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From: buck@ra.nrl.navy.mil (Loren Buchanan)
Subject: Heartsong Review
Followup-To: rec.music.newage
Summary: Newage Music Magazine
Keywords: newage music magazine reviews
Organization: Naval Research Lab, Washington, DC
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 04:12:59 GMT

Hi,

I picked up last week a magazine called "Heartsong Review" which bills itself
as a "Resource Guide for New Age Music of the Spirt".  It claims to have
"reviews of over 150 hard-to-find recordings, books, resources".  It has 
a typical music magazine format: editors statement, news, letters to the
editor, interviews, reviews, and of course advertising.  The reviews are
broken into three major categories: vocals , instrumental, and misc.  Vocals
include such things as chants, folk music, and upbeat (Rock, Jazz, & pop).
Instrumental include things like electronic, space music, acoustic, fusion,
and quiet blends (acoustic and electronic).

The review process they use ensures that anything that makes it into the
magazine is liked by at least one reviewer who will write a favorable review
(all reviews are favorable).  They lean toward reviewing independently
published works that are not generally available in music stores.  The music
should have vocals or "instrumentals created for consciousness expansion"
and be "contemporary New Age flavor, or traditional chanting".  Recordings
have "positive open-minded spiritual focus" and be free of "blatant sexism,
racism or other oppressions".

Now the important bit (the reason to subscribe and not buy it off the 
newstand at $4US per copy) is that a two issue subscription (one year)
is $8 but includes a sampler cassette for each issue or $12 for the CD
version.  Two years are $15 and $23respectively.  The address is:

  Heartsong Review
  PO Box 1084
  Cottage Grove, OR 97424
  USA

I have no financial interest in Heartsong Review (unless you include the
check I just sent them for a subscription, back issues of their CD, and
a couple of other things).

B Cing U

Buck

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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: stevan@alchemy.tn.cornell.edu (Stevan Vidic)
Subject: Re: Brian Eno
Organization: Alchemy International
Distribution: rec.music.newage
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 08:45:57 GMT

In article <uH6uVB3w165w@midiline.la.ca.us> edr@midiline.la.ca.us (Ed Richards) writes:
>I have been a fan of Brian Eno for some time now, particularly his 
>"ambient" works, like Music for Airports, Discreet Music, and 
>Apollo:Atmospheres and Soundtracks. However, I have not heard much of his 
>recent works. In fact, I don't even know what he has been up to for the 
>past six or seven years.
>
>Can anybody recommend other Brian Eno discs that I should check out. I 
>have all of the above, plus Thursday Afternoon (which I absolutely love).
>
>P.S. I'm surprised I haven't seen any postings about Brian Eno on this 
>newsgroup. I've been following it for about six months now. Is there 
>another newsgroup which I should check out?
>
>All recommendations/observations/gossip welcome.
>
>Ed Richards
>(just call me edr@midiline.la.ca.us)
>
>
>-----
>edr@midiline.la.ca.us (Ed Richards) 
>MIDILine BBS (midiline.la.ca.us) - Altadena CA - (818)797-3285


This probably belongs to alt.music.progressive.  I have _Taking Tiger
Mountain By Strategy_, _Here Come The Warm Jets_, and _Another Green
World_.  I would rank them in that order even though IMO they are all
excellent.  Very melodic, layered/textured music, synthesizers, some
energetic guitar riffs (but again very melodic).  Many excellent
musicians (Manzanera, Fripp).

These were recorded before his experiments with ambient music
and have nothing to do with that style.  I must say that my attention
span is not long enough for _Music For Airports_ and that I much prefer his
earlier stuff.  I also heard that _Nerve Net_ (of his more recent material)
is very good, but haven't listened to it yet.  Hope this helps.

Regards,
Stevan

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From: d2goran@dtek.chalmers.se (G|ran Wallgren)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage,alt.music.progressive
Subject: Re: New single from Tubular Bells II?
Date: 16 Dec 92 13:44:38 GMT
Organization: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg Sweden

oivindi@dhhalden.no (OIVIND IDSO) writes:

>A friend of mine has heard rumours about a new single being released from 
>Mike Oldfield's TB II.

>Does anyone have some info on this (track-listing, eventual remix(es), etc.)?

Brief info:

 This single is called 'TBII - Sentinel' or something similar.
 It has three tracks:

    Sentinel - (single remix/edit)
    Sentinel - (Orb Remix)
    Early Stages

 The first track is just an edited/shorted version of Sentinel (the
 first theme on TBII).
 
 The second track is a 'spacey' remix by the Orb, which has hardly
 left anything of the original Sentinel.

 The last track is IMHO the most interesting. It seems to be a
 recording from the early evaluation stages of TBII, since it is
 closer to the original TB.

 yours
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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage,alt.music.progressive
From: lazlo@triton.unm.edu (Lazlo Nibble)
Subject: Re: New single from Tubular Bells II?
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 16:02:27 GMT
Organization: Usenet Power Elite: Crush-The-Innocent-Newbies Strike Team

<oivindi.81.724442433@dhhalden.no> oivindi@dhhalden.no (OIVIND IDSO) writes:

> A friend of mine has heard rumours about a new single being released
> from Mike Oldfield's TB II.

Yes . . . "Tattoo" is the second single.  I believe it's been out for a
couple of weeks, though I haven't had a chance to pick it up yet.  Dave
Stein at Ear/Rational tells me there are, as with "Sentinel", two CD5s out
as part of the release.

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Lazlo (lazlo@triton.unm.edu)
From: bmaple@burner.com (Bob Maple)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Interesting music on TV
Date: 19 Dec 92 08:52:14 MST
Organization: The Back Burner BBS (via C-Net Amiga)

On Sat 19-Dec-1992  8:51a, Michael S Ritchie wrote:

MR> I haven't heard the ad that supposedly has Maire's music on it,
MR> but one of the VW ads definitely has Clannad music in the
MR> background (Harry's Game, I think, which is on the CD Anam,
MR> among other Clannad CDs).

So I've been told, this is exactly correct.  I am going to assume for a
moment, having never heard any Clannad, that it's Maire that sings in that
song (the VW commercial barely has any of it however).

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From: glmead@doc.bmd.trw.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Timmermans/Wise
Date: 14 Dec 92 07:30:22 MST

In article <Bz8B1K.FxK@fc.hp.com>, rodean@fc.hp.com (Bruce Rodean) writes:
> Does anyone out there own a copy of Tim Timmermans and Skipper Wise
> recording "Poems of the Five Mountains" (apparently on Higher Octave)
> and can give me a review of it?  I heard one cut from it this morning
> and found it to my liking.  It's listed in the Noteworthy catalog, and
> so I might be interested in ordering it next time.
> 
> Thanks for any replies.
> 
> --
> Bruce Rodean                          Hewlett-Packard Company
> rodean@fc.hp.com
> 

Bruce,

I picked up Poems of the Five Mountains several years ago when I first
heard "Green Pepper Walls" on KTWV, "The WAVE" in Los Angeles.  I found
the whole albumn to be a fantastic display of classic "New Age" instumental
music.  I still play the CD quite frequently to listen to the interseting
araingements of notes.

Other good pieces on the CD:

In a Tin Bamboo Studio
Paper Child
On the Way (Or is it Somewhere along the Way?)

Anyway, I highly recommend the CD if you like "New Age" instrumental music.

Later,

Gary

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From: five@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (A.R.F.)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Looking for Analog sequencers
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 92 15:29:00 CST
Organization: System 6626 BBS, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

Subject says it all.  If you've got one for sale, let me know what it is, 
and how much you want.
 
Five
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: aruggeri@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony Robert Ruggeri)
Subject: Proteus bank switching in DOS/WIndows
Originator: news@nimaster
Organization: Princeton University
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 19:33:30 GMT

I recently purchased a Proteus MPS+ Orchestral, and will be doing sequencing
in either DOS or Windows through my Sound Blaster Pro's MIDI port.  As far
as I can see, Windows MIDI is limited to 127 patches, with no way to switch
banks, which can be a considerable limitation since the Proteus has 5 banks
of 100 patches each.  How does one go about sending bank-sensitive program
changes in either Windows or using a DOS sequencer like Voyetra's Sp?

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
From: darrin@engin.umich.edu (Darrin P Cardani)
Subject: Re: mirage disks
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 18:59:28 EST
Organization: University of Michigan Engineering, Ann Arbor
Keywords: format system disks

In article <R6V=mPB@engin.umich.edu> malouin@engin.umich.edu (Curt Malouin) writes:
>In article <1992Dec19.101414.9848@eskimo.com> smill@eskimo.com (Steven Miller) writes:
>>Does anyone know if it is possible to format bland DS/DD disks
>>on a Mirage?  I was looking through a manual the other day,
>>considering buting one real chaep, but the manual only refers
>>to Ensoniq Formatted Disks, available from your dealer (yech...).
>>So what gives?  Do you really have to but pre-formatted disks for this
>>thing?  I find that really hard to believe...
>>-- 
>>Steven M. Miller       		"The history of music evolution is
>
>My partner and I bought a Mirage a while back, and the manual
>says that there is a "formatting disk" which you use to format
>blank disks for use with the Mirage.  Unfortunately, ours didn't
>come with a formatting disk.  I assume Ensoniq could provide us
>with one, but we haven't called yet.  This seems like a poor way
>to handle such a basic task, though, so I wonder if there is
>some way to format disks from the MASOS system disk.  Anyone know?
>
>Great sampler, BTW.
>
>	-curt
>
>--
>Curt Malouin                                Hotline Counselor, Printer Support
>engin.umich.edu                     Computer Aided Engineering Network

First off Curt, I work in the Maze, come see me if you want the formatting
disk.

There is a disk that allows you to format your disks. I don't know how old
your particular Mirage is, but with mine (circa 1985) you can format a
disk, but you still have to boot off of a system disk. So usually I boot
with a factory disk and load the sounds I want from there.

If you're interested there is a Mirage user's group on the internet. Drop
me a line if you (or anyone reading this) is interested.

					Darrin Cardani
darrin@engin.umich.edu
Darrin Cardani-CAEN sun systems

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: sullivan@nodename.dec.com (Greg Sullivan)
Subject: Re: Who likes their digital piano?
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 09:42:30 GMT


RE: Eileen/RD300S

I also bought one about 4 years ago, and agree TOTALLY with Eileen.
I really do find it difficult to play softly, on my unit at least, the keys
stick slightly at the top of their travel. Thus, they sorta 'give' suddenly,
leading to notes that play louder than intended.

One other thing. The Roland RD300S has a very good Rhodes electric piano sound.
It does not sound exactly like a real one, but the playing characteristics are
excellent. 

Greg.

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From: glennd@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Glenn Deardorff GDP)
Subject: Exciters, Enhancers, and Maximizers - Oh My!
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 00:10:44 GMT

Lets say my interest is in enhancing, er... maximizing Clarity and
Definition of my mix (I'm not looking for Brilliance, per se).  I
know about the tricks of trying to achieve same by providing individual
reverb/effects and/or frequency ranges to the tracks.  What I want to know is
which of the BBE line (or equivalent) of "aural improvers" would be best
for strictly maximizing clarity of the mix. Comments welcome.

- Glenn 
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
From: cms2839@ultb.isc.rit.edu (a.stranger)
Subject: Re: MPU-401 with Windows 3.1
Originator: cms2839@ultb
Organization: Minimalist Music for Hyperactive Children (MMHC)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 05:34:55 GMT

				my MPU is older than yours . i didn't
have to change a thing on the card . here's what i do :

				go into the MPU-401 driver in setup ,
and choose interrupt 2/9 , port 330 . that's it . works fine , driving
all 16 channels , in enhanced mode with other apps running in the
background .

				p.s. originally , i had a problem with
one channel ( 4 ) not working . i discovered that the default Midi
Mapper configuration ( in the Midi Mapper icon in control panel ) remaps
this channel to a different one ( lord knows why . . . ) . mapping it
back to channel 4 fixed this .

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From: mpdavis@unccsun.uncc.edu (Michael Parker Davis)
Subject: Re: Built in Effects
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:48:28 GMT


My Yamaha V50 has a built in DSP (this is in addition to the previously
mentioned performance effects.
As a DSP it is not perfect.. the reverb tails are grainy, etc. But, it
is real helpful.  An example is that sometimes I want the synth drums
to go through a gate, and everthing else to go through a room (reverb).
I can set the V50 DSP to gated reverb, and my ART to a room reverb, send
the drums out the right of the V50 , and synth voices out the left, leave
the drums untouched in the Tascam mixer, and send the synth out the Tascam
to the ART DRX.

In a nutshell, it is liken extension bar for your socket, when you need it
and it is there it can be a lifesaver.
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: lcoe@convex.com (Loren Coe)
Subject: request info on YAMAHA DX-27 keyboard
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:30:16 GMT
Organization: Engineering, CONVEX Computer Corp., Richardson, Tx., USA
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.


Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: idealord@dorsai.com (Jeff Harrington)
Subject: SY99/77/85/55/33 Mailing List - How do we get it off the ground?
Organization: The Dorsai Embassy, New York's Computer Consulate. +1.718.729.5018
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:21:08 GMT

The header basically says it all.  :-)
 
Let's do it!
 
-- 
Jeff Harrington      
idealord@dorsai.com
From: dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless)
Subject: Re: Oberheim Matrix 1000 questions
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 16 Dec 92 00:31:07 GMT

In article <8327@charon.cwi.nl> waal@cwi.nl (Peter de Waal) writes:
>
>I am considering building a editor for my Matrix 1000 and so I am now trying
>to figure out the synth layout from the MIDI patch data format. I am not
>familiar with the Oberheim Matrix's architecture, so I'd like to know what
>the following things are:
>
>- the tracking generator (and also tracking points 1-5)

	An occasionally-useful module you can stick inputs into, modify them,
and use the resulting output to modulate something else.  The TG shapes the
input according to the 5 tracking points you set values for.  Say, for 
instance, you select as the input to the TG a triangle-wave LFO.  If you want
to make the waveform smoother on the top and bottom of its y-range, simply
raise the value of point 1 a bit and lower the point 5 value a bit.  As a 
starting point, the values for the TG to change the values as little as
possible would be:  0, 15, 31, 45, 63.  A common use for this module is to
have something modulated non-linearly by the keyboard.

>- the initial waveshape parameter of the DCO's

	No idea...  The point in the wave-cycle the DCO starts out at?

>- the 'click' parameter of the DCO's

	Again, dunno.  A little clicky transient when the DCO is triggered?

>- the ramp generators

	Like the A portion of an ADSR.  You set the attack amount and the
sustain is 63, no decay or release.  Good for when the attack is the only
thing you're interested in for a modulator and you don't want to waste an
ADSR.

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From: lains@world.std.com (Layne L Ainsworth)
Subject: Re: polyphonic aftertouch
Organization: The World
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:19:57 GMT


>I was going through some keyboard specifications and came
>across this feature: "polyphonic aftertouch". This was mentioned
>as a seperate feature than say a 24 note polyphony. What does it
>exactly mean?

"Aftertouch" means that the keyboard can sense how hard you
are pressing the keys *after* the initial attack. This is different
than "velocity," which only senses how fast a key was first pressed.

Aftertouch comes in two basic flavors: "channel" and "polyphonic" or
"key" aftertouch. Channel aftertouch means that the keyboard senses
how hard the one key that is being pressed hardest is being pressed.
Polyphonic aftertouch means that the keyboard can sense how hard
*each* key is being pressed. 

I hope this helps.  (Plus I hope I was correct)

Layne
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: marten@cs.kun.nl (Marten van Hulst)
Subject: synth dealers in Germany (Kleve, Goch)
Organization: University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 14:09:02 GMT

Hi there,

Does anyone know (a list of) some dealers of synthesizers in 
Germany, in the surroundings of Kleve/Goch? I'm planning to
buy a wavestation (Wellenbahnhof :-) and rumours are that prices
are substantially lower in Germany then they are here in Holland.

Thanx in advance,

Marten van Hulst
(marten@cs.kun.nl)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: hak@jyu.fi (Henry Hente Kolari)
Subject: K2000-mailinglist (again)
Organization: University of Jyvaskyla, Finland
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 13:47:18 GMT


Go' day!

The K2000 mailinglist is now working... If you want to subscribe it, mail to
k2000-request@jyu.fi  or  hak@jyu.fi   If you want to write something to the
list mail to  k2000@jyu.fi 

Those of you, who subsribed to the list, please confirm that test-mail.. If
you didn't get the test mail, send me your correct e-mail address...

BTW I'm making a list of the sounds for the archive.. It should be ready by
the weekend... I'll mail the list to the mailinglist...

  -Henry

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
From: rga@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: JX-10 Super JXr Sysex
Keywords: Super Jupiter, JX-10
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 92 16:43:10 GMT

In article <1992Dec10.174904.11168@rti.rti.org> rga@rti.rti.org writes:
>Could someone please describe how to do sysex transfers on a JX-10,
>Super Jupiter ?
>
>Apparently there is a Midi Manual that comes with the unit, but I
>didn't get that :(.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Randy
>
>p.s. I am entertaining the possibility of selling this unit, anyone
>interested ?
>
I have been correctly informed that my synth ( :) is a SUPER JX, not a
Super Jupiter. I stand corrected.

Randy
From: long-jt@iguana.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jonathan T. Long)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: LAPC-1 or SCC-1 ??
Date: 13 Dec 92 18:40:35 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept. of Computer and Info. Science

I am about to purchase a sound card for my ibm but am faced with a small
dilema.  I have the chance to get an LAPC-1 for $287 or I can get the new
SCC-1.  But it was my understanding(from the little info I could get from
the sales guy) that the SCC-1 does not actually have the synthesis capability
like the LAPC-1.  I like the LA but I know the piano and strings are not that
great but I would like to be able to synthesize my own sounds. So, are the
sounds on the SCC-1 that superior that I should buy it instead or should I
stick with the LAPC?
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: sherman@ecadsr.enet.dec.com (My name is...)
Subject: Re: Please call!  Chance to get "Hot Oil" on the radio again!
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:07:48 GMT


In article <1992Dec16.215544.28436@engage.pko.dec.com>, sherman@ecadsr.enet.dec.com (My name is...) writes...
> 
> 
>    Two weeks ago Harvey Wharfield played "Hot Oil" from "Tantara" on his
>    show, "Boston Music Showcase" on WCGY 93.7 FM.  The show is on every
>    Sunday from 6 to 10 PM.  Most of it is local rock, but he plays other
>    stuff, too.  I just spoke with Joe Viglione (the program director) who 
>    said if I can get a few requests in for this Sunday they'll play it again.  
>    To request it, call (617) 683-7171.
> 
>    Please call and request "Hot Oil" from Steve Sherman's "Tantara" album!  
>    Please, please!  And, give it a listen!  :)
> 
>    Steve

Ooops!  Forgot to mention that calls should be made during the time of the
show.  Sorry about the confusion ...  and, thanks!

Steve