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"RARE TRIADEX MUSE. What is it? The Net is full of resources. It is a very rare piece of Electronic music history. From Wikipedia: "The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument and was produced in 1972. It was designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. It is an algorithmic music generator: it uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes based on the settings of various parameters. It has four small sliders in that control Volume, Tempo, Pitch, and Fine Pitch. It is not known how many were made, but they are considered extremely rare. The Muse is the subject of U. S. Patent 3610801"
I got a clean one from ebay last year for about $450 - I think he is a little high. The one that sold for so much was with the original extension speaker *ultra rare* and original boxes.
ReplyDeleteEddie Jobson used one with UK on their tours. Sequencer style effects. It is an amazing design though. LOVE it.