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I just picked up "Different Drummer" (Primera Software?) yesterday for my 
Mac+ -- I bought the Mac used from a fellow musician with Performer 3.42 
already installed.  

So far, I think "Different Drummer" is pretty neat, for the price.  I have a 
hard time writing drum tracks...I usually get frustrated because I'll have a 
drum pattern in my head, but it takes me forever to "get it right" using the
sequencer.  I don't think like a drummer in terms of counting subdivisions of
beats, especially when you get into fast fills.

Having a drum-oriented visual display makes it nice.  It's really easy to move
the "notes" to a different subdivision of the beat, and you can see what's 
going on.  I don't intend to use the internal Mac sounds, although they don't
seem too bad (I was listening through cheap speakers) -- I intend to use the 
program to drive either my M1 drum programs or my roommate's Alesis SR-16.

Which brings me to my main question...I really see a lot of potential with 
using "Different Drummer" to create my drum tracks, but how can I bring that
data into Performer 3.42?  (Warning:  I'm a functional illiterate when it 
comes to MIDI and MIDI software :-)

"Different Drummer" allows you to export the data to a MIDI file, but 
I don't see a corresponding import function in Performer.  The only 
Performer manual I have is for 3.5 which talks about running multiple MIDI 
applications under Multifinder and having Performer "record" what another 
MIDI application is playing.  I don't think that's available in 3.42, and I 
don't think my Mac is powerful enough to do this well.

I also thought about dumping the patterns/tracks into the M1 sequencer or 
Alesis patterns/songs, but is there something simple I have to do to get 
the external synths to slave to the "Different Drummer" clock?  (This is my
next experiment, just haven't had time yet...)

Please gear all tech-y anwers to the simple minded, so I have a chance :-)

Thanks,

  -peg
  pbertsch@hpmpec1b.cup.hp.com
From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Oh, yea, about ADAT
Date: 15 Apr 92 15:23:55 GMT
Organization: Sony Microsystems Corp, San Jose, CA

In article <9204150251.AA04673@EDDIE.MIT.EDU> JROSSI@EAGLE.AAMRL.WPAFB.AF.MIL writes:
>In the midst of the Mac buy problem I forgot to mention that I got to spend the
>better part of an afternoon beating on an ADAT a couple weeks ago.  All I can
>say is that it does what Alesis says it will do.  I tortured the transport for
>a couple hours and couldn't make it cough.  It will do anything an 8 track 
>recorder will do, the variable speed was impressive, and the speed of the
>transport functions was amazing.

<other good news deleted>

Has anyone out there tried using 2 or 3 ADAT machines synced together?
To me, the ADAT sounds like a great first 8-track, but for me to
scuttle my current studio, I want to move up.  I see great potential
for using a pair of ADATs to do up to 40 tracks with only 1 bounce
for any track (can you say David Elliott Tab'n'Apple Choir?), but
this definitely requires the syncing Alesis promised.
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 13:55:04 PDT
From:         James Hedberg <hedberg@INFERENCE.COM>
Subject:      CD COSTS (fwd)
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From ALLMUSIC@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU Wed Apr 15 13:50:49 1992
Message-Id: <9204152047.AA06551@fourier.inference.com>
Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:18:19 EST
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From: DAVE TEICHROEB <SOEDAVE@VM.UOGUELPH.CA>
Subject:      CD COSTS
To: Multiple recipients of list ALLMUSIC <ALLMUSIC@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>

I have recently maunufactured 1000 CD's for a Canadian Group, The Bird Sisters,
at a unit price of $1.75 plus printing costs and $200.00 for the glass master.
These are Canadian prices but they indicate to me that we(buyer) are getting
fleeced for cheap, available technology. I'm told by friends at Indi
Labels that on larger runs CD's are cheaper  to produce than tapes. A 45 minute
cost about a $0.91/unit plus printing and $100.00 for labeling and mastering.

What do you pay in the U.S. to manufacture CD's and tapes and who do you deal
with?

If your a buyer what are paying retail and where do shop?

Let me know and I'll post the results.

Thanx, Dave Teichroeb


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From: JROSSI@EAGLE.AAMRL.WPAFB.AF.MIL
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: K1000 vs K2000
Date: 7 Apr 92 13:01:00 GMT


The K1000 and K2000 are entirely different in their design philosophy, their
functionality, and their intended purpose.  While the K1000 was intended to
be a sample-playback keyboard for 1-unit access to the 1000 series sample
ROMS (which needed to be quality enough to call Kurzweil, but which couldn't
be functional a MIDI controller enough to totally overshadow the MIDIBoard or
the K250), the K2000 was designed from the outset as a synthesizer to which
sampling capability could be added.  The K2000 would be an incredibly powerful
synthesizer even if it had, say, only the waveforms of the EX-8000 Korg.
Since, there happened to be this incredibly vast library of Kurzweil sample
roots hanging around which are as probably as easy to implement as basic
waveforms as are the waveforms of the Ex.  So what you end up with in the
K2000 are 8 MB of ROM sample waveforms, which can be stuck through the most
elaborate synth engine ever devised (i.e., we have come a long way from
sine, triangle, square and ramp, i'd say).  Now, the stereo 16 bit sampling
is icing on the cake (especially the 64 MB part).  The fact remains, however,
that no matter how much like a sample or a sample playback unit the K2000 looks,
it is still a synthesizer.  On the other hand, while the K1000 has quite a
few synthesizer-like functions in its operating system (actually more than a
lot of synthesizers, but that's a story for another day), it was quite clearly
intended to be a sample player with a decent keyboard.  As such the K2000
and the K1000 co-exist very nicely in the same system.  In fact I plan to
keep my 1000 Px (K1000 in a box) along with my MKS-20, if for no other reason
than to continue to have access to my 'signature' piano.  For those of you
who have the room and don't like the keyboard to the K2000, a K1000 would
make a very nice, inexpensive addition to the setup.

Now, the point I was approaching with this... As a 'synthesizer' I believe that
the K2000 would be cripled with a piano weight controller.  A synth weight
controller is much more appropriate, in my opinion.  Although there are people
out there who insist that they can play adequate synthesizer parts on a piano
weight keyboard, I still belive the feat to be nearly impossible (no matter
what kind of keyboard instrument you learned on).  I would never consider
buying a synthesizer with a piano weight keyboard, and I personally consider
that the T8 was among the dumbest instruments to come down the pike in a long
while (no mater how good it is for playing cats).

John
From: five@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (skinny puppy)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: ProCussion or D4?
Date: 10 Apr 92 06:49:27 GMT
Organization: system 6626 BBS, Winnipeg MB

cwe34361@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (christian E!) writes:

> 
> I'm considering buying a dedicated drum module (no onboard sequencer needed),
> and have looked at the Alesis D4.  It has a lot of features I like, especiall
> the trigger inputs...and the price.  The sounds will be useful for my
> applications.  But I've seen ads for the Emu ProCussion module.  I haven't ha
> a chance to look at the ProCussion, since nobody carries it in my area, and I
> was wondering if anybody has experience with it.  I don't want to make a 
> decision for the D4 unless I'm convinced the ProCussion has nothing better to
> offer.  Or maybe there's something better than both of these units?
> I'm clueless about the capabilities of the ProCussion.  I haven't used any of
> the other Proteus modules, either, so I'm in unfamiliar territory.  Could
> somebody help me out with some recommendations?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> christian E!
 
Just in case you have ANY interest at all, in programming your own drum 
sounds:  Check out the Kawai XD-5.  I just bought one, and love the hell 
out of the thing (I've only had it for two days).  It doesn't have any 
trigger inputs, but it does have 216 drum/percussion samples with 40 
synth samples, 4 oscillators and 2 filters.
 
This machine kicks MAJOR BUM!  :)
 
And, Kawai (so I'm informed by the music store I deal at) has just 
dropped the price on them.  (It sold at this store, originally for $750.  
It just dropped to $499.  Both prices in Canadian dollars.  (Canada - 
where almost EVERYTHING is more expensive.  :) )).
 
Five


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;system 6626: 63 point west drive, winnipeg manitoba canada R3T 5G8
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: 6o25@sdf.lonestar.org (Stephen M. Jones)
Subject: SC PROPHET info needed/IBM midi interface...
Organization: sdf Public Access UNIX, Dallas--unrestricted free shell access
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:22:27 GMT



hello...

I would like a listing of all Sequential Circuits Prophets, their 
specs, and current value. ( I am asking alot..:)  )


This would be greatly appreciated..  Also I am looking for
a midi interface for an 8bit ibm pc /w software

thank you in advance
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6o25@sdf.lonestar.org                            ..!uunet!convex!egsner!sdf!6o25
From: ats@phoenix.udev.cdc.com (alex t stagg x4718)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Kawai line mixer (8 stereo ins????)
Date: 17 Apr 92 14:24:13 GMT
Article-I.D.: shamash.41246
Reply-To: ats@udev.cdc.com (alex t stagg x4718)
Followup-To: rec.music.synth
Organization: Control Data Corp., Arden Hills, MN

In article <5629.9204160943@orsun.dcs.leeds.ac.uk>,
ross-c@DCS.LEEDS.AC.UK (The Brown Bottle) writes:
|>Now I don't claim to know much about mixers, but is the MX8SR really quiet?

I need to know the answer to this also. Has anyone compared the
MX8SR with the 8-channel stereo line mixer by RANE noise-wise??

Alex.

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From: be126@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bob Powers)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: CD RECORDER - Cheap!, Well.....
Date: 7 Apr 92 01:49:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: usenet.1992Apr7.014921.25886
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, (USA)


There may be hope for those of us who only want a few CD's
made of our demos without paying $1000 for 'em...we just have to
find someone with:

	The new Marantz CD Recorder - Hey, it's $7500 list,
but itreally exists!!! Makes >96DB range CD's on your
kitchen table with an S/N of 89dB....

	The model is the CDR600, saw it in a Lentines Ad
in Cleveland. So, if you're one of those rich folk, but
it - and charge us poor folk a nimonal fee to make a few CD's
for our demos!!!

	...still in shock in Cleveburg...
From: hjv@phil.ruu.nl (Hendrik Jan Veenstra)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Samples in general...
Date: 13 Apr 92 12:55:17 GMT
Organization: Department of Philosophy, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

mb1i+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Burks) writes:


>It is my understanding that samples are samples if they are in MIDI
>sample dump format...  Is this really the case?

>I ask because alot of people are asking about FTP sites for samples for
>specific samplers, and this confuses me.

>If samples are samples, then I think it would be of great use for all
>sample owners if people who know of FTP sites with samples would post
>them.

A sample is nothing but a digitally recorded piece of sound. In fact, you could
view a CD as being a very long sample (?). Every sampler has its own way of
handling and storing this digital information - so I general it's not possible
to read with sampler B a sample that was written to disk by sampler A. BUT
(lucky us!) there happens to be something called the MIDI Sample Dump Standard
which nowadays is supported by most samplers. It is a standard way of writing
(and reading :) samples so that it is now possible to exchange samples between
different machines. Normally a sampler writes the samples to (internal) floppy
disk in its own format. But on modern samplers you can do a 'midi sample dump'
or something like that: this will send a MIDI Sample Dump through the
midi-cable to whichever machine is connected to the other end (e.g. computer) I
often exchange samples this way with a friend of mine who has a Roland sampler,
whereas I've got a Yamaha-type. It's a bit slow (try to send some Megs through
MIDI :) but it works fine.
As for the FTP-sites: I don't know and would indeed be very interested to hear
if there are any FTP-sites with MIDI-SDS samples...


>Blaine.

>P.S.  Disclaimer:  Once again, I may just be really confused, or even   
>                      ignorant.
--
Hendrik Jan Veenstra - Department of Philosophy
University of Utrecht - The Netherlands
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: ebumfr@ebu.ericsson.se (Michael Rembis 6259)
Subject: Macintosh PLUS + MIDI
Followup-To: mike.rembis@ebu.ericsson.se
Keywords: MAC MIDI
Reply-To: ebumfr@ebu.ericsson.se
Organization: Ericsson Business Communications, Inc.
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 00:26:11 GMT

Hi - 

I have just come across a used Mac Plus with 2 Mb.  Since I have been living in the
PC/DOS world until now, I need some recommendations on a MIDI interface and sequencing
software.  What are the NET's recommendations ?

Thanks.

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````````````````Reality is in the Eye of the Beholder'''''''''''''''
From: nsw@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Neil Weinstock)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Minimoog:  No PWM???
Date: 16 Apr 92 23:09:36 GMT
Organization: The Flying Squid Patrol

In article <205025@unix.cis.pitt.edu> metlay@minerva.phyast.pitt.edu (metlay) writes:
>In article <1992Apr15.171352.8604@intacc.uucp> zerobeat@intacc.uucp (Ferenc Szabo) writes:
>>Oberheim's new OB-MG professes to have SEM filters ANDMoog filters.
>>It doesn't say Mini-Moog filters thoug
>
>Yes, it DOES. There wouldn't be any point in getting analog junkies to
>cough up the incredible amount of money an OBMX will cost, otherwise.
>So the gang at Oberheim bent over backwards to EXACTLY reproduce the
>ladder filters in the MiniMoog, even to the placement of components.
>
>The unit is going to cost something like $2000 for a two-voice model;
>exorbitant until you price a MIDIMini.

At first I thought it *was* exhorbitant, than I realized that it would 
probably be *the* thing for basses and lead lines (and two voices would
be enough to do one of each.)  And as Metlay points out, it's cheaper than
two MIDIMinis (or even one), and with a ton more MIDI control (I assume...)

But now I'm wondering about the K2000.  If it's as awesome an analog synth
as John3 claims (gotta go play with one one of these days, dammit), than maybe
it's preferable, since you get all those other capabilities as well?  Then
again, the OB will have knobs and sliders (right?).

Hmmm.

OK, how about this for a system:

	1 Wavestation
	1 OB-MX
	1 K2000
	1 Wave
	1 FM thingie, because it *is* useful sometimes

That oughtta do it....

                                   - Neil

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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Gear Lust
Date: 14 Apr 92 12:16:39 GMT
Organization: Friends of the Salter Duck
In-reply-to: woodson@cse.ucsc.edu's message of 13 Apr 92 20:50:28 GMT

In article <32805@darkstar.ucsc.edu> woodson@cse.ucsc.edu (Morgan Woodson ) writes:

   OpCode had a want ad in the San Jose Mecury News for Windows Programmers
   last week.  Seems they are porting their stuff for Windows.  Of course,
   this just promotes pre-pre-announcement gear drooling and lust.

Not here it doesn't; I can't stand MicroSoft's system software in any
guise and both my Macintoshes are MicroSoft-free zones.

   How about MAX w/ tilde classes (like on
   the IRCAM Music Workstation)

OooOOOOoooohh....!

What are tilde classes?

Nick.
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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Macintosh Powerbook & MIDI
Date: 15 Apr 92 11:35:25 GMT
Organization: Friends of the Salter Duck
In-reply-to: rick@crowbar.aux.apple.com's message of 13 Apr 92 20:46:55 GMT

In article <22988@goofy.Apple.COM> rick@crowbar.aux.apple.com (Rick Auricchio) writes:

	   Using Opcode Vision 1.3 and my PowerBook 140 it seems to work
	   fine.

Ditto with Performer.

  I recall Dave Oppenheim (of Opcode)

Oh, is he still there?

           saying that some
	   versions of the Portable (probably the old one and the PB100)
	   have interrupt lockouts which cause dropped input characters,
	   but sequencing should work.

I'm more inclined to believe that the problem is with the 140 and 170. I used
a PowerBook 100 for MIDI briefly and it worked fine, whereas I can't do the
same data transfers with my PB140. The 140 and 170 were more advanced in
the development pipeline than the PB100, so it's possible that there are
differences due to the last minute Power Manager alterations.

Nick.
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From: ats@phoenix.udev.cdc.com (alex t stagg x4718)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Problems!!!!!
Date: 7 Apr 92 15:52:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: shamash.40607
Reply-To: ats@phoenix.udev.cdc.com (alex t stagg x4718)
Organization: Control Data Corp., Arden Hills, MN

In article <1992Apr7.053719.13249@polari.com>, smill@polari.com writes:
|>In article <11597.9204051137@orsun.dcs.leeds.ac.uk> The Brown Bottle
<ross-c@DCS.LEEDS.AC.UK> writes:
|>>>From: Dan Harkless
|>>>Subject: Re: Problems!!!!!
|>>>
|>>>In article <1992Apr1.193934.4285@jsp.umontreal.ca> u1471@jsp.umontreal.ca
|>>>(Leclerc Marco) writes:
|>>>>
|>>>>J'ai une question:
|>>>>	Lorsque j'essaie d'utiliser IRC sur un Apollo, je recois le
|>>>>message suivant:
|>>>>	"No termcap found for Apollo"
|>>>>ou quelque chose du genre.
|>>>>
|>>>>Qu'est-ce que ca veut dire?????
|>>>
|>>>	Je ne sais pas; mais, peut-etre si vous posez le question en anglais,
|>>>il y sera plus de personnes qui peuvent repondre.
|>>>
|>>
|>>Nan da, kore wa? Furansuga mitai da ne. De mo, sukoshi wa wakaru. Ichiban
|>>saigo no bun wa, "Moshi, eigo de shitsumon sureba, dare ka ga kotaeru
|>>kamoshirenai" da to iu imi da to omou.
|>>
|>>Ross-c
|>>
|>>Nishin: Nihongo ga wakaru hito wa, hitori de mo kono guruup wo yonde
iru hito
|>>iru kai?
|>
|>	Ya, memang! Kalau pertanyaanya dimasukan ke bahasa ingeris, dong,
|>jauh lebih gampang dapat jawaban.  Jelas sekali kan?
|>
|>-- 
|>======================================================================
==========
|>Steven M. Miller		"If you go on a spree, then go the whole
|>Electronic Music Coordinator	 hog including the postage"
|>Cornish College of the Arts		- G.I. Gurdjieff
                                    
OK, How'd you make your synth say that??

Alex.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: xxrich@alliant1.lerc.nasa.gov (Rich Rinehart)
Subject: Re: Windows 3.1 MEDIA PLAYER/SoundCanvas/MPU-401
Keywords: quick "how-to" for this combo
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 19:21:51 GMT

In article <5024@tekig7.PEN.TEK.COM> richardp@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Richard R Prince) writes:
>
>  If you have :   MPU-401(or equal)  SoundCanvas(SC-55)   Windows 3.1
>
>   AND .... you can't reasonably decipher MicroSoft's destructions for
>	    installing MidiMapper and using Media Player.... this
>	    might be for you --- a quick-n-dirty way to play that
>	    "canyon.mid" file that came with your new "Windows 3.1"

Wonder when the notebook computers will start coming with midi ports.  Seems
only natural with all the multi-media hype about.
-rich

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From: scott@bbx.basis.com (Scott Amspoker)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: ProCussion or D4?
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:38:31 GMT
Organization: BASIS International, Albuquerque NM

In article <1992Apr8.192920.10002@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> cwe34361@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (christian E!) writes:
>
>I'm considering buying a dedicated drum module (no onboard sequencer needed),
>and have looked at the Alesis D4.  It has a lot of features I like, especially
>the trigger inputs...and the price.  The sounds will be useful for my
>applications.  But I've seen ads for the Emu ProCussion module.  I haven't had
>a chance to look at the ProCussion, since nobody carries it in my area, and I
>was wondering if anybody has experience with it.  I don't want to make a 
>decision for the D4 unless I'm convinced the ProCussion has nothing better to
>offer....

We use both a D4 and a Procussion side by side so I feel qualified to
comment on the matter.  First, both units have comparable quality of
sounds.  If you like the sounds on the D4 then you might as well go
with it since the Procussion costs a lot more.  On the other hand,
the Procussion is vastly more programable and has a wider variety of
sounds.  If you feel like you want to customize your percussion parts
then the Procussion is the better choice (even considering the price).

-- 
Scott Amspoker                       | 
Basis International, Albuquerque, NM |    "A man without a newsgroup"
                                     | 
scott@bbx.basis.com                  |
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 12:41:48 BST
From:         The Brown Bottle <ross-c@DCS.LEEDS.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Usenet Tape depression sets in.
Comments: To: SYNTH-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.edu

>From: ajv@com.MOT.CSD.ROI
>Subject: Re: Usenet Tape depression sets in.
>
>jgj@ssd.csd.harris.com (Jeff Jackson) writes:
>
>>I have an hypothesis about engineers and music, or at least software
>>engineers and music.
>>... (extremely accurate insight deleted)
>
>That's what I found with guitar and keyboard.  I finally broke out
>of the mold on bodhran (a drum from Celtic tradition).  Maybe drum/
>percussion is distinct enough from the fairly mathematical structure
>of chords/intervals/progressions that a software guy can finally
>put some distance from his analytic problem-solving mind-set?  Or maybe
>I'm just as bad on drum, but don't care as much? :-)
>
>

Hmmmm. Maybe I should have bought that digeridoo (sp?) after all.

:-) (but I WAS looking at one a few weeks ago).

Ross-c