A short history of digital musical instruments

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During my PhD, I went a bit out of my way to comment on the history of digital musical instruments. I felt that it could aid in motivating the reader for the myriad of more complex topics to come. The original section, with minor corrections, can be read at the link.

Recently, I have been getting into understanding synths and digital music production as they are at the intersection of my many hobbies (music, modeling, programming, electronics). It is a fascinating area, but also very demanding due to interdisciplinarity (and the gear is bloody expensive).

I wish I had the time and skill to read the whole 180 pages of your dissertation with full understanding, but I will spend some time with it. I like some of your diagrams already!

That is exactly what motivated me to pursue this theme: I like programming, a bit of math, music, and product development. Why not try to mix everything up? It was a nice ride and it made my PhD enjoyable. I am glad you found the thesis useful. I tried to make it as palatable as possible.

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