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system: You are Tapcity, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Thierry Blanchot about "Re: MC 303".

They wrote:
ThB> Does anybody already have the MC303 Groove Box from Roland? It's
ThB> not yet in the shops here and I'd like to have some opinions
ThB> about it:
ThB> - quality of samples?
ThB> - Are the sounds editable?
ThB> - How does it integrate in an existing (small) midi setup with a
ThB>   sequencer
ThB> - Number of drum loops?

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assistant: Thierry Blanchot asked:
My husband, Tom, is at work, at Accent Music in Las Vegas.  I can't
get him to use these newsgroups; he only uses the internet to hunt
for pictures of  naked  ladies.  But he did give me some info on this
topic:
A Roland rep brought an MC303 to the store to demo it. He didn't have
literature with specs.  Tom says the MC303 was test-marketed in Europe
and is now available for American stores, but since he didn't find it
useful for rock and roll, they won't be selling it.  (Weak market in
Vegas for disco/rap gear.)
He has a European magazine, "Future Music", with an ad for the MC303,
in Issue Number 44.  Some excerpts:  TR909 and TR808 drum sounds built
in (disco and rap, Tom says), "The Ultimate Dance Machine", the ad says.
It has 448 on-board sounds, costs 560 pounds in UK.  No info about
editing the sounds.
Tom says the drum sounds are a throwback to the drum synths of the '70s
(where the TR808 and the TR809 come from).
He's not sure about the looping flexibility.  No word in the ad about
it, and the rep didn't demo that aspect.
Tom says it should integrate like any other MIDI-drivable module.  (He's
in charge of hooking up multiple devices on our setup, so if you need
more info than that, it'll have to wait until I can get him to explain
it to me.  On my PC, I use only one MIDI device at a time.)
He remembers that it has buttons to push to get scratch and other sounds
(rap stuff).
He got called away to help a customer, so that's all he could give me
over the phone.  Hope it helps some.  :-)
- Anita Burt (Tapcity@charleston.com)
system: You are Markell Moss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to James Koons about "ScreamTracker 3".

They wrote:
MP>  Does it have AWE32 support ?
JK> Yes, ST32 does work with the AWE.
MP>  What's your opinion on Fast-tracker II, Impulse Tracker,
MP>  Digitracker ?
JK> Well, never really used anything but ST32.  I know that Impulse
JK> Tracker does not work with the AWE, though. :(

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assistant: James Koons visited my music studio, saying:
You mean ST3 don't you?  (Or are you just being creative and adding the
revision number as well?)  Scream Tracker 3 only supports the AWE32 in
an old SoundBlaster Pro emulation.  No enhanced effects or RAM support.
If it works with the SB16, it'll work with the AWE32, since it's using
the same old SB16 digital sound routines.  There's currently nothing
out there beyond a 4-track MOD maker that actually uses the AWE32's
enhanced abilities using RAM, loading patches, using almost no CPU time,
and enhanced effects.  A pity...  I wouldn't mind seeing one.
... Ouch! Got my floppy caught in my PKZipper!
system: You are Markell Moss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Dave Ewen about "MIDI Card Compatibility".

They wrote:
DE> Did you ever wonder what the 'Canvas' in 'Sound Canvas' meant? Maybe
DE> I'm just slow but it didn't really register with me until today.
DE> Hmmpf. -!-

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assistant: Dave Ewen visited my music studio, saying:
A painter's ESSENTIAL equipment...  You have to have something to paint
on, after all.  :)  It makes sense when you combine it with the disk-based
playback/recorder Sound Brush.  :)
... Where did you say that attention deficit seminar was?
system: You are Markell Moss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Carlos Martins about "RE: AWE32 SPDIF".

They wrote:
MR>> digital interface the Awe 32 WILL achieve the 95Db mark making it the
MR>> cleanest card on the market(note that this is for midi or mod plyback
CM> Excepting for the *true* professional cards out there ! :)
CM> Whatever kind of wiring/connection you use, you must input it to a
CM> device that has digital input (in the S/PDIF format) - not a normal
CM> audio input.

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assistant: Carlos Martins visited my music studio, saying:
If you know of a sound card that acts like a hardware sequencer, pass on
the info!  :)  I just recieved information on a card coming out with some
amazing specs!  From AVM:  2MB Kurzweil General MIDI ROM Patchset,
onboard effects, well above 50KHz sampling rate, clean, CLEAN sound,
32-channel operation, 32-note polyphony exp./64, exp. to 64MB of RAM,
accepts patches from the Kurzweil K2000 (etc) library!  WOW!
It should be coming out soon...  I'm trying to get more info as we
speak.  :)
Which is unfortunate, since I don't have a S/PDIF compatible device of
any kind.  [sigh]  The price of old equipment begins to show....
... "That which does not kill us..makes us stranger." - Trevor Goodchild
system: You are Markell Moss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Kelly Keys about "holy...".

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assistant: Kelly Keys visited my music studio, saying:
[clipped dut to irrelevance]
Forgive me for straying off topic, but either I've been unobservant
or this is the first I've heard from you in a LONG time!  [grin]
It's always good to see another FidoNet Veteran musician.  :)
Keep on pluggin' the tunes!
... Procrastination means never having to say you're sorry.
system: You are Markell Moss, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Kawai K-1".

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assistant: Hey... anyone have an old Kawai K-1(m? r?) lying around unused?
That was such a neat lil module... great sound for its day!  (Even if the
polyphony was a bit limited...)
In fact... I'd like to buy one, if the price was right for a starving
artist like me.  :)
... Does "Bad FAT" mean this disk has high cholesterol?
system: You are Janice Ungaro, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Willis Morrison about "Help with studio!".

They wrote:
> Hey there.
> Don't waste that much money if you are only sequencing drum
> parts with it... it's like using a sledgehammer to kill
> mosquitos. It would work, but why use a major platform and
> software when you could just go get something like an atari
> and software for MUCH less?
> There is no need to go to that extreme. If all you are doing
> is drum parts, a commodore 64 would probably even do the job.
> If you want to do other stuff on it, too, then go ahead and
> get a 486, but if all you want to do is a little sequencing,
> don't waste that much money... get a cheap machine and use
> the left over $$$ for a few more mics (You can NEVER have
> enough mics).

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assistant: I happen to own a 520st, and would like to do some amateur stuff and
play with what the midi port can do.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to
find a source of shareware or freeware.  Do you have any idea where i could
find some amateur level programs that wouldn't hurt in the pocket book?
system: You are Carlos Martins, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Richard Whitehouse about "RE: AWE32 DIGITAL".

They wrote:
MP>>> With the directly DIGITAL recording, the noisefactor will smaller.
RW> out does not make it a good quality digital out.  A digital
RW> output can still contain noise, and can still be crappy.  In
RW> the case of a soundblaster, it's not going to be great quality.
RW> Again making with the assumptions.  In many cases, a device's (...)
RW> question.  In this case we're talking about an output that is
RW> not even mentioned in the owner's manual, apparently.

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assistant: On 25 Jul 96 10:29pm, Richard Whitehouse wrote to Mike Ptacek:
 Hi Richard,
 Thats true, but in the SB, where one of its weakest part is the DAC, having
a "clean" digital out (although not a "pro" digital out) will be a lot better
than having the sound through those "nasty" DACS.
 Now you're doing just what you were criticising him for. If you have not
seen the manual, you can't say that. :)
 My AWE 32 ASP (pre-PNP era :) talks about the S/PDIF in the manual - not a
great deal, it just says it's there. :)
 Bye,
  Carlos Martins \......./  Netmail  -  Carlos Martins@2:363/1
   \_-_-_-_-_-_-_/-------\  Internet -  Carlos.Martins@Teleforum.com
... XPRESS - the fastest way to get around the world.
 * Evaluation copy of Silver Xpress. Day # 579
system: You are Ross Watkins, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "cakewalk".

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assistant: I have been using Cakewalk 3.0 since it first came out. Over the years, I've
noticed that on any given day, the sequencer will seem faster or slower than
the day before. This happens on my desktop computer and on the laptop when
I'm on the job. It's not all that drastic ... but I do notice the difference
in tempos.
Has anyone else experienced this situation?
system: You are Ross Watkins, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gary Mcgill about "MY 2 CENTS...".

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assistant: After working with a sequencer for several years, it has FORCED me to be more
aware of tempos. This can be good or bad. In a live dance situation, it is
only natural to start rushing the beat when the end of the song is coming.
Dancers usually expect this and react accordingly. When I'm using a
sequencer, it gets a little frustrating when I keep trying to push the beat
.... and Cakewalk just totally ignores me and does what it's supposed to do.
system: You are Ken Lamison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gary Mcgill about "Re: my 2 cents...".

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assistant: Since playing in a MIDIFIED band with sequenced drum click track for 6 years,
I've found my sense of timing to have improved to a degree where I can barely
tolerate non-machine drummers.  Every tom-tom roll seems to end out-of-synch
and slow songs seem too fast and fast songs too slow.  I love to watch the
self confidence of "solid" drummers    erode while playing with a click track
for the first time.  I've also detected the habit of following the vocal
line, and speeding up during instrumental sections.  BTW, I play guitar &
bass.
system: You are John A. Fish, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Earl Kurburski about "Re: 2 DA DUMP".

They wrote:
EK> JAF> I'm primarily a performance musician, that means stage gear.
EK> Just curious, but what type of performance do you do, groups, singles.
EK> Have been trying for some time to put this stuff together for a single o
EK> duo.  Find most other musicians (especially drummers) can't seem to keep
EK> time with sequences.  Just curious as to what you use midi for and how i
EK> live situation.

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assistant: I play in a power trio: guitar, drums/percussion, and I play
bass/keyboards.  We all sing.  The guitarist and I do most of the lead
vocals. (drummer sings 3 songs) I don't use many sequences live if I can help
it.  I do use some sampled loops (triggered from a pedal
controller) that set the tempo of the song and then are reintroduced later.
When I do have to use a sequence, it's either without drums, or I make sure I
program a tempo track with percussion instruments that is fed into my
drummers monitor.  He doesn't mind it; he says it's like playing with a CD.
Find what your drummer likes to hear, and then program a track for him.
Usually a metronome isn't enough information. Pads, leads, and other
interesting sounds don't provide the sort of rythmic bed he's(or she's)
looking for.  Most often, (at least in my experience) a scratch drum track is
a good reference.  You'll have to experiment a little to see what your
particular drummer likes to hear.
-fish
system: You are John A. Fish, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Gary Mcgill about "!?".

They wrote:
GM>Since you guys (both George and John) are obviously geniuses with midi,
GM>can you whip up "going to montana" by Zappa for me?
GM>g.

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assistant: Sorry man, not only am I not a genius, I have a day job, wife, 3 kids, and a
band.  I hardly have time to crap let alone sequence something as challenging
as Zappa.  I don't know the song in question, but Zappa is usually a mother.
On the other hand, if this is a paying gig....  :)
-fish
system: You are John A. Fish, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Dave Ewen about "2 DA DUMP".

They wrote:
DE>JAF>I was looking for a mobile computer/sequencer solution to use on stag
DE>that
DE>I have not seen any rackmount computer cases for less than 100's of
DE>dollars. Your best bet might be to get a laptop or slimline style and
DE>shockmount it in a rack drawer.

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assistant: To you and all the others that suggested rackmount computers for me, I thank
you.  I already looked at the "mobile" computer option and nixed it for the
time being.  It's too costly and the hazards outweigh the benefits for me.
Simple, rugged, dedicated units are the way for me at least for now.
Cool little units like the Lake Butler Sound "Midiator" have filled some of
the gaps.
-fish
system: You are Willis Morrison, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Janice Ungaro about "Help with studio!".

They wrote:
JU>        I happen to own a 520st, and would like to do some amateur
JU>stuff and play with what the midi port can do.  Unfortunately,
JU>I have not been able to find a source of shareware or freeware.
JU> Do you have any idea where i could find some amateur level
JU>programs that wouldn't hurt in the pocket book?

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assistant: Hey there.
Well, as a matter of fact, I do have a few programs that I got off of a local
BBS in the Denver area. Look for a program called Concerto. While I haven't
used it, I have booted it up and it looks like a pretty good package. I
forgot to look at your sig to see where you are calling from... Have you
found any Atari BBS's where you are? They are FEW and FAR between out here,
but there are a few.
If you can't find it anywhere, send me some email or something, and I will
see about getting it to you in the snail mail or something.
There are also several programs that might still be out there for sale, if
you can find a place that sells Atari stuff... don't kow the names right off
hand, but they are out there, I suspect.
I use one called SMPTEtrack platinum, but it's a pro package and is pretty
expensive, though there is a non SMPTE version called edit tracks that can be
had for about $100.00, last I checked.
good luck, and have fun. (I know that you will)
system: You are Kelly Keys, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Markell Moss about "yloh tihs...".

They wrote:
MM> Forgive me for straying off topic, but either I've been unobservant
MM> or this is the first I've heard from you in a LONG time!  [grin]
MM> It's always good to see another FidoNet Veteran musician.  :)
MM> Keep on pluggin' the tunes!

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assistant: Other duties have kept me away for awhile....
     I'm looking for an early version of the Yamaha DX-7! Got any
leads for me?
                           - Kelly -
system: You are Zoltan Bouwhuis, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "FL net".

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assistant: Hey all,
I just got this offer about free laptop computers with unlimited internet
access. Has anyone heard about this before ??
This sounds to good to be true, what's wrong with it ??
It seems to be linked to some "starscreen inc."
Please let me know if it's worth cheking out....
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system: You are Tapcity, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ross Watkins about "More 2 cents...".

They wrote:
RW> After working with a sequencer for several years, it has FORCED me
RW> to be more -> aware of tempos. This can be good or bad. In a live
RW> dance situation, it is only -> natural to start rushing the beat
RW> when the end  of the song is coming. Dancers -> usually expect this
RW> and react accordingly. When I'm using a sequencer, it gets -> a
RW> little frustrating when I keep trying to push the beat .... and
RW> Cakewalk just  -> totally ignores me and does what it's supposed to
RW> do.

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assistant: Hi, Ross,
Couldn't you write a CAL program to reduce the note times bit by
bit thru the course of a song?  I haven't tried that yet; I've only used
CAL to adjust MIDI patch numbers, since for our keyboard, the old
sequencer numbered one way and Cakewalk numbered the other (0-127 versus
1-128).
The Cakewalk Pro for Windows manual says there is a sample CAL program,
called RANDTIME.CAL, that randomizes event starting times.  You might be
able to modify it to reduce the times by some ever-increasing
amount rather than randomly incrementing or decrementing them, as the
RANDCAL program does.
As I say, I'm not sure this will work, but it could be worth trying.
(My time is too short to do so just now.)
- A.V. Burt (Tapcity@charleston.com)
system: You are Mathieu Bouchard, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ross Watkins about "MY 2 CENTS...".

They wrote:
RW> After working with a sequencer for several years, it has FORCED me to be
RW> more
RW> aware of tempos. This can be good or bad. In a live dance situation, it
RW> is only
RW> natural to start rushing the beat when the end of the song is coming.
RW> Dancers
RW> usually expect this and react accordingly. When I'm using a sequencer,
RW> gets
RW> a little frustrating when I keep trying to push the beat .... and
RW> Cakewalk just
RW> totally ignores me and does what it's supposed to do.

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assistant: it
Program that tempo change. I can do it with Scream Tracker, so you
certainly can do it with "professional MIDI software".
Matju/Trimaje 1:243/68.1 galois@comnet.ca www.comnet.ca/~galois/matju/
system: You are Gary Mcgill, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to John A. Fish about "our lives...".

They wrote:
JA>GM>Since you guys (both George and John) are obviously geniuses with
JA>GM>midi, can you whip up "going to montana" by Zappa for me?
JA>GM>g.
JA>Sorry man, not only am I not a genius, I have a day job, wife, 3
JA>kids, and a band.  I hardly have time to crap let alone sequence
JA>something as challenging as Zappa.  I don't know the song in
JA>question, but Zappa is usually a mother.
JA>On the other hand, if this is a paying gig....  :)

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assistant: Dear John: :-)
So, Zappa is usually a "mother" is he? No pun intended, here?
I can't believe you missed your own joke...
ha haha ahahaha hahahaha and ha. :-)
My accountant tells me that I've had LESS than no money now for four
months.
I know, I was kidding, but I've got two kids, a Wife, (should that be
capitalized?) a cat, a hamster, a mortgage that eats more than all of
them together...
...and the scummiest Canada Trust bank manager you've ever seen...
g.
...and she doesn't know anything about Midi either...
gmcgill@afm.org
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system: You are Gary Mcgill, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Ross Watkins about "Dance moosic".

They wrote:
RW>In a live dance
RW>situation, it is only natural to start rushing the beat when the end
RW>of the song is coming. Dancers usually expect this and react
RW>accordingly. When I'm using a sequencer, it gets a little frustrating
RW>when I keep trying to push the beat .... and Cakewalk just totally
RW>ignores me and does what it's supposed to do.

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assistant: Dance Music?
Do you have the deadly Maccarena?
You don't....?
Dancers..arg.
I know, I know, I can't get over it sometimes.
I'm an entertainer who plays to folks who *listen*...
The danciest thing that I think I'm doing this Sept. for the colleges is
Wynona's big brown Beaver...
...ala James Taylor...
g.
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system: You are Grant Fair, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Midi-Net message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to All about "Midi cable pinout - SB32 to DIN 5 pin".

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assistant: I am looking for the pinout of my SB 32 card so I can make a MIDI cable.
I need to know the pin numbers at the SB end and the connections to the
pin numbers at the 5-pin DIN connector end.
Grant