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From:
Jan Hanford
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Date:
Fri, 22 Mar 1996 16:34:25 +0000
Subject:
Re: (idm) vocoders
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On 22 Mar 96 at 16:37, Kent Williams wrote:
quoted 3 lines Vintage vocoders are preferred for sonic quality, but a good one in> Vintage vocoders are preferred for sonic quality, but a good one in > good shape can be $1K or more. The vocoding effect is available from > some digital units (the Boss SE50, Boss SE70, Korg Wavestation AD).
I'm not concerned with price, but with the articulation. I tried a Boss unit with a vocoder effect and couldn't understand a word. I've heard vocoders that were very clear. I remember playing an old Roland vocoder in 1980ish that was a keyboard with just a vocoder (it still turns up, it has the built in waveforms of voices going "ah"). It was great but, like an idiot, I didn't buy it.
quoted 2 lines Tell those music store guys to piss off; if they knew anything they> Tell those music store guys to piss off; if they knew anything they > could have told you what I just did.
Hahahaha, yea: piss off! Well, as badly as music store salesmen treat women (and men too, I hear), I did find one oustanding store and salesman at Medley Music in Bryn Mawr, near Philadelphia. He was so knowledgeable and nice and non-sexist I just had to spend several thousand dollars! Now I live near Washington DC where it's pretty different. On 22 Mar 96 at 23:28, Hans Veneman wrote:
quoted 2 lines vocoders. The Korg Wavestation A/D also has a vocoder.> vocoders. The Korg Wavestation A/D also has a vocoder. > All these machines have lots of other very good uses too of course!
I don't have an inch of space in my studio for another keyboard but this is tempting! Thanks for the info! Jan Jan Hanford - jan@shelby.com Shelby Group Ltd. - Internet Software Developers C o r p o r a t e W e b P a g e - http://www.shelby.com/ P e r s o n a l W e b P a g e - http://www.tile.net/jan/