R.I.P. John Simonton
2005 has not a good year for Electronic Music Instrument Designers -- first Bob Moog passes away and now John Simonton, head of
PAiA sucumbs after a
long bout with cancer.
John's niche was building amazing complex designs at very low cost using surplus parts but excellent designs. The synthesizers were only really compatible with other modules from PAiA but they were full featured and were an excellent value for the money. I still use several of his effects boxes and filters. When I put the kits together, I added sockets to all of the ICs and replaced critical ones with special low-noise versions but the circuits as they came were fine for a small studio.
He will be missed...
Posted by DaveH at November 29, 2005 4:37 PM