Jon HancockAug 15, 2025

Now, I realise that the number of people as excited by this as I am is hovering around zero, but some crazy wonderful genius has made a set of presets available for the free Vital synthesizer program that mimic the sounds of a Lyricon-1 windsynth! Free to download and use, or make a donation to the creator.

If you don't know the Lyricon then look up "Einstein a Go-Go" on YouTube, or listen to Tom Scott playing it on Steely Dan's "Peg".

https://windsynth.booth.pm/items/7289606

#WindSynth #Lyricon #Synth #MusicalInstruments

You can also read this article about the instrument from 1979: https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/wind-of-change/13043)

Lyricon-1 Sampling WAV & VITAL Wavetables & Presets for Windsynth (Free) - Windsynth workbook shop - BOOTH

初代Lyriconの音色を種々の設定でSamplingしたWAVファイルと、それを用いたVITALのwavetableとプリセットパッチのセットです。 現代のWind MIDI Controllerと無料のVITALで初代リリコンの音を再現できます。無料です。WAVファイルはVITAL以外のサンプラーシンセ等でも使用できます。 【背景】 Computone社の初代Lyricon(以下、Lyricon-1）は1974年から1978年まで約200台製造されたと言われる希少な楽器です。製造から半世紀が経ち、演奏可能な個体は数少ないと思われます。 2024年、オーナーであるMasaaki

Your Cool Uncle ItzyJun 16, 2025
It's been a bit since I made a new intro, but I'm just gonna hashtag some stuff I've gotten into in that past year or so. Boosts welcome, I'm a single user instance, so I don't have a lot of reach by myself.
#journaling #stationary #synthesizers #windsynth #rugby
Jon HancockMay 17, 2025

After a lot of searching I discovered that someone has indeed created a software synth that appears to make the same kinds of sound available to the original 1970s Lyricon electronic wind instrument. Very exciting! and a remarkably reasonable price.

https://www.davidsonaudioandmultimedia.com/products/lyrihorn-1

Brilliant, looks to be just what I was hoping to find. Designer had a great reputation and seems to be very highly regarded in the (somewhat niche) world of wind synths.

Except… You can buy it, but it won't work. The designer set up his software downloads to require a separately (manually) issued code, tied to your computer, to work… and he appears to have been failing to issue them for any of his products, or respond to emails and calls, for about a year. A lot of unhappy and very disappointed people out there.

So… bum. Heavy sigh.

#Lyricon #WindSynth #ElectronicWindInstruments

Lyrihorn-1

DistinctNotesMar 29, 2025

Highlights from my recent #windsynth live set at Mantra Wines in Novato, CA

https://youtu.be/50AbC_yU6mI?si=AYTWGFuep5qkmx_0

LIVE WINDSYNTH at Mantra

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DistinctNotesDec 26, 2024

Little experiment…
#physicalmodeling #windsynth

https://youtu.be/LhVMWYeQTlo

Physical modeling from scratch in Mela

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DistinctNotesApr 21, 2024

My one-of-a-kind windsynth

#EWI #NuRAD #windsynth #electronicmusic

https://diercks.net/jon/blog/2024/04/my-one-of-a-kind-windsynth

my one-of-a-kind windsynth - Jon's blog

This video tells some of the story of my new custom hand-carved walnut-body Signature Series NuRAD.

taco, bird/cat Feb 4, 2024

just found this video of this guy using a windsynth to play the cantina band theme and it's funky as all hell

https://youtu.be/tFUyM2cEAkU

#WindSynth #Saxophone #EddieEWI #StarWars

Star Wars - Cantina Band @EddieEWI

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Show threadDistinctNotesMar 29, 2023

@DistinctNotes @digginjazz

( … obligatory hashtags to make this thread easier to find … #EWI #jazz #windsynth #birthday )

Show threadLord KelvinFeb 5, 2023

I’m acutely reminded of the ONE time I had the opportunity to play #WindSynth at a black church in South Minneapolis, sometime around 2006 or so.

I’d brought my own canned accompaniment, but a minute or so in, brother had come in on the #HammondOrgan, & shit started cookin’. I faded out the backing track, & we fuckin’ took OFF. Improvisation went bananas. Dancin’, jivin’, mass hysteria.

Thinking back on it still brings joyous tears to my eyes, despite the fact that I no longer believe.

Ties MellemaJan 20, 2023
I am looking for some advice on wind synthesizers. How do the Sylphio and the Aerophone compare? What are the main differences. #ewi #wx5 #wx11 #windsynth #midi #breathcontroller #midisax #electronicsaxophone #electronicmusic #ableton #logic