[sdiy] Proud parent of a synthesizer

[Grant Richter]

>From this month's (July 2002) Mix magazine

Blair Jackson interviews Skip Lievsay about sound design in Men In Black II

One of his recent favorites is a very retro sounding analog synth that is "a
new iteration of what is essentially a Buchla module from a company called
Wiard - this guy from Milwaukee named Grant Richter makes them in his house.

They're very modular, old fashioned patchboard-type analog synths. They use
control voltage instead of MIDI; it's ancient technology - it feels like
Forbidden Planet all over again. In [Men in Black II] there is a sense that
some of the supposedly futuristic technology has been around for quite a
while, and these sounds help to get that across to the audience. It also
adds a little humor, we hope, which is definitely a part of these films."

I hope you will all forgive the bragging post.

As a demonstration of the power of the Internet, it IS unique. A synth nut
in Milwaukee discovers a module that makes alien bug noises. The lone single
person on the planet who actually has a practical application for such a
device is able to find it. Amazing...

Also interesting to note that any painting after 1900 is considered "modern"
art. While brand new analog designs are considered "ancient". Just part of
our cultural schizophrenia, I guess.