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From: ins_adjb@jhunix.UUCP (Daniel Jay Barrett)
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Subject: Re: Synthesizer Controlers:  A New One?
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Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 09:11:03 EST
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> I've been doing some thinking lately on non-keyboard controllers for
> music synthesis (no doubt a common musing for some of you as well).  I've
> seen or tried such things as capacitance strips, PPC controls, breath 
> controllers, pedals, joysticks, etc. 
> 
> Many years ago (1930's ?) there was an instrument developed called the
> theramin. 
> -- 
> 		Mark J. Norton
> 		{decvax,linus,wjh12,mit-eddie,cbosgd,masscomp}!genrad!panda!mjn
> 		mjn@sunspot

A modern Theramin exists!  It is manufactured by Big Briar (Bob Moog,
president.  I have never used it, but periodically it is advertised in
KEYBOARD.

                                            Dan Barrett