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From: gcrown@ecst.csuchico.edu (Fuzz E. Pickle)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: PRINCE
Date: 9 Jan 93 23:54:57 GMT
Organization: California State University, Chico
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In article <C0L6K0.nC@dcs.ed.ac.uk> acj@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Jameson) writes:
>Does anyone have any idea what synths/samplers/midi stuff PRINCE, and associated 
>bands use?
>		Thanks

There is an interview with Tommy Barbarella, the new keyboardist for Prince
in the January 1993 issue of Keyboard magazine.  In the article Tommy 
speaks on how he 'stepped' right into Matt Fink's rig (old keyboardist for
Prince - now seen doing lame Beatle covers - Ouch!) which consisted of
the following:  2 Yamaha KX88s, a Sequential Prophet-VS, a lot of
Roland D550s and some E-mu Emax IIs.  Tommy brought in a Korg T3, a 
Roland A-80, A-50, JD-800, and wants to add a Korg Wavestation.  He
also said a Hammond B-3 was used for some remixes off the latest album.
Not bad for a 25 year old eh?


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From: soh@gdstech.grumman.com (Scott O'Hare)
Subject: Re: For Sale: FZ-1
Reply-To: soh@gdstech.UUCP (Scott O'Hare)
Organization: Grumman Data Systems-Woodbury
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:54:11 GMT

In article <1993Jan12.124307.9798@iscsvax.uni.edu> gingeric9178@iscsvax.uni.edu writes:
>I just find it VERY hard
>to believe that no one (including dealers) know what they are talking about
>and therefore are selling it for a grossly low price.  I am not ripping on the
>FZ-1, I have never used one and have never offered an opinion as to its
>quality, I just am curious as to why it is priced so low.  

My theory is that no one wants to get up on stage with "CASIO" in big
block letters on their synth...

Other possible reasons:
1) You really need to buy a mixer with it, so you can use the eight 
seperate outputs (the alternative is straight MONO)
2) Samplers are hard work
3) In the big Keyboard Sampler bake-off, they rated the FZ-1 kind of low
(but the general consensus is that the dudes at Keyboard really bit off
more than they could chew in that particular issue - they would probably do
alot of things defferently now if they had the chance... assuming they even 
want to be reminded...) It's not easy to buck the big wigs at Keyboard...

(of course, I should also point out that I've yet to see anything even close 
the low prices that have been "quoted" lately - The best I've seen so far 
is that guy on the net awhile back selling one for $600 with the 2meg upgrade)

>Hell, it sounds good
>to me (anythings got to be less confusing than a TX16W).  I have even
>considered buying one from Daddy's Junky Music (priced in the mid $300s) since
>starting to read this thread.  

If that thing's in good working order, you'd be nuts not to buy it.  
In fact, you've been talking so much about it ($340, right?) it might not
even be there anymore! You sure it's not a VZ-1 they're talking about? 
(Another grossly underrated synth!)


soh

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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: medwards@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Matt Edwards)
Subject: Thanks to all who responded!
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:32:04 GMT


Thanks to the many people who replied to my questions about
how to rig my seqeuncer up with two keyboards.  I got it working
finally.  :)  

Also, I guess I won't be needing a keyboard module anymore, yesterday
my girlfriends father called and is giving us the piano from their
house as he just bought a new electric one.  Cool!  
Anyone know any good piano tuners in San Diego?  Any suggestions
on how I should move this thing?  It's a small upright.  About 4' tall.
I live 30 miles away on the third floor of an apartment building.
There's an elevator, an I'm fairly sure it will fit in.  I hope it's
not too heavy.  Suggestions?

Ribbit
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Maraldo's deal
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 17:56:45 GMT


Well since Maraldo seems to feel we didn't have a deal, enclosed is
one of the email messages I did keep. In my first email to 'Spacecadet'
Maraldo I told him I was interested in buying his Roland System 100M and
his Minimoog and asked for a price in Canadian $$. He replied that the
100M was sold and that he wanted $600 Canadian for the Mini. I quoted
his message back to him and agreed to buy it. He then asked me about
shipping in the enclosed message. To me that means since I agreed to
his price, he had agreed to sell it to me ! Apparently it doesn't bother
Brett to break the deal after this point.

***************************************************************************

Thu Dec 10 00:33:00 1992


To:          Shiv (S.)  Naimpally               (BNR)      Dept 1B36   MER

From:        'bmaraldo@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca' (BNR400)

Subject:     Re: analog


Attached:    1   UNIX File: ORIGINAL.HEADER 1040 bytes   



> In message "analog", you write:
> 
> > 	the system 100m has been sold.  i was lookin for $600cdn for the mini.
> > it is in excellent shape.  the mini is one of the newer models with the
> > hi trim tune pots.  it has been refinished and is now black.  looks sharp.
> 
> Well as long it sounds fine ... I'll take it !!!
> 
> cheers,
> 
> 
> Shiv Naimpally
> 
> Bell Northern Research
> Ottawa, Ontario
> 

	Would you be paying shipping or coming to pick it up?

brett


       
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From: billw@UTKUX1.UTK.EDU (William P. White)
Subject: Yamaha TG55
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 12:38:58 GMT

What opinions do people have about the Yamaha TG55 synth
module?  I have a chance to pickup one cheap.

What is the polyphony?  How programmable is it?  Easy to
program as compared with say a D50?

Recommend one?

Thanks for your input,

Bill
From: plemmons@mth.msu.edu (Steve Plemmons)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Wanted Roland U220
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:51:25 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University, Dept. of Mathematics
NNTP-Posting-Host: plemmons.mth.msu.edu

If anyone has a used Roland U220 they would like to sell, please e-mail me.

Steve

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From: tsines@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (electronically induced relaxation via sound [Todd Sines])
Subject: Re: For Sale: FZ-1
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 23:28:20 GMT

pardon me, but where in the hell did you find a casio FZ-1 for $3-400? i called
daddy's junky music and they said $799.

also, does a casio FZ-1 have anything like a time varient filter? it would be  
nice.


thanks



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From: nunis@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Simon NUNIS)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 09:35:02 GMT
Subject: Re: SR16 and MIDI
Organization: HP Singapore Notes-Server
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth

hi Victor.

thanks for the thought.  but no.  it happens even when i go direct from
the u20 to the sr16.  it doesn't just trigger the wrong notes...sometimes...
most of the time, the right notes get triggered...but sometimes, no notes
get triggered...this is really frustrating...any more ideas?

simon
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: pja@snakemail.hut.fi (Petri Juhani Jarre)
Subject: Re: For Sale: FZ-1
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: 12 Jan 93 12:24:47 GMT

In article <kqu9wB2w165w@cyberden.sf.ca.us> system@cyberden.sf.ca.us writes:
   Perhaps I was mistaken.. I meant it had no filters... and yes, we used one

Oops? Mine has lowpass with resonance. You SURE you did _use_ FZ-1 ????


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Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: cacclin@fraser.sfu.ca (Stephen Cacclin)
Subject: Looking for 909 sounds....
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 04:03:36 GMT

I want to free up the work my sampler is doing and get myself a TR909.
I have been scouring the Buy & Sell but so is everybody else in the city.
The past 4 TR909's that have been put up for sale have either been
snatched up before I raced to get there or have been priced in the clouds.
It is getting quite ridiculous -- one 909 was sold within 3 hours (!!!!)
of the paper hitting the stands and another was sold for $1100 Cdn.

Needless to say I am frustrated...which brings me (finally) to my question:

Are there any drum modules out there that have ultra-realistic 909 sounds?
I would prefer a rack mount deal like the D4 etc. -  the sounds are all I
am after. Quality is #1.

Thanks in advance,

Stephen
From: will.roch803@xerox.com (Will Weidman)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: For Sale: FZ-1
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:45:08 GMT
Reply-To: will.roch803@xerox.com
Organization: Xerox Corporation, Webster NY

In article i0aZwB2w165w@cyberden.sf.ca.us, system@cyberden.sf.ca.us writes:
>An FZ-1 for $1100? Hmmm... They've been averaging for around $300-$400
>in the Recycler in LA and the Advertiser in SF - wow...
>
>__________________________________________________________________________
>   |       /         |\
>   | H E   \ Y B E R |/ E N            [ system@cyberden.sf.ca.us ]


Are you sure you're talking about the right machine?  FZ-1...16-bit 8 voice sampler.  If they're going for $300-$400 then that's a great deal!


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From: tmis1692@altair.selu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: WANTED: Info on synths w/features <$900 
Date: 11 Jan 93 11:48:08 -0600
Keywords: synthesizer, features, $900, midi
Distribution: world
Organization: Southeastern Louisiana University

I am interested in a synthesizer that costs less than $900 that is capable of:

1. Really good piano sounds.
2. Weighted keys (Do they make "adjustable feel" keys?  That would be better.)
3. MIDI interface (in/out/thru) to other synthesizers or computers.
4. Standard instrument sounds such as Organ, strings, brass, woodwinds, etc.
5. Other sounds like Human Voice Choir, Angels, Space Invaders, etc.
6. Drums/Percussion sounds (Drum kits and other percussion)
7. Built in effects processor (reverb, delay, chorus, flange, etc.)
8. Built in sequencer (with enough memory for a fully orchestrated pop tune)
9. Built in disk drive (fast read/write/load time and lots of storage)

Prefer new equipment but will consider used to get all of the above features.

Also I would be interested in software for an MS-DOS based PC that would serve
as a patch editor/librarian for the above instrument.

Thanks for you input,

Kevin Calmes - TMIS1692@selu.edu
From: craigr@stein.u.washington.edu (Craig Rosenberg)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: For Sale: EPS 2x expander
Date: 12 Jan 93 22:16:42 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
NNTP-Posting-Host: stein.u.washington.edu




For Sale:


EPS 2X expander for sale
best offer



craigr@u.washington.edu
From: mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com (Michael R. Kesti)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: Sam Ash O.K.?
Date: 12 Jan 93 03:53:25 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gvgspd.gvg.tek.com

In article <1il70jINN29u@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
                       au462@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Robert Drake) writes:

>i also prefer to get the best deal i can, and saying to the salesman
>"i could order this from sam ash for $xx" will usually get him to
>knock down his price some.  it's a tough world out there...

I ALWAYS make it a point to know the current value of the item I'm about
to buy, but the only time I let the sales guy know, it went like this:

I was looking to buy a Rocktron Pro G.A.P. guitar preamp, so I called
around for the current prices, then went into Skip's Music in Sacramento,
CA.  The guy I talked to (the guitar department manager) initially said
that they had been out of them, but that he had been expecting a shipment,
and would go in the back to see if they had yet to arrive.  A few minutes
later, out he comes with a Rocktron box.  "Cool!", says I, "Let's talk
price!"  "Well", he says, "How much do you want to pay?"  I always hate
that line, so I decide to reveal that I've done my homework, and answered
"Sam Ash wants $XXX for them today."  He says "Same Ash is about 3000
miles that way", and turns around and heads back for the receiving area!
I started to count, having decided that if I get to 60, I'm out the door,
and get to 45 when he again appears, empty handed.  I ask "Then how much
do you want for it?" and he responds with "I won't sell if to you."

I headed directly to the door, and didn't even acknowledge his advice that
he felt that American Music Supply provides better service.  I went directly
to another store, placed an order, and picked it up about a week later.  It
was well over a year before I even stepped into Skip's again, and close to
two years before I spent any money there.  I still go somewhere else when
I can, and, if I do buy at Skip's, I make no bones about ignoring this jerk.

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From: ada@zip.larc.nasa.gov (Anthony Arviola)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: CMS Midi cards:  Info needed/ Warning
Date: 4 Jan 93 16:25:14
Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Distribution: rec
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X-Md4-Signature: 74b368d4ef66458ca2f1430d84fcb058

Hey gang,

I got a CMS-444ii card for x-mas (I've posted this before) and am having
a terrible time trying to get a Windows driver for the card.  To start off
with, the BBS number in the manual that I have is for the Santa Clara Services
Department (or the like) and when I call the voice number, someone promptly
picks up the receiver and hangs it back up.  Does any one have any experience 
with these guys?  The numbers I have for them are 714 594-6821 (BBS) and 
714 594-2642 (voice).

Any help is much appreciated.

At this point I have a supposed 2 port card with smpte acting as a standard
MPU 401.  Unless I'm proved wrong, I must warn PC midi midi shoppers to avoid
Computer Music Supply (CMS) and go for a more reliable name like Midi Quest or
Voyetra, etc.

I should have known there would be trouble, CMS's addres is 382 N. LEMON Avenue

Good Luck,
Tony
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From: cassiel@cassiel.demon.co.uk (Nick Rothwell)
X-Sender:  (Unverified)
Subject: Re: Sound on Sound Dream Studio (win worth 10,000 pounds)
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:23:55 +0000

>I thought i would post this to see if I could get and help with the questions.

This, of course, being a much easier option than engaging the brain for a
second or two. I mean, asking the entire Internet to decode some roman
numerals or determine whether Tolkien's Ring Main is an opera, just to give
you a remote chance of winning this competition, is a bit intellectually
naff.

If you do win this gear, though, don't hesitate to ask us all how to switch
it on.

Nick.

PS. Curses, so much for *that* New Year resolution...

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From: thomas@gmd.de (Tom Gordon, I3.KI 2665)
Subject: Re: Q: Standard MIDI playback boxes.
Reply-To: thomas@gmd.de
Organization: GMD, Sankt Augustin, Germany.
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:33:25 GMT

In article 1604@b1.babss.UUCP, quantum@mfci.UUCP (Quantum Audio Concepts) writes:
> 
> The Alesis has a proprietary?? disk format, so you could not take a
> standard MIDI file written on an IBM disk and read it.

Well, standard MIDI files may be "standard", but "IBM" formatted disks are not.

Caveat:  written by a fervent Mac user.   So, the interesting question would be:
Does the Alesis read standard Macintosh disks?

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From: acj@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Jameson)
Subject: PRINCE
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 12:26:23 GMT

Does anyone have any idea what synths/samplers/midi stuff PRINCE, and associated 
bands use?
		Thanks
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers.synth
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: Looking for 909 sounds....
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 16:43:52 GMT

Pick up a Roland R8 or R8M drum machine. The "Electronic Percussion"
and "Dance" sound cards have all the 808/909 sounds plus more on
them. I have seen used R8s going for less than half of what you
wanted to pay for a 909 ! 



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From: hjv@phil.ruu.nl (Hendrik Jan Veenstra)
Subject: Re: TX16W sounds/groups?
Organization: Department of Philosophy, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Distribution: rec
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 12:42:41 GMT

mchen@sol4.cs.psu.edu (Michael Chen) writes:

>  Does anyone know of either (or both) an FTP site for sounds and info, or a
>mailing list, for the Yamaha TX16W sampler?

There is a mailing list for TX-owners.  Write to Steve Selick
(selick@cs.bu.edu) to subscribe.  Welcome to the gang :-).
There also is a ftp-site with TX-samples, maintained by one of
the list-members.  FTP to ftp.informatik.uni-freibug.de.  The
samples are in the directory "iif/ruprecht/tx16w/samples".

Hendrik Jan

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From: mrk@gvgspd.gvg.tek.com (Michael R. Kesti)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,misc.wanted
Subject: Re: Where to get sound deading material CHEAP/FREE!
Date: 11 Jan 93 21:25:31 GMT
Organization: Grass Valley Group, Grass Valley, CA
NNTP-Posting-Host: gvgspd.gvg.tek.com

In article <2935603532.0.p00258@psilink.com>
                              p00258@psilink.com (A.J. Janschewitz) writes:

>I have treated radio sound booths with the cardboard egg crate liners, 
>and they work well.

They may work well, but don't let your fire marsahll see it.  They turn an
otherwise fire-safe room into a death trap, and any fire marshall would
likely close down any operation that uses them within minutes of seeing them.

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From: dvanslyk@aud.alcatel.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers
Subject: Akai Parts Info Needed
Date: 11 Jan 93 20:09:56 GMT
Distribution: rec


I am having difficulty getting parts and repair information for Akai
products. Does anyone have a phone number or address for Akai that I can try?


Don Van Slyke
dvanslyk@rdxsun78.aud.alcatel.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.makers.guitar,alt.guitar,rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
From: ferejohn@leland.Stanford.EDU (john ferejohn)
Subject: Re: Concrete questions on music reading
Keywords: music, reading
Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 93 12:29:38 GMT

In article <C0KJJC.C0v@constellation.ecn.uoknor.edu> norlin@midway.ecn.uoknor.edu (Norman Lin) writes:

>My general, umbrella question is:  How should I 'look at' sheet music to
>sight read it?  I don't want to lock myself into looking at things the
>"wrong" way, hindering myself later.  Here are some specific questions:
>
>(1)  Do sight readers "see" in sheet music:
>     a.  Absolute notes, i.e., "D, F, A, C, D"
>     b.  Relative positions within a scale, i.e., "2 4 6 1 2"
>     c.  Intervals between notes, i.e., "D, up a minor 3rd, up a major 3rd..."
>     d.  Logical groupings of melodic notes (movites)
>     e.  Progressions of chords/parts of chords
>     e.  Combinations of the above (and if so, when for which?)
>     f.  Other?

I've played trumpet for 10 years, and guitar for 3 months(just a little 
backround so you know where I'm coming from).  When I read music I see it as 
absolute notes(D, F, etc.).  This makes it quite difficult to read base clef 
when I have to(which isn't often).  I ususally think of it as treble clef, 
but two lines down.  I also kind of see it as groups.  Like if I see a 
chromatic scale(or part of one) I can play that  without looking at the 
individual notes.  I know keyboardists and experienced guitar players
also see things in terms of chard progressions.
>
>(2)  What is the best way to learn sight reading?  Just "practice" doesn't
>     seem to do it.  Perhaps I am just lacking in discipline, but I suspect
>     I am lacking in direction also.  I cannot seem to make progress simply
>     by slowly staring down a sheet of music until, note by grueling note,
>     the tune emerges.  For learning 2/3/4 part music, the process becomes
>     exponentially slower (which leads to the next question).
Umm, hard to say, I learned in fifth grade, so I don't remember much.
I was pretty much forced to because there's not much you can do with
a trumpet without reading music unless you havea great ear(I don't).
You learned to read chords tho..I presume it should be similar.  Just
associating the line/space with a name and finger position.  Practice helps
too.
>(3)  How do people read 2/3/4/more parts at once, keeping track of
>     all the various rhythms, etc?  I can barely do this if I don't
>     already know how the piece is supposed to sound.

Well, I can read two parts for guitar(kind of).  Its just a question of looking
at the notes as a unit instaid of two seperate notes.  And more practice.
Good luck..
                                  -Chris Ferejohn
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