TONTO is known as the “holy grail of synthesizers” and is the first and largest multitimbral polyphonic analog synthesizer in the world. Photo by Brandon Wallis.

The Story of TONTO

The Original New Timbral Orchestra (TONTO), the world’s largest analog synthesizer, has found a new home at the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta. This is the story of how TONTO went from a dream to a reality, and then found a new life and home at NMC.