<html><head></head><body>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. <br>
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-Dave<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On June 5, 2018 1:57:52 AM PDT, Rob Kam <robkam@gmx.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">So the early pioneers of synth DIY were John Simonton, Marvin Jones, Craig<br>Anderton, Thomas Henry ... who else?<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of Rob<br>Kam<br>Sent: 02 June 2018 11:40<br>To: 'Donald Tillman' <don@till.com><br>Cc: 'SYNTH DIY' <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>Subject: Re: [sdiy] History of SDIY?<br><br>The American Radio History magazine archive is a great resource. It will<br>take some time to make good use of what's there.<br><br>I guess that initially the publications cater to radio amateurs, then to<br>general electronic hobbyists, then in the 1970s to aspiring synth DIYers,<br>with overlap. The name that stands out is John Simonton, author and founder<br>of PAiA. In a few places he's referred to as the father or godfather of<br>synth DIY.<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Donald Tillman [mailto:don@till.com] <br>Sent: 02 June 2018 00:49<br>To: Rob Kam <robkam@gmx.com><br>Cc: SYNTH DIY <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>Subject: Re: [sdiy] History of SDIY?<br><br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> On May 29, 2018, at 8:42 AM, Donald Tillman <don@till.com> wrote:<br> <br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> On May 29, 2018, at 4:36 AM, Rob Kam <robkam@gmx.com> wrote:<br> <br> Unlike for the history of electronic music <a href="http://120years.net/,">http://120years.net/,</a><br></blockquote></blockquote>apparently<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #ad7fa8; padding-left: 1ex;"> there's not much documentation specifically for the history of DIY<br> electronic music equipment.<br></blockquote> <br> Sure there is! It's in the form of hobbyist electronics magazines.<br></blockquote>Especially "Popular Electronics" and "Radio Electronics". And they're<br>archived here:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;"> <br> <a href="http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm">http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm</a><br> <a href="http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm">http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm</a><br></blockquote><br>Here's an example, Popular Electronics Magazine:<br><br>Mar 69, Preamp, mixer, frequency counter<br>May 69, Preamp, guitar sustain<br>Jul 69, Square wave gen<br>Sep 69, Color organ display<br>Oct 69, Sine wave generator<br>Dec 69, Treble Boost<br>Jan 70, Wah-wah pedal<br>Feb 70, Drum Machine<br>Mar 70, Speech scrambler (ring modulator)<br>May 70, Sine to Square wave converter<br>Jun 70, Guitar envelope generator<br>Jul 70, Multicoupler, Nyle Steiner Wire Music<br>Aug 70, Preamp, lighting controller<br>Oct 70, Power amp, equalizer<br>Dec 70, Pink Noise Generator<br>Mar 71, Leslie Simulator<br>Apr 71, Timbre Gate (envelope generator)<br>May 71, Fil-Oscillator, Power amp<br>Jun 71, Vox gain rider<br>Jul 71, Drum machine<br>Sep 71, Electronic bird calls<br>Dec 71, Compressor<br>Feb 72, How synthesizers work, Surf Synthesizer<br><br>And Radio-Electronics Magazine started their PAIA Synthesizer articles in<br>May 73.<br><br>The archive issues describe the synth DIY scene pretty well.<br><br> -- Don<br>--<br>Donald Tillman, Palo Alto, California<br><a href="http://www.till.com">http://www.till.com</a><br><br><hr><br>Synth-diy mailing list<br>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br><br><hr><br>Synth-diy mailing list<br>Synth-diy@synth-diy.org<br><a href="http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy">http://synth-diy.org/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy</a><br><br></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>