[sdiy] PAiA Gnome Repair

[Terry Bowman]

> On Aug 5, 2022, at 9:20 AM, Benjamin Tremblay via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
> 
> PAiA’s original ideas of a drum synth were harsh.

IIRC, it's the analog drum synth in Peter Gabriel's "Games Without Frontiers".


> The “Drum Tone Module” board has a much more subtle sound, suitable for children and the elderly. 

I hooked one of those to my Apple ][+ using a serial to parallel shift register from Radio Shack (those were the days). I wire-wrapped a board that plugged into the I/O socket. It worked the first time and it may have been the first thing I ever built from scratch. I don't think I ever had a need for wire-wrapping again.

I know it's around here someplace but I can't find it. The interface board is still in the computer.


Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
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Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
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