▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁Canada ▁Category : ST V ▁news read ers ▁and ▁journal ists ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sw arm at ron ▁is ▁an ▁analog ue ▁synth es izer ▁or ▁electronic ▁musical ▁instrument ▁that ▁uses ▁a ▁rib bon ▁controller ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁keyboard . ▁It ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁multiple ▁oscill ators ▁that ▁are ▁linked ▁through ▁a ▁' sw arm ' ▁control , ▁giving ▁its ▁distinct ive ▁sound ▁and ▁method ▁of ▁playing . ▁ ▁Operation ▁ ▁The ▁Sw arm at ron ▁is ▁a ▁finger board ▁synth es izer ▁like ▁the ▁Tra ut on ium ▁or ▁T anner in . ▁A ▁finger ▁is ▁placed ▁or ▁sl id ▁from ▁side ▁to ▁side ▁along ▁a ▁rib bon ▁controller , ▁cont rolling ▁the ▁pitch . ▁Gl iss and i ▁are ▁obviously ▁easily ▁achieved , ▁or ▁careful ▁finger ▁pla cement ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁discrete ▁notes . ▁ ▁The ▁distinct ive ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Sw arm at ron ▁is ▁its ▁use ▁of ▁eight ▁individual ▁oscill ators , ▁under ▁a ▁single ▁control . ▁These ▁oscill ators ▁produce ▁an ▁equ id istant ▁ch ord , ▁where ▁their ▁spacing ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁player ' s ▁immediate ▁control . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁rib bon ▁controllers : ▁the ▁larger ▁controls ▁the ▁pitch ▁in ▁the ▁obvious ▁manner , ▁the ▁second ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁control ▁the ▁spacing ▁of ▁the ▁oscill ators ▁when ▁in ▁' Sw arm ' ▁mode . ▁A