![]() Most of the early synthesizer players were in fact organists attempting to adapt a style that in most case had been adapted from piano years before. Then came a "missing link" crossover with the synthesizer, as the new spurred further development of the old. Old, previously "warm," sentimental favorites could become lively, cold, rockers on the organ. The most tired old chestnut played on a new instrument would sound fresh. Emulation of standard instruments, such as a saxophone, was impressionistic at best. ![]() The top stars all "discovered" new sounds and most of them directly influenced the engineering of new models.Įlectronic organ shares many traits with the early (Moog) synthesizer. The competition in pop organ was fierce, and the best stars not only mastered the music but also helped develop the instrument. ![]() The overwhelming popularity of the Hammond among all keyboard-playing musicians, including its acceptance as a lead instrument in jazz, gave the organ new homes away from the skating rink, church, and ballpark. ![]() Organ records have a very poor reputation, no doubt because of the plethora of pipe-organ dreck "in the Ken Griffin style." The electronic organ changed everything, particularly as later developments led to the synthesizer.
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