Maker
Hugh Le Caine
Canadian electronic instrument inventor
Inventor associated with early electronic music instruments including the Electronic Sackbut.
Models
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Electronic Sackbut
Synthesizer · Canada
The Electronic Sackbut, built by the Canadian inventor Hugh Le Caine beginning in 1945, is widely regarded as one of the first voltage-controlled synthesizers. Its keyboard offered continuous, expressive control of pitch, timbre, and volume through pressure- and touch-sensitive controls, anticipating ideas central to later synthesizers.
Designed
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Electronic Sackbut
Synthesizer · Canada
The Electronic Sackbut, built by the Canadian inventor Hugh Le Caine beginning in 1945, is widely regarded as one of the first voltage-controlled synthesizers. Its keyboard offered continuous, expressive control of pitch, timbre, and volume through pressure- and touch-sensitive controls, anticipating ideas central to later synthesizers.
Sources
Categories
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Synthesizers
Hardware synthesizers, synth model families, and related electronic instruments.
Representative model
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Electronic Sackbut
Synthesizer · Canada
The Electronic Sackbut, built by the Canadian inventor Hugh Le Caine beginning in 1945, is widely regarded as one of the first voltage-controlled synthesizers. Its keyboard offered continuous, expressive control of pitch, timbre, and volume through pressure- and touch-sensitive controls, anticipating ideas central to later synthesizers.