Yeah, so this is totally cool here. We have a new google page here and i just recently realized they were interactive! I must be really be behind here or something... Basically, you can change all these effects just by clicking on the dials and moving your mouse up and down. you can even record with that player on the right! My only problem is the nature of the mouse where you can only click on one key at a time. Not sure what you can record like that, but its totally a cool idea. 

Not only is this a pretty rad idea, but theres some cool graphic design elements there too. First off, the typography plays off of the sound adjustment knobs where each letter in is a type of adjustment. (By the way, excuse my poor understanding of music producing equipment) Anyway, the final two letters of Google are shown as wires attaching to the recording deck on the right. I felt like it took me a second to realize what happened to Google's logo, so in that respect the idea is a little flimsy. 

In the end, the vintage feel of the whole primitive recording system is what I think makes it so classy. Of course, they used vintage recording equipment influence because Google is always celebrating something. In this case, it is Robert Moog's 78th birthday today. He's the founder of Moog music and inventor of the Moog synthesizer. Some examples of his technology in modern synthesizers would include the Minimoog, Minimoog voyager and other bass and effects pedals. Most of this info is pulled from wikipedia of course. It is where the google link sends you for information on him. 

Whatever the case may be, you can find cool design anywhere, even while in the process of looking for good gd (however much that doesn't make sense but does at the same time, given the subject). 

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