This is a sudden announcement - we're rushing to prepare an exhibit for this year's annual (and final) "VINTAGE COMPUTER FAIR"!
The rare Con Brio synthesizer I've had for a decade is finally going to make noise in public again. Just this week we heard it for the first time - maybe the first one of these has been used in 20+ years...
http://www.synthmuseum.com/conbrio/conads20001.htmlhttp://matrixsynth.blogspot.com/2005/10/my-favorite-retro-synth-conbrio-ads.htmlIt's been a legendary beast - mostly because of how it looks (of course). But until this week, we didn't know it was really GOOD. It sounds like other digital synths of the era - but with much better fidelity, its basic tone is pretty great. I am now gonna try and reunite the designers (one of them is coming along for the show and may give a talk). I will probably soon do a detailed web page showing some of the clever ideas and history. ANd my goal is to lend it out to some people, who can take it for a month and do ONE piece on it - so I can make some kind of "ALL Con Brio" CD so people can finally hear it. I don't think it's ever been on a commercial record release...
The FAIR and the MUSEUM: Sat/Sun 10-6 pm!! Exhibits from 2-6pm!
http://www.vintage.org/2007/main/So - if you're interested in coming by (Mountain View, CA) I'll be there with it. PLEASE pass on the info to your techie-geek friends who may also appreciate this or a roomfull (museum nearby) of vintage computers; Altair, Digital Equipment Corp., Timex, Commodore, early Apple, etc."
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