Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site jhunix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!umcp-cs!aplcen!jhunix!ins_adjb From: ins_adjb@jhunix.UUCP (Daniel Jay Barrett) Newsgroups: net.music.synth Subject: Re: Synthesizer Controlers: A New One? Message-ID: <1107@jhunix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Nov-85 09:11:03 EST Article-I.D.: jhunix.1107 Posted: Wed Nov 6 09:11:03 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Nov-85 05:00:07 EST References: <1586@teddy.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr. Lines: 17 > 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