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Subject: Re: [emlsynth] Re: Pink Floyd synths

From: Mike <digiboy@...>
Date: 2004-02-26

At 06:45 PM 2/25/2004, you wrote:
>--- In emlsynth@yahoogroups.com, Bob Lee <bob_lee@q...>
>wrote:
> > >The web page caption under the picture calls it a keyboard/
>sampling rig. I
>
> > 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.
>


I was just trying to conjure up some idea of a way the sequencer could
conceivably be used in conjunction with samples. But it's really of another
era, there would be better ways. Have to doubt that caption.

I'm skeptical that PF ever used that gear, but I wouldn't be surprized to
learn that they did , Even if they just tried it out. I seem to recall
reading that Frank Zappa played around with a 101 too but the company never
capitalized on that either. (Altho my recollection is that Zappa wasn't
very complimentary of it....)