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by aeon
Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:31 am
Forum: Samplers
Topic: Yamaha A4000/A5000 Service Manual
Replies: 3
Views: 2641

Yamaha A4000/A5000 Service Manual

Contents: Specifications 3 Panel Layout 4 Circuitboard Layout 5 Block Diagram 6 Disassembly Procedure 7 LSI Pin Description 10 IC Block Diagram 16 Test Program 19 Error Message 31 MIDI Data Format 32 MIDI Implementation Chart 43 Parts List (Including a Cool Exploded View) Overall Circuit Diagram Cir...
by aeon
Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:47 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Why buy hardware synths?
Replies: 392
Views: 118487

Re: Why buy hardware synths?

They interface relatively easily with analog effects processors. :)


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:40 pm
Forum: Buyer's Guide
Topic: Opinions Wanted: Waldorf
Replies: 24
Views: 7747

Re: Opinions Wanted: Waldorf

I don't get it, why wouldn't anyone get the Blofeld over the XT? Seems like it would have more features and combines the XT and Q somewhat in one. It doesn't. The Blofeld is based on the Q genetics - it shares (most) sound and function with the Q, MicroQ, Komplexer, and Largo. The MicroWave2/XT/XTk...
by aeon
Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:17 pm
Forum: General Synthesizers
Topic: Studio Electronics ATC-Xi demos forthcoming
Replies: 6
Views: 2602

Re: Studio Electronics ATC-Xi demos forthcoming

Bass Leads Arps Drones In that order. *No* use of any external processing whatsoever - dry as a bone. Multiple filter use would be welcome, but even more so a demonstration of the shading of the discrete analog distortion. That said, a demo of the bandpass response for pad-like sounds would be great...
by aeon
Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Buyer's Guide
Topic: Thinking of getting a Korg Z1
Replies: 11
Views: 4430

Re: Thinking of getting a Korg Z1

DANG Aeon! Those are some nice shots. Would be nice to see that editor in OSX format. Did you make that editor or where did you find that? Yeah, they really serve to show just how deep the Korg Z1 engine is, and in particular, just how many modulation paths (dual, even) there are to help build a re...
by aeon
Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:43 am
Forum: Synth Shootouts
Topic: Moog MF104z VS RE201 VS RE501
Replies: 10
Views: 4462

Re: Moog MF104z VS RE201 VS RE501

What is the dirtiest sounding between the MF104z, RE201, and RE501? And I mean DIRTY. I want this to totally f**k with whatever I put through it and color it with its signature sound and grain up and distort and do whatever the f**k to the signal. Anyone who has had one or both of these please chim...
by aeon
Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:48 am
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)
Replies: 23
Views: 7716

Re: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)

I don't use reverbs because it sonically confines your sound. Even an infinite reverb suggest a gigantic empty building, but not an open space. I prefer echoes and modulations, because it sounds as it could have been recorded into the mountains or a vast plain. That's a function of reverb algorithm...
by aeon
Tue Nov 24, 2009 8:01 pm
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)
Replies: 23
Views: 7716

Re: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)

Hello Ian. Are you one of those who tried both? No, I haven't used the ModFactor. I based my recommendation on awareness of its algorithms and experience with my Eventide H8000FW. I like breathy/spacey/airy/pastoral/natural sounding psychedelic music. We have something in common then. ;) I never us...
by aeon
Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:45 pm
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)
Replies: 23
Views: 7716

Re: Subtle airy motion (doppleganger/ModFactor)

I've got a Lovetone Doppelganger...if you are looking to get that kind of effect, and be able to control it such that you get subtle or over-the-top, I would first consider the Eventide ModFactor.


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Tue Nov 24, 2009 4:27 pm
Forum: Synth Shootouts
Topic: Battle of the lower-priced 'hybrid' synths.
Replies: 23
Views: 11715

Re: Battle of the lower-priced 'hybrid' synths.

The Korg DW8000 has one filter per voice, i.e., 8 voices (with two DWGS oscs each) and 8 filters.


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Tue Nov 24, 2009 12:33 am
Forum: Samplers
Topic: Deactivating the fan in a Yamaha A5000?
Replies: 7
Views: 3396

Re: Deactivating the fan in a Yamaha A5000?

Keys are generally open-air and with significant surface area. Racks are generally not open-air nor do they have significant surface area to help with heat dissipation or ventilation.


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:25 pm
Forum: Synth Shootouts
Topic: Roland space echo vs boss space echo
Replies: 29
Views: 11274

Re: Roland space echo vs boss space echo

FX23 wrote:Is there anypoint getting a old tape echo machine...
Only the hands-on aspect of it and the sound characteristics that only a discrete analog signal path and analog tape saturation can provide.

No other point or reason, really.


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Sun Nov 22, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Samplers
Topic: Deactivating the fan in a Yamaha A5000?
Replies: 7
Views: 3396

Re: Deactivating the fan in a Yamaha A5000?

Don't deactivate the fan - just replace it with a silent equivalent.


cheers,
Ian
by aeon
Sun Nov 22, 2009 2:14 am
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Glitch Effects Hardware?
Replies: 33
Views: 17749

Re: Glitch Effects Hardware?

[quote="KLAXON" (edited)]The Eventides are definitely awesome but if you have that much cash to spend and wanted to spend it for glitchery, you'd probably be better off going with a Kyma system or modular or something like that instead, no?[/quote] An Eventide of the ones I mentioned (and a couple I...
by aeon
Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:21 pm
Forum: Sound Production
Topic: Glitch Effects Hardware?
Replies: 33
Views: 17749

Re: Glitch Effects Hardware?

It's not really cost-effective if you are only going to use it for this (glitch) purpose, but a modular-level Eventide with sampling engine, e.g., DSP7500, Orville, H7600, and/or H8000-series, would work very well for this (among other things) since you would be able to program the glitch effects yo...