From: tsines@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (sine path square field)
Subject: Re: Multiplatform Techno (analog reproductions)
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:24:31 GMT


and, if you have no computer (well, an apple IIe? no...) then one EPS-16+ is 
better than nothing. sometimes people only have money for certain things.. i 
prefer to have all keyboards or rackmounts, because i fear i will have a reboot
box or something on my invisible mac (haha) but i am saying that i necessarily 
don't trust a mac for live performances. i actually <<LIKE>> having to load in 
samples, songs, and change the parameters as well as have push button stop 
start functions as well as real time voice filtering. if you can have a 
sequence on a mac or amiga or whatever platform, then also alter the resonance 
of a Time Varient Filter, per se, then i am impressed. but, you have to go to 
ANOTHER PROGRAM, not just another page.


 >
>[...huge lists of equipment deleted...]
>>BTW: Which Ensoniq sampler do you have? The EPS, the 16+, the Mirage or ASR10
?
>
>Mirage DSK with special input filter (up to 50KHz sampling rate) and
>random-stereo modification. I use it mostly for low-rate sampling (~6KHz)!
>It has a nice sound when you overdrive the input too.
>I told you I like noise. :)
>
>When I want realistic sampling I use my MAC!
>Sure this might not be the typical sampling setup, but I never claimed to
>be like anybody else. I use more synths than samples (not counting
>percussion). But I don't ever want to take an all-or-nothing approach
>when it comes to midi/sampling/live playing/tape/etc.
>
>>: [delted stuff wrt wanting an Arp 2600 or modular synth]
>>: play it live (twiddling knobs & switches), and hook it up to midi.
>>Try and get a Roland 101, they are usually cheap, (under $200).
>
>They are nice, but not nearly as complex as I'd like. I have experience
>with the 2600, some PAIA modules, and so forth. I was in a band with
>someone who had a 101 and I used to re-program it between songs--sometimes
>I'd be on the opposite side of the keyboard, in near darkness and not
>wearing my glasses! :) I'd like something with about 5-8 times more knobs
>and switches, and patchcords are a must!
>
>>: No rules.
>
>
>>: Yeah but does it generate random basslines when you take the batteries
>>: out? :)
>>The Kawai K3 has a random LFO that will do just that. (It doesn't take
>>batteies though). The Kawai K3 is the best 303 emulater I have found to date.
>>Now watch the price soar through the roof.
>

hey, guess what isn't random? the tb303. you program each note, then assign the
time values to them. the randomness you THINK that you are hearing is actually
just a square or sawtooth. there is no random or noise waveform to control the
303. besides. the "computer controlled" disclaimer on it is probably just a
Digitally Controlled Oscillator (DCO). the sh101 has one as well, so therefore
NEITHER ARE COMPLETELY ANALOG.

>Hmmm....interesting. I need a unit to sample and hold.
>BTW someone mentioned that Kenton Electronics in the UK makes an imitation
>midi 303 with full midi implemetation & rack mountable for around $300.
>
>--Eric


i would like to see this KENTON contraption, but it seems that they have been 
hard as hell to get a hold of...



>
>eiverso@cms.cc.wayne.edu  "I'm the Inman    And I'm keen
>Detroit, Michigan  USA     I've a mind    Like a machine"




sines
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