In the late 80’s and early 90’s the synthesizer landscape began to change.
在80年代末和90年代初,合成器景观开始改变。
A new breed of keyboards began appearing in shops, records and on stage;
新型键盘开始出现在商店、唱片公司和舞台上;
matte black behemoths eschewing the familiar knob arrays for uniform clusters of discrete buttons and glowing green LCD screens.
哑光黑色的庞然大物避开了熟悉的旋钮阵列,而是统一排列的离散按钮和发光的绿色LCD屏幕。
They signaled more than a shift in interaction with our musical counterparts‚ they ushered in the era of the digital synth.
他们不仅标志着我们与音乐同行互动的转变,他们还引领了数字合成器时代的到来。
To those willing to forgo the immediacy and ease-of-editing of the analog synth world these keyboards offered amazing features for the time;
对于那些愿意放弃模拟合成世界的即时性和编辑便利性的人来说,这些键盘提供了当时令人惊叹的功能;
massive polyphony, extensive on-board sequencers and pattern memory, removable storage and digital effects.
大规模的复调,广泛的车载序列器和模式记忆,可移动存储和数字效果。
In addition to the immediate benefits of digital processing some of these keyboards also dawned innovative hybrid synthesis techniques, combining sample playback with classic methods allowing synthesists and musicians the opportunity to explore new sonic territory.
除了数字处理的直接好处外,一些键盘也出现了创新的混合合成技术,将样本回放与经典方法相结合,让合成器和音乐家有机会探索新的声音领域。