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1335.1 | welcom | SUBSYS::ORIN | Tax Return = Money to Burn | Thu Apr 28 1988 16:17 | 11 |
| Hi Scott -
Welcome to COMMUSIC! It's slow, but alive again. My local system manager
moved up to ZKO and is now in charge of QUILL. I'll ask him about system
performance improvements. It may be the network. As to the equipment
you mentioned, how about giving us a description. That type of gear is
not sold in local music stores in the Boston area, as far as I know. You
probably have to go to a pro-audio store here. What are you planning on
doing with the gear? What kind of musical stuff are you into?
dave
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1335.2 | Musically Speaking | MISPRT::SFAFRAK | not multi-timbral enough | Fri Apr 29 1988 03:54 | 51 |
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TC2290 -- It is basically an "everything-they-could-think-of" box.
o 100khz sampling -- (4 second, 11 second, and 32 second expandable
options)
o Chorusing, flanging, multi-tap delay, panning, etc.
o Can control five other effect units
o Midi
o I'll bring in my literature on Monday and give you a better
description.
H-3000
o Diatonic pitch-shift
o glitch-free operation
o digital effects (reverb, delay, etc.)
o Midi
o again I'll bring in my literature on Monday.
What will I use them for? Well, as you have probably figured out...
I am another MIDIot. Actually, I am a guitarist who became facinated
with keyboard equipment about a year ago, and I have not stopped for
air yet. My current list of gear is as follows:
o 5 guitars (two Hamer Explorers -- custom built; one Gretsch
anniversary model hollow-body; one Jackson Soloist
Custom, and one Ovation 1986 Collector's Series 12-
string)
o Mesa/Boogie Quad-preamp
o Mesa/Boogie Stereo Simul-Class 295
o 2 Mesa/Boogie 4x12 EVM enclosures
o Fender Princeton
o Randall RG80 and 4x12 Celestion enclosure
o Fender Lead 140 and 4x12 Fender enclosure
o Ensonic ESQ-1
o Roland D50
o Kawai K5m
o Roland S550
o Fostex 450-16 mixer
o Fostex E-16 recorder
o And an Anvil rack with a Roland SDE3000, Roland DEP5, Aphex
Aural Exciter Type C, a Rocktron HUSH IIc, and an Alesis MicroVerb
I'll be back on Monday and I will give you more information on these
two wonders of electronic technology.
Scott_who_needs_a_better_paying_position_to_be_able_to_continue_buying_all
_these_toys...
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1335.3 | If you *do* fly, I want your frequent flyer miles | SRFSUP::MORRIS | The best laid plans never get laid | Fri Apr 29 1988 06:23 | 8 |
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I usually hit the Guitar Center here in LA once a month to check
out all this new stuff. I could give you a review if you wait a
week, and then tell you if it's worth the trip.
Ashley in Smogland
P.S. I thought ***I*** had a lot of junk, er music equipment....jeez!
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1335.4 | Sounds like a 'better' SPX-90 | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | The height of MIDIocrity | Fri Apr 29 1988 12:49 | 8 |
| I'd love to hear (lots) more about H-3000. Sounds like just the thing I've
been waiting for. I had heard that it was under development but I
hadn't heard that it's now available.
I haven't seen the "ads" you referred to. Perhaps I overlooked them.
Could you provide me with a reference?
db
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1335.5 | Here's the descriptions | MISPRT::SFAFRAK | COMMUSIX for kids, silly rabbit | Tue May 03 1988 02:26 | 187 |
1335.6 | | ANGORA::JANZEN | Tom LMO2/O23 296-5421 | Tue May 03 1988 02:59 | 4 |
| Well, that's certainly a high performance device, although it has
less delay time that the spx.
a mega-sample/second?
Tom
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1335.7 | not kidding | ANGORA::JANZEN | Tom LMO2/O23 296-5421 | Tue May 03 1988 03:01 | 6 |
| another thing, In 1976 for a theatre sound course, I proposed an
opera-singer correction systemfor opera houses. It would improve
their diction and correct their pitch.
So eventides finaly caught up...
;^)
Tom 8
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1335.8 | Yet another application of this technological marvel ;-) | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | The height of MIDIocrity | Tue May 03 1988 19:33 | 12 |
| re: .7
Given the description given earlier, one would think that the H-3000
would actually REMOVE vibrato. If so, I personally would find this
very useful in opera cause although there's lots of opera music
I like, I can't STAND the wide vibrato that's sometimes used.
There are rock singers who have actually worked hard to REMOVE
the vibrato in their voice. Guess that's why I became a R&R'er
instead of an opera accompanist. ;-)
db
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1335.9 | Late reply | SRFSUP::MORRIS | Excitable Boy | Mon Jun 06 1988 16:21 | 10 |
| O.K.
*None* of the stores here in LA have the H3000 (or so they say),
and *none* of the ones I know even carry TC.
I don't know what to tell anybody about getting a demo.
Such is life in smogland.
Ashley
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1335.10 | Vaporware, but there are working prototypes | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | The height of MIDIocrity | Mon Jun 06 1988 16:47 | 21 |
| Turns out that the Eventide H-3000 has not been released yet, although
certain performers such as Steve Vai have been given, I guess,
prototypes.
No one seems to be very confident about when they will be available.
It would seem that dealers are getting the same kind of thing about
delivery dates that Alesis was giving during the long labor of
releasing the HR-16.
Everyone seems to think, (as I do), that this is gonna be a real
killer of a device. I'm not convinced however, that many people
are gonna see its potential. I'm sure to most it will seem like a more
costly version of the SPX-90.
Maybe one of these days I'll be able to afford one at firesale prices.
Tell you though, if they ever come out with one that can do several
effects at once for under $800 or so, I'm going to attempt a hostile
takeover of Eventide. ;-)
db
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1335.11 | A possible demo | MISING::SFAFRAK | Albuquerque...once a vast wasteland | Tue Jun 07 1988 03:44 | 12 |
| Thanks for the attempt at locating the units; even though you drew a blank, I
appreciate it.
I have been talking to a dealer here in town who may be able to get the units
shipped to him for me to demo at a small fee. If this materializes I will
let you and Dave know how they sound. Providing the H3000 lives up to its
ads and it is released, I think August is when I will again enter the
"Land of the living Debt."
Ah, what better way to spend your life savings than on high-tech toys...
Scott
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1335.12 | Not Vaporware says Eventide | MISING::SFAFRAK | Albuquerque...once a vast wasteland | Thu Aug 11 1988 23:14 | 14 |
| I talked to Eventide in an attempt to get some information regarding
the H3000's availability. It is not promising. The man I talked
to said that they were taking orders today that will not be shipped
until December. The good news is that the Ultra-Harmonizer is not
Vaporware; in fact they have been shipping units to distributors
since March and they have tripled production on the unit in the
past couple of months. He also gave me the numbers of a couple of
stores in California and Arizona that were shipped a few units this
week. He said that they may be willing to sell one (probably at
list).
I will let you know.
Scott
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1335.13 | TC2290 and H3000 are here! | ISLETA::SFAFRAK | Scott | Fri Nov 18 1988 20:20 | 21 |
| I just received the TC2290 with 4 seconds of sampling time and the
Ultra-Harmonizer. In a word, "Unbelievable". Both are amazing!
The diatonic-shift on the H3000 is flawless and 3-part harmonies
are a snap. I have only used the H3000 on my guitar so far and
the results were GREAT but I still think that using it on vocals
will sound similar to something in the "Chipmunks" genre; similar
to what a sampler does.
More later, I am in the process of moving, so when I get settled
and have some more time to play, I will give a detailed analysis
of both pieces, until then, just a couple of comments:
TC2290 is dead-silent -- the effects are crystal clear; beautiful
chorus, panning effects, and the ducking delays are great!
H3000's reverb is better-than-average, and the diatonic shifts are
the best I have heard (including the IPS by Digitech).
Scott
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