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5 favorite progressive rock instruments

5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-26 by jwright10401

Hi All, I'm new to your group and have been enjoying the recent
threads. While off from work for the holidays, I was browsing the
Moog site and was pleased to see the announcement of the re-
introduction of Taurus Bass pedals. Moog will limit production to
1,000 units and will ship late 2009. For me, the 5 most important
instruments for Prog, in this order, are Mellotron, Bass Pedals,
Hammond organ, 12-string, and mini-Moog. Happy Holidays.

Re: 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-26 by Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "jwright10401"
<john.wright@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi All, I'm new to your group and have been enjoying the recent
> threads. While off from work for the holidays, I was browsing the
> Moog site and was pleased to see the announcement of the re-
> introduction of Taurus Bass pedals. Moog will limit production to
> 1,000 units and will ship late 2009. For me, the 5 most important
> instruments for Prog, in this order, are Mellotron, Bass Pedals,
> Hammond organ, 12-string, and mini-Moog. Happy Holidays.
>

Greetings and welcome to The Group. Bass Pedals over the Hammond?!!

Bernie

Re: [newmellotrongroup] 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-26 by lsf5275@aol.com

Welcome aboard John. Do you have any of these items?
Frank
In a message dated 12/26/2008 11:29:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, john.wright@consona.com writes:
Hi All, I'm new to your group and have been enjoying the recent
threads. While off from work for the holidays, I was browsing the
Moog site and was pleased to see the announcement of the re-
introduction of Taurus Bass pedals. Moog will limit production to
1,000 units and will ship late 2009. For me, the 5 most important
instruments for Prog, in this order, are Mellotron, Bass Pedals,
Hammond organ, 12-string, and mini-Moog. Happy Holidays.



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RE: [newmellotrongroup] 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-26 by Pomeroy Ranch

That really depends on if you’re talking about the “first wave” of progressive – when they just thought that they were making cool music and used the instruments they liked. Subsequent use of things like the Roland guitar synth, Chapman Stick and extensive use of certain guitars and basses, like Alembic’s also scream “progressive”. I think we ought to think about other types of the gear that made the sounds we all enjoy --- Hammonds are less interesting without a Leslie and really come to life with a hot or even overdriven amp – heck, Pinder used a Marshall stack on stage with his MkII. Also, many groups use ARP’s, Oberheims, Crumars and other electronics to get a distinguished sound as the ‘prog’ category became overrun.

The there’s the music itself…..

Vance…..Use of the Chamberlin also created a distinctive sound from the ‘tron users……

-----Original Message-----
 For me, the 5 most important instruments for Prog, in this order, are Mellotron, Bass Pedals,
Hammond organ, 12-string, and mini-Moog.

RE: [newmellotrongroup] 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-26 by John Wright

Hi Frank. I'm actually a guitar player, but learning keys. My Hammond is a T400 series, Moog is a Little Phatty(great basses), MIDI pedals are Roland PK5. I don't have a Mellotron, but instead use Roland SRX-07 vintage keys module in a Juno G. Can't honestly say how the samples compare to a live Tron because never had a chance to hear one up close and personal. I suspect, however, not to close because the Hammond samples on the Roland don't sound like the T400. They're not bad, just don't sound the same.
This is a Tron group so I have to share how I became hooked. One of the 1st albums I ever purchased was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". The liner notes listed all the equipment used for each song. For "Grey Seal", right after piano was, listed Mellotron. That did it for me.

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Welcome aboard John. Do you have any of these items?
Frank
In a message dated 12/26/2008 11:29:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, john.wright@ consona.com writes:
Hi All, I'm new to your group and have been enjoying the recent
threads. While off from work for the holidays, I was browsing the
Moog site and was pleased to see the announcement of the re-
introduction of Taurus Bass pedals. Moog will limit production to
1,000 units and will ship late 2009. For me, the 5 most important
instruments for Prog, in this order, are Mellotron, Bass Pedals,
Hammond organ, 12-string, and mini-Moog. Happy Holidays.



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-27 by lsf5275@aol.com

I think it was only a Marshall head... Am I right?
In a message dated 12/26/2008 2:51:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, punchbowl4@earthlink.net writes:
Pinder used a Marshall stack on stage with his MkII.



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Re: 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-27 by ceccles_ca

John:
Do you usually wire the Roland PK5 pedals to the Moog LP? You should
be able to replicate the classic Taurus I sounds with that set-up.
What Moog bass presets do you use? I'd like to have a Little Phatty
chat with you off list.

Clay

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright"
<john.wright@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi Frank. I'm actually a guitar player, but learning keys. My Hammond
> is a T400 series, Moog is a Little Phatty(great basses), MIDI pedals
> are Roland PK5. I don't have a Mellotron, but instead use Roland SRX-07
> vintage keys module in a Juno G. Can't honestly say how the samples
> compare to a live Tron because never had a chance to hear one up close
> and personal. I suspect, however, not to close because the Hammond
> samples on the Roland don't sound like the T400. They're not bad, just
> don't sound the same.
>
> This is a Tron group so I have to share how I became hooked. One of the
> 1st albums I ever purchased was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". The liner
> notes listed all the equipment used for each song. For "Grey Seal",
> right after piano was, listed Mellotron. That did it for me.

RE: [newmellotrongroup] 5 favorite progressive rock instruments

2008-12-27 by Pomeroy Ranch

Now you made me dig out a photo I have to double check my memory (knowing how crappy that can be these days)….It’s the Moodies at the Shrine Expo Hall (next to the Shrine Auditorium, former home of the Oscars) in LA circa 1968. R to L: John with P-Bass and HiWatt (pretty sure – photo is a bit obscured) stack, Justin with Tele (no 335 to be seen) and Marshall stack, Graeme with early logo on kick with one hang-tom and one floor tom, Ray with flute and mic, and Mike with Marshall head on the Mk II facing the rest of the band with a full Marshall stack at the back of the stage – kind of a wall of very loud amps with Graeme nestled in between. The fellow who took the shot told me about being there: the PA had taken a dump and the whole audience at this multi-band, standing-only show finally sat down on the floor to wait. A half hour passed and the first sound to come back to life was the mellotron – and he said it was a bit eerie as the entire sea of people rose as one when the ‘tron sound washed over the crowd….sounds like a good thing to me……

Wish I was there….

Vance

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I think it was only a Marshall head... Am I right?

In a message dated 12/26/2008 2:51:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, punchbowl4@earthlin k.net writes:

Pinder used a Marshall stack on stage with his MkII.



OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-27 by fdoddy@aol.com

Hi Folks,

My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted. It sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up. It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.


fritz




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Re: OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-27 by Bernie

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@... wrote:
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> ?My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my
Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted.? It
sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up.?
It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.
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>
>
> fritz
>

I have one. It's a great "game". I'm going to try and trigger my
modular synth with it once I get it back up and running.

Bernie

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-27 by gino wong

I am not a gamer and would like to know more about the ds, I am
interested in the I/O and hardware aspect. Can anybody point me at a
good source.

best

g


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On 12/27/08, Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@... wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > ?My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my
> Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted.? It
> sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up.?
> It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.
> >
> >
> > fritz
> >
>
> I have one. It's a great "game". I'm going to try and trigger my
> modular synth with it once I get it back up and running.
>
> Bernie
>
>


--
Gino Wong

Wanted:
Schematics of, and odd rare unusual and maligned electronic devices
such as: Kawai, EKO, Teisco synthesizers, other rarely remembered
items such as Farfisa Syntorchester

魚手
Gino Wong
Engineer, Studio Supervisor
LBPH
(800) 222-1754
ginowong@gmail.com

Re: OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-27 by Bernie

The DS Lite only has a stereo headphone out jack, but with the Korg
DS-10, it can be used to trigger a hardware sequencer. I've been able
to trigger my PEK.

There are several videos of the DS-10 on youtube, but none that I know
of with with hardware.

Bernie


--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "gino wong" <wonggster@...>
wrote:
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>
> I am not a gamer and would like to know more about the ds, I am
> interested in the I/O and hardware aspect. Can anybody point me at a
> good source.
>
> best
>
> g
>
>
> On 12/27/08, Bernie <kornowicz@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@ wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > ?My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my
> > Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted.? It
> > sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up.?
> > It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.
> > >
> > >
> > > fritz
> > >
> >
> > I have one. It's a great "game". I'm going to try and trigger my
> > modular synth with it once I get it back up and running.
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Gino Wong
>
> Wanted:
> Schematics of, and odd rare unusual and maligned electronic devices
> such as: Kawai, EKO, Teisco synthesizers, other rarely remembered
> items such as Farfisa Syntorchester
>
> µû¼ê
> Gino Wong
> Engineer, Studio Supervisor
> LBPH
> (800) 222-1754
> ginowong@...
>

Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-28 by gino wong

Thanks Bernie. I understand that there is a mod for a micro SD for
storage, a USB out might not be too hard to implement. I have a four
year old unit courtesy of my eight year old nephew. so I wasn't sure
about the hardware setup

best

gino

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On 12/27/08, Bernie <kornowicz@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
> The DS Lite only has a stereo headphone out jack, but with the Korg
> DS-10, it can be used to trigger a hardware sequencer. I've been able
> to trigger my PEK.
>
> There are several videos of the DS-10 on youtube, but none that I know
> of with with hardware.
>
> Bernie
>
> --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "gino wong"
> <wonggster@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I am not a gamer and would like to know more about the ds, I am
> > interested in the I/O and hardware aspect. Can anybody point me at a
> > good source.
> >
> > best
> >
> > g
> >
> >
> > On 12/27/08, Bernie <kornowicz@...> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, fdoddy@
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi Folks,
> > > >
> > > > ?My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my
> > > Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted.? It
> > > sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up.?
> > > It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > fritz
> > > >
> > >
> > > I have one. It's a great "game". I'm going to try and trigger my
> > > modular synth with it once I get it back up and running.
> > >
> > > Bernie
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Gino Wong
> >
> > Wanted:
> > Schematics of, and odd rare unusual and maligned electronic devices
> > such as: Kawai, EKO, Teisco synthesizers, other rarely remembered
> > items such as Farfisa Syntorchester
> >
> > µû¼ê
> > Gino Wong
> > Engineer, Studio Supervisor
> > LBPH
> > (800) 222-1754
> > ginowong@...
> >
>
>


--
Gino Wong

Wanted:
Schematics of, and odd rare unusual and maligned electronic devices
such as: Kawai, EKO, Teisco synthesizers, other rarely remembered
items such as Farfisa Syntorchester

魚手
Gino Wong
Engineer, Studio Supervisor
LBPH
(800) 222-1754
ginowong@gmail.com

Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

2008-12-30 by lsf5275@aol.com

Fritz,
Could you explain how this works?
Frank
In a message dated 12/27/2008 10:05:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:
Hi Folks,

My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted. It sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up. It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.


fritz



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

2009-01-08 by fdoddy@aol.com

Hi Frank,

Basically, It's a software "game" cartridge for the Nintendo DS Lite. It is essentially 6 MS-20 synths with a six track sequencer. It also has a bunch of Kaoss pads for modulation and inputting notes. Notes can be input using a stylus on a virtual keyboard and also entering them on a grid. Patterns can created and chained together to create a song up to 100 measures long. Up to 8 DS Lites can be synched wirelessly for a helluva jam. It's quite deep and quite fun. It also sounds fantastic.

fritz


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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

Fritz,
Could you explain how this works?
Frank
In a message dated 12/27/2008 10:05:35 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:
Hi Folks,

My daughter gave me the Korg DS-10 software cartridge for my Nintendo DS Lite as a Christmas gift. I'm completely addicted. It sounds incredible! If anyone owns a DS Lite, pick this cartridge up. It'll be the best $35 you'll ever spend.


fritz



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

2009-01-08 by lsf5275@aol.com

Do you have a sample of what it sounds like?
Frank
In a message dated 1/8/2009 10:26:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:
Hi Frank,

Basically, It's a software "game" cartridge for the Nintendo DS Lite. It is essentially 6 MS-20 synths with a six track sequencer. It also has a bunch of Kaoss pads for modulation and inputting notes. Notes can be input using a stylus on a virtual keyboard and also entering them on a grid. Patterns can created and chained together to create a song up to 100 measures long. Up to 8 DS Lites can be synched wirelessly for a helluva jam. It's quite deep and quite fun. It also sounds fantastic.



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Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

2009-01-08 by Jon

There's a buttload of clips at www.matrixsynth.blogspot.com - use the "search" feature and you can listen to them all day.
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Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] OT- Korg ds-10

Do you have a sample of what it sounds like?
Frank
In a message dated 1/8/2009 10:26:05 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, fdoddy@aol.com writes:
Hi Frank,

Basically, It's a software "game" cartridge for the Nintendo DS Lite. It is essentially 6 MS-20 synths with a six track sequencer. It also has a bunch of Kaoss pads for modulation and inputting notes. Notes can be input using a stylus on a virtual keyboard and also entering them on a grid. Patterns can created and chained together to create a song up to 100 measures long. Up to 8 DS Lites can be synched wirelessly for a helluva jam. It's quite deep and quite fun. It also sounds fantastic.



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