photo credit: donlewismusic.com
Methink that grin might be related to the VU meters on the mixer!
“Lewis rose to prominence in the ‘70s when he created LEO, his Live Electronic Orchestra. Designed in 1974 and finally completed three years later, this complex project involved Lewis linking multiple synths together so that he could control them simultaneously for live performances – and all without the aid of MIDI, which had yet to be invented.”
Total number manufactured: 1.
Manufacturer: Don Lewis. Pre-MIDI 4-channel polyphonic keyboard designed by Armand Pascetta. Richard Bates served as chief engineer; he helped Don put the system together, design the interfacing, and modify the Plesiglas cabinets for installation of all of LEO’s components.
Insider information: The “Pascetta parts” of LEO — four Oberheim SEMs and two ARP 2600s controlled by Armand Pascetta’s custom-designed keyboard