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Released in 1988, The MPC 60 was a digital sampler, drum machine and MIDI sequencer. This was the first Akai product to feature touch pads.

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In 1980 A group of musicians and music merchants wanted to standardise an interface so that new instruments could communicate with other instruments. In august 1983 they called this midi (Musical Instrument Digital Interface).

The use of MIDI technology allows a single keystroke, control wheel motion, pedal movement, or command from a microcomputer to activate every device in the studio remotely and in sync, with each device responding according to conditions predetermined by the composer.

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Roland TB-303 "bassline" retail price was $400 when it was first released in 1982, today that would be $999.20. Upon release the TB 303 wasn't very popular but then home producers started to buy them from pawn shops for cheap then this helped create acid house. Due to the massive success of the TB 303 in the 90's Roland decided to create a new bass synthesiser MC-303 this was released in 1996, and used MIDI

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RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer 1957

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RCA Mark II Sound Synthesizer 1957

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This first programmable electronic music synthesizer used multi-track tape machine to record completed tracks. This synth had controls for frequency, octave, envelope, timbre and volume. High and low pass filters were also available. The RCA mark II cost $500,000 and was funded by a large grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Due to the the size of the RCA Mark II it was not movable and even if it was it would have been really hard to do so.

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In 1993 Stockhausen composed a piece called helicopter quartet , it was then played in 1995. This of music by Stockhausen required each member of the string quartet to play in a separate helicopter and linked by a headset so they could play in sync. things like this made Stockhausen such a controversial composer of the century.

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Iannis began stochastic music which is a method of composing that uses mathematical probability systems. He devised a computer system called UPIC that could translate graphical images into musical results.

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This is a technique that involves editing together recorded fragments of sounds. The first piece was written by Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry. Cultral origins 1930 - 1940 in France. the invention of tape recorders really helped develop music concrete.

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Invented the theremin in 1920 , The theremin gives the performer control of Frequency ( Pitch ) and amplitude ( Volume ) by moving their hands around the antennas. The theremin works by the electric signal from the theremin are amplified and sent to a loudspeaker. Due to only being able to control pitch and volume it was very limited to what you could play with it sounding good.

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Futurist,In 1913 he published his manifestoes The Art of Noises and