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    I have a Hammond B3 sample with percussion that anyone is welcome
    to. It sounds just like Keith Emerson's organ sound. Contact me
    (by DECmail) and make arrangements to send me a blank disc. All I ask
    in return is for you to review the sample. Give me constructive criticism
    and/or suggest different loop points if you wish.
    
    Mike D.

    Two more samples that may be of use to you Mirage owners out there:
    
    Yes Brass Hit-- The brass hit from "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (by
    Yes)
    
    Beat It Bass Hit-- The resonant bass hit heard at the beginning
    of "Beat It" (By M. Jackson)
    
    These are free to anyone who sends me a blank disc. Contact me at
    LOLITA::DIORIO to make arrangements.
    
    Mike D. 
    

    Not really a sample but more a 'performance' hint...
    
    Whilst mucking around in the studio this weekend, I threw in the
    sax sample that's combined with the acoustic bass. You Mirage
    owners know the sample...
    
    Usually I'm very disappointed with this sample. Yeah it sounds like
    a sax, but there's no expression. Well, Sunday I was surprised!!
    There was a very definite 'overblown' quality to the sample, a
    real 'honk' on some of the notes! On others there was a most definite
    overtone 1 octave up from the sample. I liked it.
    
    One thing worried me. "Did I just mung this disc? Is that why the
    sample sounds so different?" Nope!! The effect was easily stopped
    and started on command. 
    
    All you have to do is make sure the Mirage is in LOCAL mode (Para-
    meter 30 = On) and then make sure whatever appears from the MIDI
    OUT port is folded back to the MIDI IN. (Yes, you lose 1/2 the
    polyphony as each note gets played twice. It's worth the sacrifice.)
    
    I noticed higher notes had a tendency to squeal more than the lower
    ones, like a real sax.
    
    Edd

          I have had my Mirage for about 2 years now, and have been
    very satisfied with the sound disks I have. I am very interested
    in getting some of the 'homebrew' samples (esp. B3) from Mike D.
    The problem is that I do not have any more spare formated disks
    (the ones from Ensoniq) nor do I have the formatting disk. I'm
    stuck. Does anybody know where I can get the formatting disk?
    I have a box of 3.5" un(Ensoniq)formatted disks that I wish I
    could use.
    
             I'd really appreciate any info...
    
                   Frank

    Frank, if you can't find one for sale I'll be glad to format your
    blank discs for you.
    
    In a similar vein, I've heard it was possible to *legally*
    copy the OS. Anyone know how?
                                                    
    Edd
    

    
    Frank,
    
    I'd be glad to send you my B3 samples. Just send me a disc. I'll
    format it for you, put the samples on it, and send it back to you.
    I think the formatting disc sells for about $10. Call me at DTN
    223-3782, or send mail to LOLITA::DIORIO to discuss this stuff if
    you wish.
    
    Mike D.

    Re: .4
    
    For what its worth...
     
    - Get someone to format a floppy for you with the formatter disk.
    - Write protect it.
    - Label it "DISK FORMATTING PROGRAM"
    - Boot it. You will get the 'FD' in your display.
    - Put your unformatted floppy in the drive.
    - Hit "SAVE SEQ"
    - It will then format your unformatted floppy into a formated Mirage
      floppy and give you a 'FC" when completed.
    
    I stumbled upon this the other day while playing around with the
    Mirage rack mount I acquired from my brother. My Floppy says
    MIRAGE FD VER 1.0 at the bottom.
    
    Lots cheaper than buying one of Ensoniq's floppies.
    
    If you need to get some one to make a FORMATTING FLOPPY for you,
    contact me at AKRON::RATASKI and we can make arrangements to have
    it done, though I imagine there are a number of folks with Mirages
    closer to you than Ohio.
    
    BTW what is the current version of MASOS and MIRAGE OS?
                                                           
    -TomR-
    
    

    I found a good source for blank 3.5" discs that I'd like to share
    with all of you. Service Merchandise has Bonus (made by Verbatim)
    single-sided double density discs for $9.92!! This is a special
    11-pack (11 for the price of 10 promotion I guess). This brings
    them down to about 90 cents per disc! 
    
    
    Mike D'Iorio

    Re: .9
    
    Yep, I use 'em too. No problems....
    
    Could BONUS SSDD be Verbatim DSDD with a defect on one side???
    
    Edd                           

    In addition to the Keith Emerson-type Hammond B3 sound, I have two
    other Hammond organ samples to offer:
    
    One is the full drawbar Hammond organ sound. No percussion. No key
    click. This is the organ sound heard on "Let It Be" (Beatles) and
    "Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney). That nice churchy Hammond sound.
    
    The other organ sound features Harmonic Percussion, but at the 4' stop 
    (octave above the fundamental as opposed to the 5th above the fundamental
    heard in the Keith Emerson sound). Also features  a fair amount
    of key click. A good jazz or rock organ sound--not as raucous as
    the Keith Emerson sound.
    
    Mike D'Iorio
    

       I was in the market for some new Mirage sounds and I sent Mike
    D. a disk. Here is what I got:
    
            lower+ upper
    
    1   Hammond B3 (perc @ 2 2/3' Emerson)
    
    2   Hammond B3 (perc @ 4')
    
    3   Hammond B3 (full drawbar)
    
            I played with these from about 11:30 to 1:30 am last night.
    (insert tired face here.) Let me say that the sounds are *incredable*.
    First the Kieth Emerson sample (#1). The best part of this sample
    is the attack. When I was playing with it, I really thought that
    the keys contacts on the mirage were oxidized to hell! What a dirty
    sound! Mike really captured the key click that only a real organ
    can give you. The Emerson organ sample is *exact*. I played along
    with hoedown (well, ok, parts of hoedown) and all I could say is
    'yep, that's it!' I will use this sample when the band gigs.
    
           Some suggestions:
    1) The samples are velocity sensitive! they really shouldn't be.
    2) The individual wavesample levels could all be brought up.
       For example, any sound from this disk is lower in volume
       than other disks that I have.    
    3) The loop points are very audible in the last 1/2 octave or so.
       It is noticable only when hitting 1 key and holding it. when
       you hit a chord,or play a lick, you can't even tell.
    

         I will modify the appropriate parameters to fix the above
    (except for loop points) . It won't be too hard.
    
         Sample #2 didn't have the B__ls that the first had.
    It is more mellow I guess. These wavesamples were very low in
    volume.
    
         Sample #3 is another winner! Full, rich, dirty (but not too)
    Hammond. Sounds great with outboard leslie effect. I will use this
    quite often to. Mike calls this a "let it be" or "baby I'm amazed"
    sound.
    
         After playing with these sounds a while, I turned on the ESQ-1
    to compare the new samples to. I had programmed an organ on the
    ESQ that I was quite pleased with. YYYYYYYYuckKKKK oooooo *phttt!!*
    That is what I called an ORGAN ???? Mike's B3 sample is the best
    *REAL* organ sound I have heard any synth or sampler do. You gotto
    hear this mirage owners!!! 
    
    
    GREAT JOB MIKE !! all without a visual editor too...sheeze!!

    
              Frank

    er...ah...well I...Aw shucks... THANKS Frank!
    (in muffled tones)...check's in the mail....
    
    Seriously, Glad you enjoyed it. Now if only I had a Visual Editing
    system....
    
    Mike D

    Well, I still have Digidesign's Sound Designer for the Mac and Mirage
    for sale.  All you need is a Mac and you'll be in sampling heaven...
    
    -Mark

    Re .14  Mark, Sounds good, but the bad news is that I don't have
    the money to buy a MAC yet. The good news is that I'm
    heading into the busy season with the band, and I should have some
    money burning a hole in my pocket in a couple of months. 
    
    Mike D
    

    .5 asked if there was a way to copy the mirage OS disk.
    Any answers??
    
    Jim

    Nope, at least not with standard Ensoniq S/W. There are (were?) some
    companies making S/W that could make any disk bootable, but who knows
    if they still be in existance...
    
    Edd