[sdiy] History of SDIY?

[Quincas Moreira]

I'll add Yves Usson, Ray Wilson and Ken Stone!

On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 1:15 PM, Dave <dlmanley at sonic.net> wrote:

> Since he hasn't spoken up, I'll add: John Blacet. I remember seeing his
> articles and ads in Synapse magazine back in ~1977. You owe it to yourself
> to find the Synapse magazine archive.
>
> -Dave
>
> On June 5, 2018 1:57:52 AM PDT, Rob Kam <robkam at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> So the early pioneers of synth DIY were John Simonton, Marvin Jones, Craig
>> Anderton, Thomas Henry ... who else?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of Rob
>> Kam
>> Sent: 02 June 2018 11:40
>> To: 'Donald Tillman' <don at till.com>
>> Cc: 'SYNTH DIY' <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] History of SDIY?
>>
>> The American Radio History magazine archive is a great resource. It will
>> take some time to make good use of what's there.
>>
>> I guess that initially the publications cater to radio amateurs, then to
>> general electronic hobbyists, then in the 1970s to aspiring synth DIYers,
>> with overlap. The name that stands out is John Simonton, author and founder
>> of PAiA. In a few places he's referred to as the father or godfather of
>> synth DIY.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Donald Tillman [mailto:don at till.com]
>> Sent: 02 June 2018 00:49
>> To: Rob Kam <robkam at gmx.com>
>> Cc: SYNTH DIY <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
>> Subject: Re: [sdiy] History of SDIY?
>>
>>
>>  On May 29, 2018, at 8:42 AM, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  On May 29, 2018, at 4:36 AM, Rob Kam <robkam at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Unlike for the history of electronic music http://120years.net/,
>>>>
>>> apparently
>>
>>>  there's not much documentation specifically for the history of DIY
>>>>  electronic music equipment.
>>>>
>>>
>>>  Sure there is!  It's in the form of hobbyist electronics magazines.
>>>
>> Especially "Popular Electronics" and "Radio Electronics".  And they're
>> archived here:
>>
>>>
>>>  http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm
>>>  http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm
>>>
>>
>> Here's an example, Popular Electronics Magazine:
>>
>> Mar 69, Preamp, mixer, frequency counter
>> May 69, Preamp, guitar sustain
>> Jul 69, Square wave gen
>> Sep 69, Color organ display
>> Oct 69, Sine wave generator
>> Dec 69, Treble Boost
>> Jan 70, Wah-wah pedal
>> Feb 70, Drum Machine
>> Mar 70, Speech scrambler (ring modulator)
>> May 70, Sine to Square wave converter
>> Jun 70, Guitar envelope generator
>> Jul 70, Multicoupler, Nyle Steiner Wire Music
>> Aug 70, Preamp, lighting controller
>> Oct 70, Power amp, equalizer
>> Dec 70, Pink Noise Generator
>> Mar 71, Leslie Simulator
>> Apr 71, Timbre Gate (envelope generator)
>> May 71, Fil-Oscillator, Power amp
>> Jun 71, Vox gain rider
>> Jul 71, Drum machine
>> Sep 71, Electronic bird calls
>> Dec 71, Compressor
>> Feb 72, How synthesizers work, Surf Synthesizer
>>
>> And Radio-Electronics Magazine started their PAIA Synthesizer articles in
>> May 73.
>>
>> The archive issues describe the synth DIY scene pretty well.
>>
>>   -- Don
>> --
>> Donald Tillman, Palo Alto, California
>> http://www.till.com
>>
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