Title: | * * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * * |
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Has anyone heard of a midi synth called a Bit One?. I heard one the other day at Manny's (sounded pretty good) but didn't get a chance to put it through my torture test as I was triple parked outside and had to run!.
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1930.1 | Chase your tail. | WOTVAX::KENT | Wed Mar 08 1989 06:07 | 8 | |
Bit 1 is a synth marketed (in the U.K. anyway) by a company called Chase. I think it is a derivative of one of the Italian synths. It is analogoue based, six voices. Rack Mount is all I have seen. Was supposed to give quite a respectable sound. Paul. | |||||
1930.2 | They need new market strategists (or at least new product namers)! | NRPUR::DEATON | Wed Mar 08 1989 12:38 | 17 | |
RE < Note 1930.0 by HAMER::COCCOLI "do androids dream of electric sheep?" > I have seen one in EU Wurlitzer's in Boston. It seems to have been there forever. I believe it is bi-timbral and it has a velocity sensitive keyboard (very light feel to it, though). My catalog of synths says that it is a six-voice, two-oscillator-per-voice. It has a single envelope, two LFO's, and a big sound (whatever that means). The book says that it has a VERY limited MIDI implementation (didn't explain further) and that it was made by Crumar (or the company that Crumar became). It never seems to have taken off, but then again, with a name like that, who could take it seriously? Dan | |||||
1930.3 | Sorry, didn't get into it. | CTHULU::YERAZUNIS | Kwisach Haderach for Hire | Wed Mar 08 1989 13:39 | 3 |
I didn't really like the sound. The filters sounded kinda crummy. -Bill | |||||
1930.7 | 1 to 99 in 60 seconds ! | WAR750::KAYD | Don't touch that smile ! | Thu Mar 16 1989 06:39 | 14 |
The same company also marketed the Bit 99 synth, together with a range of keyboard controllers. Come to think of it I haven't heard of Chase recently - have they gone bust or something ?? Incidentally, the only time I heard one of these synths was when the shop assistant (who was about 12 years old - child labour is alive and well in the U.K. :-) ) was demoing one - he played the opening riff from Van Halen's 'Jump' about 20 times before I walked out. Sounded just like it though. Cheers, Derek. |