Electronic Musical Instruments 1870-1990

[Nubus]

This site put together a history of electronic instruments specializing in the stuff from 1900 - the 60s.
http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/

[Nubus]

It says the freaking vocoder was invented in 1940!!!

[dagosto]

The vocoder is actually a very simple design. The Electronic Sackbut caught my eye. A 30 oscillator synth in 1940.

[Nubus]

I'm imagining Roger and Zapp wearing stovepipe hats and moustaches.

[GearJunkie]

Originally Posted by Nubus

I'm imagining Roger and Zapp wearing stovepipe hats and moustaches.

screw that.

imagine DEVO wearing stovepipe hats and moustaches.

"shall we whip it?" "ah yes, good call old chap. whip it good!"

[clineaudio]

Does anyone know the name of that synth/controller I saw on a radiohead tour/record.... It's a little box w/ divits for your fingers, you operate it by plugging your finger into this ring and the ring has a string tied on either end.. So, the divits would be note markers, but of course note bends are very easy, just rock your finger. I have a feeling it may just be a controller. Someone once told me it was an obscure british company.. Anyone know what that was? is it on the list?

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by clineaudio

Does anyone know the name of that synth/controller I saw on a radiohead tour/record.... It's a little box w/ divits for your fingers, you operate it by plugging your finger into this ring and the ring has a string tied on either end.. So, the divits would be note markers, but of course note bends are very easy, just rock your finger. I have a feeling it may just be a controller. Someone once told me it was an obscure british company.. Anyone know what that was? is it on the list?

Its the Ondes Mortenot but a spiffier more updated version:

[Chaorta]

Yep, Ninja'd by Diego. It's the Analogue Solutions French Connection controller, and it's AWESOME. I'd like to get one for the system i'm building, but they're mighty expensive.

I want a long ribbon controller too.

[dolivas]

Originally Posted by Chaorta

Yep, Ninja'd by Diego. It's the Analogue Solutions French Connection controller, and it's AWESOME. I'd like to get one for the system i'm building, but they're mighty expensive.

I want a long ribbon controller too.

My ninja skills just pulled up this YouTube ELP video you might want to check out with Emerson doing a over the top perfomance on a ribbon controller:
http://www.youtube.com/?v=Qw9dN30BA9E

[Chaorta]

Originally Posted by dolivas

My ninja skills just pulled up this YouTube ELP video you might want to check out with Emerson doing a over the top perfomance on a ribbon controller:
http://www.youtube.com/?v=Qw9dN30BA9E

Is that the one where he falls down?