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Chrpno posted:My god, 80's keyboards(in particular the DX7) have ruined and dated many a good performance. Check out some mid 80's Bonnie Raitt or Stevie Ray to see what I mean... This and Simmon's drums. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbW2BVhTMkM
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80's synth chat: I have one of these and it's the most gloriously 80's thing ever.
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Jedrick posted:80's synth chat: Slow as poo poo envelopes, even with the mexx (or someshit) multitimbral/performance boost board. Really lame pcm sample mangling, the ringmod is just on/off. Terrible ui without the programmer or a computer.2/10 would maybe drunkenly fondle at a party. Edit. Slightly nostalgic atm, play a beautiful song on yours. W424 fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Aug 23, 2014 |
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Actuary X posted:Changing my name to Synthesizer X, buying that shirt and also this sofa. I'm moving soon, guess what you just convinced me that I need to buy for furniture? Also I will hear no ill against the DX-7 dammit.
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White Dog Eggs posted:Shout out to Oscar Romeo Romeo for sending me some truely awful knobs/tips and a cool little lego guy by special delivery. You are an officer and a gentleman. Its a trap. You now have to build three awful guitars.
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Jedrick posted:80's synth chat: It's also responsible for one of the most commonly heard sounds in the world, the "aaaah" at the start of the Simpsons theme. Chrpno fucked around with this message at 00:10 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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I don't know why I find the neat presentation of the power cord so funny. Maybe its because I work for a department store that's desperately trying to push add on sales and this reminded me of the images from a recent training manual for how to sell a camera bag (yes, that happened) instructed staff to mention key selling points as, "It has a strap!" and my favourite, "You can close the lid for extra protection!". Gotta show off every minute detail of the item or you aren't doing your job! 
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Oscar Romeo Romeo posted:I don't know why I find the neat presentation of the power cord so funny. You should see the cord that came with my Juno 106, piggyback plug, right angle at both ends, thin & flexible, it's a work of art.
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The power cord that came with my Mininova is ridiculously short  Like, if I ever play shows with it, I'm gonna have to either get a new one or set up right next to an outlet because that thing won't reach for poo poo.
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Oscar Romeo Romeo posted:I don't know why I find the neat presentation of the power cord so funny. I swear I read the exact same thing when I worked at Maplin about 7 years ago. Nice to see that retail never changes.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:The power cord that came with my Mininova is ridiculously short The power cord that came with my Ultranova is only 3 feet long. The first thing I did when I loaded it up in the gig bag was add a 10 foot extension cord so I could play shows without having to be against the back wall of the stage where the outlets are.
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the best 80s synth is the millioniser 2000 was that posted here already? may have seen it from here but still http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRPI_fD0iKQ
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This is nine and a half minutes and worth a view or two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtUrpzkfeuI
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I seriously don't understand synths unless there's knobs to twiddle, but on the other hand I'm dumb as hell.
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tacodaemon posted:This is nine and a half minutes and worth a view or two Instant disappointment when i realized I misread "Dick Denney" as "Dick Cheney"
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shiksa posted:I seriously don't understand synths unless there's knobs to twiddle, but on the other hand I'm dumb as hell. If there's no knobs, it's automatically a piece of poo poo that you don't want to be playing.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:What synth doesn't have knobs to twiddle, though? those 80s rear end ones posted look like its just buttons and stuff. full disclosure i've never owned a real synth cause i can't play keyboard well. it might be a chicken/egg thing on that front though.
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Best synth is Soviet synth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IMpElp0a_Q This guy has a whole series of synth demos that are really weird/neat. I always coveted an Ensoniq ESQ-1, and this series makes me want one even more. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncIoh2CP3Lc Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osll7E0f0IY [/synthtalk]
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:What synth doesn't have knobs to twiddle, though? Wrong 
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Synthesizer chat  I am imagining that you all look like this dude: 
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All those synths that have buttons instead of knobs look like they'd be about as tedious to program as an '80s VCR
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tacodaemon posted:All those synths that have buttons instead of knobs look like they'd be about as tedious to program as an '80s VCR Typically with a computer editor, sysex/cc box, ipad etc. Editing from the frontpanel is total bullshit. 
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unlawfulsoup posted:Synthesizer chat What about this dude?  
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Clitch posted:What about this dude? Pete does not look happy to be there.
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The chances are >0 that the photo in question was taken by a stark naked Keith Moon.
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W424 posted:Typically with a computer editor, sysex/cc box, ipad etc. Editing from the frontpanel is total bullshit. Here are some people who agree: it's an EQ with no panel controls, software/plugin only. 
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strangemusic posted:Here are some people who agree: it's an EQ with no panel controls, software/plugin only. Two versions of Microwave 2/xt   edit. stick around till 1:08 to hear the sound dudes been looking for over 23 years, people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud5cia_s2ZA W424 fucked around with this message at 21:38 on Aug 24, 2014 |
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W424 posted:
Certainly worth waiting for. Should be good for playing the first second of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, I suppose.
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If I squint it kind of looks like four-eyed satan
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Code Jockey posted:If I squint it kind of looks like four-eyed satan Woah weird coincidence that's what the nurse said about me when i was born
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W424 posted:Two versions of Microwave 2/xt SERIOUSLY a synth that fits in an optical bay?? Well poo poo. Now I need like ten of them and a Thermaltake case. strangemusic fucked around with this message at 07:27 on Aug 25, 2014 |
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strangemusic posted:SERIOUSLY a synth that fits in an optical bay?? It also needs the included ISA soundcard, good luck with that.
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  White Dog Eggs posted:I swear I read the exact same thing when I worked at Maplin about 7 years ago. Nice to see that retail never changes. This worries me, Maplins are supposed to be the clever ones. Our latest training manual for audio had this little gem, "Hi-Fi system power is often measured in watts, the higher the watts, the louder the volume" I spent two years stamping out that myth on the department and that loving manual just got handed to everybody, who will fail their annual appraisal should they forget to parrot the word of Oscar Romeo Romeo fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Aug 25, 2014 |
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Oscar Romeo Romeo posted:
But.... More Watts = more good! At least shops aren't listing pmpo output now I guess, not that rms is much better. My 5w Valve amp is louder than my 30w speakers (sorry about the spergin', but I always end up getting asked about amps and trying to talk people out of buying a 30 watt valve amp). Maplin is a weird place to work, I was supposed to be one of the 'techie' guys but 85% of my job was being shouted at by the boss for not selling Monster Cables, 10% was getting shouted at by customers for not having whatever esoteric electrical component in stock and the other 5% was actually advising customers. Kind of poo poo tbh. Anyway, apologies for the lack of pictures! I'd like to tell you I was busy, but I've actually been getting drunk all weekend. Pretty fun, but I messed up the pickguard a little because I thought it would be a good idea to bore the holes to the pots at 2pm with a headfull of homebrewed banana wine. I'll take some when I get a free minute.
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White Dog Eggs posted:But.... More Watts = more good! At least shops aren't listing pmpo output now I guess, not that rms is much better. My 5w Valve amp is louder than my 30w speakers (sorry about the spergin', but I always end up getting asked about amps and trying to talk people out of buying a 30 watt valve amp). I do 90% of my playing through a (modded) 5 watt Fender Champion 600. 
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Actuary X posted:I do 90% of my playing through a (modded) 5 watt Fender Champion 600. Would
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Actuary X posted:I do 90% of my playing through a (modded) 5 watt Fender Champion 600. Is that a proper Tone T-shirt?
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Pondex posted:Is that a proper Tone T-shirt? what do you think the T stands for?
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