Re: [microsound] Crumar Trilogy

[Bill Jarboe <billjarboe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Nov 6, 2006, at 8:48 AM, ニコラス・ケント wrote:
>>
>> http://www.siliconbreakdown.com/emu.html
>
> Emu Modular  (!?!)  why - because of the SOS article? - when was the 
> last time you saw one of those for sale? It's true, I saw one ONCE, 
> and it was $8000 ten years ago. I'd suspect parts of one might come up 
> for sale maybe once or twice a year tops. It's something never 
> intended for a beginner, it's hard to think of a more off base synth 
> recommendation (though it can create a very wide range of weird noises 
> if it's in working order)


   I mention it because they exist even if they aren't for sale . There 
might be one in the basement of the humanities building at a nearby 
university and someone willing to pay a person to polish it up a bit , 
plug it in and make sound . Also , they might send around nymphets with 
cups of weak tea served with a lemon slice , cakes , fresh clothing 
made from layers of lace (, and matching doilies underneath the cakes).

> There is a third route, building one yourself (as more and more 
> courageous and money challenged people do)
> http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/
>
> Not to discourage you, but it's not realistic to build a polyphonic 
> synth unless you are a serious expert. Though again, I have no idea if 
> the Trilogy was chosen because it was polyphonic rather than just 
> cheap.
>
> But on the encouraging side. building your own synth is very 
> educational (though the techniques used aren't the same as in modern 
> commercial electronics manufacture  ... still the knowledge is far 
> from useless).


   It looks like PAiA has a modular synthesizer. I can't tell if it's 
partly assembled or a kit. That could take alot of soldering . Still it 
looks fun , might be wild and wooly enough for even the most discerning 
ears.

http://www.paia.com/PAIA/p9700s.htm


>
> nicholas d. kent
> nickkent.net
>
>

  Good to read your ideas. Are you stateside or london?

           (I'm never quite sure about that.)


                                                                  Bill