Triadex Muse

The Triadex Muse is the first digital musical instrument and was produced in 1972. It was designed by Edward Fredkin and Marvin Minsky at MIT. It is an algorithmic music generator: it uses digital logic circuits to produce a sequence of notes based on the settings of various parameters. It has four small sliders that control Volume, Tempo, Pitch, and Fine Pitch. It is not known how many were made, but they are considered extremely rare.

The Muse is the subject of [http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US03610801__ U. S. Patent 3610801] .

For years, the Muse was a featured exhibit at the Museum of Science, Boston. The signage explained the device's algorithmic (and deterministic) approach to the creation of its seemingly-random music. Far from being random, its preset "song" played continuously -- and was even given a name, "Museum Musings," by the staff.

External links

* [http://www.synthmuseum.com/triad/index.html Entry in the Synthmuseum]
* [http://trovar.com/muse/muse.html Muse Simulator]