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(idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #176

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1998-05-28 18:27Sean Cooper (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #176
1998-05-28 18:35Christopher Fahey (idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #176
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1998-05-28 18:27Sean Cooper> As a direct result of the talk on this list regarding the imminent > signing of BOC to M
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Thu, 28 May 1998 11:27:38 -0700 (PDT)
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(idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #176
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quoted 5 lines As a direct result of the talk on this list regarding the imminent> As a direct result of the talk on this list regarding the imminent > signing of BOC to Matador, a last-minute bidding war ensued and > a label with more money outbid Matador for the rights. The new > BOC label wishes to remain secret for the time being but, I will > say that representatives of sed label are on this list...
let's hear it for asphodel! :) sc
1998-05-28 18:35Christopher Fahey>> > actually, i just read that someone has developed a big 12" round thing >> > that fits
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Thu, 28 May 1998 14:35:35 -0400
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(idm) Re: idm-digest V2 #176
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quoted 3 lines actually, i just read that someone has developed a big 12" round thing>> > actually, i just read that someone has developed a big 12" round thing >> > that fits on a turntable and sends signals to a specially modified MP3 >> > player and can scratch accurately to a millisecond.
quoted 2 lines Jon, you're kidding right?>> Jon, you're kidding right? >> Maybe it's true...someone told me the word "gullible" isn't in the
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quoted 1 line How could this device *work*?>> How could this device *work*?
quoted 7 lines Actually Peter, some guy in Europe has done this.>Actually Peter, some guy in Europe has done this. >He hooks up turntables & mixer to a AtoD convertor, >plugs the digital stream into a BeOS computer, which has software that >interprets the signal coming off of the vinyl. >By reading the position code, you know where you are on the >record. Whether it will work if you bump the stylus or get >your special records warped and scratch is anyone's guess.
This sounds totally workable to me, especially since the article alludes to the vinyl having to be a specific pre-made record, probably one with a continous tone on it (so the computer can recognize the change in motion from the record.) But frankly the idea sounds stupid as hell. I mean, basically its a fancy way of turning a record player into a substitute for a screen-based slider bar or even for a regular old hardware knob. It sounds like it would only allow you to control relative position, sliding back and forth from the MP3 player's current position - i.e., if you move the needle from one groove to another, the MP3 won't skip to that relative spot in the song. (although, if the tone on the record has a built-in time code which the cpu reads, maybe it can do this...) The only use I could see for this configuration is to allow DJ's who don't know how to do anything with their hands except move records around to step safely and lightly into the digital era. Besides, it's on a BeOS, about six of which are known to exist. The Yamaha SU-10 portable sampler thingy I asked y'all about last week has this little slider box on it which allows you to control the speed and directions of the little samples it plays by simply sliding your finger across a little black rectangle. It sounds neat, and actually seems practical. -Cf