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| 2576.1 | .. and audition it first .. | SALSA::MOELLER | Karl has... left the building. | Mon Feb 18 1991 16:06 | 9 |
| I heard and played one.. it's an enormous rack unit. It did have the
usual Kurzweil instruments, but to my ears every one was grainy and/or
distorted. The salesman present at the time told me it used a
different method of sample playback from the 250, and that he hadn't
sold a one. But for $350 it might make a smokin' addition to a studio
- we used to buy Fb01's for that much.. try it, and if you hate it,
sell it.
karl
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| 2576.2 | Rick used to rave about the 150... | PENUTS::HNELSON | Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May | Mon Feb 25 1991 11:21 | 8 |
| FWIW, I was once at a Boston computer-music-fest where I ran into Rick
Cohen, formerly of Digital and this conference, then at Kurzweil. He
was *very* enthusiastic about the 150. On the other hand, Rick used his
Kurweil discount to buy modules in the K1000 series, NOT the 150. And
Rick is now formerly of Kurzweil, new whereabouts unknown to me, so I
can't call him to follow up.
- Hoyt
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| 2576.3 | he may still be there ? | SALSA::MOELLER | Karl has... left the building. | Mon Feb 25 1991 15:07 | 15 |
| > <<< Note 2576.2 by PENUTS::HNELSON "Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May" >>>
> -< Rick used to rave about the 150... >-
> Rick is now formerly of Kurzweil, new whereabouts unknown to me, so I
> can't call him to follow up.
Note 2557.0 NAMM '91 report (?) 13 replies
KEYS::MOELLER "Stressed ? Just say 'Damitol'-I do!" 37 lines 21-JAN-1991 13:06
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>..........Young Chang/Kurzweil were
> there with a vengeance. I picked up some literature with the pictures
> of former COMMUSICers Jeff Winston and Rick Cohen on it.
as of the NAMM show he was on KZ literature.
karl
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| 2576.4 | Call Rick at Y-C re the K150... | PENUTS::HNELSON | Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May | Mon Feb 25 1991 15:47 | 8 |
| I know Rick has left Kurzweil because when I call Kurzweil they tell me
"He doesn't work here anymore." Just now I called Kurzweil and asked if
they had a number where he can be reached!? "Yes, (617) 890-2929" That
turns out, of course, to be Young-Chang. Not very friendly of the K
folk to not immediately point out the Y-C alternative, methinks. Rick was
at lunch when I called.
- Hoyt
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| 2576.5 | Rick's one of three software engineers at K/Y-C. | PENUTS::HNELSON | Resolved: 192# now, 175# by May | Mon Feb 25 1991 17:33 | 14 |
| From Rick:
The K150 is one of the few *additive* synthesizers. It is still
supported by Kurzweil/Young-Chang -- the author of a book on additive
synthesis (Hal Chamberlain?) works at K/Y-C. You can add up to 256
partials. It's fully multitimbral, Rick thinks. Drawbacks: its
bandwidth tops out at around 8kz, and you really need to run a
particular program on your Apple II (or on your Mac with the Apple II
emulator) to do the additive synthesis. "It has one of the best
additive pianos you'll ever hear, included in ROM." FWIW.
Rick says he still likes DEC, and hope you/we all are doing well.
- Hoyt
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| 2576.6 | How they do that? | DCSVAX::COTE | There wasn't even any Hollywood! | Mon Feb 25 1991 17:53 | 9 |
| > bandwidth tops out at around 8Kz...
> .
> .
> best additive piano you'll ever hear...
I'm no "golden ear", but does anyone else think these 2 sentences
are a bit contradictory?
Edd
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| 2576.7 | | IXION::ROST | Rockette Morton's illegitimate son | Mon Feb 25 1991 18:04 | 10 |
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Re: .5
That Apple II business sinks it then, because it is most definitely
*not* programmable from the front panel (other than setting up
split/layer/multi type of stuff). And I don't own an Apple. Probably
why the guy is dumping it...four rack spaces is a lot of room to spare
for a piano.
Brian
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| 2576.8 | Wow | PRNSYS::LOMICKAJ | Jeffrey A. Lomicka | Mon Feb 25 1991 18:52 | 1 |
| Hal Chamberlin wrote a book? He doesn't LOOK like a famous author.
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