> Wendy A.K.A. Walter Carlos is one of my heroes, and basically I think
> her/his transgender status is irrelevant to the question of greatness and
> musicianship.  This is a great musician who introduced the world to the
> obscure technicalities of the synthesizer, an instrument that today is
> indespensible in many bands but at the time Switched On Back was recorded
> was oscure and avant guard.

Not only was it obscure, synthesizers were more complex than they are
today. Early versions of technology tend to be more difficult to use
than later, more streamlined, versions.
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