Re: going price for a eh 16 or a buchla thunder?

[Kim Flint <kflint@annihilist.com>]

At 9:20 AM -0500 11/14/97, jeff & mary duke wrote:
>PJBMHB@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> what is a bulcha thunder? PJ
>
>       >That is a good question! Jeff

The thunder is one of the more modern inventions of legendary synthesizer
pioneer Don Buchla.

Thunder can best be described as a touch sensitive control surface. It has
a large assortment of pads and ribbon controllers that respond to the
location where you touch them and the amount of pressure you apply. These
can then be used to control any type of midi data you program it for. These
are all arranged in an ergonomic fashion on what a friend used to describe
as a "dinner serving tray." That's not quite accurate, but it gets you the
idea. (I think it's shaped more like the millenium falcon.)

Don of course, is a brilliant and enigmatic individual. Great to have at
parties, but not so fun to work for. His musical instrument creations are
typically decades ahead of their time. He has a web site that only
describes his Lightning II, which is a synthesizer controller that uses two
wands that you can move in space for 3d control. http://www.buchla.com

kim

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