John Simonton
John Stayton Simonton Jr. (24 June 1943 – 25 November 2005) was a designer, author of electronics articles, and founder of PAiA Electronics Inc, a manufacturer of analog synthesizer kits.[1][2]
Biography
In 1965 Simonton graduated from Louisiana Tech University with degrees in electrical engineering and psychology. In 1967 he started PAiA Electronics as a mail order electronics kit company. Simonton began publishing Polyphony magazine in 1975, which later became Electronic Musician. Many engineers, technicians and musicians had early inspiration from his works.[1]
List of works (incomplete)
| Article name | Publication | Dates | Comments | On Web |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Thumpa-Thumpa Box | Popular Electronics | Feb 1970 | World Radio History | |
| Leslie Effect Simulator | Popular Electronics | Mar 1971 | World Radio History | |
| The Drummer Boy | Popular Electronics | Jul 1971 | World Radio History | |
| Build a modular electronic synthesizer | Radio Electronics magazine | May to Oct 1973 | PAiA.comWorld Radio History | |
| How Electronic Music Synthesizers Work | Popular Electronics | Apr 1978 | World Radio History | |
| Musical Instrument Digital Interface | Radio Electronics magazine | Aug 1989 | With Marshal M. Rosenthal | Archive.org |
| MIDI interface for your PC | Radio Electronics magazine | Mar 1992 | Archive.org | |
| Build this Theremin | Radio Electronics magazine | Feb, Mar 1996 | World Radio History |
References
- ^ a b Obituary, PAiA.com
- ^ Authors, Designers, Artists and Friends, PAiA website
External links
- John Simonton, interview by Craig Anderton, Synapse, Nov/Dec 1977, pp. 35-36
- Friendly stories about computers/synthesizers by John Simonton, Archive.org
- John Simonton - A few memories by Larry Fast
- Comments, "R.I.P. John "PAiA" Simonton", PAiA Memories blog
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