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From Minimoog to Modern Hybrids: Kurt Ader's Synth Story
A deep‑dive conversation with legendary sound designer Kurt Ader, whose 40‑year career spans factory presets for Roland (Jupiter‑8), Moog, Korg, Waldorf, Sequential, Emu, and more. He's collaborated with Jordan Rudess, Johannes Schmoelling (Tangerine Dream), and worked on iconic synths from the Prophet VS to the Moog One.
"Roland… told me they were making a new synthesizer with eight voices… and they asked me to do a European sound set." "I sampled the Mannheim philharmonic orchestra… the whole project took two years."
This episode is a tour through synth history, sound‑design craft, and…
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