The Doctor Click is a rhythm controller manufactured by the American company Garfield Electronics.
It was released in 1982.
In the pre-
MIDI
MIDI (; Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a technical standard that describes a communications protocol, digital interface, and electrical connectors that connect a wide variety of electronic musical instruments, computers, and re ...
era, the Doctor Click enabled various different
synthesizers
A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and ...
and
drum machines to communicate with each other.
It features two independent channels.
There are also footswitch inputs for Play, Reset and Enter.
Modulation
The unit features modulation control for
VCO,
VCF and
VCA sections of synthesizers.
Design
The unit is constructed in a metal case, uses
microswitches and a screen for reading the tempo.
Programming
You can step program the device by selecting Timebase 12 and use the Step button to enter the step count for each note.
References
Electronic musical instruments
Electronic dance music
Audio engineering
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