Previously, on 20,000 Hertz.

On May 23, 1933, a baby is born in Queens, New York City.

Electronic music wasn't nearly as codified as it is today.

If Bob Moog was the Thomas Edison of synths, then Don Bucla was Nicola Tesla Tesla.

Don Bucla didn't believe in keyboards.

This West Coast approach was more about putting musicians out in the middle of the musical wilderness.

The age of synthesized music had arrived.

As we explained had arrived.

As we explored in our last episode, electronic music used to be really hard to make.

You either had to use a computer the size of a building, or you had to cut up magnetic tape and manipulate it in strange ways.

But then, in the mid-1960s, two inventors changed everything.

Their names were Bob Moog and Don Bucla.

Bob's synth was simply called the Moog,

while Don named his creation the Bucla 100.

The interface on Bob Moog synth was really easy to understand, which made it perfect for pop music.

Bands like The Beatles, Yes, and Pink Floyd used a Moog on some of their biggest hits.

The BoeCla 100 was definitely harder to play,

but it could create some really unique sounds.

That's 20,000 Hertz producer Andrew Anderson.

This synthesizer was interactive in a way that was totally new. It was almost like playing with a live collaborator.

But since it was so unpredictable, the Bucla 100 was mostly used by experimental composers

and didn't show up much in pop music.

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