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'''Doug Curtis''' (? - 2007) founder of [[Curtis Electromusic Specialties]] and [[OnChip Systems]]. The designer of many original [[analog]] [[integrated circuits|IC]]s, widely used in significant [[electronic music instruments]].▼
▲'''Doug Curtis''' (? - 2007) founder of [[Curtis Electromusic Specialties]] and OnChip Systems.
In high school with an interest in sound and music [[electronics]], he designed and built a [[synthesizer]]. He majored from [[Northwestern University (disambiguation)|Northwestern University]], with radio-TV-film. While here he perfected several more synthesizers. Upon graduation, he qualified for a post as junior engineer by showing circuit boards of his designs. He entered a competition to design a semicustom chip and as a result was offered a job at [[Interdesign]], where he worked for four years.<ref name="cem">[http://curtiselectromusic.com/Doug_Curtis.html Doug Curtis] at curtiselectromusic.com</ref>
He founded Curtis Electromusic Specialties, which produced the
Instruments with CEM ICs are said to have ''that Curtis sound'', described as "fantastically saturated, brash and powerful".<ref>Description at [http://turkusynth.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/sci-p600-sounds/ Sequential Circuits Prophet-600 sounds]</ref>
==See also==
[[CEM and SSM chips in synthesizers]]
==External links==
*[http://curtiselectromusic.com/ Curtis Electromusic] website
*[http://www.sanjoserocks.org/i_doug_curtis.htm San Jose Rocks] page on Doug Curtis
==References==
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[[Category:Analog synthesizers]]
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