HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: galbrait@spot.Colorado.EDU (GALBRAITH JOHN)
Subject: You can be a star!
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:36:09 GMT

Yes! Here is the chance to get REAL exposure! (sort of.. )

Well, I am on the verge of completing my Microproccesor
Lab project.  It is a portable lighting system with 
4 lights on a side that can move and change intensity. (ooh - aah!)

Unfortunately, I am a better engineer than electronic musician. I
am in need of some sequences to show off the system at the 
demonstration.  If you would be willing to let me use some
of your sequences, it would be much appreciated.

Sequences should be of the fast, music store demo variety with
perhaps better music. (Not that I haven't heard cool demos!)
I will NOT steal your music or use it in any way after the
demo.  All that I will do is take your sequence, figure out
how to get my synths/samplers to sound good with it, and
add one MIDI track to control my lights.

Your sequence will be played for thousands (read about 100 :>)
of people at the Computer Expo here at the University of
Colorado at Boulder.  It will be choreographed with our 
lighting system and played at the loudest volume that we can
get away with.  It will sound good, as I have the right
equipment.

I you would be willing to help me out let me know!
thanks.
	John Galbraith
	galbrait@rintintin.colorado.edu

P.S.
	The demo is on Dec. 5.  It would be nice 
to have a week or two to get things ready...

 
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: martel@marvin.mr.sintef.no (Paulo Martel)
Subject: Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored
Organization: University of Trondheim, Norway
Date:  9 Nov 92 12:29:15 GMT

gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) writes:

>You don't think hundreds of messages per day that contain acronyms like  
>'RFD' and 'CFV' cause your eyes to glaze over? Take a refresher course in  
>human psychology. If you want something to be notice the LAST thing you  
>want to do is put an over-used term with little else in a title.

So perhaps Mr.Human Psychologist would prefer that over-used terms like 
"DANGER" or "FIRE EXIT"  be replaced by less common terms like 
"FREE BEER" or "DON'T PANIC" :-)
Sorry, I couldn't  resist.

Paulo Martel
--
Paulo Martel             |  e-mail: martel@marvin.mr.sintef.no |               
MR-Center                |  phone: +47-7-997700                |               
SINTEF		         |  FAX:   +47-7-997708                |               
N-7034 Trondheim, NORWAY |                                     |               
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu (Laird Nelson)
Subject: Re: Oberheim Matrix 1000 vs. Matrix 6R
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 23:29:37 GMT

seh003@acad.drake.edu wrote:

> > Does anyone know the exact difference between the
> > Oberheim Matrix 1000 and the Matrix 6R?
> 
> The Matrix 6R is a 3-space rack version of the Matrix 6 keyboard.  The M1000
[...]
> 
> If you're looking to get one and feel like taking the risk that Oberheim may or
> may not be around (how many times have they gone out of business anyway?) I

As announced (officially? rumor?) in this group recently, they are once again
out of business.  Just thought I'd point that out.

LAiRD

--
ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu           |
ljnelson@amh.amherst.edu            |          The Quintet-essential.
(413) 542-2932                      |
From: five@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (A.R.F.)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reset Procedure (question)
Keywords: ensoniq esq-1 reset
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 92 22:47:35 CST
Organization: System 6626 BBS, Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

sroka@beach.csulb.edu (Gabriel D. Sroka) writes:

> 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!
> 
> 
 
If I read correctly, you hadn't yet contacted Ensoniq.  You'd only had 
the runaround with the tech.
Just because the tech was a dickhead, doesn't mean the Ensoniq treating 
it's customers in a bad way.
 
Companies will often NOT publish something for general knowledge, that 
could be potentially dangerous to an owners synth, if used with out 
understanding the full implacations.  (IE:  Erasing all of one's 
patches).
 
I've been an owner of an ESQ1 for 3 years now, and have never had a 
problem that I haven't been able to get reliable help for.
It's a bummer you had to go through all of that; but please keep in mind, 
what Ensoniq didn't publish was for the general good of everyone using 
their gear.
 
No flames intended.
 
Five

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers.synth
From: tparker@music.scd.ucar.edu (Tom Parker)
Subject: Re: Serial-to-MIDI Interface
Organization: Scientific Computing Divison/NCAR Boulder, CO
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 17:01:58 GMT

In article <6947@aquarius.cs.nps.navy.mil> zyda@aquarius.cs.nps.navy.mil (Michael Zyda) writes:
>I see many messages on this group requesting info on people with
>experience with the Midiator 101. My research group purchased
>one and had a very UNSATISFACTORY experience. The documentation
>that comes with this unit is trash and does not tell you how
>to build a cable to connect it to anything other than a PC/AT.

Gee, I have the 103 and also the new 124, and both came with documentation,
admittedly skimpy, but that did include details of the cable wiring (i.e. a
pin diagram).  Perhaps you had an earlier version of the documentation?

>The message is, don't buy a Midiator under any circumstances
>unless you are using it on a PC AT. try any other vendor
>first.

But there seem to be few (if any) other vendors in this area!

>
>     Michael Zyda

I did have some problems with the 103 on some notebook computers.  However,
the new 124 (1 IN, 4 OUT) seems to be much improved.

Anyway, those are some of my experiences with Key.

-- Tom
--
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Tom Parker             |  National Center for Atmospheric Research |
| tparker@ncar.ucar.edu  |  (303) 497-1227                           |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------+
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: fenner@postscript.cs.psu.edu (Bill Fenner)
Subject: Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored
Organization: Penn State Computer Science
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 04:40:48 GMT

In article <1992Nov8.221655.5211@metrosoft.com> gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) writes:
|You don't think hundreds of messages per day that contain acronyms like  
|'RFD' and 'CFV' cause your eyes to glaze over?

Do you see hundreds of messages per day in rec.music.synth with acronyms
like 'RFD' and 'CFV'?

  Bill
From: koradji@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Daniel Tan)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Price of DR-550 Boss' "DR.Rhythm" ??
Date: 8 Nov 1992 06:12:57 GMT
Organization: The University of Western Australia
NNTP-Posting-Host: tartarus.uwa.edu.au

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??

Thanking you all in advance,
	-daniel-

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: dodel@CAM.ORG (Jean-Pierre Dodel)
Subject: MIDIPascal library WANTED!!!
Organization: Communications Accessibles Montreal, Quebec Canada
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 19:27:01 GMT

I am looking for the MIDIPascal library for the Mac.                       
If someone could send a copy to me, I would really appreciate it.   
                                                                                
thanks,                                                                 
                                                                           
                                                                            
-JP
-- 
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

                       Jean-Pierre Dodel

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: chip@tct.com (Chip Salzenberg)
Subject: Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 14:05:23 GMT
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL

According to arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee):
>"rec.music.* reorganization and renaming".

Those who do not know history...

When I ran the first comp.unix.* reorganization, I cross-posted the
RFD and CFV to the affected groups.  Its subject line was:

   {RFD|CFV}: Reorganization of comp.unix.*

Nevertheless, people sentimentally attached to comp.unix.wizards
complained when the vote to rename that group passed.  They claimed
that they knew nothing of it.

Subject lines cannot cure apathy.
-- 
Chip Salzenberg at Teltronics/TCT  <chip@tct.com>, <73717.366@compuserve.com>
   "I am truly as big a genius as all other Rush fans." -- Bruce Bufalini
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: galbrait@spot.Colorado.EDU (GALBRAITH JOHN)
Subject: Subjecting gear to extreme temperatures
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 03:52:14 GMT

Does anyone know what happens to your gear when you leave it
in a cold practice space?  I would assume that it is definitely
BAD to subject your stuff to extreme temperature gradients (as
in hauling your guitar from your 85 degree car into a subzero
practice space- not that you could PLAY your guitar when it
was that cold anyway.)  We just got a new practice space
and it is not heated except for when we are there.  I live in
a reasonable cold climate (Boulder, Colorado) but nothing like
Alaska or anything.  We are concerned about what we should and
should not leave there.  Things to consider are:
	
	1.  Digital stuff.  Synthesizers, digital effects units, etc.
	2.  Power Amplifiers.
	3.  Other electronic stuff like mixers, etc.
	4.  Drum set (both shells and cymbols).
	5.  Speakers.

We are most worried about the drums (and I realize this is
rec.music.SYNTH, but most of you have probably played with 
more drummers than drummers themselves) but the other stuff
is important too.

Anybody have any experiences?

John Galbraith
galbrait@spot.colorado.edu
Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:17975 news.groups:20665
From: rsk@gynko.circ.upenn.edu (Rich Kulawiec)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
Subject: Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored
Date: 8 Nov 92 23:39:02 GMT
Followup-To: news.groups
Organization: GSP Whitewater Slalom Racing Team

Followups have been directed to news.groups.

In article <1992Nov8.225443.7250@blaze.cs.jhu.edu> arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu (Ken Arromdee) writes:
>(or "alt.guitar.*/rec.music.* reorganization and renaming", if you want to
>
>Now there, that wasn't too hard, was it?

No, it wasn't too hard; but it doesn't address two significant issues:
alt.bass, and the creation of rec.music.makers.percussion.  It also
doesn't mention rec.music.synth by name, which, if I understand many
of the folks who objected to the "Subject" line that I chose, is
a significant issue to them.

---Rsk
From: DICKENJD@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: ENSONIQ (DSK-8) MIRAGE
Date: 4 Nov 92 08:05:12 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.1992Nov4.080512.12326
Organization: Vanderbilt University
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.21

In <1992Nov2.091540@ulci20.unil.ch> dhenchoz@ulci20.unil.ch writes:

> 
> 
> HELLO !
> 
> I've received an ENSONIQ DSK-8 (Mirage) Synthetizer from a
> friend. He gave me some floppies with it, but he's not
> sure they are the right ones ... When I power ON the
> synthetizer, the display digits show two hyphens; then I
> put one floppy in the drive, and try to load it, but the
> driver works for some seconds, and then the status
> displayed is Fd ... Then when I try to play something, I
> can only ear a great SILENCE ...

	Okay. Your problem is this: Your friend gave you disks that aren't
formatted with the Mirage Os; they are actually copies of the Mirage Format
Disk. What you need to get is at least one diskette properly formatted with the
OS to boot off of. From this, you can load the samples saved on the diskettes
that are giving you trouble, but you can't boot with the Format Disk copies. I
have a few disks like this myself, and after much experimentation, I have found
that there is _NO_ way to boot off of the Format Disk, and that you can not
actually use the FD copies to format other diskettes. 
	Try to find someone near you with a Mirage and copy one of his/her
disks. If you can't do that, then order a sound disk from Ensoniq or a third
party sound dealer.



> 
> I need HELP !
> 
> I've no manuals neither. Is it possible to send me a copy
> of valid floppies for this machine ?
> I've a MacIntosh with some midi software on it; perhaps it
> can help ...

	As for this, the manuals are still available from Ensoniq. If you plan
on sampling, $16 in U.S. funds will get you the Mirage Advanced Sampling
Operating System, plus the manual. That does not include shipping, BTW.
Hope this helps!


> 
> Thanks in advance for any help !
> 
> 						Daniel
> -- 
> #  ###   Daniel HENCHOZ, System Manager     | Internet :  dhenchoz@ulys.unil.ch
> ####  #  CIUL, University of Lausanne (CH)  | Bitnet : dhenchoz@clsuni51.bitnet
> #  ###   Rte de Chavannes 33, 1007 LAUSANNE | X400 : C=ch;A=arcom;P=switch;
>          Voice: 41216922313 Fax: 41216922240|        O=unil;OU=ulys;S=dhenchoz

J. David Dickens . . . dickenjd@ctrvx1.vanderbilt.edu 
-----------------------------------------------------
"Ignorance is a dish that is best served with a side
order of fries and a Coke..."
				  ---me
From: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Christopher Allen Kalin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Format converters needed!
Date: 10 Nov 1992 18:53:17 GMT
Organization: Computing Services Division, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.7.4
Originator: ckalin@csd4.csd.uwm.edu

As the subject line says, I am looking for a program for MS-DOS or Windows
that can convert MIDI files (.MID) to any other formats (.SNG, .SRM, .ROL)
and/or convert the aforementioned formats to .MID. (By .SRM I mean "stream"
files, the kind made by music transcription programs.)

Also, I have a Sound Blaster with Sequencer Plus, which saves to either .SNG
or .MID format.  A friend of mine has PC-Musician, which can only save to
.SNG format.  His .SNG format is incompatible with mine.  However, my
friend's "Dr. T's Music Transcription Program" (I think that's what it's
called) can convert both my .SNG and his .SNG files to musical notation with
no problem.  I think it's just a case of the headers, so does anyone know
the format of the headers for the different sequencer programs?

Chris Kalin

-- 
*****************************************************************************
* Christopher A. Kalin, founder of:                                         *
*                                                                           *
*                        EXCALIBUR DESIGNS, LTD.                            *
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers
From: pjb@cci632.cci.com (Phil Busardo)
Subject: Re: Need Phone # of Goldman's Music Exchange & Others for used stuff
Organization: [Computer Consoles, Inc., Rochester, NY
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 15:04:03 GMT

In article <1992Nov11.004035.4045@panix.com> imran@panix.com (Imran Anwar) writes:
>Someone gave me 706-833-6111 as the number for Goldman's Music Exchange 
>but I get a phone error message
>
>Need their correct # and if possible list of rerliable new and used
>dealers (mail order esp)
>
>Thanks
>
>Imran
>

The info line is  : (716) 833-6111
The order line is : (800) 724-3082
The fax line is   : (716) 832-6009

By the way, it's Goldman's GEAR Exchange
                 1620 Niagara Falls Blvd.
                 Tonawanda, NY 14150

Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: hch@fssun09.dev.oclc.org (Curtis Hunter)
Subject: Sorry..
Organization: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 17:12:15 GMT


  I'd just like to say I'm sorry for crossposting the two articles to r.m.s.
I forgot to edit the Newsgroups line.  Again, sorry.


_______________________________________________________________________________
|                                                                             |
|  Curtis Hunter                      curtis@sporty.col.oh.us                 |
|  Online Computer Library Center     hch@oclc.org                            |
|  Dublin, OH                         CIS  76040,2605                         |
|  (614) 764-6325                                                             |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
From: awest@ub.d.umn.edu (The Piano Man)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: 110v --> 220v transformer?!
Date: 12 Nov 1992 10:29:20 -0600
Organization: University of Minnesota, Duluth
NNTP-Posting-Host: ub.d.umn.edu

I have two 'boards that I bought while living in Germany.  They run on 220v
power, and I have since moved back to the US.  Anybody know where I can get a
110v --> 220v transformer, or have a better idea as to what to do?

I have looked inside, and I see no switches to change it as many electronic
devices have...

Andrew
awest@ub.d.umn.edu 

-- 
   |  |)  |==|  "We're all in the    *
   |  |   |  |   mood for a melody,  * 
  *. *   *  *    and you've got us   * 
		 feelin' alright."   *
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: ksdavis@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Karleenus Schwartz Davis)
Subject: Music Group Reorg Disagreement (was Re: *BAD* music group reorg will not be honored)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 00:21:03 GMT

When asked for a better subject line, arromdee@jyusenkyou.cs.jhu.edu
(Ken Arromdee) suggests "alt.guitar.*/rec.music.* reorganization and
renaming." 

The originator of the proposal has stated that in his opinion, the
creation of the percussion group was the most important part of the
proposal, and has been ignored in your subject line.  Consider also
that any subject line you come up with will be unfairly aided by the
fact that hindsight is 20/20 (or 90/90, if you're George Bush).  While
the subject line for the rec.music.* proposal was not *perfect*, it
was far from 'cryptic,' as one poster charges.  If the subject line
completely stated the contents of the proposal, there would be no need
for the *body* of the message -- the subject line would say it all. 

I suggest that in the future, the subject line should be mentioned
during the discussion period (with the current best subject line going
out with each subsequent RFD), and that people should learn to read
RFDs and CFVs.  I do *not* suggest that votes should be invalidated
because someone thinks the subject line was bad -- just that the folks
who *are* perpetually subscribed to news.groups should notice and
consider ahead of time whether of not a subject line is 'cryptic.'

Again, I respectfully request that if anyone has a problem with the
guidelines, say so, but keep your nasty comments away from the person
who followed them scrupulously.

-sz  (. . .who reads RFDs and CFVs, even for those icky comp groups.)
Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:18327 news.groups:21343
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: Hand-held recorder for sampling
Keywords: sampling
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 15:43:28 GMT

The Sony WMD3 Professional walkman is like no other recording
walkman. It records on chrome tape, with Dolby B, with a manual
level control to preserve dynamics. It comes with a small microphone
that isn't too difficult to hide. Around $200.

The Sony WMD6 is bigger (the WMD3 is the size of a regular walkman),
and adds metal tape capability and Dolby C. It doesn't come with
a microphone. Around $300.

There are of course porta-DATs at $500 and up from Sony, Aiwa, Casio,
etc..

If you really want stealth, Sonic Studios makes small bud-like
microphones that slip onto the frame of your eyeglasses (positioned
just above your ears), and the wires can be concealed behind
your ears. They have some pretty heavy duty endorsements - their
sonic qualities are suppossedly phenom - and are compared to
those mega buck Neumann microphones. They make several models,
for camcorders, as well as specific walkmans such as the Sony 
models I mention I above.
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: EIVERSO@cms.cc.wayne.edu
Subject: Re: alt.pres.clinton
Organization: Wayne State University, C&IT
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:51:35 GMT

In article <BxF8Ms.DnG@well.sf.ca.us>
rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:
 
>Isn't alt.president.clinton kind of redundant with alt.politics.clinton?
 
Don't tell me someone wants to change the
name of rec.music.synth to alt.politics.clinton!
 
;-)
 
--Eric
From: ladasky@netcom.com (John J. Ladasky II)
Subject: Re: Midi Noise   ** Please Help !! **
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1992 01:21:06 GMT

pjb@cci632.cci.com (Phil Busardo) writes:
>I've had two audio cards for my PC, the Sound Blaster Pro and the 
>Pro Audio Spectrum 16.  I have also experienced the same problem with 
>the both of them when I use the midi interface.
>
>I have a Casio FZ-1.  When I use the cards to input midi to the keyboard from
>the PC I have no problems.  But, as soon as I try to record midi out of the 
>keyboard (as soon as I hook up the midi out cable), I get a loud humming
>sound.  I am currently using the PAS 16 card, but I had the same problem, 
>and same sound, from my old Blaster card.  
>
>If anyone out there could help, I would really appreciate it!!

	Sounds like you have a ground loop problem!

	The grounds in a well-designed electronics system are supposed to
be connected in a "star" configuration.  Basically, what this means is that 
all the ground lines from all devices tie together at one point (e.g., at
the power outlet).  MIDI facilitates this by grounding a cable at only one
end - I'm pretty sure that it's grounded at the IN jack.

	From the sound of it, the sleeve on the MIDI out jack of your FZ-1
is somehow shorted to ground.  The connection to ground on the PC end creates
a ground loop and causes hum.  Get your synth checked.

	Hope this helps!
-- 
== John J. Ladasky II ("ii") ========================= ladasky@netcom.COM ==
"Great composers do not borrow -	     "Talking about music is like
 they steal."  - John Ladasky	      ~ -     dancing about architecture."
(quote stolen from Stravinsky, who    o o     - Elvis Costello?  Laurie
 stole it from a statement made by     >        Anderson?  Frank Zappa?
 Pablo Picasso about painting, who    \_/    -------------------------------
 stole it from...)			     "Property is theft." - Groucho
============================================================================
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,news.groups
From: ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu (Laird Nelson)
Subject: Re: To keep the r.m.s rename is _not_ elitist (was Re: *BAD*...)
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 15:54:13 GMT

Dave Hayes (dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov) wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote and
     wrote and wrote and wrote and wrote:
     [...stuff deleted...]

Mr Hayes: please PLEASE *PLEASE* use "R" and not "F".  I realize you have a lot
to say; I realize you value your contributions to society; I realize you are
a voice of the oppressed multitudes yearning to be net.free, but oh *please*
--and I speak on behalf of several r.m.(m.)s'ers--PLEASE keep the volume of
tirades down to a level manageable by mere mortals.

LAiRD

--
ljnelson@unix.amherst.edu           |
ljnelson@amh.amherst.edu            |          The Quintet-essential.
(413) 542-2932                      |
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth