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Line 1: [[File:Tim Orr, in the London College of Furniture's 16-track music studio.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Tim Orr in the London College of Furniture's 16-track music studio.]] [[File:Tim Orr, in the London College of Furniture's 16-track music studio.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|Tim Orr in the London College of Furniture's 16-track music studio.]]'''Tim Orr''' designed synthesizers for [[EMS Ltd.]], Akai and later synthesizer projects for [[Electronics Today International]] magazine, sold as [[kit]]s by [[Powertran Electronics\|Powertran]], he then went on to lecture on electronic instrument design at the London College of Furniture.<!-- a predecessor of The Cass at London Metropolitan University --><ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Technology/Technology-All-Eras/Archive-Wireless-World-IDX/80s/Wireless-World-1981-06-OCR-Page-0087.pdf Powetran advert], Wireless World, June 1981, p87</ref><ref>''Vintage Synthesizers: Groundbreaking Instruments and Pioneering Designers of Electronic Music Synthesizers'' by Mark Vail, Backbeat Books, 2nd Revised edition, Jun. 2000, {{ISBN\|0-87930-603-3}}, p. 61</ref><ref>[http://emssynthesisers.co.uk/emsstory.html The People], EMS: The Inside Story by Graham Hinton, 8 Aug 1998</ref> '''Tim Orr''' a designer of synthesizers, later working as an electronic design consultant.<ref name="people">[http://emssynthesisers.co.uk/emsstory.html The People], EMS: The Inside Story by Graham Hinton, 8 Aug 1998</ref> == Designs ==▼ == Biography == B.Sc. University of Southampton.<ref>[https://keith-snook.info/wireless-world-magazine/Wireless-World-1973/Electronic%20sound%20Synthesizer.pdf Electronic Sound Synthesizer], Wireless World, Aug 1973</ref> ▲== ~~Designs~~Career == Tim Orr did electronic design work for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Music_Studios Electronic Music Studios] from 1972 until 1977, followed by working at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akai Akai] and then taught electronic instrument design at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Guildhall_University London College of Furniture].<ref name="people"/><ref name="vintage">''Vintage Synthesizers: Groundbreaking Instruments and Pioneering Designers of Electronic Music Synthesizers'' by Mark Vail, Backbeat Books, 2nd Revised edition, Jun. 2000, {{ISBN\|0-87930-603-3}}, p. 61</ref> He wrote several articles published in [[Electronics Today International]] and other magazines, including three synthesizer projects which were sold as [[kit]]s by [[Powertran electronics]].<ref>[https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Technology/Technology-All-Eras/Archive-Wireless-World-IDX/80s/Wireless-World-1981-06-OCR-Page-0087.pdf Powetran advert], Wireless World, June 1981, p87</ref><ref name="vintage"/> == Electronic music designs == === EMS gear === * [[EMS Synthi DKE]] * [[EMS Synthi E]] * [[EMS Synthi QUEG]] * [[EMS Universal sequencer]], with David Cockerell * [[EMS Vocoder 2000]] * [[EMS-Rehberg Analyse-filterbank B1]]<ref name="retroz">[https://www.soundonsound.com/music-business/all-about-ems-part-2 All About EMS: Part 2] by Gordon Reid, Sound On Sound, Dec 2000</ref> * [[EMS-Rehberg Synthi-logik]]<ref name="retroz"/> === ~~Electronics magazine~~Magazine articles === * [[Wireless World Electronic sound synthesizer\|Electronic Sound Synthesizer]], with D. W. Thomas, Wireless World, Aug to Oct 1973, [http://www.keith-snook.info/wireless-world-magazine/Wireless-World-1973/Electronic%20sound%20Synthesizer.pdf Keith Snook], [http://www.emusic-diy.org/Schematics/Synths ~~Emusic~~EmusicDIY], ~~DIY~~[https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Wireless-World/70s/ World Radio History], [http://yusynth.net/archives/WirelessWorld/Electronic-sound-Synthesizer.pdf YuSynth] * Active filters, ETI, Jul to Sep 1977, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Op amps, ETI, Feb to May 1978, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Spectrum analyser, ETI, Jun 1978, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Designing oscillators, ETI, Jul 1978, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Polyphonic keyboard, ETI, Jul 1978, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150406120939/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/arak.pdf CAG], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Transcendent 2000 - [[Powertran Transcendent 2000\|Music Synthesiser]], ETI, Jul to Aug 1978, [https://web.archive.org/web/20160123231517/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/t2000.pdf CAG], [http://www.emusic-diy.org/Schematics/Synths ~~Emusic DIY~~EmusicDIY], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Ten 3080 circuits, ETI, Apr 1979, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Electronic music, Hobby Electronics, May to Jun 1979, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Hobby-Electronics/ World Radio History] * [[Powertran Transcendent DPX\|Transcendent DPX]] (A String Thing), ETI, Aug to Oct 1979, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150405174129/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/eti_dpx.pdf CAG], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Analogue delay lines, ETI, Nov 1979, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/70s/ World Radio History] * Analogue switches, ETI, Apr 1980, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * [[ETI Black hole\|The Black hole chorus machine)]], ETI, May 1980, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150409040042/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/eti_bh.pdf CAG], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Filter design, ETI, Jul 1980, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Bandpass and beyond, ETI, Dec 1980, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Transcendent polysynth - [[Powertran Transcendent polysynth\|Polysynth]], ETI, Dec 1980 to Mar 1981, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150408214235/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/etipoly.pdf CAG], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Digital delay effects unit, E&MM, Feb to Mar 1982, [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/digital-delay-effects-unit/3714 Muzines] * Facts on DAC's and ADC's, ETI, Mar 1982, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Electromusic techniques, ETI, Apr to Jun 1982, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Equaliser circuit design, ETI, Sep 1981, [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Semi-professional mixer, Practical Electronics, Oct to Dec 1982, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150406121404/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/modmix.pdf CAG], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Practical-Electronics/80s/ World Radio History] * [[ETI Chorus/flanger unit\|Chorus/flanger unit]], ETI, Jan 1984, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150409161536/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/flanger.pdf CAG], [http://www.synthdiy.com/files/2005/flanger.pdf SynthDIY.com], [https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Electronics-Today-UK/80s/ World Radio History] * Powertran MCS-1, with R Monkhouse and Paul Bird, E&MM, Oct 1984 to Mar 1985, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150410043541/http://www.spontis.se/pdf/emm_mcs1.pdf CAG], [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/powertran-mcs1/1473 Muzines] * Powertran BBC MIDI interface, with Jim Grant, E&MM, Apr 1985, [http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/powertran-bbc-midi-interface/1887 Muzines] * Powertran BBC software (for Powertran MCS-1), with Jim Grant, E&MM, May 1985 == References == Line 40 ⟶ 48: == External links == * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ8hIih_wN0 Trevor Pinch's DIY Modular Synth], YouTube - The 1973 Wireless World synth. {{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Tim}}