This video captures a discussion by Malcolm Cecil, with author Mark Vail at Knobcon 4.

Malcolm Cecil is one of the ‘elder statesmen’ of modular synthesis, who helped pioneer electronic music with his own group and as the producer of Stevie Wonder’s most influential albums.

In the discussion, he talks about creating his giant modular synthesizer, TONTO, and some of it’s unique technical aspects.

Mark Vail is the author of several books on synthesizers and keyboards, including The Synthesizer, The Hammond Organ and Vintage Synthesizers.