Tristram Cary (May 1925 - April 2008)

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Sadly Tristram Cary died a few weeks ago, so out of respect we spent Music Technology forum mourning the loss. Unfortunately I had very little to do with Tristram, his time at the Elder Conservatorium of Music was before mine. He achieved many great things in his life, some of the things he is best known for are his work in Electronic Music Studios (EMS) who invented the VCS-3 synthesizer. While he was known for his work as an engineer, he was also a valuable composer, who wrote music for both electronic and acoustic instruments. He created the sound for many of the early Dr. Who series. His contribution to the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the Adelaide University is substantial – many of his old ‘toys’, like his Theremin, can still be found around the Electronic Music Unit.

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Whittington, Stephen 01.05.08, "Tristram Cary," Forum of EMU, Adelaide University.

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