530 BCE — 2026 CE · Sonologium + Modulogium
The Lineage of Acoustic Decomposition & Modular Synthesis
All acoustic timbre is the summation of harmonic sinusoids; voltage control allows arbitrary dynamic re-synthesis.
530 BCESonologium · Harmonic Acoustics
Monochord Integer String Ratios
Pythagoras of Samos
Discovering that musical consonances correspond to simple integer string lengths (2:1 octave, 3:2 fifth, 4:3 fourth).
1822Sonologium · Mathematical Physics
Orthogonal Harmonic Decomposition
Joseph Fourier (*Théorie Analytique de la Chaleur*)
Proving that any periodic continuous function can be decomposed into an infinite series of sinusoids.
1863Sonologium · Psychoacoustics
*On the Sensations of Tone*
Hermann von Helmholtz
Inventing spherical acoustic resonators to isolate individual harmonic partials in complex musical instruments.
1964Modulogium · Electronic Instrumentation
Voltage-Controlled Modular Synthesis
Robert Moog & Don Buchla
Inventing 1V/Oct exponential voltage control for oscillators, state-variable filters, and amplifiers.
2026Sonologium · Digital Audio Physics
Non-Linear Waveguide Acoustic Modeling
Neural & Physical Waveguide Synthesis
Simulating boundary element wave equations in real-time on GPU tensor cores.