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Subject: RE: [motm] Ms. Carlos did not invent this
From: "Tkacs, Ken" <ken.tkacs@...>
Date: 2000-07-10
"Ha"? "Give the date"? I wasn't trying to make a patent declaration on
Carlos' behalf, simply directing those interested to a similar, existing
device recently used on a high-profile electronic music album for research
purposes. Lets face it, the broad concept of using a potentiometer to
control the pitch of a synthesizer sound... well, it's not exactly a novel
concept, is it? Tuning knobs? Pitch bend wheels...?
---Original Message---
You don't give the date Ms. Carlos recorded this.. As memory serves Craig
Anderton published the plans for this exact same style controller in
electronotes back in 72 or 73? He even manufactured and sold same for
several years by his company "Royal Union Electronics"? Anyone with sets of
old electronotes should be able to dig the plans ecet out..I don't remember
what he called his units..I do think they did have built in vco's I do know
they had at least a couple push buttons for
gate/triggering.