Daphne Oram (December 31 1925 - January 5 2003), pioneering British composer and electronic musician. In 1958, at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, she produced a novel music synthesizer using her "Oramics" technique. It was similar to Yevgeny Sholpo 's "Variophone " and used drawings on a 35mm film strips to control the sound produced. This was used for a number of years at the BBC.

See also:

• Variophone
• RCA Synthesizer
• Delia Derbyshire

External links

• Daphne Oram: a tribute to a pioneer
• Daphne Oram and "Oramics"
• The Independent newspaper obituary of Daphne Oram
• Guardian newspaper obituary of Daphne Oram
• BBC News story: Daphne Oram, the unsung pioneer of techno