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Synthesizers are not computers and they haven't shrunk much https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-modular-systems https://www.moogmusic.com/products/moog-modu

• wilsonnb3 6y ago
  They aren’t digital (at least, they don’t have to be) but I would argue that an analog synth is an example of an analog computer.
• Slow_Hand 6y ago
  That's a poor example for your point that synthesizers haven't shrunk much. That Moog Modular is a recreation of the modules from Moog's early days. As a company, Moog is mostly banking on it's heritage as an innovator from that area, so their product lines and aesthetic tend to follow the form factor of their early instruments. Contemporary synth modules can be about as small as anyone would want these days. Especially if they're digital. I suspect the most prominent limiting factor for modular synthesizers these days is having an interface that's large enough to comfortably fit all of the knobs. Also, I won't contest your point that synthesizers are not computers, but you seem to have missed the Parent comment's point entirely. It's not that synthesizers ARE computers. They're simply making a comparison that like the early computers, synthesizers were large instruments that often took up massive amounts of space, but have since shrunk considerably in form factor.