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r ri_ _"'_"_"'_.—"'-' The Independent Newsletter for Ensoniq Users The Esoteric, Astounding, Esoteric ' Astounclin ' g Omnipotent ASR-l 0 or "I've I ve got your Virtual Studio Right Here, Bucko" Bucko I‘ 1 ' II Pat Finnigan nomically feasible. It' It’ss the same old cart before the horse parable again. II don't don’t wanna wear three hats (artist, engineer, and producer). I'd I’d be the stereotypical plaintiff who represents himself without counsel if II did -— I'd I’d have a fool for a client. So stop the madness, let me up, cease and desist, whoa, quit! I've I’ve got all the tools I need to do all this stuff without reconfiguring my computer to a new infant technology. Go ahead and flame flame me if let's defuse this myth of the you want, but let’s "virtual" ... “virtual” recording studio studio... The issue of digital recording on the computer is getting to be way too big an issue to be igEnsoniq ' s doing PARIS. nored anymore. Ensoniq’s Digidesign's Digidesign’s doing ProTools. Cakewalk's Cakewalk’s gone "Pro" “Pro” Audio, Performer has gone "Digi“Digital," tal,” and all refuse to go away. We've We’ve got Pentium II technology, we've we’ve got 300 MHz G6 PowerPC Macs, and if you stop and scratch your head for a minute... minute ... You begin to realize here’s here's all this technology in an already oversaturated market. That's That’s why such hoopla — - technology serves to propagate itself, pure and simple (or, if you’re you're a hardwarel hardware/software software engineer, complicated), but serves NOT to drive the market. Everyone assumes, "Geez, “Geez, Martha, I've I’ve already got this PC, lemme go buy a SoundBlaster and make a recording studio out of it.” it." Hey, Homer. Homer..... Gang, I don't don’t care (A) if technically it can be done, (B) requires Windows NT 4.0, (C) is audibly superior to a real performance, (D) can become a viable product, or (E) is eco- [ ISSUE ISSUE NUMBER NUMBER 156, I56, $2.50 $2.50 (A) Every major label/session I've I’ve been involved in has a multimillion dollar investment in what is known as a recording studio. You know, a place where people record stuff. Not in their basement, not in their garage, not even in their vaulted grand room. (B) This “recording "recording studio" studio” has mysterious little black boxes that have knobs and dials and faders on them so you can work on them in real time. They've They’ve even got this big huge conglomeration of knobs and faders on a desk they call a mixer. And there's there’s a guy there who isn't isn’t in the band who moves bunches of these knobs and faders in real time. Why, he even grabbed eight faders with two hands and moved them SIMULTANEOUSLY! I saw it! Really! (C) And, ya know what? After the sessions, we got this little tiny cassette called a DAT. It was mailed to Sony in Terre Haute, IN, where they turned that little tape into thousands of CDs! It' lt’ss alchemy. How can they make all those little jewel boxes by melting one little itty-bitty DAT tape? it In This Issue ... Arii<:ie$:Articles: I t i } The Omnipotent Orninipetentil.0.Virt1ialiStudio.ASR-IO Virtual Studio Pat Finnigaa ciover Finnigan ....................................... cov.er Make the Ultimate Fat Comp Camp Sound on the TS-lOIl2 TS-10212 Tom Tracy ................................................. ........ ................................... .. 4 1 WTHM and Dr. Love Part II I Eric Montgemery ........................................ 6 Montgomery ............................... l Reviews: Reviews: L.A. Riot Vol. 1I Riotlvol. Britten ........................... 5 Britton Beisenherz ..................................... 1. Basement Tapes: 'I‘apes:- Trackilla Trackilia i Steve Vincent .. ............... ......................................... .................. .... 7 i i‘; it i It Q, Il Regular Regutor Stuff: Transoniq-Net ............ .. ......... .. ................... 2 Tranisoniq-Net .......................... ..... .. ............................... .. .......... 3 Random Notes .... ............................... The Interface .. .. ............................ ............ ............................. 9 13 Classifieds Cl-assifieds ...... ......................................... ....... .... .. . 15 Hacker Booteeq ...................................... ._............... .. i i‘‘ P i-R_ as I F 0n‘JP00QI 0 IaIn95Q-IanQ¢usI QIQ IiuQI 0Q 1»1Oq: tiq i01--IG .09 q1'.‘4-I‘0‘ in-n¢‘:e_; |:l-uni1.l-_ -1 Sorry for acting like a buttmunch, but do you see how obtuse this is? is‘? Everybody wants the sonic perfection of hard disk recording, yet they wanna record grungy analog sounds. The technology is switching roles? I smell methane -— lemme put this cigarette out.. out.... And let me put this argument to rest. Yes, digital tapeless hard disk recording is coming, and we’ll we'll embrace it soon enough. I’m I'm simply not going to drop $7500 for a ProTools setup JUNE, 1998 ma I]) JUNE, ‘- ' Transoniq-Net HELP H ELP WITH QUESTIONS All of the individuals listed below are volunteers! Please Piease_ take that into consideration when calling. If ygu -calling. you get a recording and leave a message, let tet 'em ‘em know if it's it"s okay to call back collect (this will greatly increase your chances of getting a return call). it I (or any more computer hardware, for that matter), $2500 for a multi-disk RAID array to keep up with it, or another $3000 for a "control" “control” surface. I've I’ve already got the control surface, I already know how to torque it, and so do you. There's There’s only a few things required here, and you've you’ve already got the CPU. It's It’s called an ASR-JO. ASR-l0. And here's here’s the serious setup for all you power users explained ... explained... pq7*-$1 - Ensoniq Customer ServAll Ensoniq Gear Sew15 pm to 6:00 pm ice. 9:30 am to noon, I: 1:15 EST Monday to Friday. 610-647-3930. 6I0-647-3930. Ensoniq's soniq’s Fax On Demand line, (1-800-257(l-8-00~2571439) l439') can also be used to retrieve specs, OS info, hard-drive info, and the like. F All Ensoniq Gear -- Electric Factory (Enflinsoniq's Australia distributor). son-iq’s distribute-r). E-mail address: elfa@ ozemail.com.au; ozemail.c'om.au; their web site at http://www.ozemail.com.au/-elfa; http:I/www.ozemail.-com.au/-eifa; or e-mail their resident ~c1inician, clinician, Michael mallen@geko.com.au. Phone calIS, Allen, Alien, at ma.ilen@geko.con1.au. calls, Business hours -- Victoria. (03) 480-5988. Three Items mm-_ L“ I I All All Ensoniq Gear -- The Electric Factory in Zealand, phone (64) 9-443-5916, fax New Zeaiand, (64) 9-443-5893, or e-rnail e-mail geoffm@ (-64) g.eoffm@ elfa.co.nz €1f3..CO.I'-lZ (Geoff Mason). lt - Pat Esslinger, Internet: pate TS Questions @execpc.com, Compuserve: Cornpnserve: 74240,1562, '?4240_,l562, or AOL: ESSLIP. I 1 TS, VFX, and SD-1 SD-l Questions --e Stuart Hosking, stuh@ozemail.com.au. I-Iosking, SD-l Questions - Philip Magnotta, SD-I 401-467-4357,44 pm -- 12:30 EST. 401-467-4357, Q VFX, SD32, and EPS-16+ EPS--16+ Questions -- Dara Jones, Internet: darajones@juno.com or call 214-361-0829. DP/4, ASR·I0 SD·l, BPI4, SB-1, ASR-ll) Questions --- John Cox, 609-888-5519, 609-888-5519. (N]) (ND 5pm Spin -- 8 pm EST weekdays. Any time weekends. l ' i SQ-80, VFX "Questions Questions -- Robert Romano, SQ-8'0, VFX. 01' time (within reason) i 607-898-4868. Any at’ EST. & Drive Systems, Studios, & & I Hard Drives & Computers -- Rob Feiner, Cinetunes. Cinetnnes. I 914-963-5818. Ilam-3pm il-am-3pm EST. ComCorn- i puserve: 71024,1255. 7.102-4,1255. — I ~ i EPS-16 PLUS, 8: & ASR-10 A.sR-IO Questions EPS, EPS--16 -- Garth Hjelte. Rubber Chicken Software. Call anytime. If message, 24-hour callback. Cali. mes-sage, 2-4-hour (320) 235-979-.8. 235-9798. Email: chickenEPS@wiIl(320). chicke_n.EPS@wiIll ma-r.co-rn. mar.com. ‘ l EPSIMIRAGElESQ/SQ-SO EPSlMI.RAG.ElESQlSQ1--80 M.U.G. M.U.=G. 24Hour Ho-ur Hotline -— 212-465-3430. 2-I2-465-3430. Leave name, number, address. 24-hr Callback. Email: G4Prod@aol.com. G4Prod@ao'l.cern. 1 SQ-l, KS-32, SD-1., SD-l, SCSI, SCSI,MR SQ~1-, ---MR & & hard I drive =Q-uestionsQuestions -- Pat Finnigan, 317462-8446. 8:00 -am am to pm EST. 1t62--8 446. 8-2100 te 10:00 t-0:0-0 pm" l I ESQ-l, loe Slater, ESQ-1, MIDI & Computers Computers. -~ Joe (404) (494) 925-8881. 925-3331. EST. E-ST... . . . There are three objects to making the ASR the complete home studio. And, for convenience sake we'll we’ll assume you have an ASR-l0 ASR-10 (this is the Hacker). We'll We’ll further assume you've you’ve got the SCSI expander and a hard disk (you're (you’re a subscriber) and are having a ball with the power of this box. We could further assume you have in your possession a DAT recorder to backup your hard drives through the Digital 110 I/O option (you subscribe to eTH). Let's Let’s take the issue of the Malvern box and direct its power to its logical conclusion while we send you off to purvey the following ... following... Item 1: The OEX-6 Output Expander. Initially, we saw this box and said "What? “What? $350 bucks for 6 phone jacks?” jacks?" when the friendly Ensoniq salesperson offered it to us. Gang, this ain't ain’t just 6 phone jacks. This, in conjunction with our satin black pet, gives us TEN discrete outputs. And that's that’s ASSIGNABLE outputs -— complete instruments can be sent out these jacks, separate layers can AYES can be sent out these jacks, separate W WAVES be sent out these. Given, you have to edit each instrument to do this (instead of just assigning the TRACK to a given output jack)(Ensoniq!), but now you have 8 discrete dry outputs and two AUDIO TRACK outputs (with the attendant FX processing of the stereo pair). Get the picture? Good. Get the OEX-6 -— you NEED separate outs in the studio. Item 2: An AD AT. Yes, an ADAT. Don't ADAT. flame flame me here; I'll I’ll explain. How many of these new hard disk recorders can record on all their tracks simultaneously (e.g., in real time)? Answer? None. The VS-880 will do four at a whack, the new Fostex only does two at a whack, the new Yamaha and other MiniDisc recorders, well, their compression scheme excludes them from professional consideration. So, basically, the standalones are smoke and mirrors anyway. ADATs are st century. Every the "cassettes" “cassettes” of the 21 2lst commercial or professional studio has a couple in its possession, or rents them as needed (when a client requests it) for a yard a day. They're They’re just too convenient. You need 2 64 digital tracks? Daisy-chain 8 of them together, stripe 8 VHS tapes, arm your tracks and hit it. When done, copy the masters for working tapes -— it's it’s still 1st lst generation, remember? Given, hard disk recording eliminates a stage or two of ADC-DAC. The ADAT's ADAT’s a standard, and it'll it’ll take more than Digidesign, PARIS, or other wannabe's wannabe’s to knock them out of first place. And it certainly isn't ... isn’t going to happen overnight overnight... Yeah, I've I’ve had ADATs lunch a tape before, too. That's That’s why you arc the masters and work on copies. And yeah, they're they’re SO convenient, some people skip this step. They pay for it dearly. The issue here is medium of exchange. You’re You're gonna take these ADAT tapes and do a final mix on them in a masteroff to DA DAT ing room when you lay layoff T with leader tones for the CD facility. THAT's THAT’s when you take the masters ... masters... Item 3: A high-quality studio mixer. Not a 5-year old Mackie 1604, nor a 10-year old Peavey MK IV. You want a mixer with patchable channel outs -— something like a Yamaha 02D, O2D, or if you can afford it, an 03D. These are digital mixers that store mixes, fader movements, effect settings, pan changes, and play them back in real time as well. Ensoniq was gonna do one (remember the "picture" “picture” of their 16-channel prototype at www.ensoniq.com last year?), but they went straight to PARIS. But since the key word here is budget, any high-quality studio mixer with separate/ separatef patchable channel 110 I/O will work fine. People are raving about the new Behringers -— I’ll I'll have to audition one ... one... The Reel Deal I'd I’d like to be as excited about direct-to-disk Myoid old homies at recording as everyone else. My Truevision do this very thing with both audio (l96k/sec (196k/sec @ 48k DAT sample rates) and video (2: (2:l1 M-lPEG M-JPEG compression for 14 it's the abMb/sec) simultaneously. And it’s solute best, but it'll it’ll set you back $12k for the hardware, $8k for the software, and you still need a $5k box and $75k of 110 I/O devices. The question is WHY? WHY‘? These factors at work here are double-edged, They must be markedly superior -— their price certainly reflects that. Are they user-effective? More reflects productive? Cost-effective? I don't don’t think so. Successfully marketable? Who's Who’s "demand“demanding" ing” this stuff? Just because the technology exists doesn't doesn’t warrant blindly pursuing it for its own sake. Many companies remember this behavior as their final product. Remember Sequential? Synclavier? Fairlight? |_— - 7 > l Front Panel RN iJ'i ) RNDD ((ls) F Third Party Porty News We 'd like to welcome a new sound vendor We’d to these pages -— Happy Salmon Music. Samples from Norway. Check out their ad and their web site for more info. K Speaking of web sites ... Long-time supsites... porter of Ensoniq samplers, WaveBoy, has their new web site up and running. Give 'em ’em a visit at: www.waveboy.com. Hacker News r l l I We ' re changing our policy on the On-Line We’re Interface a little: From now on, first priority will be given to questions and let- ters from paying subscribers. Questions from non-subscribers may be included if they are likely to be of interest to our readers readers.. There's There’s currently too much effort going into dealing with issues that are really old news to those who have been reading the Hacker for any length of time. Plus we're we’re getting a little tired of "giving “giving away the store" store” and feel that folks who help support the Hacker certainly deserve some attention that your average web surfer dude doesn't. doesn’t. This should also allow us to cut down on the noise a little and maybe even boost the point size in the printed version to something a little more eye-friendly. ' re also going to Along similar lines, we we’re _ l l l Fl! r l Not to say it isn't isn’t the wave (no pun intended) of the future. Software architecture to support "plug-in" “plug-in” modules for FX, EQ, etc. are powerful and fascinating tools. They already exist in the DSP of all keyboard products as code. Adobe Premiere has been using this architecture for three years --- it's it’s finally "trickling “trickling down" down” to the audio world. The editing power of digital audio is unbelievable. Hey, this is a disk-based system here --— read NLE (non-linear editing). When I buy an 8-track hard-disk recorder that doesn't doesn’t record all 8 tracks in one pass I take it back. And did. Until this technology performs as advertised and is an economical alternative to displace the current environment, it remains a high-tech curio that, albeit, is a constant conversation piece, becomes the butt of some very cruel jokes referencing a boat anchor while remaining on the dealer's dealer’s shelves. In other countries countries· educators are asked "How “How can we broaden and enrich the experience?" In the U.S., educators learning experience?” are asked "How “How can we speed up the learning process?" process?” And that's that’s a blanket indictment of our society'S society’s "me-now" “me-now” fixation. This will not simply change overnight any faster than recording studios will toss their tape machines in the dumpster and buy 9 Gb ... RAID arrays arrays... Because as we all sit in judgement, it’s it's up to our ears to hear the difference. Did anybody notice that Madonna's Madonna’s "True “True Blue" Blue” album of 10 years ago was the first DDD album? Anyone notice that Rod Stewart's Stewart’s last album l We're going to adjust things so they're We’re they’re a little closer to actual costs: costs: the printed version will be going from $23/year to non-U.S .), and the e-mail $25/year ($34 non-U.S.), version will actually be dropping from $20/year to $19/year. $ 19/year. The renewal notices going out about the same time as this issue (folks whose last 157) will still have the old rates. issue is ##157) These notices will have a closing date of July Ilst. st. Anyone else can also renew by this date and still get the old rates. Of course, the new lower rate for the e-mail version is effective immediately. I7 was done entirely on ProTools? Could you hear the difference? In a $3 million dollar mastering room like Glen Meadows in Nashville where you can hear every tick/edit point/level shift in Yes' pointllevel Yes’ "Owner “Owner of a Lonely Heart" (there are a lot!), loti), absolutely. In your home on your reference system? Maybe, at best, if you've you’ve got Krell Class A's A’s and Martin-Logan electrostats. On the radio or in your car? Hey, Homer.. Homer.... I feel as if I should apologize for seemingly burying my head in the sand on this issue, but I just won't won’t go quietly (or ravingly) into that good night. But the current technology isn't isn’t performing up to the standards it's it’s been lauded to offer. When it does, I’ll I'll write the sequel to this article. So currently, one of your best bets is an ASR with all the above trimmings. It defines the most cost-effective, easy to use, powerful, flexible flexible and affordable 2-track real-time digital recorder under the guise of a sampler. The above configuration defines a pre-production room. With an idyllic mixer like the 02D or 03D, it defines a post-production room, replete with stereo direct-to-disc recording, and that's that’s while the sequencer is playing back in real time. And the ASR-IO's ASR-l0’s built-in sequencing environment, FX processing, Audio Tracks and user interface push it right up to the top of the heap. Korg just added hard disk recording (Hi Jerry!) this year as an option to the Trinity? Malvern's vern’s been there, done that, three years ago. l 3 L.. have to raise the rates rates. for the printed version of the Hacker. This is something that haven't done since Issue #35, May, we haven’t 1988 -— 10 IO years ago! Given, Ensoniq doesn't doesn’t have their keyboard cases made by White Castle, but it's it’s the form and the function of the box that keeps their technology performing. It keeps me performing very well... well ... — _ finished a 12-hour Bio: Pat just finished I2-hour ProTools session. He said he'd he’d better write this article while the experience was still fresh in his head. head. Call For Writers! In spite of their current god-like status, mere· writers for the Hacker were once mere- just like you! If you’re you're mortals -noodling around with Ensoniq gear, you too can join their elite ranks. We're always looking for new writers, We’re and yes, there is actual payment you're toying with an idea = involved. If you’re for an article, how about giving Editrix Jane a call at 1-503-227-6848 and listening to her soothing words of encouragement? I Q I 1 n P Make l\/lorke the Ultimate Fat Fort Camp Comp Sound on the TS-10/12 TS—lO/I2 Tom Tracy Introduction the process: It's been a while since I've It’s I’ve written anything for the Hacker. In fact, it's it’s been a while since I’ve I've sat behind my trusty Ensoniq products. And now sitting here staring at them, it's it’s like seeing old friends, but not knowing what to say. So the following articles over the next few months (yes, I promise) will be kind of like a refresher course for me, if you will, as I try to remember what I once knew. I'm I’m sure these articles will be coming from a different perspective than how I once documented features in the Musician's Musician’s Manuals, since I am now viewing the products from a completely different angle. ' 1. you've all. Press SOUNDS (I'm (I’m assuming you’ve ready plugged in and turned on the TS-I0I12). TS-I0/12). 2. While holding down BANKSET, press the bank 2 button. This selects the first ROM bankset of sounds (R2 is in the upper left corner comer of the display). 3. Press the bank 2 button. 4. 4. Press the lower right button in the display. This selects the PNO-N-ELEC sound. 5. Hold down BANKSET, and press the bank 4 button (R4 is in the upper left corner of the display). 6. Press the bank 0 button. 7. Press the lower right button in the display. This selects the HARP sound. 8. Press the MIX/PAN button (HARP is still selected), and with the data entry controls, change "MIX=091." “MIX=091 .” 9. Press the PERFORMANCE OPTIONS button, select PNO-N-ELEC by pressing its soft button, and change the patch select setting to" -0*-" (signifying that the right to “-0*-” button is pressed down). 10. Press the TRACK EFFECTS button three times, and change to "EFFECT=06 “EFFECT=O6 PARAM EQ+CHORUS+REV." EQ+CHORUS+REV.” II. 11. Press any lower soft button, and use the ARIAdata entry controls to select "V “VARIATION=14 TION=l 4 BRASS + DRUMS." DRUMS.” 12. Press the TRACK EFFECTS button twice, press the lower middle soft button, and change "FX2--REVRB=49." “FX2--REVRB=49.” 13. Press the MIX/PAN button again, and double-click the soft button above HARP. If both sounds are layered, one will be fully underlined, and the other will be flashing it's this flashing underlined. Make sure it’s way (this is a good way to test if you're you’re double-clicking too slow). I hope you find it as pleasing as I have. Did you ever do something, forget about it, and then come back (sometimes) years later stumbling upon what you’ve you've done, thinking "Hey “Hey this is really cool! What did I do?" do?” or "How “How did I do that?" that?” Well, that's that’s how I felt when I loaded an old file from a floppy floppy into the TS-IO TS-10 and nearly jumped out of my seat when I found this fat, layered "comp" “comp” sound. sound. Not much to it, but it sure can be sweet, soulful and satisfying (these are words that begin with "s" “s” -— for all you elephant talk fans). Like a passionate archeologist on a mission, it was my duty to solve the "mystery “mystery of the sound," sound,” and share it with you, oh faithful readers. After some electronic excavating, I discovered how it had been created. The Short Form This is the quickest way to recreate this sound. sound. It was made with two sounds layered together, so you can't can’t save it as a single program. If you really want to save this version, it's best to do it as a preset. It's it’s It’s still quickest this way, so I’ll I'll call this version the "short “short form. form.”" If you want to create and save this sound as a single program, use the Long Form. The Process This expressive sound is simply a tweaked layering of two ROM programs. Let' Let’ss begin To Save Sove it as ao Preset I. 1. Press the PRESETS button twice to get to the WRITE screen (which is the right screen). 2. Press the lower right soft button. 3. Name the new preset using the data entry tools, and when ready, 4. Press and hold down the PRESETS button, then press the BANKSET, bank 4 l l (0-9), and a soft button to place the preset into the RAM location of your choosing. That's That’s all for the short form form.. Now spend some time enjoying it! The Long Form If you like this sound, but want to save it as a single program, it requires a little more work. What you will do in this version is copy the two voices used by PNO-N-ELEC, and paste them into the HARP program (with some additional tweaking). There are obviously some benefits to this extra work, though -— specifically for sequencing (you onl onlyy use one track). Because it takes a little more programming, I call this version the "long “long form." form.” The Th8 Process PTOCGSS I. l. Press SOUNDS. 2. While holding down BANKSET, press the bank 2 button, then release both buttons. 3. Press the bank 2 button again. again. 4. Press the lower right button in the display 4. to select the PNO-N-ELEC sound. 5. Press the SELECT VOICE button, and press the lower left soft button in the display. 6. Press the COpy COPY button. 7. Press the lower right soft button to "MAKE “MAKE COPY." COPY.” ~ 8. Press SOUNDS SOUNDS.. 9. Hold down BANKSET, and press the bank 4 button (then release them). them). 10. l0. Press the bank 0 button. 1 l. Press the lower right button in the disII. play. This selects the HARP sound. 12. Press the SELECT VOICE button, and press the lower left soft button. 13. Press the COPY button. 14. Press the lower middle soft button to select "RECALL." “RECALL.” 15. 15. Follow steps 1-4 to select PNO-N-ELEC again. . 16. l6. Press SELECT VOICE, and press the lower middle' middle’ soft button. 17. Press the COPY button. 18. Press the lower right soft button to "MAKE “MAKE COPY." COPY.” 19. Press COMPARE (green light goes on). 20. Press SELECT VOICE, then press the lower right soft button to select "(SAW-WAVE2)." “(SAW-WAVE2).” 21. Press the COPY button, then press the lower middle button to select "RECALL." “RECALL.” 22. Press SELECT VOICE. 23. Press the lower left and right soft buttons until there is no parentheses are them. 24. Press the patch select buttons, and for each combination, make sure these two voices are not in parentheses. 25. Press the PROGRAM EFFECTS button (the effects button on the far right side of the keyboard), and select and modify the algorithm as explained in the "Short “Short Form." Form.” Bio: Tom Tracy, once a full-time technical writer for ENSONIQ, has returned to the pages of the Transoniq Hacker. With his vast experience and corporate insight, it should be a pleasant addition. To Save Scrve It as crs acr Program I. Press the WRITE PROGRAM button 1. (next to the COMPARE button). 2. Name your sound using the data entry tools, and when ready, 3. Press and hold down the SOUNDS button ("SA VE" flashes (“SAVE” flashes in the display), then , press the BANKSET, bank (0-9), and a soft button to place the program into the selected RAM location. location. To Fehrion, wherever you are. That's That’s all for the long form. I hope this _ process hasn't hasn’t been too taxing. — L.A. Riot \/OI. Vol. 1 I Britton Beisenherz Product: CD-ROM Sound Library, L.A. L./1. Riot Vol. Vol. 1. I. From: Ensoniq Corporation, 155 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern Malvem PA 19055, phone: 610-647-3930 (voice) 610-647-8909 (fax). For: Any Ensoniq sample player. Price: $199.95. Having already reviewed Ensoniq's Ensoniq’s L.A. Riot Vol. 2 (Issue #149), I was both interested and a bit skeptical about the L.A. Riot Vol. I CD-ROM. Those of you who read my review of Vol. 2 know I was not exactly sold on that particular CD-ROM (though, I admit it is the first Ensoniq CD wasn’t crazy about). Prior to my which I wasn't review of L.A. Riot Vol. 2, I had heard that Vol. 11 was a much more useful CD-ROM, so I took on the assignment to review it with high hopes in spite of its predecessor. Thankfully, my impression, after careful examination of L.A. L./l. Riot Vol. I, was considerably more favorable. Now, for those of you who don't don’t know (or couldn't couldn’t guess), the L.A. Riot CD-ROMs (Volumes Il and 2) are geared toward the Rap, Hip-Hop and Acid Jazz creators and producers of da' da’ world. Both CD-ROMs CD-ROMS are 250 megabytes in size (Vol. 2 is not 597 megs like I said in its review. I dunno where I got that...) and both boast 1000 FAT samples. Similarly, both CDs contain six root level directories for organization. That is about where the similarities end. Instead of 1000 FAT samples of material including "deepest “deepest rare grooves, dopest phunky grooves, sax squeals, sex squeals, bass wipes, slam hooks, and lowrider sensaround (what is 'dat?!?!)" ’dat?!?!)” as offered in Vol. 2, L.A. Riot Vol. 1I offers 1000 FAT "loops, “loops, scratches, breaks, and transforms." transforms.” Sample material which I think is not only a lot more useful, but also sounds better in a sentence? ..ehh? ..ehh? L.A. Riot Vol. 1I was compiled and laid out in a juicy kinda way. It is the first collection of DJ skills and moves on CD-ROM, including drum loops, backspin loops, live drum and DJ mixes, construction sets for all dope styles, and DJ effects like scratches, vinyl squeals, chirps, and more. These are useful sounds for their genre -— especially when compared to the material on Vol. 2. Another interesting aspect of the L.A. Riot Vol. 1I CD-ROM is its directory layout. The directories in Vol. 11 are laid out by DJ (from Longbeach to Lynwood, Compton to Venice) and include (in YW AD, DJ order): DJ DRE, DJ ALL ALLYWAD, MANN-E, LIS-IO, LIS-10, AL FRESH, and SKIL. 5 Each main directory includes between nine and nineteen subdirectories, which basically amounts to seventy-six loadable ASRl0, EPS, or TS Series multi-sample Instru10, ments. Within those seventy-six loadable load able multi-sample Instruments are contained one thousand samples. That is roughly thirteen samples per Instrument. The Instrument layout is contiguous throughout the CD-ROM. The majority of the Instruments per DJ are all basically “condrum, percussion, and DJ effects "construction kits" kits” in order by BPM. The latter Instruments are devoted to DJ effects and are called "DJ “DJ name SCRATCH." SCRATCH.” For instance, the directory DJ DRE contains sixteen Instruments. The first fourteen Instruments are construction kits named DRE’s sets range from 90 to DRE __ _ bpm. DRE's 115 beats per minute. The last two Instruments are called DRE SCRATCH SCRATCH1I and DRE SCRATCH2, and are devoted solely DRE’s favorite dope fresh turntable to DJ DRE's scratches, squeals, and effects. The conV~l. I 1 struction Instruments for L.A. Riot Vol. offer a nice range of meters. Depending on the DJ in question, tempos range from as slow as 76 bpm to the kickin' kickin’ speed of 148 bpm. The bulk of the CD-ROM consists of these "construction “construction kits" kits” with varying tempos in the form of multi-sample Instruments within each Drs DJ ’s directory. 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Let us know the current we'll copy of the current issue and w e’llj I 1 send one along. " 7.7 _; ._ - __ . -__ _ -- r Instrument that correspond with each other to make simple or complex song layouts and arrangements quickly and easily. Now I must clarify the difference I see between the type of construction set in Volume 1I as opposed to the type of construction set in Volume 2 — - in order to not contradict myself. It would appear at first to the alert reader, that these are the same types of "“Instruments” Instruments" that appear in the Dope Trax sections of L.A L.A.. Riot Vol. Vol. 2: the passive, interactive TV, non-musical approach to making music that has done so much to destroy musicianship. Well, there is a difference. Each individual DJ construction set in Vol. 1I offers opportunity for the construction of the foundation of a percussion, drum, and/or turntable tumtable groove. The Dope Trax sections of Vol. 2 offer construction of a whole tune ... riffs, bass lines, loops, tune...riffs, and vocal samples all right there to be instantly and mindlessly sequenced together. L.A. Riot Vol. 11 does not afford the L./l. musician that luxury, but offers mainly the opportunity for a foundation to be created in the form of drums, percussion, and DJ effects. The guitar, bass, and vocals will have to be stolen from somewhere else. The majority of the samples contained within L.A. Riot Vol. JI are quite useful. Each construction kit contains at least three variations on a particular drum loop, and include numerous other pre-timed and sampled surprises. The overall quality of the samples on L.A. Riot Vol. I is great, of course. I have yet to hear an Ensoniq CD-ROM that did not have great sounding samples ... even if the sample material was samples...even not up to par. The patch select buttons do exactly as you would expect. Each sample has a normal version, a high pass version, a backwards version, and a reverb version. genres. But, if you are picky about the versatility of your sampled sounds, and you do not make this type of music often, then this is probably not the disk for you. However, for the experimentalists and the aforementioned stylists, I suggest you consider running right out and buying this CD-ROM._ CD-ROM. 1 finishBio: Britton Beisenherz is a student finishing his degree in Synthesis at a school of music in the dreadfull dreadful! Northeastern porAmerica. Britton has been writing, tion of America. recording, and producing music for many years, and hopes to someday breath a bit years, of life back into a dying art ... anyone art... any one of them. L.A. Riot Vol. I is perfect for creators of Rap, HIP-HOP, Acid Jazz, and perhaps funk music. Not to say that it would not be useful to musicians who work within other WTHM and Dr. Love Part II Eric Montgomery Hey caller, you are on the air with Dr. Love! “I bought the MR and I also bought "I Cakewalk software. I need the MR sound list for Cakewalk. Where can I get that?" that?” Well my friend, all instrument definitions are Well, here we are again. Bringin' Bringin’ it to ya live on the real tip! Thanks for tuning into WTHM and Dr. Love, where we always reunite people and their gear. We got our first caller and he seems to be concerned about a horrible sickness that has been going around. Caller, you are on the air with Dr. Love. "Thanks “Thanks Dr. Love for talking to me about this. I heard from my cousin who heard from this. my mom' mom'ss step mother's uncle that Ensoniq was out of business and that they moved to China and that they recalled all of the MRs and ..." and...” Wait! Now hold on Mr. Caller. I think that you have heard way too much from your family and friends. Let me fill you in with the real story. First of all, Ensoniq has not gone out of business or moved or quit making keyboards. keyboards. Ensoniq had a new keyboard released at NAMM last January (the ZR-76) ZR-76).. That's That’s not all. There's There’s a new EXP expansion board (The Perfect Piano) coming for the new keyboard and the MR family, new hardware and software for PARIS and (if you already didn't didn’t know) a new OS for the ASR-X. I am available only from the software manufacturer. Ensoniq cannot help you here. Cakewalk is the company to call regarding this situation. "So “So what does NAMM actually standfor?" stand for? ” That is a good question. NAMM stands for National Association of Music Merchants. They represent the music products industry through trade shows and seminars. Our next caller says that his ASR-X is giving him da' da’ blues. blues. You are on the air! "Hey “Hey Doc. I got this ASR-X and the dealer told me that it has Time Expansion/ Expansion/CompresCompression. Is that true ?" true?” Yes it is! Please check your software version by going to the Disk/Global section and pressing and holding the SAVE button. Press SYSTEM and release both buttons. The OS version number will pop up on your screen. You need 2.53 OS. It has some great new features like Time Expansion/Compression (aka Scale Time), Song Mode, Sequence Play mode, loading of EPS/ 16+, ASR samEPS/16+, ples and more. Just send Ensoniq $9.95 for shipping and handling and they will send you the coolest upgrade to your X! "But Don' t hang up. I’ve I've got another “But wait! Don’t question. I've got the Mark of the Uniform question. I’ve software and it doesn't doesn’t work on the expansion boards. What about that?" that? ” Mmm. Well, there is a whole new website designed by Gary Houk of Ensoniq. It is very easy to navigate through. If you go to download (http:// www.ensoniq.com/htmllbi(http://www.ensoniq.com/html/binary.htm) there is a new profile for Unisyn that addresses this situation. And it is free! Just download it and keep in mind that you have to already have Unisyn for it to work. work. Our next caller says that her MR is not talking to anybody. Such a rude angry "mister." “mister.” You are on with Dr. Love. "I “I am trying to get the MR to play a sequence into my computer and when I sync them and try to record the MR sequence into the computer nothing happens. happens. I also have trouble setting the MR up to use the computer as the sequencer. What am I going to do ?" do?” 6 | mm going to check it out myself and I will post my findings to you when we are on the air again. 7 F 7'" 7 7 ' 7 +7.7’ ' 7 ;@ You already did the right thing by calling WTHM! Now, so far as the MR sending the track data out via MIDI, all that has to be done is to change the sound you have selected on each track to the MIDI OUT instrument. So far as setting the MR up to work with an external sequencer just stay in Select Sounds mode and select the MIDI OUT instrument. Then the MR will be in multi mode and local will be turned tumed off automatically. "What “What does Local On or Offmean?" Ojffmean?” Local is the term used when the keys of the unit are (through software) disconnected from the internal sound module. They will only send out MIDI data. Your sound module in the MR will now wait for data to play when local is off. Thanks for calling! ---— —-- Hello caller, you are on the air with Dr. Love. "I ASR-IO to work with wit~ “I am trying to get the ASR-I0 an external sequencer? What do I do?" do?” After booting up the ASR, set the MIDI in Mode to MULTI. You can make that setting by pressing the Edit button, then pressing the System/ MIDI button. Use the arrow buttons System/MIDI till you see MIDI IN MODE. If you want that setting to be that way every time you boot then you need to press Command, then System/Midi and go to SAVE GLOBAL PARAMETERS. Be sure that the OS disk is in the drive and unprotected, press enter and save the settings. "Hello “Hello Dr. I am having real trouble with the DP-Pro. When I select the Dual Mono Gate the right side does not work?" work?” Next, be sure that each instrument is set to its own MIDI channeL channel. The ASR normally does this automatically with the MIDI channels set to correspond to the track. Track 11 == MIDI channell. channel 1. Track 2 == MIDI channel 2 etc. Thanks for the calL call. Has it been reinitialized? reinitialized‘? You are talking with Dr. Love. "Yes." “Yes.” "Hello “Hello Dr. I seem to have the same problem that the guy earlier had. I don't don’t know how to get my keyboard to work with my computer." computer.” This is a situation where I think it is just a matter of understanding the algorithm. The algo is a stereo algo that is in mono mode. Use the left A Params for the A unit and use the right B Params for the B unit. This should make the unit operate for you. What do you own? "The E-Prime."" “The E-Prime. is First, press System/Midi and set the In Mode to MULTI. Next, create a Sequence/Preset location in the E-Prime. Then press Edit Track and go to MIDI Status. You can then set the status of track 1I to a status of MIDI. Set all other tracks to a MIDI status of BOTH or MIDI. Now you can stay on track II and let your sequencer send bank and program changes to select the sounds for each track. Well, that's that’s all the calls we have time for today. Keep in mind that WTHM and Dr. _ Love love to help people and their gear. — Bio: Eric Montgomery is a up-and-coming songwriter/producer who has published his work with Salt Records, Integrity Music, several local compilation CDs in Gary, Indiana, in CAMS of Chicago Illinois and Ensoniq product demos. Oh, that's that’s an easy one. Here is what you do. HACKER BASEMENT TAPES Steve Vincent Instrumentalist's /nsfrum en tolistfls Revenge Trackilla Trczckillon CD: Instrumentalist's Instrumentalist’s Revenge (c) 1997. Artist: Trackilla. Equipment: ASR-lO, ASR-10, two Mackie 1202’s, Fostex 80 8-track, flute, flute, sax, 1202's, clarinet, basses, beats, overall insanity. Contact info: Sonical Illusions Studio, 455 Park Place #IL, #1L, Brooklyn, NY 11238, Phone: Phone: (718) 399-0816. Trackilla (apparently a.k.a. Bret Frederick) is “giga working musician with a number of "gigunits”: As Trackilla, he DJs with flute flute ging units": and sax embellishments; Shanto Band is a group of Guyanese drummers playing tradi- heavily processed transport the listener into the midst of an ebonic plague of gangspeak. tional spiritual music with Trackilla on flute, flute, sax and live mixing; and Trackilla's Trackilla’s Big Band is a "constantly “constantly transforming group of professional, forward-thinking musIcians musicians whose styles span the globe to create truly butt." listenable music that will shake your butt.” His gig history literally spans the globe, including such far-flung far-flung places as Italy, Brazil and Amsterdam, but majoring in NYC and Brooklyn. Let's ... Let’s check out his tracks tracks... 1. - Drumz-n-bass meets I. The Village, I Am — R. Carlos Nakai. Overdubbed soundbites 7 2. Bugged Out Shanto Bandjam -— This track is 5:35 minutes of Trackilla jamming on flute over a trancey percussion track. As in flute “The Village, I Am,” "The Am," bass predominates. The hypnotic effect is heightened (or deepened) by constant panning and flanging flanging of the percussive elements. Almost-subliminal crowd vocals convey the listener into a shamanistic rituaL ritual. don’t know what" 3. Ataque de Flauta --— I don't what the connection is between this fave Mexican dish and the music ... Uust we're music... (just kidding) but we’re served up another passionate course of Trackilla’s flute flute soloing over a bed of Trackilla's hip-hoppy and low-end-intensive jammin’. jammin'. Highly processed needle scratches and other effects embellish. 4. View from the Brooklyn Bridge on a Track Bike -— Another trancey track, this time the r predominant soloing sounds as if it was performed on the keyboard, or perhaps a wind controller. Eerie vocals courtesy of Miss Chao Cha. Other eerie elements (ghost whistling, low-end croaks) appear courtesy of the ASR-IO. flute takes ASR-10. Trackilla's Trackilla’s trademark flute over the soloing in the second half. At times this track reminds me of Hendrix's Hendrix’s "1983 “I983 A Merman 1I Should Turn to Be." Be.” 8. Myrtle Avenue Meditation — - Highly processed sax (or keyboards) provides the focus in this montage of pitch-shifted vocals over flanged flanged percussion. 9. Jam for Ganesha -— A cacophony of FX fills layer after layer of the sonic spectrum in which a tinny wah-sitar sound predominates. The result is a dreamscape of sonic tapes- more tastefully, and as a musician who gigs with lots of effects, efiects, I know what I'm looking for. It makes mixdown a lot easier as well. well. for . 'It But the ASR is what made this all possible. Ensoniql" Big up to Ensoniq!” Trackilla’s "Instrumentalist's “Instrumentalist’s Revenge” Trackilla's Revenge" can be had for, for. $12 (check or M.O.) sent to Sonical Illusions (contact info above). tries. U168. 5. Sarangetti Drama -— (must be Italian for "Serengeti") “Serengeti”) Perhaps the African beast sound FX are what gives this a dark-continent feel. It is the least differentiated of all the tracks; in other words, it sounds like elements from most of the other tracks are combined into this one, which perhaps makes it the most differentiated track on the CD. It succeeds in producing a less rhythmic, but nonetheless dreamy trance-like vibe. 6. Fearoshus Cats Throw Down -— Back to the bottom-heavy trip-hop. This track captures some of the whimsical nuances associated with feline self-importance. 7. Lotsa Peanut Chews -— - The "angelic “angelic vocals" are done by Miss Cha and the Robe. vocals” Robe. Fancy hi-hat work propels this track with more forward momentum. More Trackilla flute . flute. 10. I 0. A really weird jam to take you out -— The title of this track pretty much says it all, but it isn't isn’t really any more weird than the previous nine cuts. More processed sax, layered keyboard FX, drumz-n-bass. The lack of "dead “dead space" space” between these ten tracks provides over 62 minutes of nonstop trance music. Trackilla states in his accompanying letter that this "basement “basement CD was done almost completely on an ASR-I0. ASR-JO. What ASR' is a slammin’ slammin' composican I say, the ASR’ tional too/. tool. Mine is maxed out with 16 megs RAM, gig h-drive h-drive,, and output expander. expander. I send it to a couple of Mackie 1202 ' s, lots of of 1202's, cts and compressors; [then] to a Fosold effe efiects tex 80 8-track where all instrumentals are slammed down live, cts. live, no overdubs with effe eflects. Some engineers would say this is wrong, but I find it keeps the effects in the mix' Iflnd eflects '’in mix’ a little If you want your tape run through the wringer, err, Hacker, just mail it off to: Basement Tapes, Transoniq Hacker, 1402 SW Upland Dr., Portland OR 97221. Please include your e-mail address! BiQ; days , Steve Vincent Bio: In his pre-Nirvana days, paid his dues playing live accordion gigs at the local mental hospital. IIIIIFCBSB ~ti.case Case: for '_SIIS Itlr IllItfrllnit iqvlpmenf Iquipment ilerfronlc OPTI-CASE, like the great pyramids, built to last and protect. Now available direct from factory (except in current dealer areas) our full line of AT A cases Category I and II ATA Models available for all Ensoniq keyboards and racks! _ _. 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This is probably one of ofthe Readers. are reminded remiaded- to take the most open forums in the music industry. Letter writers are asked to please keep the vitriol to a minimum. Readers everything with a grain of salt. Resident answer-man is Pat Finnigan (PF). Letter publication in the printed version of TH is subject to space considerations. -everything Hi I-Ii guys, I've I’ve got a problem. I I I have an ASR-tO, ASR-10, a P200, and a copy of Awave 4.4. How do I transfer the sound files I have on my computer to my ASR-10? ASR-107 These are downloaded files from the net in various fonnats. formats . Mark Trayner Vintage Hammond Hire (Scotland) VintageB3@USA.Net [PF - Mark: YOIi /0 save them in *-ede You need to *.ede format, so that Gary Giebler's GiebIer’s runtime version of the Ensoniq Disk flopManager will write them to an Ensoniq-formalled Ensoniq-formatted flopwww.soundcenlral.com for the Ihe shareware py. Check out www.soundcentral.com version of ED E...) ofEDE...] aboul about simms and checking MIDI are very good suggeslions. tions. If you have added memory 10 to your ASR, be sure thai you have Ihe - 8 bit, 80 that the correcl correct simms inslalled installed — nanoseconds or faster, jasler, non-parity. non-parity, non-composite, 30 pin (similar to Mac Quadra and II d.) ci.) If your ASR was manufactured before 20 June 1995, I995, you may only use 4 meg SIMMS that Ihal have 8 DRAMS on each board. board. If your after that Ihal dale, ASR was manufaclured manufactured afier date, you may use only the 2 DRAM 4meg SIMM, but the 10 meg setup is no longer allowable. Garth is right aboUi message, 129 about the error 144 I44 message, I29 means "odd address error," error,” evenlhough even though Ihe the same message can fix for the overappear with the MIDI MID! In scenario. The fix file is well known. Load the song and sesized sequence file quence back up. Erase the song and save each individual sequence back to disk. Rebool the ASR and then Ihen load the Ihe disk. Reboot Ihen separate sequences back into memory. You can then rebuild your song playlist playlisl in the song mode and you should be fine.] fine.} Hi, T]-]_ TH- Thanks to all for the help in the past. Great site. Subject: Reboot -— Error 129 I29 !@#!@$!@%???7 !@#!@$!@%????!! Is it possible to send me a schematic for the Ensoniq SD-I SD-1?? ASR-tO out the window ... I I am short of throwing my ASR-10 window... am getting the above-mentioned Error 129 I29 Reboot problems quite frequently. It mostly happens when I'm I’m using a long sequence. Does ANYONE have any hints or comments? I can't can’t believe the ASR-IO ASR-I0 operating system OS is as fast as is so slow. I read somewhere that the as some handheld calculators. Now I do. Can you send me an editor for SO-I SD-l that will work with Cakewalk Pro Audio 57 5? Great machine, but this wou ld prompt me to start lookwould [PF -- Georg: Answers, Answers. in order: Thanks for anyone’s anyone's help. Andy Dokmanovich adokmano@ford.com ad0kmano@ford.com [PF -— Andy: Error -1 29 is a MIDI buffer overflow. Could Error-I29 be somelhing something is pushing more MIDI daw data into Ihe the ASR Ihan you're driving it with an than it can handle. handle. SOllnds Sounds like you’re external sequencer. sequencer, but there 's no mention of this in there’s YOllr re using O.S. V. 3.5.3 and ROM your post. Ensure YOIi' you're re not using disk Iracks V.I.50. V.1.50. If YOII' you’re tracks or audio tracks (ATRKS), turn Ihem lotto CPU power them off, ofli as they draw a lotta from normal ASR operations. Check your expansion SIMMS /0 to ensure they're they’re the same speed. With memory at /Oday's today’s pricing, no ASR should be less than 16 I6 Mb. The ASR runs a 16-MHz 68000-series Motorola CPU. Considerably fasler Ihan ... ]} Considerablyfaster than handheld calculalors calculators... [Garth Hjelte (chickenEP S@willmar.com) -- Errata: (chickenEPS@willmar.com) Error 144 buffer overflow - Error 129 I 44 is MIDI bufler overflow — I 29 is usually internal data problem, due to a OS bug, processing bug, or bad dow. data. Save your work often -- that's that’s my only Ihoughl. thought. Also -— to those of you who DO save your sequencing work often ofien --— YOIl you have noticed the long-standing long—standing sequencer bug (which Ensoniq has never jessed fessed up lo) to) where a Song get's blocks ... ). A get’s larger and larger (thousands of ofblocks...). filii fitll solulion solution /() to Ihis this problem is published at http://www. soundcentra l. com! --chickeneps/ rcs_tips#Big Sequences. ] sOllndcentral.com/-chickeneps/rcs _tips#BigSequences.} [Eric Montgomery (Ensoniq) -— All of the suggestions Thanx, -Chris nefarium@pcez.com [PF — - Gang: Hard to conflde confide in a service whose opening -paragraph legal disclaimer. I’ll /' II forpage 10 to join is a 32 32-paragraph ward this 10 to Paula Jones’ not very busy Jones' lawyer (he's nol ... ]} now) and get an opinion opinion... TH- I’m an aspiring "producer" “producer” like the rest of the world, and I'm studio. I have begun to do am getting ready to start up a studio. my reading (endless amounts it seems), but sometimes infomation isn’t complete or in-depth. Anyway, Anyway, all I information isn't need to know is regarding a Mirage I found in a local paper. The sty style le of music I lean towards is breakbeat/jungle, and I was wonderi ng if the Mirage would be beat!jungle, wondering a suitable piece of equipment to get started with as a sampler. Also, the asking price is $495 -- is that a board is sti reasonable price, assuming that the '’board stillll in good working order? Dave Spang jonlawrence7@email.msn.com jonlawrence7@email.msn.com How can I get new samples for the SO-I? SD-I? GEORG ASTER gdd437@bse.bg ing elsewhere if II can't can’t resolve these mysterious Reboot/Error Reboot! Error system lockups. Feel free to add these links to any of your personal web pages that may have people interested in joining the ASR-X list. (A) No. Unless you know an Ensoniq service lech tech Ihal that will lei pholocopy his $125 set of Ensoniq let you photocopy ed instruments, 're una vailschematics of discontinu discontinued instruments, they they're unavailable. Ensoniq policy, not ours. re nol ve-Tone Sys(B) No. We' We're not a clearing house for Twel Twelve-Tone tems tems,, as Ihey they have Iheir their own webpage at www.cakewalk.com. Define Define "edilor": “editor”: do you mean an Definition File) for the SD-I patches? IDF (Instrllment (Instrument Definition See www.cakewalk.comfor flIes. www.cakewalk.com for these kinds of offiles. (e) (C) You don'l. don’t. The SD-I SD-1 is not a sampler. All of its sounds are ROM-based. You'll You’lI want to browse synth sites for fo r different PATCHES for the SD -I to get different SD-I diflerent sounds. Recommend www.soundcentral.com/ensoniq... www.soundcentral.comlensoniq ... [syntaur@juno.com -— Ensoniq has lurned turned over the dis[synlaur@juno.com Iheir SD-I carlridges Iribution of all of their tribution cartridges and sound disks 10 to Syntaur Productions. In addition 10 to their sounds, we have created more banks in -h ouse. We also offer the in-house. Musician's s'equencer expander, and olher Musician’s Manual, the sequencer other Mims , synaccessories for these Ihese keyboards. Sam Mims, taur@juno.com, Syntaur Productions, 800-334-/288 800-334-1288 or 409-234-2700.} 409-234-2700.] THusers' list, To subscribe to the ASR-X users’ list. http:// www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgilasrx http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/asrx go to: To view the archives of the list, go to: http:// www. http://www. one I is t.coml archi ves.cg ifasrx onelist.com/archives.cgi/asrx 9 affordable [PF -— Dave: The Mirage was the FIRST affordab.le sampler back in 1984. 1998 it's I984. In I998 it’s a retro box that does “historic” 8-bit sampling at 5k. "historic" Sk. To a collector it might be worth $495 -— to an aspiring producer it’s it's not enough You're of a solution. solution. $500 will buy an EPS these days. You 're better looking for something with more polyphony, beller /() get gel started... slarted... sounds, and a buill-in built-in sequencer to Nothing against the Mirage: it's it’s the the'’board board that started ... } it all all...] (http://www.midimark.com) //wwlV.midimark.com) -— Hello, I agree with [Mark (hllp: the above statement. I'd go with an ASR-X. This is the newest machine and has the newest features that you need. Anything else and you will be stifled once you've on other units. reached the many technological barriers Olt BTW, Ihe the are many sounds available for the newer equipment, nol not so for the later.} later.] Dear Transoniq Hacker, I have a very specific question. I own an EPS-t6+ EPS-16+ keyboard. The disk drive recently failed due to bad heads so I bought a replacement for it. The problem is that the 257A A disk drive itself is very unique, a Panasonic JU 257 manufactured for Ensoniq. It has configuration switches on it that were moved around when the drive was tested. So neither of the two drives (the old or the new) have the correct configuration for the switches. There are about 6 switches drive.. Other than this problem the keysw itches on the drive board is in perfect condition. I am aware that Ensoniq no longer handles technical support issues concerning older equipment, equipment, however there really isn isn’t' t anywhere else for me to find the info that I need. I have found that the EPS drives are made by SONY and are no longer manufactured like the Panasonic. II am not sure why my drive is made by Panasonic. If you can give me the configuration ld settings for my drive, or any useful information it wou would ,..- M mat. Check out www.soundcentral.com/chickeneps: wwwsoundcentral.com/chickeneps: Garth has a pretty comprehensive explanation of the Ihe **.ede, .ede. *.gkh. etc. formats at the Ihe Rubber Chicken SoftSofiware website. I did an article on them a coupla months ago, but I've slept since then ... } then...] be greatly appreciated. The old and new disk drives are identical. Thanks, daydream@hotmail.com or YTMH@aol.com YTMI-l@aol.com Hi there, I'm I’m (was) the happy owner of a KS-32. One day it stopped working and I sent it to the local service (llive (I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina) and he told me the motherboard was to be replaced. The problem: apparently he can't can’t find a KS-32 motherboard in the local market nor any other place. Ensoniq stopped producing them some time ago. Is there something you can do for me? Do you have any address [I should try? Pat's article just gal [TH — - Pat’s got printed in #155.} #I55.] {PF [PF -- Daydream: Contact Techzam at 805.520.9845 (vox). They remanufacture floppy jloppy drives for for Ensoniq keyboards. They'd have the correct jumper settings for for you...] YOII ... } {Garth [Garth Hjelte (chickenEPS@willmar.com) (chickenEPS@willmar.com) -— Remember the tilde (-). (~), it's it’s www.soundcentral.com/-chickeneps. www.soundcentral.com/~chickeneps. You can do this transfer by converting the .krz file file using files . However, However. it will split it up into Awave into .wav files. files. You call files. can take Awave or Ollr our Disk Tools (which can Ihe files) files) to convert the separate ..wav’s way' s into reassemble the a File· .krz File“ Image. Disk Tools is scheduled to support .krZ files in May.] May.} files [Tim Ostermeyer (nosterme@mail.lVin.org) (nosterme@mail.win.org) -— I have an old Ensoniq that Ihat recently Irashed trashed the disk drive. The dealer says that the drive is no longer available. The lVas in the machine was lVas a Panasonic Mat· drive that was Matsushita LR57568. He also said that a Sony MP-F63WMP·F63W· OOd 00d would also work. He has given up hope of localing locating one of these drives. drives. Is there somewhere that! that I can locale locate Any answer would be very appreciated, Thank you, Federico Fialayre fried@interserver.com.ar fried@interserver.com.ar [PF -— Federico: Have your service center contact or call Ensoniq directly at 610.647.3930. They should have THTl-I- one of these drives or is he destined 10 to sell me a new spares available, as the KS-32 is not on the "discoll“discon- machine? Thanks much.} much.] cropped out and my servo [MAT217@aol.com -— My EPS crapped service cenler find the drives eilher center can' can’!I find either -— so I called Tech· Tech805-520-9845. The genlleman gentleman there zam 805·520·9845. Ihere said a new drive cost around $400!!! $4001.’! And then I still have to have it rebllilt one (sent to him) COSI plll in. A rebuilt put cost arollnd around $125 and Ihis still someone has to put it in. I'm I’m sluck. stuck. I depend on this keyboard for gigs ... hundreds of hours of seqllences ... gigs... sequences... I've I ’ve been thinking of gelling getting an ASR 10 -— could I slill still S seqs in it? What kind of Sllpport play my EP EPS support can I get with it? It’s It's 0111 production, right??} out of ofproduction, right??] [PF -- MATQI7: MAT217: Sounds like Tech zam raised its prices. Techzam Lasl coupla months readers have been having their Iheir old Last drive rebuilt fbr for arollnd around $40 plus shipping: wonder what happened? tim/ed" tinued” service products listing of September 7th. Good luck!} luckl] Does anybody out there know if I[ should use a SI2k 5l2k S-RAM card, or are the IM I M cards more readily avail· available? The dealer I bought my keyboard from tells me the 5l2k cards. He also IIM M cards may be cheaper than the Sl2k tells me that no PCMCIA Type I cards are available from Ensoniq. I need to know what to use, and where II can purchase them at the best price and availability. Please respond to this, or e-mail me at: flyinace@ flyinace@ erols.com. Argentina. Arte Musical S.A., Talcahuano 218, 10/3 Argentina, 1013,. Buenos Aires. Phone: 54} -374·8049.} 541-374-8049.] Thank you, fly inace flyinace TH TH- [Eric Montgomery (Ensoniq) -— Try the service center listed below. They can contact Ensoniq and get the board neededfor needed for the repair. I have a rackmount ASR-10 ASR-IO that I have had for a couple of years now. I recently decided to try and use the digital I/O that came on the unit but there is no way to select 110 the digital inputs. The only choices [I get are input+effeet fect,, the dry input, or the main out. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. {ladyred@erols.com fOllnd a company in Calif [ladyred@erols.com -- I found Calif. thaI that had a web page thaI that made sense. I ordered some cards I'llll try them to see if Ihey work. Ifanyone If anyone from them and I' ifthey else has this same problem, problem. their web sit is: http:// http: // IVlVw.magicram.com/sram.htm. Their price for a 512k www.magicram.com/sram.htm. IVas $79. Anyone with further inSight, card was insight, please can· contact me at: flyinace@erols.com. jlyinace@erols.com. Thank you, you.flyinace.} flyinace.] Ihe ASR The ASR·IO ASR-I0 can read EPS seqllences. sequences, but since the sequencer resolution is TWICE thai S (96 ppq that of the EP EPS vs. 48 ppq for Ihe the original EPS), some "misconverted" “misconverted” Bill our old friend Dr. Gary note data may occur. But Giebler sells a 1I1ilily utility to convert the 48 ppq EPS sequen· sequences into 96ppq ASR sequences withoul without the occasional "mistake." IVwlV.giebler.com.} “mistake.” Contact him at www.giebler.com.] Hi, Trans: I am an ASR-IO ASR-10 owner. I need to connect the ASR to the Soundblaster of PC via MIDI connector, but I haven't haven’t a pinout diagram of SB. Can you tell me how I can conI,nect nect these devices? Thanx in advance, Carlos carlosm@mbasystems.com.ar carlosm@mbasystems.com.ar [PF - Carlos: You need a gameport-to-MIDI adapter. They're sold through most popular computer stores like Best Buy. Buy, Frye. Frye, CompUSA. CompUSA, etc. Expect to pay between $20·$40 from Creative labs is $40 ):.. ) $20-$40 (ordering one from $40).'..] DJ Ntalec OJ ski·beats@usa.net ski-beats@usa.net {syntallr@juno. com -- While I'm not sure which key[syntaur@juno.com board you are using -- the KT, E-Prime, and MR Rack all lise PCMCIA cards -- I do know that the KT series can use use 256k cards, even though Ihollgh Ensoniq specifies specifies that they for must be 512k or higher. We sell the blank 256k cards for $97.95, or for $109.95 with 80 KT/E-Prime KTiE-Prime sounds on Mims. syntaur@juno.com, Syntaur Producboard. Sam Mims, ·2700.} tions. tions, 800-334-1288 or 409-234 409-234-2700.] [PF — {PF - DJ: The ASRs do NOT ship with digital I/O -that's a $500 option that's no longer available. Unless you ordered one and had it installed at an Ensoniq dealer, you have a pair of black RCA jacks that do nothing more than plug up the holes on the chassis. Take the you don’t don'l believe this...] Ihis ... } lid off and look inside if ifyou To all TS·lO/Unisyn TS-I0/Unisyn users, DearTH, Dear TI-I, I was reminded last issue of TH that TS-IO TS-10 users who use Performer composition software are out of luck. If they want to store their sounds to the only compatible Editor/Librarian software (Unisyn), they can' can’t.t. You can e-mail themakerMOTUattechsupport@motu.com the maker MOTU at techsupport@motu.com.. They will create a profile to support you if there are enough whiners. Make sure you give them some cheese with your wine. I have a problem in getting my EPS-16+ to interpret the MIDI data coming from my pc, whether with Cubase or Cakewalk. The data sounds totally irregular/random with lots of stuff missing and cut off -- a bit as if you were hearing an FM radio station slightly off-frequency. Con· Consider this: Pentium 133 I33 with Soundblaster (and latest drivers from Creative). EPS-16+: RAM 1.30, ROM 1.00. Dan japandan@iea.att.ne.jp - TH- {PF [PF —- Dan: Not so. If you create a sequence in PerHow do I go about converting my krz samples to be played on my friend's EPS-16 Plus? I've I’ve tried AWave in conjunction with EPSDisk but have not been successful. It may be the format I'm I’m converting to. [I don't don’t un· understand the difference between say, EFE, GKH, G KH, etc. Could someone please explain the process in order for me to play my krz samples (patches) on my friend’s friend's EPS-16 EPS-I6 Plus? Your help would really give me back my sanity!!! pc to sy77 == no probs sy77 to EPS == no probs pc to EPS == probs former of about 140 BPM, AND check the "Sysex" former “Sysex” box Only thing I can think of is MIDI overflow?? Or corrupt ROM?? in the filters, filters, you CAN record sysex dumps to Performer. Performer, as well as record "virtual" “virtual” button presses and data fact. entry slider movements on the TS. As a matter of offact. that's about alii that’s all I used Performer for back in the 4.2·5.0x 4.2-5.0x days with an SQ-I, fiddle with the playback SQ-1, and I had to fiddle tempo to get the sysex dumps to lake take back, back. but it works. Have tried through the official support phone and all could get was, "Did multi?" “Did you set the EPS on multi?” Need your urgent advice -— this is wearing me down. tonymite@netspace.net.au tonymite@netspace.net.au And Performer works fine fine using the TS-IO as a sound module. module, but yeah, don't hold your breath waiting for MOTU to do a TS profile profile for for Unisyn. I think Ihink Ensoniq used up all their MOTUfavors MOTU favors on the MR profile... profile ... Thanks, Andrea pacdra@netvigator.com [PF -- Tony: I don't don’t know of any shareware app out files into a native Ensoniq forthere that will xlate *krz *.krz files I never thought of Performer as a $495 librarian, though ... } though...] [PF -— Andrea: Well Well,, of course you've you’ve set your EPS to wouldn' t respond excepl Multi or it wouldn't except on the selected Tony Mitevski 10 _ _ 7 —— 7 _ it _ ___ —— — 7 7 _ _ _ T 1:7 7 7 channelllrack. channel/track. Ensure you've sel set your EPS 10 to 2l-voice 21-voice playback (mighl (might be sella set to 12 I2 or 16), and double check 10 to make sure you’re you're not sending it more notes than it can you're using a multi-port interface play back. I assume you’re .. port I to your SY77, port 2 to the to direct traffic, traflic, i.e i.e., EPS. EPS. If this is the case, ensure you’re you're not sending all the MIDI Ifthis data down one port, as this will "choke" “choke” the EPS inlO into trying to 10 play notes intended for the SY77. Ensure no tracks have the same MIDI channel #' wel/. #'ss as well. you're using a Single-port If you’re single-port interface, make sure you connect the MIDI THRU to the MIDI IN of the next instrument in the chain. chain. MIDI OUT introduces delays, as the MIDI stream is processed by the host keyboard, port ... } where it's it’s simply mirrored a/ at the THRU port...] I recommend taking your EPS 10 to an Ensoniq dealer or other competent repair facility to have them give it a thorough cleaning. Contact points age and get oxidized, expansion/contraction of chips gradually unseats them, a veritable plethora of issues abound on an instrument of the EPS’s EPS's age. Have your local tech clean and reseat res eat all connectors, contact points, chips, interconnects, etc., on your EPS. I recommend Cramolyn mi.red mixed with Blue Shower in a 32:1 ratio, but any good-quality zero residue cleaner will suffice. Expect to pay for an hour of bench time for this procedure. Your EPS will be as good as new ... } new...] [TH [T7-I -- Sorry, the only way to get the replies is to check back here every so often -— or subscribe ... } subscribe...] [PF -— Chris: BTW, order the 2.40 ROM from Ensoniq -— should clear up a LOT of issues as well as get you the most current version ... ]} version... THTII- 1" I have heard that you can install a ZIP drive into an ASR-I0 ASR-10 keyboard in the old floppy floppy drive port. Then RCS's Disk Tools you can format on a PC (with using RCS’s ZIP) a bootable ZIP drive and copy sounds to the ZIP ... I ZIP... can't can’t stand that floppy anymore. Question: Has anyone installed a ZIP in a KB ASRto??? If so...please so ... please post the instructions on how to do IO??? [Jonathan (globe@thepla.neI)-1 (globe@thepla.net) - I had this same problem and our local engineer fixed fixed it, at the second allemptattempt - it failed again three months after the repair. Regrellably, Regrettably. Mo years later (last week) the keyboard failed altwo it's worth to together and it's it’s cost me nearly as much as it’s fix it (new keyboard). I advise you sell your machine fix pronto and get an ASRX. So sad when these beautiful die.} machines die.] THTH—- [PF — - Jose: Contact Rubber Chicken Software at http://www.soundcentral.com/chickeneps. Garth announced the ZIP instal/ation year ... } installation kit last year...] [Garth Hjelte (chickenEPS@Willmar.com) - Remember (chickenEPS@willmar.com) the tilde (-) (~) it's it’s www.soundcentral.com/-chickeneps www.soundcentral.com/~chickeneps -or our e-mail addresschickenEPS@Willmar.com. address chickenEPS@willmar.com. We sel/ a Inlernal sell Internal ZipDrive Kit -- yes, it is possible, and it is fon to carry around just your ASR to gigs. I love it fill! myself myself. Look for an upcoming article detailing this.] [PF -- -Gang: »-Gang: -loops! ~/oops! @#$%A& @#$%"‘& punctuation got me again ... } again...] I THTH— Ilawn own an EPS with version 2.49 RAM and 2.00 ROM and I'm I’m experiencing increasing problems with the machine crashing. Initially random characters appear on the display although it is still possible to play sounds, but after a few minutes the machine locks up completely. Rebooting always clears the fault, but the fault seems to be gradually worsening with delays between the fault occurring decreasing. I had a similar fault some years ago and .an an engineer claimed it was due to a faulty "coupling “coupling lead on keyboard panels" panels” which he repaired and this I I seemed to cure the problem for some months. Before II go to the expense of getting an engineer to look at the machine again, has anyone else experienced similar or any suggestions on the cause of this? Y. r I | I I I I I'll I’ll be getting an ASR rack soon, and I've I’ve read that you can use AKAI CDs with it. Is this true and if so, how well does the ASR import these sounds? sounds‘? Matt msavard@rain.org I have an MR-61 and Cakewalk software on a PC. When I save a sequence on a floppy floppy disk and transfer it to Cakewalk, everything works perfectly except the drum machine MIDI data on channel 10 l0 isn't isn’t there. When I play the sequence on the computer everything comes rhythm.. Ensoniq support told me to through except the rhythm make sure the MIDI out on the rhythm track was on. Well, the procedure in the manual only works for a sound. Pressing play on the sequencer transmits MIDI data on all the tracks respectively except for 10. Am I overlooking something? How do I get the MIDI data out sequencer‘? of the drum machine and on to my computer sequencer? I’ve tried saving the rhythm to disk and then opening it I've up in Ensoniq’s Ensoniq ' s rhythm builder but have had no luck. Any advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Don VanPelt vanpeld@prodigy.net {TH - That was Issue #139.} [TH #139.] THTH— [PF -- Mall: Matt: Importing Akai samples is limited only be the ASR-10's ASR-lO' s memory. Trying to stuffa stuff 032 32 Mb piano into a 16 Mb ASR, well, YOll you get the picture. Other than the prelly straightforward deal memory limitations. it's it’s a pretty (thanx to Dr. Giebler for doing such a SMOOTH job on that particular particlilar hunk of code in the Ihe OS). You can only imyou'll have to assign them to layers and port samples; you’ll do some massage, but nothing like Awave or shareware jllmp thru ... jlaming hoops to jump flaming thru... BTW, your MR webpage remains the best (if not the only) source for MR-wares; hats offfor ojffor making it available ... } able...] DearTH: Dear TH: I've I’ve got a problem that your more coordinated readers have probably never posited: I keep dropping my KS-32. More specifically, I've I’ve damaged the frame frame,, so that the front right comer (closest to the highest key) has come undone. Will the reply (if any) be cc: 'd to mail, or do I have to cc:’d keep checking the site for updates? ;) I've done this Believe it or not, this is the second KS-32 I’ve to. I sold the last one to a friend, paid more for an intact used one, then promptly dropped it as well, and it's it’s now in worse shape than the first. Both still play fine, but II would like to repair my present one. Can it be glued? If so, what type of adhesive? Cheers Cheers,, Chris Roberts croberts@demon.net Although I no doubt deserve a solemn lecture about the care and feeding of my axe, I'd I’d prefer some good advice about fixing it. Whaddya say? say‘? [PF -— Chris: As old as the EPS is, what you’re you're exwel/. Your EPS needs periencing has happened to me as well. a going over. It's possible that the keyboard pcb interconnect is intermillent intermittent again (which is common). En- Bill Anschell billanschell@mindspring.com billanschell@mindspringcorn soniq issued an ECO (engineering change order) that removed the Molex inrerconneClOr interconnector and hard-wired the remol'ed (A) together. “engineer” did this two halves 109 ether. Ensure your "engineer" first ... first... As a subscriber to TH for about a year now I haven’t haven't I’m sure it has seen this issue addressed yet, although I'm been. [PF -— Don: We published an article by Tony Ferrara about how to do exactly this. You have to assign/export the drum machine MIDI data to Channel 10/Track 10. “back issues" issues” for the complete details details...] See our "back ... } so ... SO... Jose Alea alea@pobox.com THTH— [PF -- Bill: Hire a roadie. (B) Buy a case. (C) Pump iron. (D) SliperGlue.} SuperGlue.] ASR-10 and have always made all creations I own an ASR-IO “onboard” using the intemal "onboard" internal sequencer, samples, and sounds loaded from disk. IIrecently recently became interested in EMU’s EMU's Planet Phatt sound module. After talking to salespeople and a guy at Ensoniq Tech Support, I'm I’m still not certain that the ASR-10 ASR-IO works seamlessly with Planet Phatt. Anyone out there have info/experience‘? info/experience? Brad b4Icamm@msg.pacbell.com b4lcamm@msg.pacbell.com [PF -- Brad: I don't don’! think ANYTHING works seamlessly with another manufacturer’s (or the same manufacmanufacturer's stuff stuff(or turer’s stuff, stufl, for that matter). Phatt is a sample turer's mal/er). Planet Phall playback module with a bank of looped grooves and It's probably more important to hip/trip-hop urb waves. It’s ask what the ASR-10 ASR-IO DOESN'T do that you’re you're considering the PP. Before you plunk down $895 for an EMU box, check out the Urban Dance CDs advertised in the ... } Hacker. You cOlild could save yourself a BUNCHA dinero dinero...] THTH— I would like to know how I can make General MIDI work on my Ensoniq TS-12. When I go to MIDI control it will display OFF. I change it and when I exit it will again display "Off." “Off.” Are there are any drivers or upgrade happen? to make this happen‘? Please help. lRaimundi JRaimundi WandaI2@ibm.net Wandal2@ibm.net [PF — - JR: As far for as I know, there were two versions of the TS-series, the second of which was GM compatible. I’m r m pretty sure it was a ROM upgrade (and maybe some other firmware/sofiware) firmware/sofMare) for $99. Contact Ensoniq at (vox) to see if this upgrade is still avail610.647.3930 ·(vox) able, or email them at www.ensoniq.com. Good Luck!] Luck!} [Eric Montgomery (Ensoniq) — - The upgrade is still available from authorized Ensoniq service centers. A list 11 of US Authorized Service Centers can be found at the jollowing URL on our Web Site: hllp:llwww.ensoniq. following http://www.ensoniq. comlhtml/servlist.htm.} com/html/servlist.htm.] Greetings, II am looking for any MAC software that is comparable to Giebler Enterprises PC software to edit EPS sound data from the MAC MAC,, transfer or convert audio files to EPS samples and/or transfer MIDI sequences to the EPS form the MAC. Any or all of these functions will do. Thanks, Kevin Whittenburg kwhitten@dave-world.net [PF -- Kevin: Your best source for ALL Ensoniq sampling wares IVa res is good good'’ol 01 Garth Hjelte at Rubber Chicken Software. Sofiware. Check out Ensoniq Disk Tools and ping RCS at www.soundcentral.com/~chickeneps. IVww.soundcentral.coml-chickeneps. And check out page ... } our related links at the top of the page...] [Peter C Heim (pch7@interport.net) -- Hi. I use Passport's jor serious sound editing, I've Passport’s Alchemy for editing, I’ve recently started using Garth's Garth’s EAVES software for parameter editing, and for sequencing, ya can' can’!t bew beat MOTU's Perjormer.} MOTU 's Performer.] Hi Hi,, 't I have an old SDP·I. SDP-1. When it gets turned tumed off it won won’t start up. If you leave it for a few months you usually can turn it on and it will start up properly. When it doesn't doesn’t start up properly the LEDs LEOs go into a chasing pattern clockwise. Each LED lights up three or four times and move on to the next one and so on. I do not need to subscribe to the Transoniq Hacker because this is the only Ensoniq product I have and once it hopefully gets fixed [I don ' t need a whole lot of information there after. If you don’t can help me out and there's there’s an inexpensive way to fix this I’ll I'll gladly pay you for your time. Thanks, Alex Macfarlane amacfarl@direct.ca am acfarl@direct.ca [PF -- Alex: There are no replacement logic boards available for the SDP-i, SDP-I, so here's hoping you have a power supply problem or a regulator problem. Take the instrument to an Authorized Ensoniq Service Center in your area, area , as they have the schematics to the SDP-I. SDP-1. Have a tech look at it to determine if the problem is a power supply-related or logic board-based failure. And keep your fingers fin gers crossed that it' it’s~ a power supplyrelated problem. problem . organ again? I HOPE NOT. jor the wheels to have any effect. for I want to look and learn before I leap this time!! And here's another EPS secret: pitch bend range can be different for EVERY instrument/track ...] instrument/track...] Thank you, Joe Young jnnyoung@dcache.net DearTH Dear TH [PF -— loe: Joe: By our very nature, we as mustClans musicians want more power in keyboards which is supposed to translate beller quality, more polyphony, etc. ete. into more sounds, better pUlling it Problem is all this power comes at the cost of putting all in one box with a lillie little display 10 to edit all this power. ALL "professional" “professional” -level keyboards can be a terror to lIavigate navigate if you don't know the basics of synthesis. Actually Ensoniq is, IMHO, the easiest interface illterface of all keyboards. That's That’s why II've ’ve been using them for the past 14 years... years ... Ensoniq invented the MR-series keyboards just for musicians like you. Sadly, they discontinued them -— BUT the new ZR-76 ZR -76 uses an almost identical user interface to the MRs. Take a peek at aile one at your local Ensoniq dealer -— it's it’s the easiest keyboard to navigate around you've ever seen ... } you’ve seen...] THTH— [n In an effort to promote clarity and thoroughness I wish to add a footnote to my review in Issue #154 "Psychic “Psychic Horns," Horns,” wherein I expressed my thanks to Rubber Chicken's en’s Disk Tools. Subsequently, I noted posts that described difficulty in making two and three disk 16-Plus files. Please note that I have not been successful in getting either Disk Tools or Disk Manager to write a three-disk set. [I have been successful in writing two-disk two—disk sets. As a matter of curiosity, I would like to know if this is my unique experience or if the conversion software generally fails at this task. J.D. J .D. Ryan brosryan@dmv.com brosryan@dmv.c0m [Garth (chickenEPS@Willmar. com) -— JD: ID: It’s It's you. (chickenEPS@willmar.com) Gosh, didn't didn’t you have this problem a few months ago? It's still not resolved? I can't It’s can’t speak for Gary, but I tested about 10 I 0 File Images with 2-disk and 3-disk 3 -disk lengths, and fine using both Disk Tools and the all of them copied fine Feelfree .efejile EDM. Feel free to e-mail me the .efe file in question, and I can test it. Also, how did you acquire the large File first place? Did you download it? If so, Image in the first where?} where?] THTI-I — Top resource, this. Well done. Have the tech ensure proper voltages fi'om from the power l2V, supply -— these things want a rock-solid +5 and + +12V, .58V. Check the 7805' not 4.95V or Ii I1.58V. 7805’ss and other regulators on the PS PCB. Good luck luck...] ... } TH, I am a novice music "technician" “technician” who has had an Ensoniq SQ· SQ-1t for several years and it's it’s still not easy for me to operate. I will admit to being initially impressed with what I saw and convinced myself that I could "grow “grow into" it. Sadly I have not reached the potential with this machine that I had hoped. Even soon after its purchase I was hearing about patch keys and other innovations that could expand sound effects that the SQ-I SQ-1 does not have. I have a problem with using an Alesis MMT8 to do sequencing. I’ve I've hooked the MMT8 to my EPS and nothing else in the MIDI M[DI chain and I' ve recorded sequences I’ve and played them back all fine. What [I want to do is modulate LIVE the sounds the MMT8 is triggering with the mod wheel and the bend wheel, say filter on a drum loop or cross fade layers on a bass sample. It won't crossfade won’t do it. I can record the modulations into the MMT8 and play them back, but not do them on the fly, unless I do it with the data slider, which means flicking through pages to get to the parameter I want to mod. Can it be done? Thank you Ensoniq users everywhere. Jonathan globe@thepla.net I need good string sounds for my ASR but the only CD-ROM recommended is Spectrasonics Strings. This is a native Akai disk. Would the sounds I import differ from the originals if they were 8 wavesamples per key or under? Wouldn't Wouldn’t it be good to just buy a cheap CD version? If I did, what limitations would I have in sound quality OR anything else? Do you have any CD-ROM recommendations? Thanks, Dan japandan@iea.att.ne.jp [PF -— Answers, in order: from the (A) The sounds you import will not differ fiom original; the only caveat is that they cannot total more than the memory capacity of your ASR. This could be a you're importing are limitation if the string samples you’re of afully-expallded ASR) ... larger than 16 I6 Mb (the limit ofa fully-expanded ASR)... (B) Buy what cheap CD version? I don't understand slrillg your question here: do you mean a cheap CD of string gelling the gist of your samples? My apologies for not getting question .. . question... (C) See (B) above ... above... (D) Ensoniq's inVision) Ens0niq’s CDR-8 (a collaboration with InVt'sion) has some spectacular orchestral samples, inclusive of of strings, viola, celli, etc. Check it out.] oul.} \ [syntaur@juno.com -— You might also consider the string sections that Phil Ramone produced for Ensoniq. They are available in the SL series offloppy offloppy disks, and sell for set. They are: SL-1O SL-10 Violin Section Section., $39.95 per 5-disk set. SL-ll SL-l2 Cello Section, Section , and SL-13 SL-/3 SL-11 Viola Section, SL-12 and Bass Section. These are wonderfully expressive, .md contain numerous articulations (spiccato, tremolo, etc.). etc. ). The SL sets are available from Syntaur Productions, Productions , 409-234-2700 or fax to 409-234-2900. Sam Mims, syntaur@juno.com.} taur@juno.com.] Ladies and Gentlemen, One of the drumkits in the SD·} SD-1 is titled "Compressed “Compressed Kit. Kit.”" I need to separate the kick from the snare to send to their own tracks on an ADAT for process and mix purposes . I love and I need the sounds of that particular kit. poses. Can this be done?? And if so, how??? With respect, Jake bluezguy@worldnet.att.net [PF - lake: Jake: Assign those particular samples to the auxiliary outputs. Only problem here is that the aux outs are dry (no FX), so the kick and snare will have no processing. This mayor may or may no/ not be a problem, depending on just how heavily processed those particular ej~ samples are. Give it a whirl -— you may need to add effects to them from an outboard FX processor, but you can adjust to taste.} taste.] THTH—Have there been technical improvements in this field fledgling since the SQ came out that would let the fledgling musician enjoy music creativity without falling into the techno jungle of confusion about how to use the machine or should I look at another option in a keyboard? Have I just banished myself to the simplicity of a magnus chord [PF -- lonathan: Jonathan: All you have to do is select the track you want to do this to by pressing its corresponding track bullon button (to light the red LED and make it active), then whale away with the pitch and mod wheels. That's That’s all there is to it. Remember, the sound must have pitch and modulation fimctions functions programmed into it in order 1_2 12 Has anyone with an MR·61 MR-61 experienced a HOT or high velocity key. My 2nd F natural from bottom generates a velocity of 120 I20 when played with same pressure that elicits a velocity of 36 — - 41 from its neighbors. This isn’t isn't bad for organ sounds but its a real thrill on pianos, wind -- - and perc. I’ve I've just upgraded to 2.11 2.ll Any similar experiences? I don't don’t recall seeing any in the Hacker! I'll I’ll just be using my TS-12 TS-l2 while I wait for response. E. Becks erb@freeway.net I I 'f ‘P I J. -'" I [PF -- E Becks: Funny you mention that - a week after I got an MR-61 my lowest G sent a 127 velocity. Turns alit out the key contact was dirty. Have your local tech clean thaI you'll be fine. fine. No, upgrading Ihe that one colllacl contact and you’ll the ROM didn't cause it, sunspots and the relative position of the moons over Mepzor didn'l didn't cause this anomaly -... ] just some old-fashioned dusl dust got in Ihere there...] I wrote a while back concerning controlling program and chord changes via MIDI from my SD-J SD-1 to my studio vocalist. I have learned more about MIDI setup and have all the parameters set up, but still don ' t know how to don’t record or send the changes to the vocalist. Digitech has been a lot of help but I need info from the Ensoniq point ... of view. Please help help... [PF -— JR: Just send the program change corresponding to the Vocalist patch you want to select, selecl, and presto, presto, you're Ihere. you’re there. Select a track in each sequence of ofaa song, assign it MIDI output (rather Ihan than LOCAL or BOTH), select the MIDI channel the Vocalist is listening to, and select a program change # 1·128 I -I28 that corresponds to the ... ] desired program on the Vocalist Vocalist...] I TH TH- l I J'- [PF -— JP3T: Sounds like your Flash board is fitll. full. Try deleling deleting a coupla waves to make a lillie little more room and doesn't cure the Ihe problem check the '.wav file. see if that doesn’t *.wav file. /00 big, (b) corrupl, incomplele, It's possible it's It’s it’s (a) too corrupt, (c) incomplete, or (d) an unrecognized file file type. Chances are it's it’s being recognized since it tries to load, so I'd collective point at (A) thru (C) .. .] (C)...] Me again! Thanks .. .love the hacker! Thanks...love JRSoulF8@aol.com I samples off of the Flash board to make space for the .wav file file before you Iry try loading it. Go to Librarian, Erase samples, Erase single sample to individually delete. wav files files you don' delete .wav don’tI need. Another alternalive alternative may be to make your .wav file file smaller (i.e (i.e.,.. change the from stereo to mono, sample fiom mono, or CUi cut down on the length of the sample) and then Ihen see if it loads properly. Hope Ihis bit of information is helpful you.} this helpfitl 10 to you.] I've l’ve had an MR-61 for the last 6 months. I installed the Flash board about two months ago and was able to load .wav files with no problems. However recently, while trying do load ..wav wav files onto the Flash I have encountered the following problem. The display asks which. wav I wish to load as usual and then says "“loadloadwhich .wav ... please wait." ing files files... wait.” I hear the usual cranking of the floppy drive however it stops midway through the load and although the drive still seems to be spinning it will pretty much stay that way -— with the green floppy light on and the display saying please wait. My only option is to eject the floppy floppy and shut off the keyboard because it is basically locked up. Needless to say, my .wav file does not get transferred to the Flash board -— although I have been able to do so in I'm puzzled because the floppy the past. I’m floppy is still able to load songs into the sequencer without problems. I haven 't heard of the Flash board advertised with the haven’t new Ensoniq keyboard similar to the MR series so I don't don’t know what type of support I can get regarding the Flash board. Anyone have any ideas, suggestions, similar experiences with the Flash board? And if it does turn tum out to be a problem with the Flash board, does anyone know if it's it’s covered by a warranty? Or if it is a floppy drive disc problem, has anyone had floppy floppy floppy drive problems and are they easily resolved? Sorry so long, but thanks for the forum! JP3T3MAX@aol.com J P3T3MAX@aol.com [Andres (amell@ibm.nel) (amell@ibm.net) -— I have also experienced a similar problem with loading .wav files files onto the MR-61's MR-61’s Flash board (by the way, it probably isn't isn’t a very good idea to eject the floppy floppy while Ihe the drive lighl light is slill first, Ihen still on -— turn Ihe the power off ojffirst, then eject). I don't don’t think iI's it’s a problem with the floppy with Ihe the Ihink wilh Ihe floppy drive or wilh how large Flash board, board, bUI but it does seem to be an issue of ofhow file is that you're trying to load and holY the .wav file how much Ihe Flash board. Try erasing some space is left lefi on the TI-I_ TH- A few days ago after saving a bank to my 320 meg hard drive I suddenly was unable to access the hard drive. I saved the song/seq I was working on to floppy and then shut off the EPS. I tried rebooting from the hard drive and all I saw was some default MACROS when I pressed load and numbers (I,2,3,4,etc). (l,2,3,4,etc). [I was able to boot off of the floppy floppy fine. When I changed storage device-to device--to the hard drive once again, all I saw was the same default · Macros. No sign of my sounds, banks, banks , hard work, etc. I took the hard-drive and connected it to my Mac and ran EPSm2 software (you know this software?) and was able to view the top level directories. When I clicked down into any of the directories all I saw was weird file names with odd characters and weird numbers, which' which‘ look like ... they should be file sizes. Grrrrrr Grrrrrr... V Well, like a fool, I formatted one of my Syquest 44 Meg cartridges and got back to work starting from scratcp. scratch. I worked all day yesterday creating sounds and sequences. And around midnight the same thing happened. I connected the Syquest to my MAC and noticed the same thing again ... double shit! again...double I have this super important school project due in 2 weeks and really need the data. Oh ya ... I also need to figure out what is happening with ya... my EPS corrupting my hard drive. Anyone have a spare SCSI adaptor hanging around? Any input would be appreciated. Take care, Kennedy cosker@cruzio.com [PF -- Kennedy: When Murphy lands on your porch, /00 late to do anything but restore your chances are it’s it's too first disk. I know EPSm VERY well as a Mac user: the first thing I did was take a "snapshot" “snapshot” of my drive using scEPSi (an old shareware app from the Oakland Archives) so if I really munged it I’d I'd be able to restore the hardest work on building an Ensoniq Disk drive (the directories, subdirectories, subdirectories. macros, etc.} ... etc. )... But it sounds like one of the following scenarios scellarios popped up on you... you ... (A) Your 16+ had a brain fart. Withoul gelling too techWithout getting nical, il ils own finger finger and farted around it simply pulled its with the FAT. (8) gelling very fitll full and trying to (B) Your disk drive was getting prompl file put il save the file it over the top before it could prompt message. you with a "diskfull"· “disk fidl"'message. (C) You were approaching the limit of the 16+ sequence memory (which il it shares with sample memory) and there was a "stack collision" where the sequence edit buffer “stack collision” bufler (remember the Ihe 16+ keeps your old track in memory for "YES---NO" inlO sample "YES---NO” audition purposes) overflowed overflowed into memory. I’ve I've done this ALL 100 too many times and hosed add. THAT's THAT’s my SCSI drive. Nonrecoverable, I might add. why the "snapshot" file on my Mac proves invaluable ... “snapshot” file invaluable... (D) You started up and did all YOllr your work from floppies, floppies, Ihen plugged in a SCSI drive and went to the "Change then “Change Storage Device" screen, whereupon the 16+ didn' didn’tI SlOrage detect a SCSI device at startup but the drive answered delect back when polled, crashing your 16+ ... 16+... WeiLl Well...I really need these disks fixed. Especially the one I worked on yesterday. I called Ensoniq and they told me about some Ensoniq disk software from "Giebler “Giebler Enterprises" prises” in Pa. I gave them a call and it looks like Gary actually fixes drive problems like this and might be able to retrieve my data (finger doubly crossed!). crossedl). I have it packaged up and will send it off today. (E) The combination of sunspots, cosmic rays, and El Nino was just went nonjusl too much for your 16+, and it weill 1I0nlinear ... linear... .. . Has anyone ever Wheww (okay I will breath now!) nowl)... had SCSI problems on their EPS-16+ that caused hard disk corruption? Looks like this is some sort of FAT corruption. Any success in retrieving your data? Sorry Mr. Mr. Murphy landed on your 16+, 16+ , but he does times. come unannounced and at the most inopportune limes. I‘ll it again, gang: save early, save often, but save, I'll say il save, save. Buy tWO two identical drives drives,, do your work on Classifieds hard-drive, lots of sounds $850. Korg M3r w/sound card $250. Matt Savard, msavard@mwbi.org. HARDWARE/SOFTWARE HAR DWARE/SO FTWARE EPS-Classic keyboard, keyboard , 4x memory expander, SCSI, 8xOut expander, SyQuest 44 MB drive with 10 carts (with a few sounds/tunings) sounds/tunings).. European 220 volts version!!! 8.500 Danish Kroner (appr. 1.250 USD), USD). e-mail: delete@compuserve.com. delete@compuserve.com, Jorgen Teller, Copenhagen, Denmark. FS: Oberheim OBMx Analog Synth. 2 vox. Mint Condition. $700 obo. Contact: Sean at sodonne@vm.temple.edu. sodonne@vm.temp1e.edu. MR Rack. Home use only, $600. $600 . Contact Jonathan. Daytime: 208-962-3271 208-962-3271,, Eve: 208- 983-2876. For Sale: EPS-16+ EPS-l6+ Turbo, 13 gig bag, cover, FREE CLASSIFIEDS! Well -— within limits. We're We’re offering free classified advertising (up to 40 words) for your sampled sounds or patches. Additional words, or ads for other products or services, are $0.25/ $0.25! word per issue (BOLD type: $0.45/word). Unless renewed, freebie ads are removed after 2 issues. While you're welcome to resell copyrighted sounds and you’re programs that you no longer have any use for, ads for copies of copyrighted material will not be accepted. Sorry -- we can't can’t (we won't!) won’t!) take ad dictation over the phone! ~ one. ASR-IO and have it one, take them both to your buddy's buddy’s ASR-10 copy the drive ("mirroring" ( "mirroring" is the on-the-fly on-the-fly term). Or use a computer app to take Illke a picture ((“snapshot”) "snapshot") of purposes ... your drive/or drive for archival purposes... ... J Because Mr. Murphy lVili will return. And unannounced unannounced...] Help! My VFXlsd is sick. II It won't won’t boot up anymore. All I get is an error message "system “system error 144, I44, reinitialize, press any key to continue" when I power up. Anyone familiar with this problem? Anyone with inexpensive solutions? I have no idea where to start looking for the problem. Any suggestions or support would be greatly appreciated. different block size (the smaller ones use Maybe it is the diflerent 512 bytes/sector, the big ones 2048 bytes/sector).J bytes/sector).] THTH— My trusty TS-12 has started acting temperamental. I am using the latest OS. My problem is this: At irregular intervals I will get a System Error 130 tetvals I30 or Error 129 when I am trying to load a sequence file from the floppy. floppy. It happens with different disks, and different sequences. I can get it to repeat the phenomenon if I try to reload the same file again which gave me the error. It then takes me a little while (hitting several different button combinations, including the suggested reboot keys from the manual) to reinitialize. Does my floppy floppy have a bad "“read” read" spot on it somewhere? Is there a remedy for this? I have learned to make back-ups continuously, but it really gets annoying. R.Friedman Docrogerf@aol.com Duane Hamilton hamild@hotmail.com els{! ere's no mention of other equipment in else via MIDI? Th There's your posting, so I would assume (here I go assuming again) that something is sending MIDI data 10 to your ... VFXsdfasrer VFXsdfaster than it can process ir it (at least on bool) boot)... there's nothing else your setup but the lone VFXsd, If there’s reinitialize the unit as follows: follows: I. Press and hold (PRESETS) bUllon. button. 2. Press Soft Sofi bullon button (1) (upper left corner of screen), retease release both bullons. buttons. ; Erase All Memory And Re-Initialize. 3. Display = YES*. 4. Select **YES*. 5. Display returns to silln sign on message. All RAM is erased and all internal programs reset with ROM sounds. 6. Reload Sequencer Operating System and internal sounds from your Operating System Disk. Pasted from Ensoniq’s Ensoniq's web page at wlVw.en(Cut & Posted www.ensoniq.com) There's There’s another initialization procedure that involves turning the unit on and off seven times in rapid succession, I've forgotten forgollen the details. I'd call Ensoniq at sion. but I’ve 610.647.3930 for the skinny on that procedure if the above doesn't doesn’t clear it out. And it’s it's possible there's a hardlVare hardware problem here if your VFXsd 1V0n' won’tt initialize. Are any of the bullons buttons stuck down? Mine is so old the metal escutcheon has shifted shified and some bullons buttons will stick occasionally. If all else fails, take your pet 10 to an Authorized Ensoniq Service Station, ... J as they have the schematics to it it...] [PF -— R. Friedman: You, sir, have answered your own question. Error 129 is a bad dora data error, either caused by a defective disk sector, an OS anomaly, defective sound/sequence information, even a bad disk drive can cause this. Most problems of this nature are indeed defective disk media, although the disk drive can sometimes cause this if the heads are dirty... dirty ... You're doing the absolllle absolute right thing by repeatedly trying 10 file until it does load, then saving it to to load the file a fresh floppy. floppy. I'd recommend a disk cleaning kit from a nearby computer store, as this sounds way too intermittent to be a genuine and provable disk drive failure. Purchase the best floppies floppies you can find: find: 1.4 Mb floppies floppies are SOOOO cheap now (most stores sell them in 100-count I00-count boxes for $19,95 $19.95 and then give you a rebate coupon for $19.95, so they're free) . Spend a they’re essentially free). coupla bucks and buy Maxell: the black 1.4 Mb floppies floppies are very sexy as they have a black shuller shutter as well. Floppies are a strange media in this day and age, as they've become 100 too small for holding the vast amounts of data computers require (count the 39 floppies floppies in the I'm kidding), very Microsoft Office Package if you think I’m few will format out with no bad sectors (an Ensoniq REQUIREMENT as well as an older Apple requirement), yet they're they’re 100 too convenient and implanted in our society 10 to make any other alternative feasible. Contrary to popular belief, they have a shelf live of maybe a year (retentivity) you're lucky and box them away from ex(retentivity) if you’re terior influences. influences. Yet something as important as our own personal (and unrepeatable) work deserves the most reliable medium you can give it, so feed your TS the Beluga caviar. It's worth every penny...] penny ... ] Hi, I was trying to set up a Fujitsu M2513 MO drive (640MB) with my ASR-IO. ASR-I0. During formatting I always get a file operation error. Does anybody know if there is a working setup or is this drive just not compatible? Call For Writers! I THTH— Can someone tell me the wiring for the sustain pedal on ESQ-l? Is it simply an open circuit, that when my ESQ-1? closed with a momentary switch, causes sustain? I need to make a pedal, but don ' t know the wiring. don’t Thanks, Tim kg8rj@ramlink.net kg8rj@ram link.net [PF -— Tim: It’s It's a normally open momentary switch ... J switch...] [PF -— Duane: Sounds like your VFXsd is telling you IVhat's what's wrong with itself. itselfI Error 144 is a MIDI buffer bufler overflolV overflow :...'— are you connecting the VFXsd to something In spite of their current god-like status, writers for the Hacker were once mere I mortals --- just like you! If you're you’re noodling around with Ensoniq gear, you too can join their elite ranks. We're We’re always looking for new writers, and yes, there is actual payment involved. involived. If you're you’re toying with an idea for an article, how about glvmg giving Editrix Jane a call at 1-503-227-6848 I-503-227-6848 and listening to her soothing words of 5 encouragement? [PF -— UIi: Uli: Thanx for the heads up on this. Glad you got ... ] it squared away away...] Thanks a lot! Uli ulit@eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de ulit@eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de l 4 I i A [PF -- UIi: Uli: MO drives haven't haven’t been tested with the ASR, and it's it’s been my experience that they aren't compatible with any of the Ensoniq loopboxes. All the latest removable media devices return that "File “File Operation Error," at least with the drives and gear I’ve I've been using. You might ping RCS at hllp://wlVwsoundcentral.com/-chickhttp://www.soundcentral.com/~chickenepsl: .. J eneps/: they're they’re pretty up-to-date on this stu!f. stuj§‘...] [Ulrich Tuerk (ulit@eikon.e-technik.tu·muenchen.de) (ulit@eikon.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de) -— Hi. I found out that the 128 I28 and 230 MB media work Fuji/su drive. At first, first, I tried to use a perfectly with the Fujitsu 640MB media which caused the file operation errors. 14 THTI-IPeter Heim had trouble (last month's month’s Interface) getting an ASR-IO ASR-10 to pan a sound from full left to full right using a sine-wave LFO as a modulator. It sounds to me that he simply selected POS/SIN as the LFO wave instead of SINW AVE. POS/SIN is a sinewave that is SINWAVE. positive-going only, while SINWAVE goes equally positive and negative. If you used POSISIN POS/SIN as a pan modulator, you will get exact ly what Peter describes -- the exactly left) . panning only goes from center to full right (or full left). Sam Mims, Syntaur Productions syntaur@juno .com syntaur@juno.com [Peter C Heim (pch7@interport.net) (pch7@interport.net) -- Nope. It was full sine wave. Some samples seem to pan better starting ji-om hard left or right, others don't. figure.] from don’t. 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