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what are some synth wizards from the 60s and 70s analog to modern digital. I'm looking for theory, scales, modes, mood-shifting, and arpeggios or just something that's bound to be mainstream and good.

I know no history except I heard about the DX7 and the Moog. why where these two synths successful in their time?

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Hi there,
one major Moog and "melodic" music pioneer was Wendy Carlos, "proving" to the 
general public that the MiniMoog could play melodically. -- Then many 70s prog 
bands used the analogue synths of the day, Genesis (a lot of analogue preset 
synths), Pink Floyd (apparently Prophet fans), ELP (another Moog afficionado). 
Live performances of ELP - I believe - are a good study in how often to retune 
the MiniMoog on stage duriing a concert. :)

I saw a few Japanese/Yamaha/Roland/Korg focused videos, giving some insight 
into the inspiration driving the digital synths of the 80s. One big aspect: 
try to get better "acoustic sounding" patches. The DX7's e-piano, guitar 
patches and others being a case in point. Roland's D-50 with its sampled 
transient sounds another. Even the old PPG Wave with its wavetables tried to 
recreate acoustic instruments. The piano wavetable is a good classic.

Sorry, I'm rambling. I don't know of one book or compact resource that would 
give a good overview. Others here might know. If you could narrow down your 
curiosity, it might help.

Hm, just remembered two long documentaries: the BBC had something like synth 
Britanica and there was one called... Sparks or something? It made waves in 
2018 or so. I think that one had a lot about Moog and Arp.

Best wishes,

Jeanette

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 From the "classical" or pseudo-classical scene from the 60s-70s:
- Wendy Carlos
- Isao Tomita

 From the prog-rock scene from the 70s:
- Keith Emerson
- Rick Wakeman

 From the fusion/jazz-rock scene from the 70s/80s:
- Jan Hammer
- Joe Zawinul

I would mention these as the most outstanding players from the analogue 
era in the three main genres where synths had a prominent place.

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