"The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument and it was produced in 1972 rite here in Boston by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. The Muse is an alogorithmic music generating instrument in that it uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes based on the settings of various parameters. The unit has four small sliders that control volume,tempo,pitch and fine pitch.With large sliders on the right side,the Muse was designed to have the capacityto select notes and invent themes, as an early experiment in artificial intelligence. By adjusting these sliders you can control and change how the theme develops.An extremely rare piece,only about 240 of these were made and were not typically available for commercial sale."
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