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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
Notice:	Conference has been write-locked. Use new version.
Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

208.0. "Transoniq Hacker" by BUFALO::RAVAN () Mon Dec 30 1985 18:20

"Transoniq Hacker" is an "Independent Ensoniq Mirage User's Newsletter".
I just subscribed and received issue #6.  Back issues are available for $1.

Good info, but *VERY* 'light' tone.  As an example, two quotes from issue #6:

    "Free samples of this issue are being sent to Ensoniq's warranty card
     mailing list.  If you're one of these unfortunate wretches that don't
     receive all of this wonderful information every month - stop berating
     yourself.  Remedy this tragic situation - mail $15 to ..."

    and from the first paragraph of a software review:

    "Morality is steadily eroding; our cities are becoming unlivable thanks
     to pollution and rampant crime; U.S. interventionist policies promise to
     propel us into World War Three.  That's the bad news.  The good news is,
     the Mirage Visual Editing System is here."

This issue contained:

    1) a review of VES, the Mirage Visual Editing System
    2) classified ads (FREE!)
    3) "Copying Current Wavesamples to Another Location" by
	Steve Coscia, an Ensoniq employee
    4) "Partial Mirage Memory Map", by a hacker digging into the hardware
    5) a short note on how to change VES to screen dump
    6) a short article requesting that folks think about how to
       transfer memory dumps via low speed modems
    7) a short review of the first 5 Esoniq sound disks
       (it said that disks 6,7,8, and 9 were reviewed in issue #4)
    8) an article on changes in Mirage OS V3.x, the latest versions
    9) a Letters-to-the-Editor section - good letters, good answers,
       some from Ensoniq, some from the Editor

Subscriptions are $15 for 12 issues per year.  Write or call:

    Transoniq Hacker
    5047 SW 26th Drive
    Portland, OR  97201
    Phone: (503) 245-4763

-jim

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
208.1		EVE::T_ROBERT		`Thu Jan 23 1986 18:21`	17
	I have a subsciption to that newsletter. I've got issues 5 and 6. I guess I got a free subscription when I sent in my warranty card. I agree, theres some good info in it. It's keeps you up to date with what's going on with it, so you know if you're missing out on something. Personally I think it could use some better writers, but I'll give them credit for what they've got. It kinda of reminds of the old Apple user's group newsletters I used to receive. It tries to come up with all the hacks you can use on your product. I just goes to show even more the transition between computers and music. Eventually people will be making their own compositions without even touching a piano or a keyboard. Except for the keyboard to the computer ! -Tom
208.2		BUFALO::RAVAN		`Fri Jan 24 1986 12:30`	6
	As an example of the good info, there was an ad from a company selling a program that allows you to buy 'normal' 3.5" micro-floppies and format them. This releases you from the tyranny of using the Ensoniq-only formatted disks at $15 ... EACH!!! -jim
208.3	Still Hacking?	AQUA::ROST	Everyone loves those dead presidents	`Fri Jan 05 1990 11:56`	6
	Is the Transoniq Hacker still in business? Anyone still subscribing? Is the address in .0 still current? Do they stll have much of interest for the ESQ/SQ-80? Any more dumb questions? Brian
208.4	Answers	MARLIN::DIORIO	No, I'm not bored...really...Zzzzzzzzzzzzz	`Fri Jan 05 1990 14:17`	12
	->< Note 208.3 by AQUA::ROST "Everyone loves those dead presidents" > -> -< Still Hacking? >- ->Is the Transoniq Hacker still in business? Yes. ->Anyone still subscribing? Yes (me anyway). ->Is the address in .0 still current? I'm pretty sure that's still current. ->Do they still have much of interest for the ESQ/SQ-80? Yes, quite a bit. ->Any more dumb questions? These aren't dumb at all. FYI, a lot more stuff is starting to emerge for the VFX in "Da Hacka" lately. Looks like useful info. Mike D
208.5	Address Update	AQUA::ROST	Everyone loves those dead presidents	`Fri Jan 05 1990 19:37`	13
	I just called up the Transoniq folks, and here's the latest address/phone/prices: Transoniq Hacker 1402 SW Upland Drive Portland, OR 97221 503-227-6848 $18/yr for first year (12 issues), $23/yr for renewals. Brian