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From: mjkobb@media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb)
Subject: FORSALE:  Synth, weighted controller, amp
Organization: M.I.T. Media Laboratory
Distribution: rec
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 20:57:55 GMT

Greetings,

  Just in time for the holidays, I'm cleaning out some stuff I don't
use much anymore:

  Yamaha DX7-IIFD/E!.  This is the E!-extended DX7-II, with a floppy
drive.  The E! expansion adds a sequencer, multi-timbral capability,
more voices, and other fun stuff.  Call me for more details.  This
synth is in great shape, works like a charm.  Have manuals, the
factory ROM cartridge, a RAM cartridge, and a MAARTISTS sound
cartridge.  Plus, a Mac disk with a few thousand great sounds on it.
I'll also toss in the Opcode Editor/Librarian for the Mac.  $950/bo

  FATAR Studio-88.  This is an 88-key weighted MIDI keyboard
controller built into a road case.  It's pretty basic feature-wise.
You can do keyboard splits, and transpose, and it sends attack and
release velocity, but that's about it.  What it does have is a great
keyboard feel.  Much better than a lot of other weighted controllers
I've tried.  $550/bo

  Peavey KB-300 keyboard amp.  Nice amp.  15" woofer plus horn
mid/tweeter.  3 inputs with reverb.  Super shape.  $300/bo I'd
prefer to sell this one locally (Boston) , since it's damned heavy,
and wouldn't be any fun at all to ship.

  I've also got a NADY 101 wireless instrument transmitter/receiver.
Not much use for keybaords, but tell your guitar-playing friends.
$100/bo

--Mike
mjkobb@athena.mit.edu
(617) 367-8278
From: waal@cwi.nl (Peter de Waal)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Matrix-1000 Problems
Date: 18 Dec 92 10:09:13 GMT

jpittas@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (john.pittas) writes:


>It looks like my Matrix-1000 needs to go into the shop for repair.
>A few of the front panel buttons no longer are responding, namely
>the '8', '9' and 'enter', and sometimes '+' and '-' depending on
>what mode I'm in.  MIDI-wise, everything seems okay, except that
>I can't get to banks 8 and 9 (is there a way to do a bank select
>via MIDI?).

Yes, there is. There is a Sysex message to set the bank, but I'll have
to look that up. You can of course use the Modulation controller (was
that controller #1?) or #31 to switch off Bank Lock. So if you want
to get patch 856 e.g., you should send:

Controller #31, value 127	/* switches off Bank Lock */
Program Change, value 8
Controller #31, value 0		/* switches on Bank Lock */
Program Change, value 56

Hope this helps,

--- Peter de Waal, CWI, Amsterdam <waal@cwi.nl> --- 
"Facts all come with points of view." --- David Byrne
From: markp@noncomf.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca (Mark A. Pitcher)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Enhancing your creativity
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 23:25:08 EST
Distribution: world
Organization: darkpark

ereidell@media.mit.edu (Evan A. Reidell) writes:

> > Well.... I'd argue that no instrument is going to "enhance" my
> > creativity.
> 
> I found my creativity enhanced, or at least very inspired, by:
> 
> * my first drum machine (a Yamaha RX7)
> * my first reverb/fx unit (an Alesis Midiverb III)
> * the Digitech Vocalist VHM5
> 
> I could definitely see an improvement to the quality of my song sketches
> after obtaining and using these creativity-enhancing _tools_.  Anyone
> else see their output quality improve when they started using a new tool?


	I can relate to this. Just the other day we were
recording some stuff on a multitrack before going to the studio
to mix it down. I was playing with the drum machine, and had a
generic hip-hop beat pumping. Later I was setting up some
effects, using the drum beat to hear what it sounds like, when I
got an awesome groove happening. I picked up the guitar, and
started playing some thrashy guitar stuff. The bass player
started playing some bass stuff, and then started writing down
lyrics for it. I went to the VCR and found some neat samples to
throw in. In half an hour we had a tremendously good song
recorded that rivals any of our other songs we spent hours (even
days) sequencing and searching for "the best" synth sounds and
samples. 
	But, although this is an interesting story, it doesn't
coincide with my own feelings about "music" and how it should be
made. To me, music should be done completely in the head, then
painstakingly and accurately put in a more physical form. I
struggle constantly with the temptation of putting a neat new
synth sound in a song just because it sounds neat at that time.
I usually end up cataloging new sounds and effects, and
remembering them for other songs that may need use of them. The
above "quicky" song is popular among those we've auditioned it
to, but it means nothing to me. When I "think" of the song, I
see no meaning behind it. It is a grey and lifeless blur of a
song. 
	I think the point I'm making is that new equipment
can give inspiration for a song, but it should be strongly
controlled by your motives in songmaking. 





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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: velhart@epas.utoronto.ca (Nicholas Velharticky)
Subject: KB-300 for sale or trade for Boss Dr. 660
Organization: University of Toronto - EPAS
Distribution: usa, canada
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 18:02:55 GMT
Followup-To: velhart@eppas.utoronto.ca

From epas!velhart Wed Dec 16 13:00:50 EST 1992


I have a Peavey KB-300 keyboard amp for sale -----  $400

130 watts, 3-channel, 3-band EQ, reverb, 1 effects send.  Excellent condition.
I will trade it for a Boss Dr. 660 drum machine, if anyone is willing
to trade.

I will be away  for Christmas, but I should be back to respond to
queries/offers by January 4, 1993. Send all replies to
velhart@epas.utoronto.ca.

--
Nick Velharticky
velhart@epas.utoronto.ca
From: latta@con.berkeley.edu (Craig R. Latta)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Problems with Mac Powerbooks?
Date: 15 Dec 92 13:34:12
Organization: Experimental Computing Facility (XCF)
	<s=T=F7#@engin.umich.edu>
NNTP-Posting-Host: con.berkeley.edu
In-reply-to: darrin@arrakis.engin.umich.edu's message of Tue, 15 Dec 92 13:54:36 EST


	Darrin P Cardani <darrin@arrakis.engin.umich.edu> writes:

> You know, this question comes up every 5 days or so. Isn't there
> some way to inform people of what is going on so we don't keep getting
> the same question over and over?

	There will be an item for it in the NetJam Electronic and
Computer Music FAQ, coming out later today.


-C



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From: olson@mondo.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson)
Subject: Re: test posting, please ignore
Keywords: test
Organization:  Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Distribution: esd
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 21:54:55 GMT

In <tjm8jnk@zuni.esd.sgi.com> olson@anchor.esd.sgi.com (Dave Olson) writes:

| a test, of course.

Ignore this followup, to zola, from mondo

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: biloggen@cs.few.eur.nl (R.P. Loggen)
Subject: Re: Where do I put Midi Files?
Organization: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 13:11:32 GMT

kuby2u@aol.com writes:

>Hi All! 

>Welp, I've *FINALLY* mastered the FTP thing. Can someone tell me where
>there is FTP site that most people put their .MID files?

>Thanks in advance!

>                                                       Darla
>                                            Portal: darla@cup.portal.com
>                                                       
>darla@shell.portal.com
>                                                AOL: Kuby 2 U
>                                              GEnie: KUBY
>                                                 WIX: darla                
>                                  
Check out sol.cs.ruu.nl
pub/MIDI/doc contains a file with some ftp-sites.

Good luck.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: jalkio@cc.helsinki.fi
Subject: K2000 processor expansion?
Organization: University of Helsinki
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:31:04 GMT


I examined the circuit boards of my K2000 yesterday. There were several
connectors for add-ons. One of them was quite big (with many holes) and
it was labelled:

PROCESSOR EXP.

Could it be that it is possible to add extra horsepower to the K2000?
(Assuming a suitable board, of course.) Double the DSP power, for
example.

Imagine 10-part algorithms, for example!

BTW, I have problems with my disk drive on the K2000. If I try to load
something from a disk, I get "Cannot mount disk" quite often. I
usually have to power-down - power-up quite many times until the drive
can load. Could this be a bug or is my disk drive crazy?

 
			Jouni
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Subject: K2000R. You don't scare me. Nyah!
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0000

OK, so it has all this power in the voice architecture. But is it *useful*
power? Have any of you K2000 owners found your creativity enhanced and your
music improved by having one?

Just curious. I'm getting to know the Peavey SP/SX which I've taken
delivery of - it has a rather nice performance architecture and talks to
Alchemy quite happily - and for the (UK) price of the K2000R I can add a
Wavestation A/D and feed it from the Peavey. There are all sorts of things
I can do with such a combination, and I have all sorts of ideas for it. I
can't offhand think of what I would do with a K2000R. Especially if the
sampling option is still vapourware (which it certainly is in the UK).
Besides, I have live projects to plan and perform, and can't spend the time
twiddling my thumbs and waiting for the units to become available; I'd
rather spend the time wandering around with a DAT and building a sample
library, and getting experience working with a sampler.

If you're right, and I'm wrong, I'll buy one in a year in the US, rather
than pay $3500+ for one now. It's just that I see lots of posturing right
now, just like there was a few years ago when the Proteus was announced: so
much chatter about how wonderful it was, when it is IMHO just a
nice-sounding but boring sample player.

                      Nick Rothwell  |  "Say, how many contemporary dancers
   CASSIEL Contemporary Music/Dance  |     are there in this bar?"
        cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk  |  "Dunno; count the Dr. Martens
        cassiel@cix.compulink.co.uk  |     and divide by two..."
From: geers@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (GGeers)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: FOR SALE:  Ensoniq EPS 16+ Turbo
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:03:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: U of Penn

One year old.  Perfect condition (minimal use).

"Turbo" features:
1MB Flashbank RAM
2MB sampling RAM
SCSI interface - includes new 20mb hard drive (not installed)

Also:
Sound Source Waveform Construction disk set
Fairlight samples disk set
Waveboy Parallel Effects disk set
Lots of public-domain sample disks

All packing and manuals
$1850. obo  ($3500 invested)

Respond email or call 215-898-0575 days.
From: elf@oldearth.Corp.Sun.COM (Ed.Fleschute@Corp)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: FOR SALE: Studio-3 & Peavey Autograph
Date: 15 Dec 1992 00:07:36 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp.
Distribution: world
Reply-To: elf@oldearth.Corp.Sun.COM
NNTP-Posting-Host: oldearth.corp.sun.com


FOR SALE:


* Opcode Studio-3 MIDI interface for the MAC.			$200.00

	2 in
	6 out
	sync  (SMPTE)

	Software included


* Peavey Autograph MIDI Controlled Graphic Equalizer & RTA	$300.00

	*MIDI Controlled*

	Single Channel Graphic Equalizer

	*RTA* (Real Time Analyzer for EQ'ing a Room)

	Very Capable

	Clean & quiet

	Will include PVR-1 MIC (used for RTA'ing a room) for $80.00 more



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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Subject: Re: Problems with Mac Powerbooks?
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 00:00:00 +0000

>One is the
>power problem Peter mentions.  The other problem: It seems that, under
>certain conditions, interrupts from the serial devices can be disabled
>long enough for incoming bytes to be lost.

It is, I believe, the same problem; interrupts are disabled because of
comms with the power manager CPU.

>The article I saw mentions that Opcode's workaround will apparently
>work with any OMS-compatible product, but *only on the modem port*.
>It apparently does not solve the problem on the printer port.  (Don't
>ask me what the difference is; I don't know.)

The difference is that the modem port has ROM support for catching bytes
received while interrupts are off. The printer port doesn't.


                      Nick Rothwell  |  "Say, how many contemporary dancers
   CASSIEL Contemporary Music/Dance  |     are there in this bar?"
        cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk  |  "Dunno; count the Dr. Martens
        cassiel@cix.compulink.co.uk  |     and divide by two..."

Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: nsw@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Neil Weinstock)
Subject: Re: Info on MicroWave Wanted
Organization: The Flying Squid Patrol
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 23:52:39 GMT

In article <1992Dec9.144241.22309@almserv.uucp> gaubfb@anl433.uucp (Brian Bishop) writes:
>    I am experiencing evil "gear lust" again, and was wondering about that
>interesting box with the big red button... the Waldorf MicroWave. If you
                                  ^^^^^^

Make that "knob".  Big Red Knob [tm].

>  o How's the polyphany & multitimbrality?  (is that a word?)

8 and 8.  It's a word around here, anyway....

>  o What is it, anyway? Digital or Analog?

Yes.

Oh, details.  It's got bizarro digital wavetable oscillators, with analog 4
pole resonant filters.

>  o How would you characterize the sounds you can make with it? Will I
>    be able to generate a million and one weird Kraftwerk-style beeps
>    and twitters? How can the sounds change over time?

I'd say that's a good description.  The Microwave sounds like nothing else,
unless you're particularly familiar with the PPG Wave.  The modulation 
capabilities are excellent, and with the wavetables you can get some very
interesting evolution over time.  It's certainly not a static sounding box.

>  o What's your overall impression of the machine - what's it good at, and 
>    what's it capable of that might not be apparent from an hour of listening 
>    to presets and twiddling edit parameters?

My overall impression was that it wasn't quite what I was after, so I sold it.
I actually would have liked to keep it, but I have limitations on how much
stuff I can stockpile, so each piece of equipment has to count.  Unfortunately
my rig is now devoid of a Big Red Knob.  *sigh*

If you're into real synthesis, and are after some unique sounds with a lot
of bite, then the Microwave is just the thing.  I would certainly recommend
you play with it as much as possible before buying....

                                - Neil

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From: stevela@csulb.edu (Steve La)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Help... Playback slowdown problem...
Date: 16 Dec 92 08:00:20 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Cal State Long Beach

I've been using Cakewalk for Windows and Trax (Windows version) and everytime I
moved my mouse during playback (a song), the timing was messed up (slow down).
Is there anyway to prevent this problem?  I never have this problem with the
Atari ST system!  Thanks for any advice...

Regards,
-Steve
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From: beltran@ns.network.com (Tony R. Beltran)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Enhancing your creativity
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:19:07 GMT
Organization: Network Systems Corporation

In article <lj1b92INN5r9@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> elf@oldearth.Corp.Sun.COM writes:
>
>Continuing the discussion about creativity enhancing instruments....
>
>[stuff deleted]

There was an article/editorial in an old issue of Electronic Music
(I could look up the issue when I get home) that discussed the idea
of LIMITING the amount of equipment as a starting point for creativity.
I have seen several references to this idea in a variety of places.  For
myself, this concept seems to hold true.  I find that noodling around on
just the piano or guitar yields better results than standing in front of
a pile of equipment (or a few pieces with a lot of parameters) wondering
where to start.  However, I can't say that because this is true for me it
must be true for everybody.  We all have to find an approach that works
for ourselves.

The comment in this thread about a standard tuned guitar not being a
creative influence was interesting.  Sometimes I will try alternate
tunings to get going.

Tony
From: matcsp@nuscc.nus.sg (Chan Shih-Ping)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: What's your opinion of Yamaha TG100
Date: 11 Dec 92 02:04:53 GMT
Organization: National University of Singapore
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

I have a chance to get the Yamaha TG100 for about US $300.
I'd like to find out from you MIDI gurus what you think of
it. It seems to be a nice small box that supports general
MIDI. I am looking for something in the same price range
as the Roland SCC-1 (which this is). How do the sounds compare?
Any limitations? Thanks for your time.
Xref: sparky rec.music.makers:11439 rec.music.makers.guitar:864
From: gpr@midiline.la.ca.us (Gary Richardi)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.makers.guitar
Subject: Re: Looking for opinions on Seagull and Guild guitars
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 92 16:17:40 PST
Organization: MIDILine BBS - Altadena, CA - (818) 797-3285

goldsman@cc.gatech.edu (Michael G. Goldsman) writes:

> 
> I played a Seagull acoustic guitar today in a shoppe and
> was very impressed by it... I compared it to a few Takamines, and
> thought  it had a much fuller sound...
> (The pickup + 3-band eq was very nice too...)
> 
> The salesmen told me he'd sell it for $495 with a case
> (list is like $650 or $700 w/o a case)
> I havn't tried to talk him down yet...
> 
> Any comments?  Do other people out there like this guitar?
> 
> 
> Also I played a Guild D-45 a few nights ago... this one is probably
> too expensive for me (it was $1000 list...)
> I liked this one better than the Seagull...  Should I sell
> my first born to get this one??
> 
> 
> Any other suggestion for a acoustic?  I am looking
> for one with a  soft-sustainy sound... I guess the UN-Martin.
> 
> 
> -Mike
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I love GUILD guitars. I have 3, my 1st good gutar, a semi-acoustic 
Starfire III given to me by my parents when I was 10 (27+ years ago - it 
still plays wonderfully), a 212XL (12-string jumbo) that has better 
action than many 6-strings, and my newest a low-end old D25M, all 
mahogany 6-string. I had the 12 string for about 15 years - I got it 
2nd-hand (but in mint condition). The D25M was also purchased 2nd-hand. 
Years ago, I stupidly open-tuned the 12-string higher than normal and the 
top warped a bit and the bridge pulled off. I had it repaired by a local 
repairman and while you can see it was reparied, it sounds & feels great.

Also check out TAYLOR guitars. They're USA-made and priced similar to 
GUILDs. They seem to be much lighter and play easily. They're 
satin-finished as opposed to high-gloss, but that seems to be popular 
with a lot of manufacturers these days. The satin finish doesn't smudge 
up with fingerprints and feels pretty nice. 

I've had good luck with the 2nd-hand market. Fine acoustic guitars, like 
GUILD, GIBSON, MARTIN, etc, mellow with age if they're well-kept so they 
retain, if not increase, in value (TAYLORs are fine guitars, too - but 
they've only been around a few years). Many areas have papers dedicated 
to classified ads, usually with a large musical instruments section (In 
NE NJ it was the Want AD Press, here in So. Cal it's THE RECYCLER). You 
can often find great buys through this type of paper. Happy hunting!
                                                       ---- Gary ----


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From: johnmac@reg.triumf.ca (JOHNMAC*DOUGALL TRIUMF OPERATIONS)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Re: Mandolin info requested on instrument style and price negotiating
Date: 12 Dec 1992 21:59 PST
Organization: TRIUMF: Tri-University Meson Facility
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: reg.triumf.ca
Keywords: Martin
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    

My news reader rejected two follow ups on this thread "more included text than
new". So to continue this Martin mandolin discussion... I bought a 1947 Martin 
2-15 (A style, f holes) for $500.00 this summer in Eugene Or.  I saw another
one in Portland for $600.  It's a nice sounding instrument but it doesn't have
the power or punch of a Gibson.  Martin made tens of thousands mandolins up
till 1962 but they were never considered to be as good as the Gibson's so they
tend to be cheaper on the used market than a comparable Gibson.  

A style or F style?  It depends on the sound you want for the music you play. 
For bluegrass, the Gibson F styles are the standard.  They  have a longer
scale and more frets clear of the body.  The long scale contributes to the big
sound and the horn makes it easy to hang a strap on:)  For celtic or folk music
the A style works well with a warmer sound for chording and rhythm playing.  I
like the A styles because they're lighter and have a richer sound.  

F hole or round (oval) sound hole?  A good question that I'll leave for later.

As for price negotiations, I saved a hundred bucks by not taking the beat up
old case and a magnetic pickup that a previous owner had screwed onto the top!

Hope this helps.  

John "mandolin has taken over my life" MacDougall

P.s. now I need to get a Martin fur hat to complete my Martin collection.