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1098.1 | | ECADSR::SHERMAN | I have an M.S. - in SCIENCE! | Sat Dec 26 1987 12:39 | 8 |
| Well, I got nothing in terms of hardware. HOWEVER, I've been able
to rack up a bunch of hours on my synths, and it looks like between
this weekend and next weekend my wife's going to let me finish up
something for COMMUSIC IV! ;-)
Steve_who_is_*still*_satisfied_with_his_equipment_but_who's
_thinking_of_getting_an_RA3_and_some_patches_for_the_CZ-101
_and_the_TZ_with_some_Christmas_money_:-)
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1098.2 | Merry Christmas My @$$!!!!!!!! | JAWS::COTE | So I'm back to the velvet underground... | Mon Dec 28 1987 08:41 | 43 |
| Oh, puh-leeze! You had to ask...
Christmas Day I decided to learn a new tune, Fleetwood Mac's "You
Make Lovin' Fun". In order to do the tune I needed to use 2 separate
keyboards, one with a clav type voice and another with an organ
type sound.
Those of you who have seen my studio in recent months know that
I've had all my stuff arranged in a large "U", like this...
R H O D E S
M Y
I A
R M
A A
G H
E A
The rack mounts went on top of the Rhodes.
Since I was using the Mirage for the clav, when it came time to do
the chorus I'd have to spin around *real* quick in order to play
the organ part on the DX. This became a real PITA, so I figured,
hey, I'll spring for a stand.
Saturday I came home proud as all git out with my new 4-tier USS.
Anyone with a USS knows that the initial set-up of these beasts
is frustrating. In the course of making some adjustments, one of
the cross bars popped loose and broke a window. As I valiantly tried
to catch the wayward aluminum, I knocked over the Rhodes and cut
my foot on the glass shrapnel. All this comotion scared the bejeezus
out of Aja (my cat) who was comfortably sleeping on top of one of
the monitors. Leaping for her life, she knocked over a beer and
and an ash-tray with a lit cigarette in it. Luckily, the beer put out
the smoke before it burnt the rug.
Oh yeah, since I'm allergic to the glue on band-aids, I had to just
put my foot in the bathtub and wait for the bleeding to stop. While
doing this I noticed I have mildew growing between the tiles...
Yeah, I learned the tune...
Edd
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1098.3 | Sorry, but ... | ECADSR::SHERMAN | I have an M.S. - in SCIENCE! | Mon Dec 28 1987 08:49 | 5 |
| >Yeah, I learned the tune...
All's well that ends well, eh Edd? ;-)
Steve
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1098.4 | | CLULES::SPEED | Professional Rock Fetcher | Mon Dec 28 1987 11:36 | 5 |
| Re: .2
Glad to see your Rhodes is serving a useful purpose too, Edd :-)
Derek
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1098.5 | You got a *what*? | FGVAXZ::MASHIA | Crescent City Kid | Mon Dec 28 1987 15:47 | 8 |
| Re: .0
Duh, what's a Yamaha SHS-10?
BTW, *I* got a guitar strap. Does that count? :-)
Rodney M.
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1098.6 | Madame Butterfly meets Magic Dick | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Dave | Mon Dec 28 1987 16:14 | 16 |
| I got a harmonica. It's not MIDI compatible.
I guess in a way, I asked for it. I've been singing a line from
this song that goes "I hope that you remember who I am - (I'm the
guy with the harmonica)".
So I got this present from my girlfriend with a note saying "Of
course I remember who you are".
Next year I'm gonna sing "I'm the guy with the Synclavier".
db
p.s. Really enjoying the harmonica too. In fact, I'm already planning
to use it: you may hear my recording debut as a 'harmonicist'
on Commusic IV.
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1098.7 | MIDI For The (Teenage) Masses | AQUA::ROST | December boys got it bad | Mon Dec 28 1987 16:19 | 11 |
|
Re: .5
Is the SHS-10 that "Gui-synth" thing that Sears has been selling
exclusively this season???
The ads led me to believe it was a cross between a Porta-Sound with
a MIDI out and capability to use as a remote MIDI controller of
sorts....If so, review please!!!!!
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1098.8 | He's Bearly Musical... | DRUMS::FEHSKENS | | Mon Dec 28 1987 16:20 | 12 |
| I got a sort-of-talking bear. He (AG Bear) repeats what you say
to him in electronic bear mumbles. He's not MIDI compatible.
He doesn't have a disk drive. He doesn't even have tape back up.
But he's cute.
Maybe I'll go on the road with my 17 bears.
Drat, Adrian Belew's already got the name...
len.
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1098.9 | <sigh> | ANGORA::JANZEN | Tom LMO2/O23 DTN296-5421 | Mon Dec 28 1987 16:22 | 3 |
| I got clothes...
Tom
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1098.10 | | BAXTA::BOTTOM_DAVID | Fat man in the bathtub with the blues | Tue Dec 29 1987 07:10 | 6 |
| I have several back orders....at least the stuff will arrive someday...
an HR-16, a Symetrics 525, an RC-71......
dave
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1098.11 | next year I'm gonna ask for a real drummer! | DISSRV::CROWLEY | ere lies David St. 'ubbins, and why not! | Tue Dec 29 1987 08:57 | 11 |
|
I've been on a binge adding stuff to my rack the past two months.
My wife got sick of hearing me complain about having to unscrew
everything to rearrange the rack every time I added something new.
So I got one of those B&D power screwdrivers. Now if I could only
get it to PLAY something.......:^)
ralph
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1098.12 | Yamaha SHS-10. | FLOWER::JASNIEWSKI | | Mon Jan 04 1988 08:11 | 35 |
|
The Yamaha SHS-10 *is* the guit-board selling at Sears. They
call it "FM digital keyboard with MIDI". It's got 2.5 octaves of mini
keys, 25 voices, 25 rythm patterns. It has 4 effects on the voices; vibrato,
portamento, pitch bend and sustain, plus three variations on each rythm. The
rythm machine can be synchro started, has the auto bass, auto chord, single
finger accompanyment stuff. Paramaters can be changed to tune, transpose,
change the tempo, the portamento time, the pitch bend amount and accompanyment
volume level. This is read out to a 2 digit LED display in ranges such as -12
- +12. It also has a small sequencer which will record 3 parts of the rythm
accompanyment. Each of the 3 banks will hold 150 chord changes. It has MIDI
out only, and the channels are assignable. Keyboard notes can be transmitted on
any MIDI channel 1 - 16. Accompanyment voice commands are transmitted on
channels 12-16...
It eats batterys ;') and each of the different rythm styles have these
"cute little endings" that are all programmed into it and can be invoked by
the synchro start switch. It's kinda like you play as much of it as you want;
*it* plays the rest. Would be a definate "round the campfire" hit...As the
instruments playing the accompanying tracks are not reassignable, you're kinda
stuck with *it's* version of "boogie woogie" or "slow rock". The idea is to
program a song's "3 parts" of 1 rythm type into the sequencer, play these back
and solo over them on the keyboard.
Like most of these I 'spose, some of the sounds are kinda "eh" - like
the "rock guitar" or the "synth" ones, but there are other's that'll knock
your socks off! The Jazz organ, electric piano, wood bass, marimba and horn
are all *excellent*...well, remember this is an "<$150.00" item! I havent had
*such* a favorite Xmas present since I can remember!
Joe Jas
PS - I'd be willing to demo it with a COMMUSIC tape entry, or, if anyone
is interested in more details, drop me a message at FLOWER::
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1098.13 | KX-5 | NYMPH::ZACHWIEJA | Freedom countdown in progress | Mon Jan 04 1988 10:52 | 6 |
|
What ever happened to the YAMAHA KX-5 ? This too was a guitar-
-keyboard, but it was really just a midi controller. I would
kill for one of these.
Zach
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1098.14 | Casio DH-100 | LEDDEV::HASTINGS | | Thu Aug 25 1988 13:33 | 27 |
| I just picked up a Casio DH-100. Yes I know...Casio, I admit I spent
money on Casio :-} . It costs about $200 list but I got mine for
about $160 plus tax.
This is a *fun* little toy! It looks like a toy saxophone with
a speaker built into the bowl of the horn. It has MIDI out capability
only. It offers 6 preset sounds, and two different fingerings (standard
Boehm and Casio's own "easy" fingering.) It also allows BREATH CONTROL
of the volume.
I am a keyboard player by training but I get a kick out of the
fact that I can take this little tooter *anywhere* and play, although
I have to admit I'd be embarrased to play it at a gig in front of
a real audience. It outputs on channel 1 and produced some interesting
effects on my Ensoniq ESQ1. The breath control (selectable on/off)
controls volume. This allows for some pretty impressive dynamic
control. You can play it as is, or plug it into your amp, but to
do this you will need a 1/8 to 1/4 inch adapter. The DH uses 5 penlight
batteries or an optional AC/DC adapter. When played through an external
amp it actually sounds pretty good.
All in all I would be the first to point out the fact that this
thing lacks any "coolness factor" but for around $160 it is a fun
addition for those of you looking for a new toy. I expect it will
be good practice until I can affort the Yamaha WX7 wind controller.
(mfg suggested price ~$995, I called them.) Now *THAT* is a *REAL*
wind controller. If there is any interest I can post some of those
specs. I was sceptical of the price at first, since I have seen
the functional specs I now think it is worth it!
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1098.15 | Looks like fun... | JAWS::COTE | I'm not making this up... | Thu Aug 25 1988 14:05 | 5 |
| How does it know what NOTE-ON info to send???
Is it assignable? Transposable?
Edd (who_thinks_whipping_out_a_cheap_plastic_horn_at_a_gig_is_too_cool)
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1098.16 | chintzy is a plus, sometimes ... | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | socialism doesn't work ... | Thu Aug 25 1988 14:27 | 5 |
| I haven't seen one of these, yet. Is it durable, or will it fall
apart after some serious play. Chitzy looks can actually be pretty
neat if it sounds like an orchestra when it drives my system ...
Steve
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1098.17 | See March Keyboard | SUBSYS::ORIN | AMIGA te amo | Thu Aug 25 1988 15:22 | 40 |
| Being a sax player also, I tried one out at Wurly's in Worcester. It has a
grey plastic body, somewhat out of proportion (on the bulbous side), and
light weight metal keys. Knowing what a beating my Selmer sax takes,
I would say that if you are going to do any extensive amount of playing,
it would be worth getting the WX7. See note 1523.1 for mail order prices.
I would say that the market for this
instrument is for MIDI musicians or beginners who do not play a wind
instrument seriously, but are looking to explore the creative and
expressive capabilities of a wind instrument without making a major
investment up front. If you are already a sax or clarinet wiz, you will
want to get the WX7. I think that better styling and materials would make
this a much more popular product for about $30-50 more. It does have
kind of a funky pop-art look. It provides more expressive control of a
D50 or D110 flute, bottle-breath, clarinet, sax, harmonica, horn, etc.
Much more realistic control than a keyboard. A good used alto sax (Conn
or Bundy) is in the $250-300 range, although it is very difficult to
play, relatively speaking, and is restricted to (albeit wonderful) sax
sounds. The embouchure factor is not present on the Casio or WX7.
The WX7 has pitch bend and a 7 octave range. It can transmit on
MIDI channels 1 & 2 or 3 & 4. Fingering the keys produces MIDI note data,
blowing into the mouthpiece generates velocity and breath (MIDI controller #2),
plus after-touch and/or volume (MIDI controller #7) data, and tightening
your mouth around the reed creates pitch-bend data. There is also a pitch
bend wheel next to the lef-hand thumb rest. Five small buttons grouped beneath
the the right thumb position double as octave switches and program-change
buttons. There are dip switches and screws to adjust air velocity sensitivity.
It has switches to transpose from concert pitch (C for flute and oboe players),
to Eb (for alto and bari players) or Bb (for tenor players and clarinetists).
There is a key hold button which makes it possible to play two notes at once.
The WX7 has excellent tracking. Yamaha has announced the MFC2 (about $300)
which includes a bank select footswitch and 6 program select switches.
The IVL Pitchrider 4000 Mark II is a pitch-to-MIDI converter. The pitchrider
is a rackmount unit with an optional five-switch foot controller for program
changes, etc. The Pitchrider is used with a pickup or microphone.
Akai has announced an EWI (around $2k) and Roland the VP-70 ($mucho$).
dave
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1098.18 | HeYYYYY Mannnnnn. | MINDER::KENT | I can't Dance to That | Tue Aug 30 1988 11:36 | 7 |
|
The Christians. (one of the best bands of 88)were recorded
on the subway in Tokyo this week playing the casio saxette. As Edd
hinted the kudos must be worth the investment. Look no Hype !!
Paul (Dark Glasses) Kent.
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1098.19 | Check out Yamaha as well | ALEX::CONN | Alex Conn, ZKO | Tue Aug 30 1988 13:19 | 2 |
| Note that the Yamaha brochure shows one as well. I don't know comparable
cost, etc. It only has the standard finguring.
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1098.20 | Yamadollors... | JAWS::COTE | Are you with me, Dr. Wu? | Tue Aug 30 1988 13:23 | 5 |
| The Yamaha controller is a pricey little devil....~$900.
...but it does have bells and whistles.
Edd
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1098.21 | see DECMS BBOARD | NORGE::CHAD | | Tue Aug 30 1988 13:40 | 12 |
| > -< Yamadollors... >-
>
> The Yamaha controller is a pricey little devil....~$900.
But Sam Ash quoted me $697, so it can be done...
>
> ...but it does have bells and whistles.
That it does (not speaking from experience)
CHad
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1098.22 | Don't discount the good old BC-% units. | DYO780::SCHAFER | Brad ... DTN 433-2408 | Tue Aug 30 1988 15:35 | 7 |
| I've been using a Y-word breath controller (BC-2 - the new one) lately,
and have found it to be most expressive. Granted, the ESQs easily map
controllers ... but I find the thing incredibly expressive on choral
pads (map BC filter) or for chorusing effects on leads (map BC to OSC
modulation).
-b
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1098.23 | wonderful stuff | MCIS2::ROACH | | Wed Aug 31 1988 11:32 | 7 |
| I've had my y-word WX7 wind controller since last december. It is extremely
expressive, given the right patch on the other end. I've spent much of my time
since then trying to find the right combination of functions to make the synth
behave properly. I think(?) i have it about conquered. Great stuff
Geoff
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1098.24 | A dX11, please Santa. | MARVIN::MACHIN | | Wed Aug 31 1988 12:09 | 4 |
| I'd like a Y-thing DX11. I had another go on one lunchtime, and
these things not only sound great, they have a really nice keyboard.
Richard.
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1098.25 | another plus vote for Casio | LDP::RICH | | Wed Aug 31 1988 14:20 | 26 |
| I just bought a Casio myself. I have also played Geoff's WX.
I am also a wind player and believe for the price you can't beat
the Casio. (If I had the spare bucks I would get the WX though).
A few other features worth "noting". The fingering system is VERY
versatile considering there are only three keys. With all the "fork"
fingers, I had no trouble playing in ANY key for the full 2.5 octave
range. It actually has a four octave range and transposition but
these are really clumsy to get at. (I did not like the "easy Casio"
fingering at all - but I'm a woodwind bigot).
There is also a portamento key - allowing sliding for notes.
It is not rugged, but neither is my oboe or bassoon.
I would not be timid about playing this on a gig hooked up to the
right sound box and system - it is quite expressive and facile.
I played some transcribed Adderly charts with no trouble, as well
as some "classical" flute solos.
For $150 or so it is definitely worth the investment, if for no
other reason than you can take it on business trips to amuse yourself.
-Neil
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1098.26 | DH-100 again | LEDDEV::HASTINGS | | Wed Aug 31 1988 17:33 | 27 |
|
re .25
I agree with you Rich. I am not a wind player by training although
I did learn some flute. (As a LONG term keyboard player I longed
for a truly *portable* instrument. but that was before the electronic
revolution really had an impact on the music biz.)
I started using Casio's "easy" fingering, but feel more comfortable
using the standard fingering. Something about the Casio fingering
just isn't intuitive enough. Mentally you can memorize it in about
60 seconds, (70 for those of lower IQ). With the standard fingering
if you want a higher note you generally lift more fingers, with
the Casio fingering you have to think through the pattern. Take
this assessment for what it's worth, I've been practicing on it
for about 3 weeks now for about 5 hours per week.
I don't think the DH-100 is very durable. The keys have a lot
of slop in them. In fact I use this slop as a kind of poor man's
aftertouch. I can wiggle the Octave key enough to cause it to open
and close.
My past experience with Casio is still true today, They give
you tremendous function for the $ at the expense of *some* of the
quality, and quite a bit more of the sound quality. Still playing
the DH-100 through some other synth solves the last problem quite
nicely. Besides what else can you buy for the price that has a MIDI
interface???
Mark
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1098.27 | I'm THRU with THRU | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Yo! | Tue Dec 27 1988 13:55 | 83 |
| This note was a good idea last year. Good enough for me to find
it and try and kick it off for this year.
Last year I got a harmonica.
This year, I campaigned all year for a MIDI merging device. I drummed
the words "MIDI merge" into my SO so many times that it became a
private little joke between us.
She kept telling me that she wanted to get something more personnel
than a black box that does something that she doesn't even understand.
Without going into detail she made several statements and performed
several tasks to utterly convince me that I was NOT getting a MIDI
merge!
Before we start opening presents, Peigi (my SO) and her
confederate Jason (sorta like my little brother but not really)
"sneak" downstairs (their loud giggling made it clear that they
were "planting" one of my presents.
Well, we're opening presents. And after awhile, Peigi says "You'll
have to come downstairs to see your next present.
"Downstairs" I think, "that's where the 'studio' is! She *DID*
get me a MIDI merge, bless her heart."
Well we go down stairs. At the bottom of the stairs I turn towards
the studio with a smile on my face and a "tee hee" carefully
suppressed in my throat. She turns towards the garage, sees us
heading in opposite directions and asks "where you going, it's
in here".
My heart sank. Well, for a little while. Cause what she got me was
a large crate of juice oranges fresh from florida. (IN addition to
my addicition to MIDI equipment, I also have to contend with a rather
severe and, I fear, permanent addction to freshly squeezed OJ).
We go back upstairs and continuing opening presents. I got a
hard-to-find Phil Keaggy tape (it's hard to find cause they only
sell it in Christian bookstores, and you'd be hard pressed to "find"
me in a Christian bookstore). That was nice, and the tape was
really good. Not overly (perhaps even "hardly") proselytizing.
Anyway, I'm down to one last gift. It's a fairly small flat box.
Far too small to be anything that would go into a rack. In fact,
the thought of it being a musical device (yes, I know that not all
musical devices are rackmounted) was very far from my mind.
The situation was perfect - like in a film. I tear the wrapping paper
and see a word - "MIDI" . I tear a little more and see another word,
"MERGE". (OK, I guess I should be fully disclosing and say that
when I tore a little more, I saw another word that some folks in
this conference can't even bring themselves to say. You know:
"Ya...",
I mean "Yaaaa...."
"Yam...."
Oh well, you know the word right?
Anyway, it really took me by surprise - I almost dropped it right
there.
So anyway, now I can both sequence my rack mount stuff from the
Multi-timbral SQ-80 and still play the part using my weighted
88-key MIDI controller.
Now, I'm thinking of starting a new note: "Dear Santa".
We all get to pretend that we're sitting in Santa's lap and
tell him what we want for Xmas next year.
And of course, be sure to tell him what good little Commusicians
you've been (like practicing safe sysex and such).
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1098.28 | WOK N' WOLL!!!! | WEFXEM::COTE | Sing with the clams, knave! | Tue Dec 27 1988 14:23 | 3 |
| I got a wok. Non-MIDI, uni-timbral. I cooked Szechuan food in it.
Edd
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1098.29 | pout | NRPUR::DEATON | | Tue Dec 27 1988 14:35 | 1 |
| Edd already told everyone what I got.
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1098.30 | | DNEAST::BOTTOM_DAVID | Everyday I got the blues | Tue Dec 27 1988 14:45 | 7 |
| I got a mixer, three new pickups for my strat, a new guitar (actually
it's the second time I've owned this guitar so new is relative), a
DD5, and a pair of Bose 101's with stands to use for monitors....a
dozen sets of RPS strings, 3 Denon HD-8's and 10 UDXL-II's
sigh...that's all????? better luck next year...
dbii
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1098.31 | | IAMOK::CROWLEY | No we're not gonna do bloody Stonhenge! | Tue Dec 27 1988 14:52 | 12 |
|
The closest thing I got to musical gear was a half gross of picks
and a pair of drumsticks....
...guess I'll just have to go out and buy that Casio horn as a present
to myself! :^)
Ralph
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1098.32 | | ANT::JANZEN | Tom 296-5421 LMO2/O23 ECL MSI Test | Tue Dec 27 1988 14:55 | 2 |
| I got shirts
Tom
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1098.33 | but no shrink-wrap machine.. awwwww... | SALSA::MOELLER | Three little endians | Tue Dec 27 1988 15:46 | 11 |
| one Scruples game
one Star Trek IV videocassette
one large water machinegun, orange
one Steve Jobs paperback
one Milagro Beanfield War paperback
one box of reaaly bad chocolate candy
one hundred stereo chrome C-47 cassette duplicates of my album
three hundred pairs of printed sticky labels
five hundred COLOR cassette inserts
one mongo Mastercard bill
and a partridge in a pear tree
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1098.34 | | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | Love is a decision ... | Tue Dec 27 1988 16:27 | 8 |
| I got clothes, candy, deoderant, a new pillow, a book ... sigh.
But, we did get a tree this year. Got it for $5 a couple days before
Christmas. No MIDI toys. Cried my eyes out on my new pillow ...
Well, not really. My family was good to me and we had a great
Christmas. When I can work the finances out I might spring for
something. Hope y'all had a good one!
Steve
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1098.35 | He *liked* it! | DDIF::EIRIKUR | Hallgr�msson, CDA Product Manager | Wed Dec 28 1988 01:15 | 6 |
| The only musical present that I got was a real surprise--praise from my
brother-in-law. "Hey, what's the matter with this tape you gave us,
there's only 15 minutes of music on it?"
Eirikur
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1098.36 | Merry Christmas and Happy New year ! | HPSTEK::RENE | bad bytes bite me a bit | Wed Dec 28 1988 13:10 | 19 |
| Happy Holiday's to all !!!
music type stuffaroonie:
1 set of headphones AKG <- awsome!
1 Dregs tape (night of the living Dregs) ---simply incredable. And
my wife (6 months for us Christmas day !!) can't stand the
Dregs ! It really surprised me!
non-music type schtickt:
1 bedroom set ( this is the reason the previous list is not as plump
as I would have liked it!)
Have a wonderful New Year!
Frank
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1098.37 | ho ho ho | NORGE::CHAD | Ich glaube Ich t�te Ich h�tte | Wed Dec 28 1988 13:45 | 16 |
|
I got a full/queen sized down comforter
a Gregorian Chant CD
a TD Optical Race CD
a Grieg/Sibelius CD
a 3lb box of Gummi-worms
car mats
a mini-maglite flashlite
2 pens
a toothbrush
toothpaste
burgerking gift certificates
and probably some other things I've forgotten about.
And 2 Far Side books from a fellow Commusician
Chad
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1098.38 | Unfortunately, I Never Drink Wine | AQUA::ROST | Marshall rules but Fender controls | Wed Dec 28 1988 13:47 | 6 |
|
My wife told everybody to get us wine, which they did.
I also got two blank tapes.
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1098.39 | time to sell my stock | HJUXB::LEGA | Bug Busters Incorporated | Wed Dec 28 1988 15:46 | 6 |
| I got a variable speed power drill. Thats all.
(i plan to use it to screw in stuff to my 19in rack, when i have
something to put in)
I did get a mmicroverbII for my birthday, which i never expected,
so I guess my SO couldnt afford a teac 38.
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1098.40 | where am i going to put this stuff? | WIOVAX::TROMBLEY | Vanna White whom I've seen naked! | Wed Dec 28 1988 17:26 | 17 |
|
I got two Teddy Ruxpins tapes
the Chipmunks singing punk rock
a coloring book,... no wait these are my daughters presents.
I got one of those Yamaha DD-5 drum kits
a CD player with a few CD's
a guitar bag
colonge (a yearly gift anymore)
one of them cordless screwdrivers (just like Bubba's)
and a house full of outlaws, I mean inlaws, for X-mas.
Happy New Year.
bst
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1098.41 | Eat Your Hearts Out. | HPSMEG::LEITZ | de gener it | Thu Dec 29 1988 11:53 | 16 |
| Well, i know you'll ALL be jealous as all heck, but *I* got
a Ya Ma Ha Pisser-16, yes, friends, the ultimate battery powered
go anywhere do anything keyboard...
Great for bedside boppin' under phones,
Composition at Ballistic Speed on I-290,
Accompaniment for the casual Mountain Top Yodler,
And Scoring On The Spot Kayaking Films - makes a great rudder, too!
Gonzo Keyboarding at it's best.
(Actually, despite the noise, it's got some pretty cooool sounds
when cranked over a PA, too!)
Call me YaMaHoppi.
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1098.42 | | ISTG::ARNOLD | John E. Arnold, DLB12-2/D4, dtn 291-8011 | Fri Dec 30 1988 15:19 | 24 |
| Studio-related stuff was:
Rackmount unit for Lexicon LXP-1 (1/2 width) unit.
This lets me anchor the LXP in the rack for safety. One pain
is that there does not appear to be a standard or common way of
attaching 1/2 width devices to full-width racks. Thus, I have my
Scholz Sustainor wedged in the other half of the rack but, of course,
the screw holes don't line up with the ones that fit the Lexicon!
I want standards so I can buy any old 1/2 width to full-width adapter
and get my mixed bag of stuff to attach! ... but I digress.
Remo Drum Muffl'rs (spelling?)
Little plastic rings with foam to help reduce ring and cut down
on the volume a little bit. I can't wait to see if these amke it
easier to record a decent drum sound. (Of course, I could just
use an Octapad and trigger my "obsolete" TR-707, but I don't want
to start that discussion again.)
Now if I can just pay off all the bills and see what I can buy for
myself.....
- John -
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1098.43 | | TALK::HARRIMAN | Back to the Grind | Tue Jan 03 1989 08:48 | 6 |
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The only musical thing I got was a (non-MIDI) bell tree. Also got the
F19 Stealth simulator. Ah well, I'm saving my pennies for a Poor
Person's SMPTE box.
/pjh
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1098.44 | not bad | NAC::SCHUCHARD | PC Arcade | Tue Jan 03 1989 14:20 | 23 |
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gee, i got
the flu (xmas eve, with spouse too)
4 blank udsII's - amazing that the 14 year old actually got
the right ones!
a coat
a golf-club tie clasp
a coffee table book (imagine)
the opportunity to drive spouse and 3 kids nuts with constant
rehearsal/recordings that couldn't be finished due to absent
voice (see 1 above)
Oh, and a Traveling Wilbury's which of course my spouse loves!
so, we're still somewhat midiless - gee, the dd5 outs but to
what?
however, a keyboard controller and sgu have made the "i'm warning
you, some day i'm just gonna flash that card and that'll be
that!" list.
bs
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1098.45 | You Should See What I Got Her! | DRUMS::FEHSKENS | | Tue Jan 03 1989 16:07 | 19 |
| I got a Nikkor 35/1.4 lens, a Yamaha (yeah, Yamaha) CDX-810U CD
player, an Oberheim Matrix-1000, a buncha CDs, a buncha books,
an OM-500 MC-500 memory upgrade (which doesn't work in my MC-500),
the S-MRC software that goes with it, and a real perty Hartmann
leather attache case. All but the last I, uh, bought for myself.
My SO kept saying, "you're gonna *really* like what I got you, and it
was *real* expensive", so I'm thinking, oh boy, she musta gone to
EUWurlitzer and they told her what I'd been ogling, like the Amiga
D-50 and Matrix-1000 librarians, or the Roland M-160 rackmount mixer,
or maybe even a VZ-10M? Nope, a beautiful attache case that I had
pointed out one day in a luggage shop. Nice, very nice, but it
doesn't have a Nikon bayonet mount or 3 DIN plugs labeled IN, OUT
and THRU. So I went and bought myself some *useful* stuff. Some
of it beforehand, in anticipation, you know. I mean, like anything
I've bought since November has been justified as a "Christmas present
for myself".
len.
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1098.46 | Mirage Dreamland | MUNCSS::BURKE | | Fri Jan 13 1989 05:20 | 11 |
| Well, on Xmas morning I couldn't believe my porkpies. Mirage,
Matrix-1000, C-Lab Notator, 60 meg Winnie and 2 meg expansion for
the ST.
Then I got up. First problem was deciding which of the new socks
I would wear: the ones with Tom & Jerry, or the ones with Mickey.
Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Jim Burke
PS Do you (lucky) guys use a different Santa to the one we
have in Scotland
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1098.47 | Santa explained | MARVIN::MACHIN | | Fri Jan 13 1989 05:33 | 5 |
| Santa flies West-East, so California gets the best of the goodies,
Chicago gets Casio gear, Boston gets the Roland documentation
and we get the socks...
Richard.
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1098.48 | Which Scotkand is that? | WARDER::KENT | | Fri Jan 13 1989 09:40 | 7 |
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Jim
Wherabouts in Scotland are you ?
Paul.
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1098.49 | RE: .47 &*} | DYO780::SCHAFER | Brad - back in Ohio. | Fri Jan 13 1989 10:23 | 0
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