[Karlheinz Stockhausen in the studio, Image credit: Wikimedia Commons]

In addition, the studio also gave rise to a number of experimental instruments: Two of them, the Monochord and the Melochord, are considered precursors to the synthesizer. To pay tribute to the studio's colorful history, Google has switched its usual logo with an image meant to encapsulate the vibrancy of the electronic music genre.

Google said in its announcement post: