合成器历史学家Oli Freke将在一辆好自行车上花大价钱。

原文：Synth historian Oli Freke will spend big on a good bicycle

The Verge · score 44.0 · 7/25/2026, 8:15:00 AM

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Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound, The Quietus, and Mixmag. This has included using math to explore the melodic potential of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on effects plug-ins. He's even written a book tracing the evolution of the synthesizer from 1963 through 1995, charting the change from analog to digital and back. His new project is Beat Gems, a coffee-table visual history of drum machines from publisher Bjooks. Like other Bjooks titles, Beat Gems is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating historical tidbits, and practical advice for making the most of your gear, whether it's … Read the full story at The Verge.

原文摘要：Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in Sound on Sound, The Quietus, and Mixmag. This has included using math to explore the melodic potential of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on effects plug-ins. He's even written a book tracing the evolution of the synthesizer from 1963 through 1995, charting the change from analog to digital and back. His new project is Beat Gems, a coffee-table visual history of drum machines from publisher Bjooks. Like other Bjooks titles, Beat Gems is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating historical tidbits, and practical advice for making the most of your gear, whether it's … Read the full story at The Verge.

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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Oli Freke is a musician and journalist whose works have appeared in <em>Sound on Sound</em>, <em>The Quietus</em>, and <em>Mixmag</em>. This has included using math to explore the <a href="https://plus.maths.org/how-many-melodies-are-there">melodic potential</a> of the Western 12-tone scale and deep dives on <a href="https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/ableton-live-12-granulator-iii">effects plug-ins</a>. He's even written a book tracing the <a href="https://www.olifreke.co.uk/books">evolution of the synthesizer</a> from 1963 through 1995, charting the change from analog to digital and back. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">His new project is <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/944102/beat-gems-is-a-big-beautiful-book-of-drum-machines"><em>Beat Gems</em></a>, a coffee-table visual history of drum machines from publisher <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bjooks/beat-gems-drum-machines-in-modern-music/">Bjooks</a>. Like other Bjooks titles, <em>Beat Gems</em> is loaded with gorgeous photos, fascinating historical tidbits, and practical advice for making the most of your gear, whether it's  …</p>
<p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/971013/oli-freke-bjooks-beat-gems-drum-machine-book-interview">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>