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Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 12:35:37 EDT
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From:         Carol Goodson <CGOODSON%UGA.bitnet@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: CALLING ALL STUDENTS OF RUSSIAN

>I await the appearance of "nucular" in the OED, as it seems to have replaced
>"nuclear".  My other favorites are: "realator" - one who sells realastate,
>                                    "processes" - preferred pronunciation
>                                                  "process-ees"

I heard Dan Rather use "attrited" as a verb one night during the Gulf War
thing... I am fascinated by the transformation of nouns into verbs which
seems to be increasing these days.
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 11:10:24 EDT
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From:         Judith Schrier <PRIMATE%BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU@VTVM2.CC.VT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: ODDS 'N' ENDS
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Oh-KAY, I begin to see the problem. It's a question of
what are the causes and what are the effects. Torkel
seems to be afraid that our culture is going to go down
the tubes (may I say "go down the tubes" rather than
"disintegrate"?) because "we" permit a lax use of language.

> So let us suppose that a system of grunts meets the needs of
>the speakers of this evolved version of English. Then, obviously, their
>needs must have changed dramatically. For example, they have no need for
>mathematics or literature. How do you conclude, from linguistics or by
>any other means, that there is nothing wrong with a change in human culture
>whereby there is no further need for mathematics or literature?

Torkel looks around him, sees people using one word ("heavy") for
dozens of uses, which for a sensitive person require dozens of words.
He forsees a future in which poetry will be collapsed into a system
of grunts, and is anguished that Natalie can see nothing "wrong"
with it all.

Torkel, if the language *does* evolve into a system of grunts, then
one of two things will be true: something else will have evolved to
take the place of literature (no problem, right?); or people will
have changed so that they no longer have a need for literature or
anything like it. Now the latter would be *sad*, from our point of
view. Currently there are people who believe they have no need for
literature, and we find them sad (or bad, or mad) or even *wrong*.

I think we are looking at two different meanings of the word "wrong"!
AH-HA! If humanity changes so that it no longer needs anything with
the function of "literature", there is something "wrong with the
situation", but it is not "wrong" that the language has changed so
that literature is not possible in it.

The question is whether we can prevent the possible outcome (no
more literature) by demanding that language cease to change, or
only change in a few permitted directions. And what in the world
do you think is going to happen to literature if some language
dictatorship begins to exert such control???

Love and Pepparkakor to all,
judith
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 23:22:41 CST
From:         Jason Keeler <KEELERJA@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA>
Subject:      Roland SCC-1

Hi;

Anyone try the Roland SCC-1 (Sound Canvas in a card) yet?  If so, what kind
of sofware do you get with it for operations?  For approx. $390US it seems
like an ideal MIDI addition.  Plus you get a MIDI interface with it.

...Jason
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:06:00 EST
From:         wbf1@CBEMA.ATT.COM

Subject:      Thanks a bunch!  (DD5 questions)

> Alas, the DD5 has nothing but a MIDI IN jack, so that's why I was
> figuring on the merge box
>
>   Anyone have any suggestions for a cost-effective (read: inexpensive) MIDI
> merge device...?   :)
>
>   Jeff Preston
>   (who is very glad to be here this morning!)

Hi again Jeff,

	I hope you mean MIDI OUT jack in that first sentence above.  A
controller with only a MIDI IN jack is like a WOM (Write Only Memory).
It would be a MIDI note black hole - notes go in but they don't go out!
For the merge device, try Anatek's pocket merge.

Bill Fox
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Date:         Thu, 16 Apr 1992 12:56:42 BST
From:         nick@DCS.EDINBURGH.AC.UK
Subject:      Lexicon MRC
Comments: To: EMUSIC-L@auvm.american.edu
              15 Apr 1992 07:52:33 EDT <9204151757.aa11591@dcs.ed.ac.uk>

   This problem has been fixed on the newer stock, according to the Lexi tech
   but apparently there are still older pieces with this defect.  I know
   cause I got one.

What particular defect is this? I bought my MRC just over a year ago and it's
been fine.

Nick.
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Subject: MAC MIDI (modem port)
From: aspringman@eagle.wesleyan.edu
Date: 17 Apr 92 09:26:47 EDT
Organization: Wesleyan University

Hi,


     I want a MAC MIDI interface for the modem port.  Whatchya got?


                                                Andrew Springman
                                                   the Sauropod wannabe

                                                aspringman@eagle.wesleyan.edu
                                                aspringman@wesleyan.bitnet
From: d1gunnar@DTEK.CHALMERS.SE
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Subject: Re: Listening to music from a remote location
Date: 9 Apr 92 12:16:12 GMT
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              Pepin" at Apr 7, 92 11:50 am

I don't really think EMUSIC is the right place for this.  If you have access
to NEWS you should try posting to 'sci.electronics'.  There are a lot of
talented people there and they should be able to help you out.  I like the
fibre-optics idea.  I guess you should be able to send it FM through the fibre?


Good luck!

Gunnar Andersson   --  d1gunnar@dtek.chalmers.se
   Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 07:52:33 EDT
From:         "D. Yuen" <yuen@NADC.NADC.NAVY.MIL>
Subject: Re: Lexicon MRC
Comments: To: EMUSIC-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

HI -
This may have been posted before, but if you just bought an MRC or are
thinking of buying one take note.

This problem has been fixed on the newer stock, according to the Lexi tech
but apparently there are still older pieces with this defect.  I know
cause I got one.

In an effort to reduce static discharges causing problems Lexicon has
put some conductive copper tape between the metal face plates and the
plastic housing of the MRC.  Some of these had this tape placed
directly underneath the power plug and the ON-OFF switch.  This can cause
a short to the power supply with these symptoms.  The MRC will power
on but the On-Off switch has no effect.  Eventually the power supply
will snuff it.

The fix is easy, and so is checking to see if your MRC might have this
problem.  Take out the 4 screws holding the case together and take a look.
The offending tape will directly beneath the screwed down circuit board.
You can see the copper shining out.  If it is beneath the MIDI ports
you're ok.  If it's benaeth the power plug and switch, unscrew the
MIDI port nuts and the circuit board and move the tape over so it's
under the MIDI ports and close it back up.  Greg the tech at Lexicon
said this wont invalidate your warrantee, and it's faster then
mailing it back to them.

Dan Y.
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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 11:50:58 EDT
From:         Marc-Andre Pepin <mapepin@CERBERUS.ULAVAL.CA>
Subject:      Listening to music from a remote location
Comments: To: emusic-l%auvm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu

	I am not sure I am on the right list for this type of question.
If you have suggestion on which other list I can send it to, please
let me know.

	Here is the problem I have :

	At Laval university campus (in Quebec city), the library is
in one building and holds all the audio documents (CD, records,
cassettes). The department of music is in another building about
1500 feet away from the library. The students do not like to walk
back and forth every time they want to listen to a musical work.
Specially when they have a break of only an hour between two courses,
this does not give them much time for listening. Instead of moving
the library, which for many reasons is not really feasible, somebody
had the idea of transmitting the music from one building to another.
In the music building, there would be a room with a few listening
stations (5 to 10), then when a student want to listen to a work,
he or she would call the library and say for example :" I would
like to listen to Bruckner Symphony no. 7 on listening station no. 2".
Somebody at the library would put the CD in a CD player and the
student could listen to the symphony. This is a very nice scenario
but how can it be done?

	I have two ideas, but I do not know how to implement them.

	1. We have an ethernet network between the 2 buildings. The
first idea is to transmit the information digitally. A system (computer)
read the digital output of a CD player compress it and transmit it
over ethernet. At the other end, the signal is received, decompressed
and converted to sound. Do you know equipment and/or software
that could do that? Do you know vendors?

	2. The analog output of a few CD players are fed through an
equipment that modulate the signals and send them over fiber optics
(we have f. o. between the 2 buildings). At the other end, the signals
are demodulated and send to each station. Once again, do you know
equipments or vendors for this implementation?

I am opened to other ideas too.

	Please answer to me directly, since I am not on the list. I
will summarize later if there is enough interest.

Thank a lot.


--
Marc-Andre Pepin              | Centre de Traitement de l'Information (CTI)
mapepin@cti.ulaval.ca         | Universite Laval
                              | Pavillon L-J-Casault, suite 2410
                              | Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada, G1K 7P4
                              | Tel.: (418) 656-3632 / Fax : (418) 656-7305
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:29:16 EST
From:         PRESTON@MOREKYPR.BITNET
Subject:      Oops.

>	I hope you mean MIDI OUT jack in that first sentence above.  A
>controller with only a MIDI IN jack is like a WOM (Write Only Memory).
>It would be a MIDI note black hole - notes go in but they don't go out!
>For the merge device, try Anatek's pocket merge.

>Bill Fox

  Yep... that's what I meant to say (this will teach me to stay up past
my bedtime, huh?).  :)
  I'm going to check into the Anatek box, Bill... thanks again!

  Jeff "midnight shift guy" Preston
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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 1992 19:24:00 EST
From:         NLEONARD@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU
Subject:      Performer and Markers
Comments: To: EMUSIC-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

I am working on a 30 minute sound track using the Ensoniq EPS 16+ and
Performer.  I am pretty far into the project and am finding the Markers
feature of Performer cumbersome.

Is there a way to copy markers from one sequence or chunk to another.  I
made a listing of all the video edits, with SMPTE times, and would like to
enter them in Performer as Markers once then copy the appropriate
markers to the chunks where they are used.  This does not seem possible.
It is possible to copy markers from chunks to a Song but not from a Song
to a Chunk or from a chunk to a chunk.  Why not?

If you know of a solution please let me know.

Thank you,

Neil Leonard
nleonard@ecn.mass.edu
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 10:31:54 BST
From:         nick@DCS.EDINBURGH.AC.UK
Subject:      Performer and Markers
Comments: To: EMUSIC-L@auvm.american.edu
              12 Apr 1992 19:24:00 EST <9204130029.aa00969@dcs.ed.ac.uk>

   Is there a way to copy markers from one sequence or chunk to another.

I won't swear to this, but I *think* you can just cut and paste on the
conductor track.

Nick.
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 10:52:50 +0100
From:         nick@DCS.EDINBURGH.AC.UK
Subject:      MIDIverb II
Comments: To: emusic-l@auvm.american.edu

>     Just a quick note about Midiverbs.  My Midiverb II has almost no headroom
>to speak of.

Mine has plenty. I hardly ever even hit the green "signal" LED, let alone
the peak LED, and yet I can get quite wet return mixes without problems.

>The separate wall powerpack is a pain, too.

They always are. If only the damn things were standard, or there were some
standard for isolated low-voltage DC so we could use a power rail or something.

Nick.
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 23:18:28 CST
From:         Jason Keeler <KEELERJA@MAX.CC.UREGINA.CA>
Subject: Re: Thanks a bunch! (DD5 questions)
              15 Apr 1992 09:35:16 EST from <PRESTON@MOREKYPR.BITNET>

Hi Jeff;

I've heard nothing but good reports from Anatek's Pocket Merge.  Fairly cheap
too, around $95. That's what you wanted wasn't it :)

...Jason
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Date:         Fri, 10 Apr 1992 00:54:00 EDT
From:         Robert Whitehead <SSABBW@MVS.SAS.COM>
Subject:      MIDI and Ensoniq SQ1
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Hi,

Does anyone know if Ensoniq are available via INTERNET??
A friend has just purchased an SQ1 and would like both the
MIDI 1.0 protocol and the SQ1 SYSEX information. (I am hoping to
be able to write a patch editor for it).

If anyone can help with either -
   MIDI 1.0 protocol (or a means of obtaining it)
   SYSEX info for Ensoniq's SQ1 (Plus)
   Any code (any language) examples for patch editors.

With regards in eager anticipation.

Bob Whitehead (replies E-mail to SSABBW@MVS.SAS.COM)
Australia
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Date:         Mon, 13 Apr 1992 18:11:00 EST
From:         NLEONARD@RCNVMS.RCN.MASS.EDU
Subject:      Re: Performer and Markers
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Thank you very much.  I tried that after I posted the message and found that it
 works.

Neil is another question
nleonard@ecn.mass.edu
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 15:55:00 EST
From:         wbf1@CBEMA.ATT.COM

Subject:      DD5 Presets

> From:         Eric McCormick <0004775674@MCIMAIL.COM>
> One suggestion on what to do as far as your DD5 key assignments being cleared
> is to set your Alesis drum machine to default to the assignments of your DD5.
> That way you would not need to reconfigure your DD5 at all.

Great idea; for one DD5.  If Jeff gets a second DD5, won't they BOTH
default to the same note assignments?  He'll still have to reassign the
pads on the second controller.  I wonder if there's an inexpensive
merger/mapper/zoner type box that could take care of this.  Sounds
doable on a PC with software but I think Jeff was looking for a low cost
solution that won't tie up a PC for such a "minor" process.  I have the
Digital Music MX-8 which might do the job by transposing one DD5 up and
merging it with an unprocessed DD5.  Then set up the drum module for the
eight resulting "default" note assignments.  Jeff;  Do you have about
$250 (US) to spare for an MX-8?

Bill Fox
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 02:55:57 GMT
From:         "Tony Hood and Ian Fredericks at SUESS" <ianf@EXTRO.UCC.SU.OZ.AU>
Subject:      WX7 Wind Controller etc.
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I am a member of a live-performance electronic music group "OHM". We have
five members who play up to two Yamaha WX7 wind controllers, Roland Octapads
and 5 keyboards. We have access to most of the common synths and samplers.

We are looking for new pieces, particularly as we may be coming to the
States and Europe next year. In Australia we perform around the country
by ourselves or as part of Festivals, and receive regular radio broadcast.
We play a range of music, from minimalist note-pieces to sound and noise-
based works.

I would particularly like to get my hands on anything composed for the WX7!

Anthony Hood
1 Kellaway St
East Ryde
NSW  2113
AUSTRALIA

fax (61) (2) 4281734
e-mail ianf@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
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Date:         Sat, 11 Apr 1992 14:16:07 MDT
From:         Adam Schabtach <schabtac@STOUT.ATD.UCAR.EDU>
Subject:      Wall-warts
Comments: To: EMUSIC-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

> the reason for/advantage ov wall packs is the isolation of power supply from
> the rest of the circuitry, eliminating some sources of hum & noise, requiring
> less sheilding.  putting the power supply back in the box is likely to make
>  these
> problems worse.  i agree the wall-warts are a pain, but they do save the
> manufacturer (us) a few bucks...

Also, I've heard that it's easier to get UL-listing approval for wall-warts
than for built-in supplies. I think that once a manufacturer gets their
wall-wart approved, they can use it with any new device without having to
get new approval. E.g. all Alesis Micro-effects, as well as the MV II, use
the same transformer.

My solution for dealing with the annoying little boxes is I go to the
hardware store and get multi-outlet sockets that can be used to make
extension cords. I also buy some zip cord and AC plugs, and build
1-foot extension cords with three sockets on the end. That way I can
get three wall-warts in one outlet on a power strip.

(I can hear Nick cringing from all the way over here in the Rockies. He just
loves American AC wiring...)


--Adam                                     schabtac@stout.atd.ucar.edu
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 09:28:14 PDT
From:         "Matthew Rogalsky" <rogalsky@SFU.CA>
Subject:      Re: WX7 Wind Controller etc.
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              Fredericks at SUESS" at Apr 14, 92 2:55 am

Hi Ian
I am doing synth programming for a Vancouver Canada composer of
electronic music name of Martin Bartlett.  He made a piece last
year for four WX7s playing TX802s in various microtonalities.  I
am reworking the synth voicings and performances for a
2 WX7/1 keyboard version, which you might be interested in.  A
Canadian group will play it in this form in early May.  It's a
nice piece, using quite pure sounds so as to better hear the
acoustical effects of the various intervals.  Some parts are quite
virtuosic.  Anyhow... you could email Martin B and ask him for
a tape of it I suppose.  His address: martin_bartlett@mailserver.sfu.ca

Matt
rogalsky@mailserver.sfu.ca
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Date:         Tue, 14 Apr 1992 08:08:57 CST
From:         Gregory Taylor
              <vme.heurikon.com!gtaylor%heurikon.UUCP@CS.WISC.EDU>
Subject:      Re: WX7 Wind Controller etc.
Comments: To: "Tony Hood and Ian Fredericks at SUESS"
              <EMUSIC-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
              Fredericks at SUESS" at Apr 14, 92 2:55 am

> We are looking for new pieces, particularly as we may be coming to the
> States and Europe next year. In Australia we perform around the country
> by ourselves or as part of Festivals, and receive regular radio broadcast.
> We play a range of music, from minimalist note-pieces to sound and noise-
> based works.

You have any problem with non-western tunings? Can I send you the
patches [6-op FM] that would go with the piece? I'm working primarily
with just intonational variants of Indonesian tunings and ah... non-
standard scores [graphic, although mostly for gamelan], but the group
sounds interesting. You got any commish dough sitting around [this is
something we always ask. THe answer is usually "Yes. $20," and someone
owes me a dinner]? I wouldn't be professional if I didn't ask, now
would I?

Seriously - tell me about your equipment at present....

You can reach me at gtaylor@heurikon.com
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Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 07:54:50 EST
From:         The Radio Gnome <V2002A@TEMPLEVM.BITNET>
Subject:      Re: Comments on Quadraverb, SE-50, E-mu's MPS

Hi,

     Just a quick note about Midiverbs.  My Midiverb II has almost no headroom
to speak of.  In order to maximize the effects I have to run the thing close
to clipping.  I dedicate one channel of an Audiologic compressor as a front
end to the Midiverb.  I don't know if Alesis fixed this problem with the
III and the Quadraverb.  The separate wall powerpack is a pain, too.

                       Andy Wing
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Date:         Wed, 15 Apr 1992 16:47:00 GMT
From:         Eric McCormick <0004775674@MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject:      DD5 Presets

One suggestion on what to do as far as your DD5 key assignments being cleared
is to set your Alesis drum machine to default to the assignments of your DD5.
That way you would not need to reconfigure your DD5 at all.


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Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 10:17:00 EDT
From:         WSCOTT@WOOSTER.BITNET
Subject:      S100 computer music

I have an S100 system sitting around doing nothing and I've heard about
a board called the Casheab or something like that.  Does anyone know
of any sources of information on boards built for computer music --
not the combination video and beep boards that could be programmed to
play a tune but real (maybe analog) synths controlled from the S100
bus?

Thanks.

Bill Scott
WSCOTT@WOOSTER.BITNET  or  WSCOTT@ACS.WOOSTER.EDU
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