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From: davecole@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (David Cole)
Subject: X-oR or comparable pc universal editor WANTED!
Summary: Need er Want it 
Organization: Northwestern University, Evanston Illinois.
Distribution: na
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 02:43:38 GMT


I need an editor running on a pc (DOS or Windows) that supports the following:
Korg M1, Korg M3r, and Roland MT-32 or LAPC-1.  I had heard that Dr T's X-oR
is arguably the best.  Any comments on PC editors appreciated to guide my
purchase.  I had also heard that one can write templates for new synths to add
to X-oR.  Please correct my impression if it is wrong, extraordinarily
dificult, etc.

If you have an editor you would like to sell, please let me know.  If I can't
find a universal editor, I would settle for one that supports the Korgs.  Let
me know what you have.

Dave Cole

dcole@ua.d.umn.edu        [preferred address]
davecole@casbah.acns.nwu.edu    [address from which this was posted]

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Subject: Re: Captain Waldorf is blowing his top. (Re: Why I like the Mac for Music)
Followup-To: rec.music.synth
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
	<1992Sep2.130906.907@yvax.byu.edu> <NICK.92Sep3135652@vaila.ed.ac.uk>
	<mxmora-040992140638@css-mac1.sri.com>
	<NICK.92Sep7140405@vaila.ed.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 19:08:59 GMT

> nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell) writes:

      Not many people were at the sound demonstration. I guess most developers
      don't care

I cared! And the signing speech synthesis was cool, too. More articulate
'n me, anyways :-)

   From what you've said about it, I don't blame them.

Also, when the low end is there; the high end gets lifted (and cheaper)
Apple would probably make the built-in MIDI note synth listen to the
MIDI manager, and having a simple synth for on-th-subway composition
would be sort-of nifty. And it would push Apple harder than now in the
MIDI arena.

-- 
Jon W{tte, h+@nada.kth.se, Sweden, Phone +46-8-107069

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From: mtoomey@hestia.fcs.uga.edu (Mark Toomey)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Roland D-20 problems (help!)
Keywords: Roland, reset
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:05:51 GMT
Organization: College of Family & Consumer Sciences, UGA


	I've had a peculiar problem on my Roland D-20 that I hope someone 
can help with. I turned it on to discover I only had the Performance mode! 
No sound comes out from the Multi mode BUT, when I load something off a 
floppy that was originally done in the Multi mode, it plays fine??? Any 
ideas out there?

	Also, can someone tell me the keys to hold down on power up to reset 
the voicings from the internal ROM?

	Thanks much!

Mark
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: andre@rurutu.wri.com (Andre Kuzniarek)
Subject: Re: guitar stuff
Organization: Wolfram Research, Inc.
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:36:44 GMT

In article <EehB9tK00WB50bn1gP@andrew.cmu.edu> na0s+@andrew.cmu.edu  
(Nicolas Alejandro Arauz) writes:
> Does anyone know if there is arelatively active conference I can join
> that discusses guitar, effects processsors, effects pedals, etc.  Most
> of the activity I've been seeing is for synths, not only because this is
> netnews.synth, but even in others like netnews.makers, etc.  Thanks for
> any help!

Try alt.guitar

AK
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date:         Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:44:52 BRA
From:         Marcio Felipe <MAD01010@UFRJ.BITNET>
Subject:      Roland JX8P Patches ???

Hello !

    I'm new in this list. I have a Roland JX8P and I'm looking for new
Patches .
    I'd like a help from you, saying where I can find It in FTP sites or
if someone could mail me some Patches .
    Sorry because my Inglish is not good .

    Thanks ,

             Marcio Felipe


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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Why I like the Mac for Music
Date: 7 Sep 92 12:51:02 GMT
	<NICK.92Sep3135652@vaila.ed.ac.uk>
	<1992Sep4.171644.27907@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
Organization: Naff Green Shorts Dance Co.
In-reply-to: bgood@sundagger.lerc.nasa.gov's message of 4 Sep 92 17:16:44 GMT

In article <1992Sep4.171644.27907@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov> bgood@sundagger.lerc.nasa.gov writes:

   For real-time control of dancers you need the QuickStep system addition.

Huh, I'd rather roll my own softwear. Much better performance.

   You can
   also use it to make your wife's cat do unusual things.  :-)

Wife?
If I had a wife I wouldn't be interested in dancers.

Nick.
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     cassiel@cix.compulink.co.uk |     divide by two..."
From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Info wanted on Super Jupiter/JX10
Date: 10 Sep 92 11:44:05 GMT
Organization: Naff Green Shorts Dance Co.
In-reply-to: rga@rti.rti.org's message of 9 Sep 92 16:22:58 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.162258.25884@rti.rti.org> rga@rti.rti.org writes:

   Seriously, I am in need of a description of the sound producing
   capability of the Roland Super Jupiter/JX10 keyboard. I have a line on
   one.

12-voice (bitimbral as 6+6), two (DCO) oscillator per voice, a few osc. sync
modes, VCF, one LFO, two env generators. Nice machine, but with a tendency
(shared by all Roland analogues or hybrids) to overload its VCA output
stages unless you keep the (MIDI) volume down, and the SysEx spec. of the
thing is, basically, dead.

   My understanding is that the Super JX is in some way comparable to the
   MKS70 rack unit, no ?

Identical I believe, function-wise. (I have an MKS-70.)

	   - Does it have any master controller capability ?

My answer to that would be no, but you know what I expect of a controller.
In truth, I don't know but it's an old machine (85-86?) so I wouldn't
expect much brains.

	   - Does it have the same synthesis architecture ?

I believe so.

Nick.
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               nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk |     there in this bar?"
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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Roland DJ70 sampler workstation
Date: 9 Sep 92 13:43:34 GMT
Organization: Naff Green Shorts Dance Co.
In-reply-to: metlay@PHYAST.PITT.EDU's message of 8 Sep 92 16:12:24 GMT

Actually, I predict that before the end of the year there will be a KEYBOARD
column by Chris Meyer or Jeff Rona, detailing the new MMA Scratch Wheel
Specification and the dedicated rave controllers as part of MIDI 1.0.

It'll be a central part to the new HGMIDI (House General MIDI). Expect to
see it implemented on the forthcoming Roland Scratch Canvas and the
Proteus 5/House.

.. RedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlertRedAlert ..

Nick.
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               nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk |     there in this bar?"
CASSIEL Contemporary Music/Dance | "Dunno; count the Dr. Martens and
     cassiel@cix.compulink.co.uk |     divide by two..."
From: webster.Henr801c@XEROX.COM
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: best MIDI "auto accompliment" for jazz -- Band-in-a-box?  BiMac?
Date: 15 Sep 92 13:32:41 GMT


I'm looking for an auto accompliment system for practicing jazz comping and
soloing (standards, and other fairly traditional stuff).  I hear most about
Band-in-a-box, and it seems the most complete, though BiMac is evidently geared
specifically to jazz.  Any comments?

marc webster
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: bross@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA (Brian J Ross)
Subject: Re: SURVEY RESULTS: What PC MIDI interface do you use?
Organization: Dept of Computer Science, Brock University
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 14:35:06 GMT

fontana@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark Fontana) writes:
: 
: >Since this "survey" has no sampling validity whatsoever, what possible
: >purpose did you think, Mark, could be served?>
: 
: 
: I've been flamed by about two dozen people on this point.  I'm terribly
: sorry for the wasted bandwidth.  Perhaps some of you could suggest ways
: to improve things instead of simply telling me I'm a "jerk" or "sh*thead"
: for conducting the survey as I did.
: 
: Net surveys are not authoritative in any way, and a lot of factors figure
: into the results.  I had assumed most people would accept this!
: Compared to some articles and even entire newsgroups, I don't think
: the survey is "trash".

Your posting was very interesting and informative. I'm looking at MIDI 
interfaces for PC's, and your posting is great help in giving hints on 
what interfaces people are using. Thanks!

BTW, one truism for posting on the usenet is to learn to ignore arrogant
nerds as who you've quoted above. Let 'em whine.  

-- 
Brian Ross                         "At the end of the day, all money gets you
bross@sandcastle.cosc.brocku.ca     is a better place to watch television."
                                    -- Dana Carvey
From: jseboldt@pnet51.orb.mn.org (John Seboldt)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Ensoniq VFX
Date: 14 Sep 92 01:42:08 GMT
Organization: People-Net [pnet51], Minneapolis, MN.

D_NIBBY@UNHH.UNH.EDU (Dana   Nibby) writes:
>
>I was considering buying a used VFX... Despite *all* the previous flames,
>I've heard that as long as it has a recent operating system, there's nothing
>to worry about. (1) How do I found out what a particular VFX's operating system
>is. (2) What is the most recent version of the operating system. (3) How
>much does it cost to upgrade to a recent operating system?
>
> Also -- What is the difference between a VFX, and a VFX-SD besides having
>a disk drive? I can buy a brother disk drive for about $100 I think, and
>the VFX-SD is a lot newer, right? Thus they'll cost more used... I'm looking
Hold on!  There is more to the VFX-SD than just a disk drive and a sequencer. 
There are more waveforms, especially if you get the later VFX-SD version II,
with the "mega piano" waveforms (much better, though still not stunning to my
ears -- but I didn't get the thing to imitate a piano, anyway!).  With the
VFX-SD v. II, you need to have the sequencer operating system version 2.10
which is loaded via the disk drive (this has some effect on day to day use
without the sequencer, I believe...???).  

There is NO SEQUENCER WHATSOEVER in the plain-vanilla VFX.  If you use a
computer, the sequencer is even somewhat useful in the VFX-SD, because the
sequencer doubles as a way to store 60 setups of 12 "tracks" each for your
multi-timbral setups, which you can store in your sysex in your computer along
with the sequence, and then pick the right one with a song select message.

The VFX-SD sequencer might be worth it even with a computer.  I use a Mac with
Performer 4.01, and for a lot of uses you can dump your data into the VFX-SD
sequencer so you don't have to lug the computer along.  You can even do all
your subtle tempo changes in a sophisticated sequencer like Performer, then
dump them into the VFX-SD (not synced to MIDI), using one percussion track as
a click track, and have all the tempo changes, meter changes, and metronome
changes you want.

There was a keyboard problem with the VFX-SD, a warranty repair -- a keyboard
connection was flaky, because they tried to be environmentally sensitive and
use a water wash after soldering the board.  No go -- they had to go back to
good old chemical defluxing.

From a (reasonably) satisfied VFX-SD user....

: John Seboldt...Minneapolis, MN...As a ham, K0JD...as a human,       :
: right-brained yet right-handed...as a musician, techie yet creative :
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: seanw@mks.com (Sean Wilson)
Subject: Re: Attention MusicQuest owners
Organization: Mortice Kern Systems Inc., Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 20:59:31 GMT

In article <6282@transfer.stratus.com> gene@ok.sw.stratus.com (Eugene Loparco) writes:
>I own a Roland JV-30 and have recently hooked it up to my PC (386-25) via
>the MusicQuest PC Midi Card.  The problem I have is that when I play my
>keyboard without hooking it up, it sounds fine, however, when I plug it into
>my computer the sounds are distorted.  This happens only when the computer
>is on and the MIDI in cable (on the keyboard) is plugged in (the MIDI out
>cable has no effect).  So when recording using cakewalk, I can't really hear
>the true sounds.  Curiously, though, when playing back through cakewalk, the
>sounds are true.  Note that this isn't a cakewalk problem because this happens
>even if I play the keyboard without a sequencer loaded on my pc.
>

I'm not sure this is the same problem, but here goes:

The MusicQuest MIDI card defaults (if it's anything like the MPU-IPC) to
MIDI "thru" mode when it's powered up, so anything that is sent to the
interface's MIDI in gets thrown back through the MIDI out.  With my setup,
this results in everything I play on my keyboard getting sent through
the interface back to the keyboard again, wreaking havoc with my 'board's
polyphony.

The version of Cakewalk I have (2.0d) defaults to 'no midi thru', but
doesn't actually change the MPU setting until you explicitly select the
option from the Settings menu.  While this fixes the problem, it's kind   
a pain to change the setting manually. 

Note that this can only happen if you have both MIDI in and MIDI out connected.
If the problem still occurs when the MIDI out cable isn't connected, then
I haven't got a clue what's wrong.


Sean
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: vick@Dublin.docs.uu.se (Mikael Lundgren)
Subject: Technical question on Yamaha QX1
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 22:42:51 GMT


I hope to find someone out there who knows
this old beast's inside, as I'm interested
in knowing the following:

* What was the last version of the OS chips?
* What changes/fixes did it contain?
* How (if any) can I get them?
* Did they, for instance, ever make a patch
  so you could echo MIDI in to MIDI out?
  (And thereby relieving yourself from a merge box..)

I love this sequencer, but I'm not sure whether it's
been properly upgraded or not.
Yamaha Scandinavia has always been most helpful, but
concerning the QX1, the answer was a cold "The QX1
is a *much* too old product for us to remember
any such specifications about. And don't even bother
to contact Yamaha elsewhere, thank you"

Please, can anyone help me. It would be very appreciated,
belive me!

Best wishes,

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard,alt.sb.programmer,alt.emusic
From: hjf@athena.inesc.pt (Henrique Jorge Fonseca)
Subject: Full use of SB and SB-Pro
Organization: INESC - Inst. Eng. Sistemas e Computadores, Lisboa, PORTUGAL.
Distribution: rec
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 00:48:34 GMT


Hello,

	I would like to know if there is any software out there that
makes FULL use of the SB and SB-Pro capabilities. I've seen software
that uses the FM voices (CMF players) and software that uses the DAC
chips (MOD players), but I have not seen any package that uses both
simultaneously...

	The ideia would be to use the PC and the SB-Pro card as one of
those rack mounted synths (like the K4r) taking full advantage of its
sounds possibilities, using the MIDI ports. I mean the MOD files don't
sound all that bad and adding the FM voices could make an interesting
synth. There are already lots of instruments for the FM voices and
also samples for the DAC...

	I've limited my question to the SB and SB-Pro cards but if
such a software exists for other boards, I'd also like to know.

	Thanks in advance for any answers,

		Henrique Fonseca


P.S: Would anybody be interested in contribuiting to develop such a
package?
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: Bob.Weigel@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Bob Weigel)
Subject: Roland A-80 HELP!
Organization: Extended Bulletin Board Service
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 08:57:19 GMT


   Howdy,

      I was trying to help a friend with his A-80 controller the other
night....we didn't get real far.  The instructions are about the poorest
I've seen in some ways.  We were trying to get it to do one of the most
rudimentary operations for a controller: sending a program change message.
We followed the instructions, which led me to believe that one must hit
"output", "block", "bank", and "number".  Seems like a lot of buttons to
hit just to send a patch change, but even so, it would not send one.  Any
clues?  Perhaps just e-mail me, and I'll post the winning solution.  Thanks.

						Bob.Weigel@bbs.oit.unc.edu
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: newton@mari.acc-admin.stolaf.edu (newton)
Subject: Editor/librarians for Akai and Casio?
Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 18:32:12 GMT


Does anyone know if there exists librarian/editors or profiles for Dr.
T's Amiga Xor for the following synths? (PD or otherwise).

**********

Akai AX60 (Professional Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer)

Casio CT-656 (ToneBank 110)

**********

Thanks.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: og@access.digex.com (Gary Goldberg)
Subject: Inexpensive controller keyboard?
Organization: Personal Account - Digital Express Greenbelt, MD
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 01:15:45 GMT

I have recently acquired a Yamaha TG100 and Trax V2.2, as well as an
old Yamaha EMR-1 drum bank. The only piece I think I need to get going
is a keyboard. I don't want to duplicate the sound module and sequencer
functionality I already have, in a keyboard, unless it doesn't add 
significantly to the price.

Is there such a thing as a basic MIDI keyboard with no frills, and how low
can I go costwise? New or used. Please advise as I haven't been able to tell
from the messages I've reading. Thanks. - Gary

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: gbloom@nyx.cs.du.edu (Gregory Bloom)
Subject: Roland S-50 for sale
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Distribution: rec
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 92 23:39:11 GMT

Roland S-50 Sampler for sale.  Tons of sample disks.  Excellent quality.

First reasonable offer takes.

Greg Bloom
gbloom@nyx.cs.du.edu


Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: jonul@microsoft.com (Jon Ulrigg)
Subject: .MOD files
Date: 14 Sep 92 17:04:29 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corporation

Howdy,

I'm looking for some information about some kind of music related files
(these could be either midi or sound), with a MOD extension off the
end of the file.  

What I'm looking for is....

What app created these files?
What app can edit these files(I'd assume the same one that created them, duh)

I've never seen these type of files before, but I know that there are a ton
of them, and that I'm interested in using them....


Any help greatly appreciated.  If you email me, and there's interest, I'll
summarize for the rest of the group.

Thanks

Jon

Jon is jonul@microsoft.com

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: conibear@sol.carleton.ca (Dave Conibear)
Subject: Re: Attention MusicQuest owners
Organization: Carleton University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:31:17 GMT

Make sure you've turned off the "MIDI local" feature on your synth, if
you have such a feature.

When I play my D-10 in local mode, each keypress triggers a
corresponding note.  However, that same keypress also sends a MIDI
note on message through the MIDI Out, which seems to turn around at my
PC and arrive at my D-10's MIDI In.

The result:  each note gets played twice in very rapid succession,
making it sound "different".  This may not be what you were
describing, but I thought it was worth the mention.

Dave Q. Conibear                                     conibear@math.carleton.ca
From: vick@Sofia.docs.uu.se (Mikael Lundgren)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Super Jupiter/JX10 etc.
Date: 15 Sep 92 21:02:52 GMT
Organization: Uppsala University
NNTP-Posting-Host: sofia.docs.uu.se

metlay@netcom.com (metlay) writes:

>>And, barring that, anyone got a MIDI->DCB box they're not using? Ack.

>Good luck, dude. Thhphht.

The Roland MSQ-700 sequencer (which can be picked up quite cheap)
does convert MIDI to DCB in a way which may be useful to you.
Check out my Coordinator List for details.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date:         Wed, 9 Sep 1992 11:25:43 EST
From:         "W. John Weber" <WWEBER@UCS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      RE: Broken Prophet 6.

Date sent:

     It's probably the power supply.  It may be cheapest, if the power supply
is on its own board, just to replace the P.S. board.

______________________________________________________________________________
W. John Weber                          | It'd be nice if we could set all this
Bitnet: wweber@iurose                  | [sound equipment] up and look at it
Internet: wweber@ucs.indiana.edu       | for a while, then tear it down, and
P.O. Box 22, Bloomington, IN 47402     | not have to deal with the performers.
Phone: (812)330-4965 (touch-tone pager)|                          - Anon.
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