[sdiy] Harmonicomputer as project?

[Paul Higgins]

I remember the Harmonicomputers; they were pretty neat things with a 
definite sound to them.  The first half of Alex Lifeson's solo on "Red 
Sector A" from Rush's "Grace Under Pressure" album uses one, set at a 
seventh or something, to get some very otherworldly sounds out of 
natural harmonics on a guitar.

They can't be that hard to fix, can they?  All through-hole parts, with 
most likely very few custom chips, etc?  If so, it's definitely worth 
repairing.

-PRH

On Thursday, July 8, 2004, at 04:49 PM, Rude 66 wrote:

> a little google search reveals that not only do a few studios list 
> them, but
> it's mentioned in an article in sound n sound magazine, where it's 
> described
> as 'a harmonizer with keys'. early digital.
> i have a weakness for early digital low bit rate stuff.. our publison
> Digital audio computer is supercool..
>
> it also depends what's wrong with it...
>
> but it seems rare and good enough to try to get it fixed. have you 
> thought
> about selling it 'as is' on ebay?
>
> r./
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cornutt, David K" <david.k.cornutt at boeing.com>
> To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 9:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [sdiy] Harmonicomputer as project?
>
>
>> From: Cyrus [mailto:orangutone at usa.net]
>>> So,
>>> I have posted to this and other lists, and emailed various
>>> vintage gear techs,
>>> and nobody is interested in fixing an ailing Deltalab
>>> Harmonicomputer.
>>
>> I think the problem is simply that no one knows
>> anything about them.  I saw your original posting on
>> Digital Hell; I can assure you that that list is
>> alive, but I didn't respond because I didn't have
>> anything useful to say.  I've never even seen that
>> model.  What is it supposed to do?  Is it a
>> pitch shifter?


Paul Higgins
email: higg0008 at tc.umn.edu