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How to Make Muse Music User's Manual

Authors
Triadex Incorporated; Marvin L. Minsky; Edward Friedkin
Editor
Ted Lagodmos
Publisher
Triadex Incorporated
Place
Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts
Type
Operator Manual
ETC archive
ETC1664

Abstract

How to Make Muse Music User's Manual. Illustrated with photographs, descriptions. "The Muse is a completely new form of musical self-expression. It makes composing and playing music almost as easy as adjusting your television set. This booklet shows you how to make Muse music...composing music that has never been heard before. It's a small digital computer...but no experience is required, either in computers or in music..."
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Triadex Incorporated; Marvin L. Minsky; Edward Friedkin. How to Make Muse Music User's Manual. Triadex Incorporated. 1970.

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ETC1664

How to Make Muse Music User's Manual. Illustrated with photographs, descriptions. "The Muse is a completely new form of musical self-expression. It makes composing and playing music almost as easy as adjusting your television set. This booklet shows you how to make Muse music...composing music that has never been heard before. It's a small digital computer...but no experience is required, either in computers or in music..."

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