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Shipped 31 modules out today, including #3100 to Thomas White (a '380. Some of you may have seen
this...cough cough). Could have shipped a few more, but was busy selling an effects system to
R.E.M. :)

Paul S.

> this...cough cough). Could have shipped a few more, but was busy
> selling an effects system to R.E.M. :)

Does this mean Robert Rich will be dropping out of the #1 MOTM Celebrity
position???    ;-P

BTW the sound effects at Tokyo's Disney Sea are incredible.  All thanks to
MOTM!!!  Go Paul!

I am not sure what else MOTM has contributed too at Disney.

Disney Sea is pretty incredible too.  This is Disney's newest theme park for
those who are not familiar.  Next up is Hong Kong Disney--not sure of the
opening date.

--Shemp

> BTW the sound effects at Tokyo's Disney Sea are incredible.  All thanks to
> MOTM!!!  Go Paul!
>

Thanks to Russell Brower! He now doing sound design for a computer gaming company. Tomita and
Larry Fast (Synergy) also have music scattered around in various places at that park.

Paul S.

Yes, I saw mine when I opened the box.  That was it. I have not finished
understanding the documentation yet.
Yes, I am a stooge.
LH

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Schreiber <synth1@...>
Shipped 31 modules out today, including #3100 to Thomas White (a '380. Some
of you may have seen
this...cough cough). Could have shipped a few more, but was busy selling an
effects system to
R.E.M. :)

Paul S.






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A lot of those sounds are running through a Level Control Systems 
super duper mega multichannel sound system whose installation was 
supervised by my old friend and Cosmic Debris partner Richard Bugg.

Among many other credits, Richard was the mastermind behind the first 
OB-MX (before Buchla got ahold of it) or project "Obermoog" a we 
called it. Actually, the SEM/Moog filter combination in what became 
the MX was half my idea - but that's another story. Trent Reznor ended 
up with (and still uses) one of the two original Obermoog prototypes.

Anyway, RB left the evil Gibson empire, worked doing motion control 
animation for a number of years, then took over Richard Zvonar's 
position at LCS.

I'm trying to talk Bugg into a MOTM system, but he's a pretty hardcore 
Emu/Moog guy. He has rather large hybrid modular based around a Moog 
System 12B and bunch of Emu modules. It's been pretty much the same 
system for 20 years and is still quite functional.

In fact, he regulary took the beast on tour with Cosmic Debris and 
Shawn Phillips (anybody remember him? I think he's a Firefighter/EMT 
these days down in your neck of the woods, Paul).

Okay, I'll shut up and go to bed now.

Barry

--- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:

> > BTW the sound effects at Tokyo's Disney Sea are incredible.  All thanks to
> > MOTM!!!  Go Paul!
> >
> 
> Thanks to Russell Brower! He now doing sound design for a computer gaming company. Tomita and
> Larry Fast (Synergy) also have music scattered around in various places at that park.
> 
> Paul S.

One last tidbit some of you might appreciate: Richard Bugg worked at 
PAIA for short period of time in the early '70s. Later, he was 
contracted by Simonton to compose and perform the first PAIA demo 
record. I think the title of the tune was "Epsilon Bootis." Somewhat 
to RB's embarrassment, they continued to send out those little pink 
soundsheets for quite a few years.

Barry (really going to bed now)

--- In motm@y..., "coyoteous" <satori@t...> wrote:

> A lot of those sounds are running through a Level Control Systems 
> super duper mega multichannel sound system whose installation was 
> supervised by my old friend and Cosmic Debris partner Richard Bugg.
> 
> Among many other credits, Richard was the mastermind behind the first 
> OB-MX (before Buchla got ahold of it) or project "Obermoog" a we 
> called it. Actually, the SEM/Moog filter combination in what became 
> the MX was half my idea - but that's another story. Trent Reznor ended 
> up with (and still uses) one of the two original Obermoog prototypes.
> 
> Anyway, RB left the evil Gibson empire, worked doing motion control 
> animation for a number of years, then took over Richard Zvonar's 
> position at LCS.
> 
> I'm trying to talk Bugg into a MOTM system, but he's a pretty hardcore 
> Emu/Moog guy. He has rather large hybrid modular based around a Moog 
> System 12B and bunch of Emu modules. It's been pretty much the same 
> system for 20 years and is still quite functional.
> 
> In fact, he regulary took the beast on tour with Cosmic Debris and 
> Shawn Phillips (anybody remember him? I think he's a Firefighter/EMT 
> these days down in your neck of the woods, Paul).
> 
> Okay, I'll shut up and go to bed now.
> 
> Barry

>
> In fact, he regulary took the beast on tour with Cosmic Debris and
> Shawn Phillips (anybody remember him? I think he's a Firefighter/EMT
> these days down in your neck of the woods, Paul).
>

Sure, I'm a *huge* Shawn Phillips fan. Fort Worth boy :) When I was at A&M, he gave a stunning
concert: about 3 hours long with NO breaks. About 80% of the folks left (most concerts were about
1 hour long) but I was floored.

He used to play solo with a full analog synth rig, triggered by like 3 sets of tricked-up Moog
Taurus pedals.

EMT? Bizarre.

Paul S.

Well, after 2 years or so, I guess I should stop lurking and 
actually post!  :)

Thanks for the kind words about Tokyo DisneySea!!!

As Paul mentioned, I was involved in this park (and many others) 
as Musical Director and a sound designer.

I first started building my MOTM setup in May or so of 2000, and I 
wound up using it considerably from that date forward, both in 
the studio here in L.A. and then in Japan. I took 3 SKB cases-full 
with me, and am happy to report they weathered the trip just fine!

The modules were used on many music and sound effects 
tracks--- standout examples include "Journey to the Center of the 
Earth" and "20,000 Leagues".

Maybe the coolest usage was for the volcanic rumbles of Mt. 
Prometheus (the 14-story volcano in the center of the park). I took 
the SKBs out onto the promenade inside the caldera, and wired 
the MOTMs into the sound system (via Pro Tools). I created 
low-end rumbles with 3-300 VCOs and the LPF module, and 
tuned the sound to resonate with the space and the structure. 
With 70 Meyer subwoofer cabinets (each refrigerator-sized!) 
spread throughout the space, I could have flattened the whole 
park with one false move of the VCF's cutoff knob!  :)

The performance was recorded live in the space, and 
edited/mastered on Pro Tools. I did similar things in other rides 
and shows.

As Paul also mentioned, I had the pleasure of hiring my two 
synth heroes, Larry Fast and Tomita, to produce music for the 
park. Larry did an hour for "Port Discovery" and Tomita and I 
wrote the Main Entrance "Aquasphere" music, which combines 3 
complete synchronized arrangements/recordings of the London 
Philharmonic Orchestra with Tomita's Moog synth effects and 
sweeteners/melodies.

So, as for me, a belated "hello, I'm the new guy" to the MOTM 
group--- I've been a modular synth buff since I built a PAiA 
P-4700/J in the 70s. I've been doing soundtracks and sound 
design for theme parks, film and television since 1981. You've 
heard my work at Walt Disney World, Disneyland Paris, and on 
all the Warner Bros.' animation, like "Animaniacs" and "Batman". 
Also worked on toys and computer games, like Teddy Ruxpin, 
and many Disney Interactive titles. Now I'm working at NovaLogic 
on 1st-person-shooters that keep Paul from going postal in 
real-life....!  ;)

I've lost track of how many MOTM modules I've built--- but it's 50+ 
I'm sure...!  (The SKBs just hold the essentials.) Paul's designs 
kick ass, and I can attest that several high-powered audio 
engineering types on the DisneySea project had their jaws drop 
when they saw how quiet and precise the modules are.

Anyways, sorry I've been silent for the most part these last two 
years--- but I've been too busy making noises!  :)

best,

Russell

--- In motm@y..., "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
> Sure, I'm a *huge* Shawn Phillips fan. Fort Worth boy :) When I 
was at A&M, he gave a stunning
> concert: about 3 hours long with NO breaks. About 80% of the 
folks left (most concerts were about
> 1 hour long) but I was floored.

The first SP show I saw was just like you describe.
 
> He used to play solo with a full analog synth rig, triggered by 
like 3 sets of tricked-up Moog
> Taurus pedals.

Yes, I helped set up a descendant of that rig when the version of 
Cosmic Debris I played in did a show with him. It was insane, 
but Shawn could make it sing! Shawn played on the first "real" 
Cosmic Debris album (late '70s?) and CD did a couple 
Canadian tours with him (Shawn is much more famous in 
Canada than the US).

I once had dinner at his house when he lived in LA, It was a great  
Italian meal prepared by Shawn and his girlfriend at the time. 
The strange thing was that he was orange! It seems he had sort 
of overdosed on vitamin A(?) as part of a Scientology 
detoxification therapy.
 
> EMT? Bizarre.

Turns out he's farther south now than I thought, closer to Austin - 
near Spicewood(?) - still doing music, too.

Barry

Impressive credentials!  And it sounds like a fun job...

Mike

--- In motm@y..., "pacificamsx" <pacificamsx@e...> wrote:

> Well, after 2 years or so, I guess I should stop lurking and 
> actually post!  :)
> 
> Thanks for the kind words about Tokyo DisneySea!!!
> 
>...

--- In motm@y..., "coyoteous" <satori@t...> wrote:
> One last tidbit some of you might appreciate: Richard Bugg worked 
at 
> PAIA for short period of time in the early '70s. Later, he was 
> contracted by Simonton to compose and perform the first PAIA demo 
> record. I think the title of the tune was "Epsilon Bootis." 
Somewhat 
> to RB's embarrassment, they continued to send out those little pink 
> soundsheets for quite a few years.
> 

Wow, I have that little plastic record!!   I have wondered over the 
years whatever happened to Richard Bugg.   Listening to it, I was 
amazed, since I could never really get my Paia to tune.   I have one 
of the original 2720 oscillators that has an enormous drift rate.   
Is that an official electrical engineering term, drift rate?  Well, 
for that oscillator, the drift rate could be measured in mph.  Now it 
runs as an excellent random pitch generator.   :-)   

Well, even though the Paia designs were not too good, they taught me 
a lot at a price I could afford at the time.


Andy