PAiA Electronics Inc
PAiA Electronics Inc. develop and sell kits for the musician and electronic experimenter.[1]
PAiA Electronics was founded in 1968 by John Simonton in Oklahoma City, USA, as a company dedicated to providing synthesizer kits to the do-it-yourself electronic musician.[2] In 1975 PAiA's users group magazine became Polyphony magazine, later renamed as Electronic Musician.[1]
PAiA pioneered the Frac rack system[3] and in the West Coast style keep CV and audio signal connectors distinct from one another.[4]
Module supply voltages
The control voltages is 1V/octave with a 100k ohm input impedance and nominal signal level is approximately +10dB. The modules are designed for an ±18V unregulated power (with on module regulation where necessary) although ±15V regulated supplies can be used.[5]
Synth DIY products
| From/until | Product | Designer | Published | Key components | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 - | PAiA 2720 modular synthesizer | John Simonton | Radio-Electronics, May to Oct 1973 | Uses Hz/V instead of V/octave | |
| 1974 - 1982 | PAiA 4700 modular synthesizer | ||||
| 1974 - 1982 | PAiA Gnome | aka PAiA 3740 | |||
| 1975 - 1983 | PAiA Programmable drum set | ||||
| 1976 - | PAiA Oz | ||||
| 1976 - 1983 | PAiA 8700 computer/controller | 6503 | for the 4700 | ||
| 1976 - 1983 | PAiA Drum | ||||
| 1978 - 1983 | PAiA Proteus 1 | ||||
| 1978 - 1983 | PAiA Stringz 'n' things | ||||
| 1979 - 1984 | PAiA Organtua | ||||
| 1997 - | PAiA 9700 | ||||
| 1980s - | PAiA Ekx modules | ||||
| 1983 - | PAiA Veloci-touch | ||||
| 1994 - | PAiA Fatman | ||||
| 1995 - | PAiA Theremax | Electronics Now, Feb, Mar 1996 |
See also
References
- ^ a b About PAiA at PAiA.com
- ^ Obituary of John Stayton Simonton, Jr.
- ^ Analog Notes
- ^ Fw: John Simonton, SDIY list, Grant Richter, 30 November 2005
- ^ P9700S Series Analog Synthesizer Modules
- ^ Vintage Synthesizers by Mark Vail, Miller Freeman, 1993, ISBN 0-87930-603-3, pp. 236-245
- ^ The A-Z of -Analogue Synthesisers Part Two: N-Z by Peter Forrest, Susurreal Publishing, 2003, ISBN 0-9524377-3-2, pp. 47-53
Further reading
- Electronic Music Circuit Guidebook by Brice Ward, Tab Books, 1975, ISBN 0-8306-5743-6 - includes PAiA 2700 and Gnome circuits
External links
- PAiA.com
- Wikipedia:PAiA Electronics
- The Cloned Analog Gear website has some scans about modules and other stuff from PAiA.
- PAiA at Marvin Jones' website, also has some issues of Polyphony
- PAiA documents, Synth & Studio Docs Archive
- PAiA documents, Archive.org