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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

368.0. "Wanted: Lyricon Info" by STAR::BRANDENBERG (Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy.) Thu May 22 1986 10:38

    
    Seeking information:  Can anyone provide a description of a lyricon
    ( as used by groups such as Shadowfax )?
    
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368.1Did resemble a sax sound?KARNAC::BUSENBARKThu May 22 1986 12:1111
    	I do believe the lyricon was an early saxphone synthesizer which
    Tom Scott used with the "La Express" and some other studio jobs
    he did. Dave Sanborn and one of the Brecker Bros. have also used
    it. It was at least an Electric instrument.
    	Saxphone players who I've played with mentioned it was different
    to play and hard to get use to.
    	I would suggest calling EU Wurlitzer in Boston to get more info
    as they use to sell them.
    
    						Good Luck
    						  Rick
368.2Second hand infoOZONE::DAVISFri May 23 1986 09:1813
    
    A friend of mine has had a lyricon for years now and seems to enjoy
    it very much. From what I know it's basically a saxaphone type 
    controller for synthesizers. He's using his to control an Oberheim
    expander module and can really do some great things with this setup,
    as the Oberheim allows for many different controller inputs. The
    basic lyricon, I believe, uses voltage control type outputs. My
    friend has a MIDI type interface for his, but prefers the voltage
    control. (He says he can feel a delay wiith the MIDI controller,
    but we won't get into that discussion here.)
    				
    							Rob
368.3Yeah, but have you seen the price ?!?!MYVAX::ROBERUCWed Jun 04 1986 12:5817
    I had been doing some checking prior to seeing this entry in this
    note file. I was quoted a price of $3000 in Chicago.
    
    Wurlitzer in Boston just sold their last used one for (they said)
    $1200 ~ $1500. And that was their last one. There is another place
    called Syntronics (617 266 5039) that seems to specialize in 
    synthesizers and such but the 'US lyricon distributor', "John", 
    wants $2500 for a used one.
    
    At the time these were still produced they were selling for $1000
    apiece, but this was back in 1980 and they were still being massed
    produced. Now, you have to find someone who knows someone who owns
    one of the patents on the thing. Anybody who knows someone who has
    one and is interested in selling it, would you please send
    them my way to discuss the financial arrangements.
    
    Rich