[sdiy] Fw: John Simonton

[larry at unicode.com]

They say bad news comes in 3's.  Hopefully this will be it for a long
while...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of James Patchell
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 7:57 AM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Fw: John Simonton
>
>
> This really hurts.  He will be missed.  It seems our world has taken
> several severe hits this year. :-(
>
> At 09:43 AM 11/29/2005 -0500, john mahoney wrote:
> >Sad news from the MOTM list. :-(
> >I know that I'm one of many people here who was influenced in a
> big way by
> >PAiA.
> >This is a bad year for synth people!
> >--
> >john
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "pacificamsx" <pacificamsx at earthlink.net>
> >To: <motm at yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 2:07 AM
> >Subject: [motm] John Simonton
> >
> >
> > > It is with heavy heart that I report the passing of John
> "PAiA" Simonton,
> >sometime last
> > > week, following a battle with cancer.
> > >
> > > John created PAiA something like over 30 years ago, and was a constant
> >source of
> > > inspiration, education, and affordable synthesizers to at
> least a couple
> >of generations of
> > > us. I know that I am immersed in my career today, in part,
> because of the
> >knowledge and
> > > skills I obtained from reading John's "Lab Notes" in
> Polyphony magazine
> >(ancestor to
> > > Electronic Musician) and building his synthesizer circuits.
> > >
> > > I had a computer sequencer, D/A and multiplexed S/H outputs
> YEARS before
> >almost
> > > anyone else I knew because of his designs (mid-to-late '70s!), and my
> >early experiences
> > > with his 8700 computer/controller laid hugely valuable
> groundwork for my
> >subsequent
> > > involvement with computers and other hi-tech meldings of art
> and machines.
> > >
> > > And, of course, my fond memories of solder fumes and analog circuitry
> >eventually led me
> > > right here to MOTM...
> > >
> > > I never met him in person, but we shared some great emails
> over the last
> >few years--- I
> > > just had to thank him for affecting my life so positively---
> he said he
> >always got a kick out
> > > of hearing about the success of his customers in their 30s who first
> >bought a kit from him
> > > back when they were teenagers (like me!)...   :)
> > >
> > > If I hear anything further about services, etc., I'll pass
> them on--- but
> >mainly, I just wanted
> > > to speak up in honor of this fine gentleman and genius--- I
> shall greatly
> >miss his
> > > presence in this world. My sincere condolences to his family and PAiA
> >colleagues.
> > >
> > > Thank you, John!!!!! Rest well, my friend.
> > >
> > > -Russell
>
>          -Jim
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