ABSTRACT
Moog, Buchla, Experimental Music Studio, ARP, E-mu and the others created proprietary systems that were incompatible with each other. The remaining obstacle of compatibility among manufacturers was solved in 1996 with the introduction of Eurorack modular synthesis. Since then, the market for modular synthesizers has remarkably risen to new heights never before imagined: widespread use at all levels of musical practice; affordability; and an almost unlimited degree of choice for the consumer of electronic music equipment. Eurorack has a reputation for being difficult to master, especially for the non-technical person. But this reputation is somewhat undeserved. Eurorack systems became popular at the same time that laptops were on the rise in music making. In the era of the DJ and synthesized pop music, a soundscape created with a Eurorack system serves as an alternative to the synthetic beats and tracks created for styles such as electronic dance music.
