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Also Known As	synthesizer • electronic sound synthesizer

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Wendy Carlos sits at a keyboard in her New York City recording studio, with a large modular synthesizer covered in dials and cables behind her.

Wendy Carlos

American musician

Milton Babbitt.

Milton Babbitt

American composer

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Robert Moog

American electrical engineer

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