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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Keyboards

From: "gino wong" <wonggster@gmail.com>
Date: 2007-11-29

I had to make a dx7 sound like a minimoog for an employer back then.  Thus my enmity.  If life were fair every shop that sold one would have a Jellinghaus programmer to load up the carts.  The interface and capability were far too disparate.

I nominate the Moog Opus 3 and it's spawn.

gw

On Nov 29, 2007 3:52 PM, <NormLeete@aol.com> wrote:

In a message dated 29/11/2007 18:58:55 GMT Standard Time, rick@rickblechta.com writes:
I have to agree with Clay about the DX-7. I worked with someone once who had figured
out how the damn thing works, and it was brilliant (for the time). After he left for the day,
I tried to do the same things and couldn't make heads or tails of it. And yes, it was too
noisy to use without some kind of filtering/noise reduction. File this one under the
heading "What the #$$%#$% where they thinking?"
Dear All you have to remember what else was around at the time that was polyphonic and had velocity sensitivity. I sussed the programming (Ishocked one pro keyboard player by making his DX7 sound like a MiniMoog!) but they were noisy. DX5 was much better although I recently sold mine.
 
Doesn't stop the DX7 going into room 101...
 
Norm