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Convention Paper

A Computer Controlled Polyphonic Synthesizer

Authors: Rossum, David P.

AES Convention 66 · Paper 1657 · May 1980

Abstract

A computer controlled electronic music system designed for composition, orchestration, and live performance is described. The system comprises a custom designed microcomputer and up to 64 voice cards, each containing a complete analog synthesizer of moderate complexity with associated circuitry to allow computer control of over 100 voice-definition parameters. The computer has independent control of each card and, in addition, implements a sophisticated polyphonic sequencer.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 66
AES Convention
66
Paper number
1657
Publication date
May 6, 1980
Affiliation
E-mu Systems, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper