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looking for Oberheim DSX users!

looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-26 by Dan Nigrin

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group \u2013 my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well \u2013 in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-26 by Nick Zampiello

yes please!

i can try to help!

thanks.

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 From: Dan Nigrin <dan@...>
To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!
 


  
Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group – my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces.  This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX.  Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format.  I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause.  (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well – in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
-- 
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com 
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-27 by 65 Lotus

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group – my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well – in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-27 by F.Manduca

I'm not an owner, but the greatest appreciation for Your effort! Bravo!!



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Da: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
A: oberheim@yahoogroups.com 
Inviato: Mercoledì 28 Agosto 2013 0:10
Oggetto: Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

  
Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
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>From: Dan Nigrin 
>To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com 
>Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
>Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!
>
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>
>I'm new to the group – my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces.  This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.
>
>
>I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX.  Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format.  I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause.  (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well – in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).
>
>
>If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.
>
>
>If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.
>
>
>Thanks!
>Dan
>-- 
>Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com/ 
>CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
>Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com/

Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Dan Nigrin

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details…
He did tell  me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named
Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then
later founded the company Line 6.   I tried but couldn't find contact info
for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From:  65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To:  <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date:  Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To:  <oberheim@...m>
Subject:  [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

 
 
 
   

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
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>  
> ----- Original Message -----
>  
> From:  Dan  Nigrin <mailto:dan@defectiverecords.com>
>  
> To: oberheim@yahoogroups.com
>  
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31  PM
>  
> Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim  DSX users!
>  
> 
>  
>  
>  
> Hi  everyone,
>  
> 
>  
> I'm new to the  group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've
> successfully developed  software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers
> that interfaces with them  via their cassette interfaces.  This allows for
> converting MIDI sequences  into the the tape "squelch" required to program
> their sequencers.
>  
> 
>  
> I'm now  attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX.  Doing so
> requires  analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX
> sequences, in  order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format.  I am not a
> DSX  owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause.
> (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it  worked
> quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an  MC-4!).
>  
> 
>  
> If I'm  successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI
> sequences to  DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as
> an 8 channel CV  sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim
> keyboard.
>  
> 
>  
> If interested,  please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of
> what I  need.
>  
> 
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> Dan
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> -- 
>  
> Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
>  
> CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio  Plugin Player /
> General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
>  
> Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com
>

Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Neil Hester


Neil Hester
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On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I9;m now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com


Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Dan Nigrin

Thanks Neil \u2013 I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@defectiverecords.com> wrote:

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details\u2026 He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there \u2013 does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com


Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Neil Hester

Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester
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On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Thanks Neil – I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com



Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Dan Nigrin

Well, unless you have the premium LinkedIn account (which I don't), you're limited in how many characters you can use in your initial contact, so I'm forced to be cryptic whether I want to be or not! ;-)

Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / Audio Plugin &; General MIDI Players / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:52 PM, Neil Hester wrote:


Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Thanks Neil – I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!



Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com








Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Neil Hester

Fair enough ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 03:01, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Well, unless you have the premium LinkedIn account (which I don't), you're limited in how many characters you can use in your initial contact, so I'm forced to be cryptic whether I want to be or not! ;-)


Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / Audio Plugin & General MIDI Players / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

On Aug 27, 2013, at 9:52 PM, Neil Hester wrote:


Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <;dan@defectiverecords.com> wrote:

Thanks Neil – I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!



Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:

Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn';t find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com









Re: looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by brunolhu

Hi Dan,

Very insteresting project !

I can try to help you .

Bruno

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
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>
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm new to the group ­ my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've
> successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers
> that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces.  This allows for
> converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program
> their sequencers.
> 
> I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX.  Doing so
> requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX
> sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format.  I am not
> a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the
> cause.  (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and
> it worked quite well ­ in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an
> MC-4!).
> 
> If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI
> sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as
> an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim
> keyboard.
> 
> If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details
> of what I need.
> 
> Thanks!
> Dan
> -- 
> Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
> CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player /
> General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
> Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com
>

Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Chris Wareham

Dan Nigrin said on 26/08/13 20:31:
>
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to the group \ufffd my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've
> successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4
> sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces.
>   This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch"
> required to program their sequencers.
>
> I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX.  Doing so
> requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX
> sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format.  I am
> not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help wit h
> the cause.  (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4
> format, and it worked quite well \ufffd in fact to this day, I have never
> seen nor touched an MC-4!).
>
> If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI
> sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX
> as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim
> keyboard.
>
> If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more
> details of what I need.
>
> Thanks!
> Dan
>

Hi Dan,

Really impressed with your work on the Roland MC tape formats, and I
wish you every success with the Oberheim DSX one. I don't own a DSX,
but your attempts to contact the guy who implemented it reminds me of a
similar experience I had a few years ago. At the time I owned an E-mu
SP-12, and I wanted to write a sample librarian for it. It implemented
a sample dump, but it pre-dated the MIDI Sample Dump Standard. As with
the E-mu Drumulator - which originally featured a serial interface that
was almost like MIDI but not quite - the SP-12 had a sample dump format
that was based on early drafts of the standard. The guy who had written
the firmware was impossible to reach, and hadn't left any documentation
behind when he left E-mu! Somewhat off topic, and I hope your quest is
a little more fruitful :-)

Regards,

Chris

Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-28 by Dan Nigrin

>Hi Dan,
>
>Really impressed with your work on the Roland MC tape formats, and I
>wish you every success with the Oberheim DSX one. I don't own a DSX,
>but your attempts to contact the guy who implemented it reminds me of a
>similar experience I had a few years ago. At the time I owned an E-mu
>SP-12, and I wanted to write a sample librarian for it. It implemented
>a sample dump, but it pre-dated the MIDI Sample Dump Standard. As with
>the E-mu Drumulator - which originally featured a serial interface that
>was almost like MIDI but not quite - the SP-12 had a sample dump format
>that was based on early drafts of the standard. The guy who had written
>the firmware was impossible to reach, and hadn't left any documentation
>behind when he left E-mu! Somewhat off topic, and I hope your quest is
>a little more fruitful :-)
>
>Regards,
>
>Chris

Hi Chris,

Yeah, this is synthesizer archeology!  ;-)

Dan
-- 
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player
/ General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

RE: looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-29 by <dan@...>

So the good news is that Marcus wrote me back!


But now the bad news - he had no recollection of the tape save format (understandable as it was some 30+ years ago!), and furthermore has no documentation of it either. He did manage to find a copy of the v2.0 assembler source code which he shared with me, but I already have a copy of a later version (3.04) of the source thanks to Paul White of Electrongate, and unfortunately my ability to interpret Z80 source code is well, not up to the job.


Back to reverse-engineering...


Dan



--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, <nhester@...> wrote:

Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Thanks Neil – I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com


Re: [oberheim] RE: looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-29 by Neil Hester

Good try!

And good of Marcus to get back to you !

Neil Hester
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On 29 August 2013 03:25, <dan@defectiverecords.com> wrote:

So the good news is that Marcus wrote me back!


But now the bad news - he had no recollection of the tape save format (understandable as it was some 30+ years ago!), and furthermore has no documentation of it either. He did manage to find a copy of the v2.0 assembler source code which he shared with me, but I already have a copy of a later version (3.04) of the source thanks to Paul White of Electrongate, and unfortunately my ability to interpret Z80 source code is well, not up to the job.


Back to reverse-engineering...


Dan



--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Thanks Neil – I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <;oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details… He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com



Re: [oberheim] RE: looking for Oberheim DSX users!

2013-08-29 by Dan Nigrin

Actually, the news improved overnight. Marcus helped me get oriented to the assembler code, and so between that and my usual reverse engineering of the audio files I should be able to make good progress.

He also pointed out something that he noticed in the two versions of the source code that he himself had forgotten \u2013 that the tape format changed between versions 2 and 3. A critically important knowledge point to help in the deciphering process!

I'll obviously keep the group posted as to the final outcome, thanks again for everyone's help and nice words.

Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 11:09 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [oberheim] RE: looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Good try!

And good of Marcus to get back to you !

Neil Hester


On 29 August 2013 03:25, <dan@defectiverecords.com> wrote:

So the good news is that Marcus wrote me back!


But now the bad news - he had no recollection of the tape save format (understandable as it was some 30+ years ago!), and furthermore has no documentation of it either. He did manage to find a copy of the v2.0 assembler source code which he shared with me, but I already have a copy of a later version (3.04) of the source thanks to Paul White of Electrongate, and unfortunately my ability to interpret Z80 source code is well, not up to the job.


Back to reverse-engineering...


Dan



--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com, wrote:

Ah ok, worth another shot, don't tell him all about it in your first email though make it a little cryptic to make him want to find out more from you.
Its easier to ignore you when you give him all the information in your first email ;)

Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:19, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Thanks Neil \u2013 I tried that already with no response, which I was hoping for a direct email. But I suppose it couldn't hurt to try again!

Dan

From: Neil Hester <nhester@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 9:15 PM
To: oberheim <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!


Neil Hester


On 28 August 2013 02:05, Dan Nigrin <dan@...> wrote:
Good idea, but unfortunately, Tom didn't have any knowledge of the details\u2026 He did tell me that the engineer who designed the DSX was a guy named Marcus Ryle who after he worked at Oberheim helped invent the ADAT and then later founded the company Line 6. I tried but couldn't find contact info for him there – does anyone happen to have an email address for Marcus?

Dan

From: 65 Lotus <Lotus@...>
Reply-To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 6:10 PM
To: <oberheim@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [SPAM] Re: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Have you tried asking Tom Oberheim for the secret sauce recipe?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Nigrin
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2013 3:31 PM
Subject: [oberheim] looking for Oberheim DSX users!

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group ? my name is Dan Nigrin, and in the past I've successfully developed software for the Roland MC-202 and MC-4 sequencers that interfaces with them via their cassette interfaces. This allows for converting MIDI sequences into the the tape "squelch" required to program their sequencers.

I'm now attempting to do the same thing for the Oberheim DSX. Doing so requires analyzing potentially hundreds of tape dumps of existing DSX sequences, in order to reverse engineer the DSX tape save format. I am not a DSX owner, so I am seeking out interested DSX owners to help with the cause. (I used the same approach to figure out the Roland MC-4 format, and it worked quite well ? in fact to this day, I have never seen nor touched an MC-4!).

If I'm successful, it will mean that you will be able to convert MIDI sequences to DSX format, and furthermore, you'll be able to use your DSX as an 8 channel CV sequencer, WITHOUT having to use it with an Oberheim keyboard.

If interested, please contact me privately, and I'll give you more details of what I need.

Thanks!
Dan
--
Dan Nigrin / Defective Records / http://defectiverecords.com
CycliC, M185 & Klee Sequencers / MC-4 & MC-202 Hack / Audio Plugin Player / General MIDI Player / Major Malfunction
Jack OS X / http://jackosx.com



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