The $250,000 Synth That Replaced Frank Zappa’s Band
I wrote a paper on Zappa and his synclavier in my freshman year of college ('89 or '90). Probably still have it in a folder somewhere in the basement.
Raymond Scott had the same journey from musicians to machines, except he had to invent the machine along the way
I've been meaning to revisit it because my tastes have certainly expanded since the 80's but I really hated it when it came out.