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> Waveforms were drawn on glass plates Interestingly enough the documentary "Sisters with Transistors" show some British pioneers adopt a similar approach, but
by rodgerd 3y ago
> Waveforms were drawn on glass plates
Interestingly enough the documentary "Sisters with Transistors" show some British pioneers adopt a similar approach, but drawing on film rather than glass plates, in the 40s and 50s.
- TheOtherHobbes 3y agoThat was Daphne Oram, who was a pioneer and all-round innovator. You can find her book online and it's a fascinating insight into a different cultural universe than the one we have today. But her Oramics system was more like an automation controller hand-painted onto film strip than optical waveform synthesis. It was a direct ancestor of the automation in all modern DAWs.