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From: mgm@world.std.com (michael g moncur)
Subject: Re: Price of DR-550 Boss' "DR.Rhythm" ??
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 08:16:29 GMT

koradji@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Daniel Tan) writes:

>I am in a position to obtain a Boss' dr-550 (dr.rhythm) and the dealer
>is offering me a deal of A$320.00 for a SECOND-hand machine, but 6
>months old.

>Can anyone advise me as to the real worth of this machine, and am I
>about to get ripped off??

I'm not sure how Australian dollars compare with American ones, but I've
seen many DR-550's at sales (both new and used) for $250 american.

As for age...  It means very little for electronics.  The most important
thing is that the seller allow you to TRY it before you buy it.  Power it
on, hook it to an amp or headphones, and play with it.  Especially watch
out for "noisy" or loose connections on the drum pads, and on the power
and audio connections.  Wiggle the power connector around, pick up the
machine and lightly shake it, and see if you hear any clicks in the
speakers.  If it stands up to this test, you can be pretty sure that it
will last a long time...


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From: kls30@cd.amdahl.com (Kent L. Shephard)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: SGI Indigo: Dig. Audio & Animation
Date: 9 Nov 92 19:31:05 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

In article <1992Nov7.014205.11409@odin.corp.sgi.com>,
gints@prophet.esd.sgi.com (Gints Klimanis) writes:
>In article <3aB602G02aGQ01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>, kls30@cd.amdahl.com
>(Kent L. Shephard) writes:
>|> 1. Don't even think a R3000 can compete with *ANY* 56K derivative.
>
>I agree with this statement with respect to 24x24 MAC's into double
>precision accumulate.   I don't agree with the following:
>
>|> Why?  Because the 56K also gives you transparent data transfer both
>in and
>|> out over several ports via interrupt service.  This means
>processing
>|> samples 
>|> and never worrying about dropping samples that come in as long as
>|> your main
>|> routine is not real long.  Try a hardware loop on a R3000, I don't
>|> think so.
>
>The Indigo uses the 56k for transparent data transfer.  THAT is why
>the
>56001 is there.   We have developed a substantial wealth of code
>(largely unshipped code) that processes data with no loss of samples. 
>Identical data acquisition caveat:  don't overburden the R4000
>processor
>and don't overburden your 56001 with too long a main loop.  

I agree.

>
>If the Indigo uses the 56001 for data acquisition, why should the
>Indigo's R4000 try to do some hardware loop?  The R4000 is busy blazing
>64-bit data words around its primary cache at 100 MHz.  Slows down some
>when talking to its 1 MByte secondary cache at 64-bits and 50 MHz. 
>
>|> The main drawback on the Indigo is *NO* access to the 56K while on the NeXT
>|> I can do what ever I like.  System beeps and such are handled by the OS 
>|> and the 68040 and don't need the DSP.
>
>This is only a drawback if you are under the erroneous impression that a
>56001 is for signal processing and an R4000 is not.  

The 56000 still does some things faster.
>
>The main drawback for the NeXT 56001 is that ALL of your DSP
>applications are limited to 96Kx24 data space, if you expand that to the
>max (I know about the NeXT from 6 months use, so pardon my comments if
>the #'s are outdated).  Does your home-coded sampler have a lot of
>breathing room in a puny NeXT 56001 data space or would it feel less
>cramped if you knew you could go to 384 MBytes on an Indigo?

Just like the Indigo in 3.0 of the NeXT os the '040 offloads a lot of
the signal
procesing stuff.  The '040 does a great job at mixing and with the new
code
in the MusicKit arbitrary sample rate conversion is a snap.  So my
sampler
is only limited by disk space not DSP code space.

I never said the Indigo was a bad machine it's just no the *ONLY* machine that
can do audio.  The NeXT for digital audio *IS* cheaper unless you need fast
3-d graphics in color also.  I don't.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: sroka@beach.csulb.edu (Gabriel D. Sroka)
Subject: Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reset Procedure (question)
Keywords: ensoniq esq-1 reset
Organization: Cal State Long Beach
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 08:23:29 GMT

My ESQ-1 died last month!  When I took it to my authorized repair place, the
only thing (apparently) that they needed to do to fix it was to reset
the synth.  This took two weeks' time and $17.50 plus two round trips
to do.  Needless to say, I'm mad that this reset procedure isn't
published (I asked the tech to give it to me, even).

NOTE:  I'm not talking about the reset procedure which consists of
"holding down the Record button and pressing the Soft button in the
top left corner above the display."  My synth was so dead that this
didn't work and apparently there is another procedure (probably very
similar to it).

Short of complaining to Ensoniq directly (and hoping for better results)
I am asking my fellow netters who know this information to come forward
with it.  If this is contrary to Ensoniq's policy, then I suggest they
change it or fear losing their clientele.  I refuse to support a company
that treats its customers like this; you should refuse, too!

Thanks....

Gabriel
sroka@beach.csulb.edu

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From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Subject: Re: To keep the r.m.s rename is _not_ elitist (was Re: *BAD*...)
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 16:56:18 GMT
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL

According to gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen):
>According to Lazlo Nibble:
>> If it happened because nobody in the group was paying attention -- as
>> seems to be the case here -- I'd shut up and accept the result.  Really. 
>
>What a completely elitist attitude.

No.

An elitist attitude would be, "Those r.m.s readers are not capable of
making a good decision, so we'll do it for them."

In contrast, Lazlo (with whom I agree) says, "Those r.m.s readers are
capable of making a good decision, but apparently they didn't care
enough to speak up; so it's their loss that they don't like the result
of the discussion they ignored."
-- 
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   "I am truly as big a genius as all other Rush fans." -- Bruce Bufalini
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu (Laird Nelson)
Subject: Re: Synth shopping
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:47:27 GMT

Orpheus (DICKENJD@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu) wrote:
      bross@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA writes:
      > Pinch yourself! An article to do with synthesizers and not usenet
        hegemony. 

      [Gasp] You mean an article that follows the purpose of the 
      group? ;)

Which group, r.m.s. or r.m.m.s.?  ;)  To bross: THANK YOU!

      > questions:
      > 
      > - Is the Wavestation EX worth considering over the SY85?

As anybody will tell you, useage is the thing to keep in mind here.  Are you
interested in creating timbres that shift all over the place all over time?
If so, the WS is usually the way to go.  On the other hand, if sample-
playback and Yamaha's reasonably innovative (and confusing) SY series archi-
tecture is the way you want to go, then the SY85 is probably better.

The EX has some samples and imitative sounds in it, granted, but you'll
probably find, if you listen to it, that it's more towards the edge of the
synth market--more of a niche-instrument.  (Well, at least as far as Korg
is capable of *making* such instruments...I think they dropped a good thing
when they stopped building the DSS-1.)

And, although it's probably good advice, you're not going to be able to listen
to "every" synth out there.  Others to look at might include the Ensoniq 
workstations, the Kawai K4 + a suitably bizarre module (like the MicroWave),
and the K2000 (really...this synth has been defended by many r.m.s'ers as
one of the best out there).

Those cover most of the bases between imitative and weird.  :)

LAiRD

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From: dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: SH-101 resonance noise
Date: 8 Nov 92 23:16:03 GMT
Organization: University of California, Irvine


	Well, with all this talk of SH-101 guts, I guess this is an appropriate
time to post this question:  I have a weird problem with my SH-101; when I turn
the resonance up past about 3 or so, there's suddenly a huge amount of crackly
noise in the signal - not just when I move the slider, either - while it's up
that high the noise will continue.  The noise isn't very constant, either - 
it's like periodic crackling.  I would assume this probably isn't a problem
with the slider, and instead the VCF chip needs to be replaced...?  Is it a
standardized Curtis jobbie?  If I knew anything about electronics I'm sure I
could diagnose the problem pretty easily, but alas, I am an incompetent moron -
only barely able to solder up custom cables and pull + replace IC's.  Any
suggestions, anyone...?  Randy?

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From: rminemie@sedona.intel.com (Ronald Minemier)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Roland's first MIDI synth
Date: 9 Nov 92 23:14:51 GMT
Organization: Intel Corporation
Originator: rminemie@kirby


can't speak for Roland but actually the first synths hooked together
were 2 Prophet -5 's in the back room of SCI...the Prophet 600 wasnt
done yet though the protocol was.....i vote for Jupiter 6 as the other
first released as new synths along with the Prophet 600.
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.audio
From: bmaraldo@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Commander Brett Maraldo)
Subject: DAT Machine Wanted
Organization: Unit 36 Research
Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1992 23:00:46 GMT


	Hi.  I am looking for a protable DAT machine.  I'd like to buy
something used, if possible.  If you have or know of a DAT machine for
sale please tell me about it.  If you see a used one in a shop somewhere
I'd also like to know about it.  I prefer not to buy a new one.  Can you
tell me what DAT machines sell for new in stores?  It may come to buying
on new if I can;t get one used.

brett maraldo
plexus productions
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From: jkeczmer@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (John Keczmerski)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: guitar - synth wanted
Date: 5 Nov 92 09:57:14 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

I'm looking for a guitar-synth.  Ideas?  suggestions?  Are there any
still on the market?  The Casio and the Roland synths that I was
thinking of are no longer in production.  

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: willittl@spock.NMSU.Edu (William  Little)
Subject: WANTED:  EPS 16+ (Rack) & K2000
Organization: New Mexico State University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 01:04:44 GMT


Anybody out there willing to sell their EPS 16+ rack?

Also, what is the current price for the K2000 (board)
going.  Is the sample module out yet?


Thanks!

Joseph Good
Green Dot Brigade
jgood@nmsu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: roypn@ERE.UMontreal.CA (Roy Pierre-Nicholas)
Subject: Re: What are good multitibral sound modules for under $500
Organization: Universite de Montreal
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:03:34 GMT

I would recommend the Doctor Synth from Boss. I paid $ 440CAN for mine.
It is basically a Sound Canvas without the MT32 sounds. It has reverb and
chorus and those effects are better than those found on the Sound Canvas.
Moreover, it has 28 voices and is 16 parts multitimbral. It has 128 General
Midi patches and 8 drum kits. It is also GS compatible so that you can use
it with games that support the MT32.

Nice little beast!
-- 
Pierre-Nicholas Roy
Chimie theorique
roypn@ere.umontreal.ca
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: c162-bb@po.berkeley.edu (Edmund Seto)
Subject: convert M1 patches to T3, anyone?
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 19:45:16 GMT

well, the subject says it all.  can anyone help me convert korg  m1 sysex to
t3 sysex?  I need help for both programs and combinations.

thanks,
ed.
From: kulance@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Looking for intro. info.
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:43:41 CST
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

Hello,
	I'm interested in keyboarding and MIDI, but the problem is I know next
to nothing about them.  I'm looking for some introductory material o keyboards
et. al.  Specifically explanation of MIDI, glossary of terms etc.

	I'm not asking for a tutor, tho' that would be nice, but someone
willing to point me in the right direction of archives, books, etc.

	When I do purchase a synth.  It will be MIDI connected to my IBM
compatible.  Sorry no mac's here.

	Please post or email(preffered) a reply.

Thanks in advance,
Paul
kulance@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
ptobia@tesla.ece.ukans.edu

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: mcp@netcom.com (Craig Presnell)
Subject: Wanted: SysEx Midi commands for Emu Emax II
Keywords: emax ii,midi,sysex,tech
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 00:47:23 GMT

I heard that there is a book that contains all of the sysex commands 
for the Emax II. Does anyone have (or know where to get) this information
in a text file?

Thanks for all responses.

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: koelman@cuby.stc.nl (Ton Koelman)
Subject: Re: Question about future of WaveStation
Reply-To: koelman@stc.nato.int
Organization: SHAPE Technical Centre, NL
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:18:55 GMT

In article <1992Nov6.114137.17674@stc.nato.int> koelman@cuby.stc.nl (Ton  
Koelman) writes:
> In article <1992Nov05.192853.5251@bmerh85.bnr.ca> shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv  
> Naimpally) writes:
> > 
> > Anyway, I sure hope Korg plans to support it since I'm eyeing the
> > newly lowered price on the A/D !

Ton Koelman writes:
"Still, the SR seems a much better deal to me.
please correct me if I'm wrong."

As an A/D owner/enthusiast, I've gotta put in a plug for the great things
that can be done with those analog inputs. It's like having a very nic
(nice) effects box as well as the wavestation. Using the analog input as
part of a wave sequence is like having a midi controllable mixer for those
channels. All in all, the A/D gives you a lot more power even though it
can't read the oversize ROM cards that the SR will read (and will it get
left behind by possible 3rd party developers because of this?). But is
it a "good deal" for it's cost. I dunno. Not at the price I paid for it
compared to the SR, but somebody said there was a price reduction. It's
definitely worth a couple hundred bucks more for the A/D features (AND the
joystick).

Bill Scott
From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: alexander publishing
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:51:32 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

In article <517@asylum.UUCP> dnibby@asylum.UUCP (Dana Nibby) writes:
>
>
> Where can I buy Alexander Publishing books? (need one for an ESQ-1).
>Also, is there any FTP site that has ESQ-1 patches? I've looking at a few
>sites that had ESQ directories which were all empty. Someone told me to get
>patches on a pay system, but I'd rather just buy a cartidge if I'm going to
>have to pay for conect time. Are there any books that have patterns for
>the ESQ-1? I thought that'd be a neat idea, instead of spending mucho $$$
>on back issues of the Transoniq Hacker, looking for patches.


Try :

        Alexander Publishing
        3537 Old Conejo Road
        Newbury Park, CA 91320 USA

        (800) 633-1123

Davei
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From: lclarke@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lee Clarke)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
Subject: Re: My JD800 is WONKY!!
Date: 5 Nov 92 21:57:34 GMT
Reply-To: lclarke@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Lee Clarke)
Followup-To: rec.music.synth
Distribution: usa
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In rec.music.synth, skt@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Simon K Train) writes:
> I use my JD800 primarily as a master keyboard in my sequencer setup (MusicX).
>The JD800 seems to be emanating pitch-bend sysex data (a continuous stream). As
>soon as I start to record, without touching the keyboard, it sends out
>pitch-bend data itself. Some of the synths voices seem to suffer some kind of
>subtle pitch variation; pitch-bend problem again I presume.
> I have checked the MIDI setup params and some other stuff, seems OK though.
>What's wrong? Is it likely to be a wonky JD800? Has anyone else had this
>problem (with any synths)?
>
>Simon T.

To do a firmware diagnostic test on the JD800:

Enter Multi Mode.
While pressing Cursor < and Cursor >, press EXIT
You are in diagnostics test mode.

EXIT + BANK 1 (Hold down EXIT and press BANK 1) Internal Ram test.
NG = not good, OK = passed test

This checks the battery condition also.

EXIT + BANK 2   DATA card test
EXIT + BANK 3   Internal PCM ROM test
EXIT + BANK 4   WAVEFORM card test
 .
 .
 .
EXIT + NUMBER 1 Bender and Aftertouch test
EXIT + NUMBER 4 MIDI test      Connect a MIDI cable from MIDI IN to
			       MIDI OUT. Should see OK.
			       Remove cable. Should see NG.
EXIT + NUMBER 6 Effects test.  Press a key...should hear a clear sound,
			       no noise.

EXIT + NUMBER 8 Exit Test mode.


The other diagnostics check the LEDS, buttons, encoder, sliders,
keyboard, output, D/A adjustments, etc.


Lee Clarke
lclarke@oasys.dt.navy.mil
"Opinions are my own, etc."
From: david@roth-music.com (David A. Roth)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: IMPORTANT - Losing the link
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 03:58:07 EST
Organization: DAVID A. ROTH MUSIC
Reply-To: david@roth-music.com (David A. Roth)
X-Mailer: uAccess - Macintosh Release: 1.5v4


In article <9211021653.AA08223@jupiter.Sun.CSD.unb.ca> (rec.music.synth), aedwards@JUPITER.CSD.UNB.CA (Alan Edwards) writes:
> 
> Joe M. writes:
> > Due to the ridiculous requirement for the renaming of a perfectly stable group
> > by an anal-retentive outsider who doesn't even read the group, the link
> > between SYNTH-L and rec.music.synth is going to break.
> >
> 
> Well...there goes my connection, and I didn't even offend anyone. My thanks
> to Joe for giving me the oppurtunity to share in this list.
> 
> Goodbye, I guess.
> 
> Alan
> 
> ===========================================================================
>   Alan Edwards
>   UNB Physics                              internet:    aedwards@unb.ca
>     Canada
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  "General MIDI is to music what paint-by-numbers is to painting"  - Joe M.
> ===========================================================================
> 

Not that I claim to be a news configuration guru, but when I was using
a UNIX system for netnews a person's e-mail address could be added
to the netnews list of sites to feed so that anything posted to that
newsgroup would be echoed via e-mail.  I can't offer to do this for
anyone since my news/mail system doesn't support these feature.

Anyone with UNIX netnews who has root permission should be able to
offer to set this up provided they can support the added traffic.

Hope this helps!

David
From: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Roland's first MIDI synth
Date: 5 Nov 92 19:45:12 GMT
Reply-To: barrett@astro.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Organization: BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED

In article <86340004@hpsad.sad.hp.com> smithj@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Jim Smith) writes:
>    What was Roland's first MIDI equipped synth?

	The Jupiter 6.  I believe it was the second or third MIDI synth
in existence.  The first was the Sequential Circuits Prophet 600.

                                                        Dan

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From: os@IKP.Uni-Koeln.DE (Oliver Stuch)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: MultiSound
Date: 5 Nov 92 13:04:11 GMT
Organization: Institute of Nuclear Physics, University of Cologne, Germany
NNTP-Posting-Host: snert.ikp.uni-koeln.de

Hi everyone!

I'd like to buy this nice card (MultiSound), but I can't afford to buy it here
in Germany (listprice: ~ US$1300 (2000 DM)).

So I would really like to know a shop in the US, where I may order it for
much less! So would you please tell me, if you know such a store (and of course
how I can reach the people there :-)

Thank you

Ollie

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Subject: Re: To keep the r.m.s rename is _not_ elitist (was Re: *BAD*...)
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 14:25:28 GMT
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL

According to dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov:
>chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg) writes:
>>Unless they are robots or were under duress, they _did_ choose inaction.
>
>Perhaps they never knew to CHOOSE anything...

Yes, perhaps they were wronged by their administrators, or whoever it
was that introduced them to Usenet.  But it doesn't take much interest
to say, "Wow, news.announce.newusers -- that looks like it's for me."

In other words, anyone uncurious enough not to read n.a.newusers --
which is right there in the newsgroup list where rec.music.synth is
found -- is probably apathetic enough not to be a constructive
participant in newsgroup creation, anyway.  (IMO, of course.)
-- 
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                 just another elitist Usenet administrator
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth