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Subject: Re: Pink Floyd synths

From: "nicholas_kent" <nicholas_kent@...>
Date: 2004-02-26

--- In emlsynth@yahoogroups.com, Bob Lee <bob_lee@q...>
wrote:
> >The web page caption under the picture calls it a keyboard/
sampling rig. I
>
> don't question that PF used the EML gear but I'm doubtful
about that being
> an
> accurate description of it's function. The gear certainly doesn't
work with
>
> samples as we know them now. " actually the original
samples of all the
> sound effects (the money sounds, the people talking)" Sound
effects, yes,
> but
> "people talking" would be a very tricky patch for these primitive
but very
> cool
> pieces! Maybe they used the sequencer to trigger samples
stored
> elsewhere? Any PF fans know more about this?<
>

While it's possible to drive samples somehow, it's incredibly
improbable someone would use a Control Voltage based
sequencer to conntrol samples. Let alone risk doing so reliably
in a live context.

Also wouldn't you think EML would have used the fact PF used
their gear for their marketing somewhere sometime if it was
used on any kind of regular basis?

There just has to be more of a mistake than just the sampling
one. Like that gear belong to an openning act, or someone
thought that pic was cool, kept it and then years later guessed
where it came from.