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The first mass produced synth based on a breath controller. It was developed by a Massachusetts company named Computone, which also manufactured some units itself, but some were licensed to and produced by the Selmer company. The Lyricon was produced between about 1974 and 1980, in three versions. Given the technology of the time, the Lyricon was a significant technical triumph, and its technology was widely used in later products from other manufacturers.

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  • The first mass produced synth based on a breath controller. It was developed by a Massachusetts company named Computone, which also manufactured some units itself, but some were licensed to and produced by the Selmer company. The Lyricon was produced between about 1974 and 1980, in three versions. Given the technology of the time, the Lyricon was a significant technical triumph, and its technology was widely used in later products from other manufacturers.
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  • The first mass produced synth based on a breath controller. It was developed by a Massachusetts company named Computone, which also manufactured some units itself, but some were licensed to and produced by the Selmer company. The Lyricon was produced between about 1974 and 1980, in three versions. Given the technology of the time, the Lyricon was a significant technical triumph, and its technology was widely used in later products from other manufacturers. All Lyricons used a controller that physically was the approximate size and shape of a clarinet, but had a "valve" fingering setup similar to a saxophone. Operating the valves (which didn't actually admit or release air) determined the pitch of the played note. An air passage that vented through a metered orifice had a pressure-sensing diaphragm that produced a control voltage proportional to how hard the performer blew. An additional control voltage could be generated depending on how tight or loose the "embouchure" was; that is, how hard the performer's lips pressed on the (non-vibrating) mouthpiece reed. The controller produced no sound of its own.
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