A gigantic audio-synthesizer developed between 1974 and 1988—a homage to analog sound effects and the early days of electronic music, but also an outstanding example of a highly complex interface that demands extensive expertise in order for sounds and music to be teased out of it. To stage a recital of its tonal capabilities, a whole series of patches, switches and regulators have to be operated properly. In several sessions each day, Joe Paradiso will be configuring new patches and demonstrating to interested visitors how analog electronic sound synthesis works.

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