Conference napalm::commusic_v1

I am well below you in the music recording process.  I have only a Yamaha
DX7, Roland SBX-80, Fostex 350 8 by 4 mixer, and a Fostex 8-track recorder.

One thing that I use which you don't is a computer.  I have an Apple II with
a Roland MPU-401 MIDI interface, plus software to link all of the above
together.  If you find that you are running beyond the limits of the MSQ-700
you should consider replacing it by a computer-based sequencer.

I looked into the step entry features of the MSQ-700 when I was revising
my software and decided I didn't like them much.  I don't see how to do chords
in which one note of the chord ends before the others.  Do you have any problems
with the step entry feature?  Do you have any suggestions for improving it?
    John Sauter

 You are definately well equiped. I'm using a Tascam 234 4 chan cassette deck,
a teac pe-20/px-20 mixer (very basic), an Ibanez Dm-1000 digital delay (noisy),
a Roland JX3-P, a Roladn TR-707 drum synth (nice) and a Washburn A-20, a Strat,
a Fender Lead-1 with a Kahler whammy, a Fender Tele Custom Thinline, and a
Takimine acoustic with the built in piezioelectric pickups. 
 At this time I am learning to play the JX3-P and have done some very low grade
sequencer programming. I'm recording all original stuff when I record, which
isn't as often as I would like. I would compare musch of it to some earlier
King Crimsom (heavy strings etc) and some of it is definately rock/blues type
material. I'm not as interested in making a perfect tape as I am in getting
the ideas fleshed out for future reference (I'm still interested in actively
gigging).
 How about a review of the roland digital delay? I'm considering one myself.

                                     *db*

re: -.1

I haven't tried to do that yet but I know a way around it.  Say you want
to play a Dm7 chord (4 notes) for 2 beats but want to sustain the D and
A notes out for 4 beats.  I'd program C and F# for 2 beats on one MSQ track
and then program D and A on another and then merge the two tracks (making
sure they match up).  I've gotten to the point were I can program the MSQ
fairly quick.

For complicated songs I designed blank program sheets were I can write out
what a song is going to look like on both the Linn and MSQ by measure.
These are work sheets and I modify them as I go along.

The only things I don't like about the MSQ step time is that if you have
a long MSQ track and want to add more on to the end, it takes a few seconds
to load and place the pointer at the end of the track.  Also, you can't
edit a track in the middle, as you loose data from that point on.
Storage is another problem.  You only can store roughly 8000 notes (enough
to store 'The Entertainer') so I use the tape backup and load function alot.
The Linn has no such problems.  It loads quickly, allows editing on both
songs and patterns, and has lots of memory.  It sounds great too because it
uses sampled sounds.  That's why it is the studio standard drum machine.
I can tell a Linn instantly on the radio, most notably by the hand clap.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with it right now.

Does your system print out the sheet music of what has been entered and
does it allow editing?

re: -.1

Ooops, the F# should be an F in the Dm7 chord...

re: .4--My system does not print sheet music (I wish it could!).  It does
allow editing in the middle of a song.  However, it is pretty slow.  A useful
feature is that it shows you the note on/note off events near the current
time on the CRT.  That helps to give you some context as you edit.

In the past I have marked up sheet music when I recorded music; I expect
I will continue to do this.  I am not a composer, so I don't record anything
that is not already in the form of sheet music.

I have heard that there is some software for the IBM PC that will print sheet
music from a MIDI song file.  I won't believe it until I see it.
    John Sauter

    Anyone in here have a home studio with a two-tk machine that accepts
    10" reels at 15ips?  I need to make a cassette dub off of said reel!
    
    If so, pls send mail to moi at ICS::BUCKLEY to book some 'studio time'.
    
    Thanks,
    Buck

       <<< Note 98.7 by ICS::BUCKLEY "no one home in my house of pain" >>>
>    Anyone in here have a home studio with a two-tk machine that accepts
>    10" reels at 15ips?  
    
    Ambiguous.. two-track like half-track ?  or two-track like 4-track
    stereo (like a normal cassette).. ?
    
    In either case, an old TEAC 3340 could do the trick.  
    
    karl

    -1
    
    Two TK as in 1/4" stereo mastering tape.
    
    Sorry for the ambiguity.
    Buck