So much gear that we take for granted cost a fortune years back - back in the early 80's the infamous Emulator II sampler cost $8000 - the megalithic Fairlight Series II sampler cost $50,000!! Winding back the sands of time even further a 1939 Novachord cost $1800 - that was half the cost of a hous...

The stores I worked for stocked and sold everything from MiniKorgs ($499.00 list) to the Oberheim 2-Voice and Polymoog (about $5K ea). We had franchises with everyone and could get anything we wanted, but if someone wanted to order a Moog Modular or a Mellotron, we could certainly get them, but we w...

Interesting. If someone had asked me to come up with a SWAG estimate of the number made I'd have said around five or six thousand, given that it was a contemporary and competitor of the Minimoog (which sold over 10,000 units). Me too. I sold ARP, Moog, Oberheim, Korg, & Roland in a retail music cha...

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Just a question I've been mulling over for a while... All 2600s, including Blue/Grey Meanies/Moog filter/etc. It would be great if someone had official ARP sales or manufacturing figures. I did a quick search and couldn't find anything in the archives. If something's there, someone please tell me. T...

Has anyone mentioned the Gleeman Pentaphonic Clear?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Gleeman-Pentiphonic ... 500wt_1182

Freeman String Symphonizer

Was he using a Minimoog & an SEM together as one thick monophonic? If so, does that mean the chords in the intro were muti-tracked mono lines? (I guess this is assuming he used the Minimoog/SEM setup on Blue Wind at all.) As far as I know, the only polyphonic synths JH was using at the time were th...

Probably the Minimoog/SEM combo he was using at the time. IIRC, the Oberheim had a real nasty sounding PWM. I think JH was also using either Maestro or Tycobrahe phasers and flangers.
Maybe Micke knows more...

Find some broken electronics "Radios, outdated computer parts, TV remote- what ever" and Practice- Practice- Practice! Try un-soldering parts, and re-attaching them back to the PCB board. Its best to hone in your skills before trying the Big job at hand. ;) Another suggestion might be to buy some s...

If possible, replace the whole jack. They're not that expensive, and chances are, you'll probably bung up one of the contacts trying to fix it anyway.
Buy 2 replacement jacks, preferably not from Radio Shack. That'll save you a possible extra trip.
Hope it works...

My Moog modular has a definite aroma, even when off. I brought it into my garage, took the backs off the cabinets, and ran a box fan for about two days. It cleared up a lot, but you can still smell it, even outside the studio. Years of living in control rooms, I guess. :D This raises another questio...

HoMH is from 1978, so an early Prophet 5 is possible, however unlikely... But just wanted to add, that Todd is the man! (and sounds a lot like Carole King ;) ) - CM Agreed about TR. Having met both (CK in '75, TR in '86), IMO, there's a lot of space between them. However, there's no denying that th...

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http://emusician.com/interviews/crystal-palace/

I have 2 Zoom H4 recorders. I paid $230 for one new, and $150 for a barely-used one. The H4 has a killer price/performance ratio. There are a couple of kludgy things (plastic case, somewhat flimsy jog wheel), but overall the thing is amazing. As for the preamps, to my ear they're quieter than my $20...