One thing to be thankful for [OT]

[Paul Perry]

At 08:42 AM 26/11/00 +1300, Alan Podjursky wrote:

>How closely linked are analog synths and analog computers?
>
Very closely indeed.
You can patch up any analog computer to produce weird sounds.
But, you would need a LOT of analog computer to do anything 
complex.
If you came across a bench type analog computer at a yard sale,
you would wet yourself, because it looks so much like a Moog
modular. (but, sexier.)
Interested in complex LFOs and chaotic generators? Go for it!

Any book by Graninio Korn is worth having. 
Best is "Electronic Analog and Hybrid Computers" by him & his
wife Theresa. (Great portrait on back jacket!)
For the Rube Goldberg / Heath Robinson approach, see the UK
book "Analog Computation at Ultra High Speed" by Williamson.

paul perry Melbourne Australia (Frostwave analog fx)

BTW I seem to remember hearing somewhere that John Simonton 
from PAiA was the first to use the term 'analog' in a synth
context, noting the similarity with an analog computer.