Aidan Pryde » Products http://aidanpryde.com Random bits about synths, electronics & music in general Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Pics of old Tech Stuff or Art? http://aidanpryde.com/pics-of-old-tech-stuff-or-art/ http://aidanpryde.com/pics-of-old-tech-stuff-or-art/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:50:09 +0000 Aidan Pryde http://aidanpryde.com/2008-01/pics-of-old-tech-stuff-or-art/ Photographer Mark Richards made some astonishing images of old computers inside the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley, which are available as a book: Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers.
Core Memory Screenshot 1

I think the devices could as well be synthesizers and noone would be taking any notice. Funny how close design of vintage computers and design of vintage synthesizers really are.

The projects homepage is located at corememoryproject.com and includes some previews of photos you will find in the book. Here you see some screenshots of the page:

Core Memory Screenshot 2
The blue color reminds me of the PPG Wave 2

Core Memory Screenshot 3
A valve preamp? Probably not, but could be

Core Memory Screenshot 4
Looks like an old drum computer doesn’t it?

See these and many more photos inside the book available at amazon: Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers

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Who said that you can’t play a synth that is 5 times as old as you…and yet look like a PRO!

Sophie playing my Roland Juno 106
My 4 1/2 yo daughter Sophie “playing” my Roland Juno 106

more info on the Juno 106

]]> http://aidanpryde.com/roland-juno-106-as-easy-as-abc/feed/ 0 Life is much too analog sometimes http://aidanpryde.com/life-is-much-too-analog-sometimes/ http://aidanpryde.com/life-is-much-too-analog-sometimes/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:24:30 +0000 Aidan Pryde http://aidanpryde.com/2007-04/life-is-much-too-analog-sometimes/ 8-bit-TieIf you love remembering good ol’ times with Commodore C64 computers and games like Giana Sisters or Turrican, you’ll probably be happy to hear that there finally is an 8-bit-tie for those of us who have to spend most of our day in a boring office and lots of meetings. This is the solution for connecting both worlds while looking great.

View 8-bit tie »

So if you do not have an appropriate X-mas present for me yet… ;-)

Update: unfortunately the tie seems to be out of stock at the moment, but there is a function to receive an email when it becomes available again. So, there’s no excuse left for you…

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