, electrical components became less expensive as the reign of the vacuum tube slowly gave way to the transistor. Hobbyists took up electrical projects in increasing numbers as Radio Shack, Lafayette and Heathkit competed vigorously for their business. Magazines such a Popular Electronics were brimming with projects for budding self-taught gadget makers. One of the consequences was a new generation of young people interested in all things electrical. It was inevitable that some of these wunderkinds of the ‘40s and ‘50s would turn their attention to improving the state of electronic music instruments. Robert Moog, Donald Buchla, and Hugh Le Caine (1914-1977) were all a part of this new wave of inventors.
