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From: dmo2s@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (David M. Oxford)
Subject: Disabled Guitar Player
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:16:14 GMT

FROM: Russell V. Parrish
      HC1, Box 924
      Gloucester Point, VA  23062
      Phone: 804-864-6649 (day)
             804-642-5081 (night)




TO: Anyone

After an accident with a table saw, I am now an ex-guitar player
who cannot finger the strings of a guitar to form chords,
although I still have some use of the fingers of that hand.  The
other hand is fine, thankfully.  I am interested in building an
ELECTRONIC GUITAR, based on synthesizer technology, that would
function similarly to an auto-harp.  Buttons selected by the
left-hand would assign notes to strings played by the right-hand.

I am seeking assistance of any kind, from sources of information
(books, articles, etc.), catalogs for parts (buttons, switches,
microprocessors, synthesizers, etc.), to actual assistance in
making the instrument.  Any assistance would be welcome and
appreciated!

I have developed some basic initial concepts, but anything is
open for discussion.  I would prefer that the instrument be self-
contained rather than functioning as a MIDI-controller.  Chord
selection would be accomplished by depression of several buttons
which would assign a note to each string (requiring six
simultaneous voices).  The volume of each string would be
determined by a pickup of the vibratory activity of the
individual string.  Thus these several buttons would pick the
chord signature (A-G) while another button would control whether
the chord is major or minor, and still another button could
change it to a 7th.  Simultaneous depression of three buttons
could thus select, for example, an Am7 chord; two buttons, an Am
or an A7; or one button an A Major chord.  Additional program
change buttons could input a cap-like note bias or even a change
in instrument type.

Let me hear from you if you can help. 

-- 
David M. Oxford
dmo2s@virginia.edu
(804) 979-3792 (H)
(804) 980-0105 (W)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: darla@shell.portal.com (Kuby Downs)
Subject: NAME CHANGE
Summary: Enough already 
Keywords: Usenet Winter Olympics coverage -- exclusively on USPN!
Organization: Portal Communications Company -- 408/973-9111 (voice) 408/973-8091 (data)
Distribution: WORLD
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 21:17:09 GMT

Hi,

Although I've been on the Net since the summer, I'm new to the shell
and I've been struggling to learn both Unix and these crazy newsreader
programs.

When I saw the Call for Vote, I voted NO for the change. In fact, I was
so new at this, I almost screwed up my vote. Whoever was in charge of the
voting graciously sent me the original post so that I could vote correctly.

At this point.. I am unable to save the articles in rec.music.makers.synth
when using TIN and TRN does not seem to want to thread them..

Can we please just decide on a group? Thank you!
--
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|        But I was so much older then    |    Darla                      |
|                                        |    darla@cup.portal.com       |
From: moon!cyberden!xorcist@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: RE:INTRODUCTION to new mus...  
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 92 09:17:29 PST

>Following a discussion held in Aug/Sep, and a vote held in Sep/Oct,
>five newsgroups, which are listed below along with their charters,
>have been created:
>
>rec.music.makers.guitar.
>
>rec.music.makers.bass.
>
>rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature.
>
>rec.music.makers.percussion.
>
>rec.music.makers.synth (was rec.music.synth)
>

Can we please make the names even longer and more annoying?

Just a thought...

rec.music.makers.assemblers.users.synths.with.keys.not.rackmounts.but.not.samplers

jesus...
From: winfreyf@novavax.UUCP (Fran Winfrey)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: recommend jx-1?
Keywords: midi music synth roland
Date: 18 Nov 92 00:04:28 GMT
Distribution: rec.music
Organization: Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, FL


  i need a recommendation or something on a keyboard
in the $400 to $600 range.  im not a serious musician <grin>

and therefore cannot afford to dole out $$$$$ for this
keyboard i want.  ive been looking at a roland jx-1

something of that nature etc.
thanks
Organization: Senior, Architecture, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:51:09 -0500 
From: Nicolas Alejandro Arauz <na0s+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: .MID files anywhere?

Does anyone know any FTP site or BBSs that specialize in archiving .MID
(MIDI) files?!  Please let me know if you know of any!  Thanks a lot!
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,misc.forsale
From: matchick@andy.bgsu.edu (Brian Matchick)
Subject: Ensoniq EPS Turbo FOR SALE!
Followup-To: poster
Organization: Bowling Green State University B.G., Oh.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 23:18:46 GMT


Note: I am selling this item for a friend.

For Sale:

Ensoniq EPS Turbo (2meg ram, Flashbank and SCSI)
Includes sound library (30 or so disks) and Waveboy effects library.

This machine was purchased over the summer and has sat in a box most of it's life.  It's just like new.

Make a fair and reasonable offer.  Split shipping.

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and what is not good-			704 Fifth Street, Apartment 5
need we ask anyone to tell us		Bowling Green, OH  43402
these things?				(419) 352-1557
		- Robert Pirsig

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be too simple to comprehend them.  - ??? 

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Via: uk.ac.leeds.scs; Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:27:38 +0000
Distribution: world
X-News-Gateway: NewsGateway@phaze.UUCP (NewsGateway 1.0 by Pierre Rioux)
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 23:27:43 GMT
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Organization: The University of Leeds, School of Computer Studies
From: ross-c@scs.leeds.ac.uk
To: usenet@phaze.cam.org
Cc: 
Subject: Re: GeneralMusic (GEM) S2 bugs

In article <1992Nov9.204206.18769@odin.corp.sgi.com> you write:
>There was a review of it in Electronic Musician which was basically
>a pan.
>
>Jim Aiken (again, paraphrased) :  "I've been reviewing a synth that has 
>had a lot of advertising recently."  Around the office I've been calling 
>it a "bloated <expletive> pig."  I won't use those words in the review,
>of course, but I'm not going to say a lot of good things about it, either."
>
>No one was about to say "General Music" by name, but it was pretty obvious 
>to me what they were talking about.  And the review in EM made it crystal
>clear.

At least one UK magazine gave it the standard rave review.

(Yawn)

Ross-c


Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:18699 rec.music.makers.synth:244
From: mgb@cam-orl.co.uk (Martin Brown)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
Subject: Re: E-mu Proteus and "all notes off"?
Date: 20 Nov 92 11:11:11 GMT
Organization: Olivetti Research Ltd, Cambridge, England

In article <1992Nov15.134936.1@vxcrna.cern.ch> roeber@cern.ch writes:
>Can anyone quick verify if the E-mu Proteus respects an "all notes
>off" instruction?  My roland a-80 has the standard panic button,
>and it sure thinks it's sending an all-notes-off, because if I'm
>holding down any keys at the time of the panic they never send
>release events.  But my proteuses (protei?) keep humming away.  
>This is arguably a bug on one side or the other, but I don't yet
>have a sniffer, so I can't pin it down.


I have this combination (A-80 keyboard and Proteus 1) and the PANIC button does indeed work.
From: joek@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Josef Karthauser)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: MT-32 Drum Tracks
Date: 22 Nov 92 14:32:03 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex

Is there anywhere that I can get drum patterns for an Roland MT-32 (preferably in
.MID format)? Also is there an MT-32 mailing list?

Any answers would be grately received....

Joe

*********************************************
* Josef Karthauser  |  joek@cogs.susx.ac.uk *
*********************************************
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: Was there ever a DW6000 rack?
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 16:56:38 GMT

If there was it was probably the EX6000. The 6000 was enhanced
and renamed the DW8000 and it did have a rack version, the EX8000.
Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:18647 rec.music.makers.synth:223 rec.music.marketplace:2321
From: graham@cs.washington.edu (Stephen Graham)
Subject: Re: Dave Hayes may be right (was Re: To keep the r.m.s rename...)
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 17:22:53 GMT

In article <1992Nov19.033547.12992@cubic.com> hees@cubic.com (Phil Hees) writes:
>>What you are suggesting is that the people of Dix Hills should be able
>>to overturn the vote of the entire country . . .
>
>No, just that the people of Dix Hills [rec.music.synth] should have some
>greater say in the matter than the people of the rest of the country
>[Usenet].  The current voting guidelines don't allow this.

There's one flaw: It's easy to determine who lives in Dix Hills, NJ. 
Just ask them to point out their house/apartment/dog kennel. How do you
tell if someone reads rec.music.synth? Keep a three week log of everyone
who posts? No, that disenfranchises the lurkers or people who just
haven't had anything to say recently. Administer a quiz based on recent
discussion? No, some people who read the group will fail. I don't think
there's a good way to determine group readership.

Why does it matter? Most votes are ignored by the general populace. They
just don't care about the issue. If the general populace does become
involved, it usually means there's something seriously wrong with the
proposal.

Leave things the way they are.

-- 
Stephen Graham
graham@cs.washington.edu	 uw-beaver!june!graham
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar)
Subject: Using VISION/GALAXY with Yamaha B200, Roland R5 - Questions!
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 06:15:57 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Information & Media Resources, Affiliations, Networks


Hello.  I am tryingnto use my Yamaha B-200 and Roland R5 drum machine with a
mac IIfx and Vision/Galaxy combo.

Q. Can I use the Roland R-8 Galaxy librarian module for the R-5 reliably
or / and has anyone written an R5 module?

Q. The Yamaha B200 is not supported/mentioned in galaxy soi I wonder if there
is a module out there for it -or if there is an "equivalent" keyboard
(I though there was something like the TQ5 module or YB100 or something
keyboard)

Imran
From: jdisegi@bu.edu (Jonathan Disegi)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: VCS3
Date: 23 Nov 92 23:44:45 GMT
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Is there any way in hell I can locate an old vcs3, or the like.
How much do these things go for now? If you have one, I would be interested
in talking to you.

thank you,

Jonathan Disegi Boston University (jdisegi@bu.acs.edu)
 
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
From: kissel@adcalc.fnal.gov
Subject: Re: Problem with SysEx dumps between Kawai K4 and Cakewalk Pro
Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:34:50 GMT

In article <3178@bsu-cs.bsu.edu>, jaysen@bsu-cs.bsu.edu (Jason A. Brotherton) writes:
> Hi there...first off, I am using Cakewalk Pro 4, a Sound Blaster Pro,
> and two synths:  a Korg DS-8, and a Kawai K4.
> (IBM 386, 33MHz, DOS)
> 
> My problem is this:  I can do SysEx data dumps back and forth between
> Cakewalk and my Korg no problem...but not using the Kawai.  What's 
> annoying is that 12 Tone Systems even put the proper DRM for the Kawai
> on the original progam disk!  (This is the first few bytes requesting
> a data dump...I've checked these...they *should* be correct:
>    F0 40 00 02 00 04 00 00 F7
>    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |- End of transfer
>    |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |---- Sub Command #2 for Data Dump All, Internal
>    |  |  |  |  |  |  |------- Sub Command #1 for Data Dump All, Internal
>    |  |  |  |  |  |---------- K4 Id #
>    |  |  |  |  |------------- Synthesizer Group
>    |  |  |  |---------------- Function Group # for Data Dump All
>    |  |  |------------------- Channel #  (why is this not 1????)
>    |  |---------------------- K4 Id #
>    |------------------------- SysEx Message
> 
> When I try to recieve, everything appears to be hunky-dorey, no problems,
> but when I try to send, the K4's MIDI receive light comes on but only for
> about 1/2 a second, when it should be receiving for at about two secs, which
> indicates to me that the data being sent to it is corrupt...yes?
> (by the way, nothing in the K4's memory changes)
> 
> So...I looked at the data received and found that it had indeed been changed...
> but just one byte, the 4th one from 02 to 22.  Hmm...
> (not counting all the data received...the F7 byte is still at the end)
> I don't know what Function Group 22H does or is, so being inquisitive,
> I changed it back to 02 (I assume that it sends a SysEx send request?)
> but nothing different happened.
> 
> I have successfully done MIDI dumps with the K4 using a Korg Concerto 
> sequencer in the past, and yes, all the MIDI send/receives are 
> what they should be set to on the K4 (MIDI Channel #1 is my send/recieve
> channel...so why is the Channel # 00 and not 01?  I wrote my
> own DRM with the channel # as 01 and it didn't work (obviously).
> 
> if anyone has any help/suggestions/or has had this happen to them, would
> you please let me know?
> 
> The original DRM for the Kawai K4 was written by Christoper Moreno,
> I am trying unsuccessfully to reach him as well...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jason Brotherton
> jaysen@bsu-cs.bsu.edu
> 
 Hi Jason,
     I have a K4 and I'm just starting to study Sysx, so I don't think I'll
be able to help much.  As far as the channel #'s, the Sysx data is in
hexidecimal, so the MIDI channel #'s are 0 thru F.  - Wally
KISSEL@ADCALC.FNAL.GOV
From: phillip@BARTAL.COM (Phillip M. Vogel)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: MT-32 WANTED (actually, 2 of them)
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:43:04 GMT
Organization: Bartal Design Group, Inc.

Hi, I'm looking to buy two MT-32's. Please send email to phillip@bartal.com
or feel free to call or fax.
Thanks,
Phillip
--
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Bartal Design Group, Inc.               | Domain: phillip@bartal.com
318 Marlboro Road, Englewood, NJ 07631  | (201)567-1343   FAX:(201)568-2891



Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:18798 comp.music:5319
From: theodore-michael@yale.edu (Michael Theodore)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
Subject: Re: Common Music
Date: 23 Nov 1992 15:11:21 -0500
Organization: Yale University Science & Engineering UNIX(tm), New Haven, CT 06520-2158
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: minerva.cis.yale.edu

In article <1erci0INN6le@MINERVA.CIS.YALE.EDU> theodore-michael@yale.edu (Michael Theodore) writes:
>

Somehow I killed my original text. Anyway, could some very helpful person
tell me all the steps I would need to take to get the Mac port of the
wonderful *Common Music* up and running? Please e-mail responces - I'll post
the helpful one(s). Many thanks in advance!









-- 
God's beard drips frothy chaos........
		theodore-michael@cs.yale.edu
From: brooksp@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Peter Brooks)
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:33:00 GMT
Subject: Re: Wavestation EX questions
Organization: the HP Corporate notes server
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth

>/ hpcc01:rec.music.synth / jude@wk87.nas.nasa.gov (Jude George) / 11:26 am  Nov 12, 1992 /
>with some unanswered questions.
>
>1.  Can the keyboard be split?
Yes, by position and velocity, at the performance level.
>2.  Are the EX internals equivalent to the Wavestation SR?  Can it read
Don't know
>    ROM cards meant for the 01/W, like the SR can?
I suspect not.
>3.  How many patches does the EX have in ROM?  An old Korg brochure says
>    484, but it's listed as having 550 in a recent catalog.  Are there
>    "old" and "new" versions?
Heirarchy description.  There are 484-550 soundfiles (waves), don't know which,
that feed patches.  Each bank has 35 patches.  Each bank also has 50 
which can use up to 8 patches from any bank.
>4.  Can the Wavestation EX receive SysEx information?
Usually.  :-)  Mine is a little cranky.
>5.  Is there any software that can send new patches over MIDI from a Mac
>    to the EX?
I use Galaxy+editors.  Many others available.
>6.  I saw an ad for Wavestation patches on disk.  How would one load these?
I'd assume they are in some kind of standard format.  Call the vendor.
>7.  What is the best price you've seen for this keyboard, new?  Guitar
>    Showcase in San Jose has it for $1590 or thereabouts.
Rumor has it mailorder is getting pretty good.  I got mine for 1400 from
a music shop that discoverred it can't sell synths.  Judging by the
signs on the windows, it can't sell pianos, either...  See the new equipment
pricelist posted at the beginning of the month for more info.
>
>Please email and I will summarize.
I don't do email.
>
>Jude
Pete Brooks
From: nlayton@terapin.com (Norma Layton)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: MIDI, Keyboards programs for IBM, etc.
Date: 22 Nov 92 14:18:01 PST
Organization: BBS

Hello there,
I just recently sold my piano and getting very interested in buying a program
for my IBM which allows me to type in music and change sounds etc. Is there a
program that I can buy without having to use a MIDI keyboard with it. Also does
anybody out there use MIDI along with this type of program that can explain to
me exactly how it works or can show me. I eventually plan to by a keyboard but
am wondering if it is really necessary to. If I am sounding confusing to
anybody let me know, but if anybody does know what I'm talking about please
respond. I miss my piano and would like to get back into the swing of playing
music and having it sound like something professional. Oh also is a
soundblaster necessary for these types of programs? I'm 18 and so I think I
could pick up on this very quickly before I forget all my piano knowledge of
playing. Most appreciated for any help. Anybody in a band using a MIDI system
would also be good, cuz then I could see how it works. I realize this message
is going around the world I better specific what area I'd like to hear from.
The East Bay: Oakland, Berkeley, Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette and Pleasant Hill,
and some of Hayward and San Leandro.
Hope to hear from somebody!
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: awkerr@zia.aoc.nrao.edu (Alan Kerr)
Subject: Re: INTRODUCTION to new mus...  
Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Socorro NM
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 22:37:21 GMT

In article <gate.VVaauB1w165w@cyberden.uucp> moon!cyberden!xorcist@well.sf.ca.us writes:
>>Following a discussion held in Aug/Sep, and a vote held in Sep/Oct,
>>five newsgroups, which are listed below along with their charters,
>>have been created:
>>
>>rec.music.makers.guitar.
>>rec.music.makers.bass.
>>rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature.
>>rec.music.makers.percussion.
>>rec.music.makers.synth (was rec.music.synth)
>
>Can we please make the names even longer and more annoying?
>
>Just a thought...
>
>rec.music.makers.assemblers.users.synths.with.keys.not.rackmounts.but.not.samplers

This was one of the things about this 'renaming' that I *really*
disliked.  **WHY** was ".makers" added to **ALL** the names?  All of
the new groupnames seems like they would have been just fine *without*
adding ".makers" to everything.   And that would have solved (never
caused) the rec.music.synth flap.

Alan

-- 
Alan W. Kerr                               awkerr@aoc.nrao.edu
National Radio Astronomy Observatory       awkerr@nrao.bitnet
Socorro, NM, USA                           uunet!nrao.edu!awkerr
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: archer@elysium.esd.sgi.com (Archer Sully)
Subject: Re: WANTED: Zeta Violin Midi Controller
Organization:  Silicon Graphics, Inc.  Mountain View, CA
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 18:41:57 GMT

In <1992Nov20.174333.1090@qdeck.com> mbi@qdeck.com (Mark Indictor) writes:

*I am looking for a Zeta Violin Midi Controller.  I currently own a MIDI
*compatible Zeta 5-string violin, but it cannot generate MIDI without this
*additional single-space rack-mount jobbie.

I don't blame you for trying to find one used, but I doubt anyone will
part with theirs...  However, you can use an IVL Pitchrider and it'll work
in a pinch (the Zeta VC-225 is nothing but a re-packaged PR2005).  You 
might want to hack the input filters to improve performance, but that's
about all the change you really need to make.  The tuning feature won't
work, but other than that it seems to work okay.  The only really serious
glitch I had was the tendency of the open E sting to recognize as one octave
down.

-- archer

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)
Subject: Re: Sequential Circuits Split-8
Reply-To: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (Nathan F. Janette)
Organization: Yale University, Department of Computer Science, New Haven, CT
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 21:18:15 GMT

In article <1992Nov22.050104.22573@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>  
jna@silver.lcs.mit.edu (Ring Dings, breakfast of champions) writes:
> I'm trying to get a sequential circuits split-8 out of OMNI mode..
> 
> If anyone has a manual on the SPLIT-8 I'd love to see it.
> 
> Any Ideas?

MIDI Control Summary

Split-8

Title                           Comment
Description                     Action
====================================================================
MODE
Modes 1 (default), 3		RECORD+5 then 1, RECORD+5 then 3

CHANNEL				Select channel A or B, select MIDI  
channel, adjust displayed value

PRESET SELECTIONS               Default: disabled
Enable/Disable send+receive     RECORD+5 then 5

WHEELS                          Default: disabled
Enable/Disable send+receive     RECORD+5 then 6

VELOCITY                        NA

PRESSURE                        NA

MIDI CLOCK                     NA

All MIDI Transmit/Receive	Default: enabled
Enable, Disable			Record+4, Record+3

CENTER PITCH WHEEL	Occurs on power-on



--
Nathan Janette
PPP link from hilbert.csb.yale.edu

Please reply to: nathan@laplace.csb.yale.edu (NeXT)