Namm show

[gstopp at fibermux.com]

     The Technosaurus thing looks to be a well-designed system. I got the 
     chance to examine a couple of modules and they're all discrete, using 
     the modern definition (meaning no synth chips). All standard op-amps 
     etc., plus some AD chips like the SSM2024. Well to be honest the 
     numbers were sanded off the tops of the chips, but I talked with the 
     dudes there. Anyway looks like a quality design. It's a little funky 
     the way that the 1/4" patch panels for each module are separate from 
     the module itself, but at least they can be placed above or below as 
     desired.
     
     Studio Electronics was about three booths over (you must have missed 
     them Kevin!). Waldorf was upstairs a couple of halls over, showing off 
     their Pulse and Pulse+.
     
     One booth of interest was Seer, who was showing off their "Realizer", 
     a virtual synthesis engine. Good ol' Dave Smith (Mr. Sequential) is 
     there now. The thing with this product is that it consists of a CD-ROM 
     and that's it. You need the minimum system to run it (Pentium 166 with 
     sounds card and AWM thing) to get a sizeable number of voices, and the 
     price will be around $400. Dave says that the analog emulation is as 
     good as anybody would ever want. Strong words from one of the founding 
     fathers... You can use .WAV files as waveforms as well. I didn't try 
     it out, besides it's kind of tough to do a good test in such a noisy 
     environment anyway.
     
     - Gene
     gstopp at fibermux.com


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Subject: Namm show
Author:  majmoog at synthfool.com (Synthfool) at ccrelayout
Date:    1/20/97 11:20 AM
     
I went to the NAMM show yesterday and here is what I saw....
     
Technosaurus had a modular called, "Selector". A true 1/4" jacked modular 
with many neat functions, made in Switzerland. They have somewhat gaudy 
front panel graphics, but do have a complete system and are evidentally 
selling. Chris Youdell (analogsynths.com) is apparently the US distributor.
     
Roland had a System 700 on display "behind glass" (actually plastic), as 
well as many other oldie but goodies.
     
No "Moog ("were the ones who copied it all") Music" nor Big Briar, however 
the Van Koevering booth appeared to be the new partner for Bob if he does 
intend to make modulars again. This is just speculation on my part, but it 
appeared that way to me.
     
While I didn't see Studio Electronics, apparently they were there and 
another booth, a distributor, also had tons of thier synths.