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- Path: sparky!uunet!esri!tapas
- From: tapas@esri.com (Tapas Das)
- Subject: Re: Winter NAMM '83
- Message-ID: <C1FHLr.Gp6@esri.com>
- Organization: Environmental Systems Research Institute
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:13:03 GMT
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- In article <5896.9301221108@csparc12.scs.leeds.ac.uk> Ross-c writes:
- >
- >>tdas@esri.com writes:
- >>
- >>Alesis showed off their new Synthesizer and Mixer unit.
- >>The synthesizer has 64 note polyphony, an industry first.
-
- >Yamaha TG500.
-
- >>Should be out in a few months.
-
- >Ho hum. What was the time schedule last year?
-
-
- Thanks for pointing out my misinformation. Yes, the Yamaha TG500
- tone module is indeed 64 note polyphonic and sounds great too.
- I checked it out.
-
- Many of you have emailed me on this. You are correct.
- So the Alesis Quadra Synth is *not* the first to boast of 64 note polyphony.
- Its amazing how fast the midi industry is progressing. I should refrain
- from phrases like 'industries best' or 'industries first'.
- You never know what is lurking in the corner.
-
- However, Alesis still deserves credit for including a digital
- interface on their synth that will connect to their A-DAT, all for
- a low list price of $1495.
-
- The Alesis rep demoed a few sounds on their synth. Sounded pretty good.
- You should definitely check out their 24 channel mixer board. Looks solid.
- Mackies' 16 channel best seller blew out the Alesis 1622 last year.
- Alesis may turn the tables this time.
-
- Regarding slipping on release dates, Alesis is very careful this time.
- Had they been able to keep good on their A-DAT promise, the Tascam DA88
- may never have surfaced.
-
- Both the synth and the mixer were real working prototypes and
- not empty shells.
-
- In article <1k10aoINNmee@spock.dis.cccd.edu> Maurice Shihadi writes:
- >
- I thought the most amazing product was Coda's announcement of a
- software package that translates any scanned printed music into a
- standard midi file. And then there was the debut of Vivace and
- Finale 3.0. Lotsa good stuff.
- >
-
- Yes! This will be a cool product. Imagine, very soon you will be
- able to get these cheap fake books (around $35.00, containing
- 1000s of printed score music) and simply scan the information
- in and have them translated to a standard midi file ready to be
- played back by your sound module. Isnt this the ultimate
- midi freaks' dream product?
-
- The lady at the booth explained that it may need some editing though.
- Sounds reasonable. I am very excited about this product.
-
- The live demo of 'Vivace' was very impressive. This is a great
- training tool. I specially liked how the accompanyment module
- tracked the tempo of the live horn player. The accompanyment module
- has the Proteus 1 and 2 chips built in.
-
- The 'vintage keys' module by EMU sounded the way it should....deep
- fat analog textures. I have never played on a 'vintage analog synth'
- So I cant compare how good the emulations were.
-
- If you like the sounds of the Proteus 1 or 2, be prepared for a
- surprise. The EMU E3XP will blow you away! Some of the samples
- loaded in the demo unit were way cool. These guys have mastered the
- art of sampling.
-
- I think it would be a good idea to get one of these samplers
- and sample anything that catches your fancy. This way you will
- not have to spend money upgrading from an M1 to a T1 to an O1/W ....
- Just rent a 'sample player' keyboard and dump it in.
-
- The M1 Plus One, sounds by Invision, sounded great. It will be
- a worthwhile investment for any M1 user.
-
- Valhala, the mail-order only, sound company was looking for
- dealers. Probably you would be able to check out their sound cards
- at a local dealer soon, before you decide to buy them.
-
- Cheers!
-
- Tapas Das
- tdas@esri.com
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