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Leon Theremin – the Russian-born inventor of the Theremin, which was the
world's first commercially available electronic instrument, making its debut in
1919.
F15 – AKS Synthi A
The EMS Synthi AKS is part of, as Julian Colbeck states in his
book Keyfax Omnibus Collection, the "longest-running saga in
synthesis". Dating all the way back to 1968, it can still be custom-
ordered and handbuilt (as of this writing, May 2007). Looking like
something from a 60's gadget lab, and not capable of staying in tune
or even producing much in the way of musical notes, the Synthi was
nevertheless prized for the astounding amount of sci-fi blips,
whooshes, metallic creepy-crawls, and other-worldly tones it could
produce. Used extensively for 60's and 70's BBC television shows
(including the original Dr. Who series), the Synthi also found favor
with electronic music pioneers such as Klaus Schulze of Tangerine
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