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From: dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: cheap acid bass drum
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:29:32 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.2AA7AB0C.5934
Organization: University of California, Irvine

In article <78965@ut-emx.uucp> jamesmc@ut-emx.uucp (James McCartney) writes:
>In article <180lncINN8jt@wendy-fate.UU.NET> kyle@wendy-fate.UU.NET (Kyle Jones) writes:
>>Just what is an "acid bass drum" anyway?
>
>   It is simply a sonic love-pulse matrix simultaneously capable of expanding
>and contracting while exhibiting a behaviour complex of intricately imploding
>into tubules of effervescent molecular interdependencies,-- all that within
>a single unit of time pulse structure forming logics.

	No, no, we're talking about "acid" as in "acid house", not "acid" as in
LSD.

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From: davei@comp.lancs.ac.uk (Mr D Ingles)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Building a MIDI controller
Date: 26 Aug 92 10:41:43 GMT
Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University, UK.

In article <1992Aug25.163914.1@pa881a.inland.com> delinck@pa881a.inland.com writes:
>
>    I was wondering, if I wanted to make my own midi controller, if there
>    is a chip out there that I can use to convert contact closures to midi
>    messages.

Maplin Electronics across here sell a MIDI controller chip.  I posted
some info on it here a while back.  It appears it was hard to fid the
device in the states so I guess that you would be best to order one from
Maplin's here.  

Davei
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Midi pedalboard
From: delinck@pa621a.inland.com
Date: 1 Sep 92 09:54:33 CDT
Organization: Inland Steel Company, East Chicago, IN
Nntp-Posting-User: wayman

In article <1992Aug31.034740.25207@ncsu.edu>, doogie@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Jeff House) writes:
> 
> Okay:
> 
> I kknow where one lives as of right now.
> 
> Music Master
> (919)-277-0111
> 
> Speak with Dave or Wayne and tell 'em "Jeff sent me"
> 
> The pedalboard is by Roland, and they have it in stock.
> 
> 
> -Doogie
> 
    I called this company up. If you are looking for an AGO spec 32 pedal
    pedal board you are out of luck. This one is only one octave.
From: cwilson@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Chris Wilson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Parting with old synths
Date: 1 Sep 92 18:14:25 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.Btww03.MyK
Organization: Nat'l Center for Supercomputing Applications

Rick Jansen <SSCPRICK@HASARA11.BITNET> writes:
>nsw@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Neil Weinstock) says:
>>So what do folks out there do who turn over a lot of instruments all the
>>time?  Do you redo old sequences or just retire them?  Do you worry about
>>losing certain staple sounds?  Or just keep all your old instrumnets, period?
> 
>Well, apparently Kraftwerk had this problem. Their solution
>was to just sample their sound library and put it in a Synclavier.
>So, just get a Synclavier. Easy :-)

Maybe not quite so easy now,  with New England Digital probably going under.

-Chris Wilson
cwilson@ncsa.uiuc.edu
"If we're to find our heaven here,
 we'll just have to look harder" -Alison Moyet
From: maurices@spock.dis.cccd.edu (Maurice Shihadi)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Trade R8 for R8M?
Date: 25 Aug 92 21:20:57 GMT
Organization: Coast Community College District, Costa Mesa, CA

My R8 has never left the living room and is in excellent condition.
I recently got a rack and don't have room for it with its finger pads
and pre-programmed drum beats.  It has different abilities than that 
of the R8M and fulfills different needs.  I've heard on the net that 
the R8M is "better" than the R8; however, I disagree in that they are 
obviously different.  If you need the R8 instead of the R8M please 
e-mail me.  

*Drummers need not reply since the R8 is obviously not for them.  
But then again, maybe it is.  I suppose its a matter of perspective,
ability and need.

Thanks.

maurices

P.S. I'm mailing into TRRN; if this is the wrong group I'd appreciate
it if someone would refer me.
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: rmd@tellabs.com (Bob Dyas)
Subject: Re: Musician's Friend
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., Lisle, IL
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 22:37:25 GMT


I've ordered a bunch of stuff from Musician's Friend and although I'm
staisfied with the gear, I doubt I'll order from them again unless they
have a very good price on something I can't get elsewhere.  They tend to 
be overpriced and their shipping practices are questionable.  Normal 
shipping times are quoted as 10 days to 2 weeks with what I consider 
excessive shipping charges.  You can get the FedEx option for more money
but the shipping time is still 3 to 5 days.

My recommendation is try The Woodwind and the Brasswind.  They don't
carry as much as the other big mail order places but they have the best
prices.  I recently bought an SGX Nightbass from them and it was $100
less then the other guys.  Shipping was about 3-4 business days for a
very reasonable price.  I highly recommend them.


-- 
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Bob Dyas
Tellabs, Inc.
rmd@tellabs.com
From: duslt@dcatla.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: K-1 II patch library
Date: 25 Aug 92 09:17:00 GMT
Organization: Digital Communications Associates, Alpharetta, GA

I recently acquired a Kawai K-1 II, mostly to use as a keyboard to drive the
Roland SCC-1 I have in my PC.  The K-1 II has a few interesting sounds, though,
that came with it, and this set me to wondering if there is an available patch
librarian/PC patch library for this beast.  It seems capable of some cool things, but I'm really not into synth programming.  What's available pre-canned that Ican get ahold of cheap?

Lee Taylor
Atlanta, GA
duslt@dcatla.uucp
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: rej@sal.wisc.edu (Randy Jones)
Subject: Re: cheap acid bass drum
Organization: Lisa Suckdog Fan Club
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 19:06:59 GMT

In article <2AA7AB0C.5934@news.service.uci.edu> dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless) writes:
>In article <78965@ut-emx.uucp> jamesmc@ut-emx.uucp (James McCartney) writes:
>>   It is simply a sonic love-pulse matrix simultaneously capable of expanding
>>and contracting while exhibiting a behaviour complex of intricately imploding
>>into tubules of effervescent molecular interdependencies,-- all that within
>>a single unit of time pulse structure forming logics.
>
>	No, no, we're talking about "acid" as in "acid house", not "acid" as in
>LSD.

...as if acieeed owed its debt to any other than lysergic: lactic? prussic?
I think Skinny Puppy could be Prussic Acid House... 

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Via: uk.ac.leeds.scs; Sat, 29 Aug 1992 10:05:17 +0100
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date:         Sat, 29 Aug 1992 10:02:41 BST
From:         The Brown Bottle <ross-c@DCS.LEEDS.AC.UK>
Subject:      TX61W disk format
Comments: To: synth-l@auvm.american.edu

Someone mentioned that the TX61W's disk format is IBM compatible (I lost his
name). Could someone post me the disk format of sample files. What I would
like to do is write samples to IBM compatible disk on a computer, and then
be able to use the disk straight in the TX61W.

Thanks in anticipation,

Ross-c
From: P.Holmes-Higgin@mcs.surrey.ac.uk (Paul R Holmes-Higgin)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Cubase for Windows - where?
Date: 3 Sep 92 08:28:45 GMT
Organization: University of Surrey, Guildford, England

Can anyone give me phone numbers of stores that might ship Cubase for
Windows to the UK.  The cheapest I can get it in the UK is 235 pounds -
if the $215 US price mentioned in these discussions is true, that works
out to about 135 pounds including taxes!

Many thanks,
Paul.

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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: MTP question
Date: 3 Sep 92 12:52:33 GMT
Organization: Naff Green Shorts Dance Co.
In-reply-to: coll@babss.UUCP's message of 2 Sep 92 16:49:55 GMT

In article <1560@b1.babss.UUCP> coll@babss.UUCP (Gary Collinsworth) writes:

   There have been a few posts of late indicating that the Midi Time Piece
   does not work with OMS. In what way? My OMS documentation seems to 
   support the MTP.

OMS can work via the MTP (and does so well; I use it). It provides no
facility for locally programming the MTP though. For that you need MOTU's
DA.

Nick.
--
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               nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk |     there in this bar?"
CASSIEL Contemporary Music/Dance | "Dunno; count the Dr. Martens and
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From: kjohnson@castor.cs.uga.edu (Kristopher Johnson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music,comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Atari Falcons $799!!!!!
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:52:05 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Sep4.185205.7093
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

In article <1992Sep2.141126.10084@newshost.lanl.gov> gavin.adams@lso.mts.dec.com (Gavin Adams) writes:
>
>Elaborate more on the genlock capabilities

Okay, genlocking is available in all the Falcon's graphics modes and the
only extra piece of hardware you need is something to strip the video 
sync signal.

>Can I hook up my hard drive to this port, or is something else needed?

Yes, you can hook ANY SCSI or SCSI-II device to the Falcon's SCSI-II port.

>What do you mean by LAN?  Ethernet?  Token Ring?

It is a Localtalk-compatible LAN port (like the Mac's have).

>How much does this machine cost configured (i.e., a SVGA quality monitor,
>hard drive, etc.)?

The only prices released so far are $799 for a 1MB RAM/no hard drive
machine and $1399 for a 4MB RAM/65MB hardrive machine.  These are LIST
prices, by the way.  An SVGA monitor can cost as little as $200-$300 
for a decent model (Atari no longer sells its own VGA monitor, the 
PTC1426 for those of you keeping score at home <grin>).  However, I'm
holding off until the Falcon030 makes its official U.S. debut at the
Sept. 23rd Boston Computer Society meeting before I make any firm
judgements concerning prices/etc.


Steve
Xref: sparky rec.music.synth:14011 comp.music:4209 comp.sys.amiga.audio:3207
From: barrett@snoopy.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music,comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: Looking for Standard MIDI File scanner/parser (code)
Date: 27 Aug 92 15:06:17 GMT
Reply-To: barrett@snoopy.cs.umass.edu (Daniel Barrett)
Followup-To: rec.music.synth
Organization: BLAZEMONGER INCORPORATED


	I am looking for some freely distributable code, preferably in C,
for scanning/parsing Standard MIDI Files (SMF's).  The code should be
portable and as generic as possible.  I need it as a front-end for
a translator (SMF to other formats) that I plan to write.

	Perhaps this code might exist as part of a larger program?

	A lex or yacc file (if you know what these are) would be fabulous,
but I'm probably dreaming.

	E-mail is preferred.  Thanks!!

                                                        Dan

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: pixel@cbnewse.cb.att.com (william.j.sequeira)
Subject: ==> WANTED!! Roland M120 or Rane SM82
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:01:34 GMT


I am in need of a one space rack mount mixer in good condition.  I am
looking for a Roland M120 (12 channel and a boatload of knobs) or a 
Rane SM82 (8 stereo channels).  Your help greatly appreciated!



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From: rej@sal.wisc.edu (Randy Jones)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Are Minimoogs Really So Great? (was: K2000 < analog)
Date: 25 Aug 92 20:34:55 GMT
Organization: Hanatara Crew

In article <2A9A725D.12632@orion.oac.uci.edu> dan@cafws2.eng.uci.edu (Dan Harkless) writes:
>In article <1992Aug19.173940.9941@bmerh85.bnr.ca> shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally) writes:
>>Keyboard had a 'minimoog' patch for the Yamaha TX81z 4-op FM box
>>and it was pretty decent ! Mind you, the 81z is capable of waveforms
>>more complex than sine waves to begin with, and this patch used all
>>8 voices stacked and detuned to produce a huge monophonic sound.
>
>	Ha har ha hah harh!  They also had one for the VZ-1.  I was laughing
>so hard I could barely keep my hand steady enough to write over it.

Hmmm. I think that the VZ-1 with stacked voices could do a nearly 
perfect imitation of a respectable subset of Minimoog sounds. Same
goes for 6-op FM boxes, dunno about the 4-op-different-waveforms kind.

Heresy! I know! And I'll spell it out: the sounds which Minimoogs make
are not incredibly special or magical. What does make the
Mini a great synth is its interface, which is incredibly intuitive 
and allows for total, musical, real-time control. If it weren't for
the front panel, I'd certainly have something more sonically powerful 
instead; say, a MicroWave. 

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte)
Subject: Re: seek Roland S770 advice
Originator: d88-jwa@dront.nada.kth.se
Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 19:20:30 GMT

> majors@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Majors) writes:

   I'm helping a friend with his studio, and he wants to buy a Roland S770
   sampler.  I have a few quesions:

Good buy. However, if he doesn't need the digital outs, go
for the cheaper S-750 (which doesn't have the built-in 40 MB
hard disk) I have an S-750.

   - Where best to buy one

Whewrever you get a good price. Sam Ash? (wildly speculating)

   - How much RAM should he order with the unit, vs. buying RAM from a
     3rd party (he will want the maximum 16MB)

Buy with as little memory as possible, and buy the SIMMs from
a mac mail-order place (TechWorks, Tigersoftware, Mac's Place, ...)
I bought my S.750 with 2 MB soldered in, and the memory expansion
board which takes 4 SIMMs. (The board had a bug that had to be fixed
using a soldering iron...) I then added 4 4MB SIMMs and enjoy a
total of 18 MB sample RAM. However, anyone with a K2000 will have
the possibility of using even more than that :-(

   - What RGB montitor is recommended (VGA? what brand/model).

You can ONLY attach CGA monitors (or plain composite video) and they
need to sync at 60Hz or higher. A monitor IS recommended, although I
have gone for several sessions with only the scrolling LCD.

   - What kind of external storage is recommended?

A hard disk, and/or a SyQuest drive. For cheaps, a 40 MB SyQuest
would do (you can add lots of disks) but an optimal set-up would
be either two 80 MB syquests (for backups) or one 240 MB drive
and one 80 MB SyQuest. I bought a 128 MB optical to use with it,
but it turns out it only supports the Sony mechanism (and mine
was a Matshita) so it went into my mac chain instead :-(

Also, having access to a CD ROM drive would be good because a
lot of ROlands sound libraries come on CD ROM. I use the Toshiba
I have for my Mac, it works when you boot them in the right order...

Don't use too large disks, though, since there is a limit of 1024
<patches/tones/something> per volume.

Basically I'm satisfied with the unit, however, I would like it
to support my optical drive, and I don't have time enough to play
as much as I would like :-(

-- 
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: wang@hp4at.eunet.co.at (Wang)
Subject: Re: Moog/SCI questions (Devo/gary numan)
Organization: EUnet EDV-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 07:34:29 GMT

shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally) writes:
: I had a look at a Keyboard mag review - they were reviewing both the
: SCI Pro One and the Moog Opus. 

PLS tell me the issue of this mag ..

Thanks,
/m

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From: smithj@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Jim Smith)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 18:46:56 GMT
Subject: Re: AUDIO-CD READING ?
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth

In rec.music.synth, hards4@evans.ee.adfa.oz.au (Brad Hards) writes:

>    For a "magnavox" CD player, try ftp to: copernicus.berkeley.edu and get
>
>    magnavox_doc.ps         Postscript documentation on modifying a Magnavox
>                            CDB 460/465 CD player for use with the DSP56001's
>                            SSI port.
>
>    magnavox_schematic.ps   Postscript schematic for above.
>
>    This is a trivial (3 7400 series chips) change. 
>    These modifications should be OK on any CD player with Signetic SAA7210 and
>    SAA7220 chipset. 

I own a CDB 460 (which I bought over 2 years ago for $164, and which, 
even at that price point, has a digital output), and, intrigued by Brad's 
post, looked up the SAA67210/20 chipset in Signetics "Linear Data Manual, 
Volume 1: Communications."  It looks to me like this chipset is pretty 
flexible in terms of getting at whatever is on an audio CD.  You can get 
at all of the digital data at one point, or you can get the subcode data 
(I assume that this is what the previous poster meant by other data besides 
the music) out one port and the digital audio out another.  You can get at 
the digital audio after a first layer of error-correction, or after 4X 
oversampling and additional digital interpolation.  There is also an 
error flag available, which looks like it would be pretty simple to connect 
to a counter for anyone involved in the "Green Ink / Stabilizer Rings" 
controversy.  The audio data streams come out in a fashion which would be 
pretty trivial to convert to just about any other format, like, for example,
latched parallel or whatever.  Anyway, it's all there in the Signetics book, 
and if the original poster has the skills and inclination, it doesn't look 
all that tough to get the data out at pretty much whatever level and format 
one chooses, without having to go "halfway" into a chip.

Regards,
                 - Jim Smith  smithj@hpsad.sad.hp.com
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            Ickitack tangdow, Rickitickatar ticka chingtar da.
From: jte@beefheart.cc.columbia.edu (Jeff Eldredge)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: For Sale:  Kawai K1-II
Date: 27 Aug 92 17:03:18 GMT
Reply-To: jte@beefheart.cc.columbia.edu
Organization: Columbia University


	
Still trying to sell this baby.....

Kawai K1-II
RAM Card
Soft Case

This keyboard got a lot of use, but I'm fairly kind and gentle with my  
equipment.  In other words, it's in excellent condition.  

Metro-NYC area is highly preferred.  I'll haggle on price with interested  
parties, depending on whether or not you want the case.  I'd say ballpark  
$450 for the whole kit and kaboodle.  

Jeff Eldredge
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Subject: Re: AKAI ME20A MIDI Timing mods?
Reply-To: shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 15:30:32 GMT

Do an approx sync of the arpeggiator and your sequencer so that
they are at the approx the same speed and drift is slow. Record
the arpeggiator into the sequencer and then quantize it. Works
fairly well if the arpeggio isn't too big.
From: kelvinp@crchh447.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Kelvin Porter)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: Looking for TAURUS
Keywords: Moog, Taurus, Wanted, information
Date: 28 Aug 92 20:46:29 GMT
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Richardson, Tx

Hello,

My feet just aren't busy enough...  I guess my ART X-15 doesn't have enough
buttons and pedals. :-?

I'm looking for a Moog Taurus.  I'm wondering:

1. How much should I pay? $250?
2. Does anyone have one for sale?
3. What dealers are likely to have one?
4. Are there any problems I should look for?
5. How easy are they to repair? refurbish?
6. Are there any parts that cannot be replaced or fabricated?
7. Does anyone service these puppies at a reasonable price?
8. Are there any other pedal synths I should look at?

All responses whether e-mail or posts sincerely appreciated.

Thanks!

Kelvin R. Porter

PS This is my first post, could somebody e-mail me?  Thanks, again!

PPS Love my OB-1000s considering more...  Not a Sys-Ex whiz yet but 
    getting there.  Be glad to answer any questions or exchange patches.

- Not Represent BNR/NT - Not speak for anyone, but self - Not Tonto -
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: wang@hp4at.eunet.co.at (Wang)
Subject: Re: Korg Polysix MIDI retrofit
Organization: EUnet EDV-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft m.b.H
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 11:13:37 GMT

shiv@bnr.ca (Shiv Naimpally) writes:
: 
: Korg USA no longer has the official Korg Polysix MIDI retrofit kits
: available (they did 2 years ago). Anyone know where I can get one ?
: Are these still available through Korg in Europe ?

Shiv,
I don't know about that, but Kenton Electronics / UK has obviously a nice
one .. a friend of mine is considering it for his Polysix.

I posted  the address recently here (Subject: Re: misc ..).

/m
 
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