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From: ericksen@unc.UUCP (James P. Ericksen)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: What is a Lyricon?
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Date: Wed, 15-Feb-84 22:28:57 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 15 22:28:57 1984
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A Lyricon is a model of music synthesizer controlled not by a keyboard
but by a woodwind-styled device --- note selection is controlled by
fingering combinations similar to those on a recorder, and timbre and
"pitch bend" are controlled by lip pressure.  The Lyricon appeared about
ten years ago, but never caught
on --- i haven't heard of anyone using one for many years.  I don't
know if they're still being made, though you could check the ads in Downbeat.
--
Jim Ericksen
UNC Chapel Hill