Vintage Synth Repair

--- In vintagesynthrepair@y..., thorkvande@y... wrote:
> hi out there, this is really not about repairing. but 
> to solve a conflict between me and my fried I 
> would like to have a 3rd party answer to theese 
> question:
> 1) when did MIDI first apear, and when did it 
> become a standard?
> 2) what is the first known record where a modular 
> synth was used?
> 
> would be glad for any answer!
> 
> stay sharp//thor
1)Obviously the agreement came before the implimentation, and if I 
remember sequential had worked out most of the details, the sixtrak 
was an early user about 82/83 and of course the dx7 had a not quite 
complete spec, the oscar monosynth was also an early implimentor. 
There have been various so called standards ie additions to the basic 
spec, such as GM but unfortunately this wasn't enough for many hence 
roland GS and yamaha XG.
2)Do you mean modular synths with voltage control such as the moog, 
there must be obscure mid sixties recordings but walter 
carlos "switched on bach" was a famous early use, did'nt George 
Harrison have one on Abbey Road.