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OBJECT TYPE
HYBRID SYNTHESIZER
DATE
1972–1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1987.0023.001
MANUFACTURER
NRC, Elmus Lab
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL RACK & COMPONENT CASINGS/ SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
62.0 cm
Width
56.5 cm
Height
193.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Music
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
1972 +
Canada
AN UNIQUE INSTRUMENT DEVELOPED AT NRC BY PIONEERING CANADIAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSER & INSTRUMENT DESIGNER DR. HUGH LE CAINE & JOHN CHONG OF NRC. IT WAS PROBABLY SENT TO QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY UPON LE CAINE'S RETIREMENT IN 1974; THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC LAB AT QUEEN'S HAD OPENED IN THE 1960'S.
Function
AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC INSTRUMENT IN THE FORM OF A HYBRID POLYPHONIC SYNTHESIZER ABLE TO PLAY FOUR VOICES SIMULTANEOUSLY, IN WHICH THE INPUT DEVICES & MEMORY OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM WERE USED TO CONTROL A COMPREHENSIVE PANEL OF ANALOGUE SOUND GENERATORS.
Technical
THE PARAMUS WASTHE LAST INSTRUMENT WORKED ON BY LE CAINE. VOLTAGE- CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS FORMED THE BASIS OF THE SOUND GENERATION WHILE THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED CHANGES IN PITCH, VOLUME, & TIMBRE. DEVELOPMENT CEASED IN 1973. THE PARAMUS WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THE COMPACT DIGITAL SYNTHESIZERS OF THE EARLY 1980'S.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RED & WHITE IMPRESSION PRINTED ADHESIVE LABEL READING 'THE PARAMUS'/ WHITE LETTERING & IMPRESSION PRINTED LABELS IDENTIFYING CONTROL FUNCTIONS/ PLATE ON RACK READS 'HAMMOND/ M16087/ HAMMOND MFG. CO. LTD./ GUELPH CANADA'
Missing
APPARENTLY OPERABLE IF DRIVEN BY MICRO COMPUTER
Finish
MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL RACK & CASINGS/ BLACK KNOBS/ MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC SOCKETS ETC.
Decoration
NONE

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NRC, Elmus Lab, Paramus, circa 1972–1973, Artifact no. 1987.0023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0023.001/

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