| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 973.1 | Well, I'm at least half way right. | ACORN::BAILEY | Steph Bailey | Fri Oct 09 1987 13:47 | 8 | 
|  |     Never even heard of it.  Do you have an address or a phone number?
    $20 isn't that bad if its all its cracked up to be.
    
    It is an interesting concept, but it sounds like it could be snake
    oil.
    
    Steph
    
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| 973.2 | Hello, Postal Service? | JAWS::COTE | If you's a viper... | Fri Oct 09 1987 13:55 | 7 | 
|  |     I've seen the ad a few times, in the spring. They wanted everyone
    to send them $20 and then wait. According to the ad, they weren't
    going to ship immediately to cut down on bootlegging....
    
    I shudder at the thought...
    
    Edd
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| 973.3 | reductio ad absurdum | SALSA::MOELLER | Piblokto already?It's only October! | Fri Oct 09 1987 14:10 | 9 | 
|  | >According to the ad, they weren't going to ship immediately to cut 
>down on bootlegging....
    
    
    What you mean ? It's the perfect copy protection scheme !
    They never ship any, therefore the public can never illegally
    copy same !
        
    karl
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| 973.4 | vomitus en toiletum | JAWS::COTE | If you's a viper... | Fri Oct 09 1987 14:31 | 8 | 
|  |     
    
    ... saves on R&D also.
    
    Of course when I *do* come up with the perfect DX7 piano patch (it's
    inevitable that I will), they'll scream I stole it!!!
    
    Edd
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| 973.6 | Let's not discuss this here.... | JAWS::COTE | If you's a viper... | Mon Oct 12 1987 07:55 | 10 | 
|  |     The issue of 'sharing' patches ("Let's get 5 people to pay $4
    apiece...") has been vigorously debated all over town. While the
    jury is still out on the legalities of such, I feel fairly certain
    DEC would prefer NOT to see invitations posted on the net to do
    so.
    
    I suggest that any further conversation along the the lines of .5
    be taken 'off-line'.
    
    Edd
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| 973.7 | Demo tape mini-review | REGENT::SIMONE |  | Wed Oct 14 1987 17:14 | 17 | 
|  |     Back to the subject of the patch itself...     
    
    I ordered the demo tape of the patch.  It only cost $2.50.  I haven't
    ordered the patch yet and I'm not sure if I will.
    
    In some ways, the ad is correct and it is a fairly close imitation
    of an acoustic piano.  But the imitation is not close enough to
    be convincing and I didn't find the sound terribly pleasant.
    
    I think I prefer my existing DX7 piano patch.  Even though it has
    a more limited range and is not as close an imitation of the real
    thing, I find the sound more pleasant.
    
    Perhaps with a little chorusing and reverb...
    
    Guido
    
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| 973.8 | Keep track of 976.* | PLAYA::MERLIN | UUpppss. Vax-C RTL wrong again | Fri Oct 16 1987 22:05 | 13 | 
|  |     
    To .7 Guido:
    
       Good. Keep track of topic 976 where I'll soon post some patches.
    Check the sound called SPI_PIANO (Spinet Piano), is not Acoustic
    but listen it and tell me about it.
    
    To .6 :
    
      I still don't know the rules of the game.
                                               
    Orlando
    
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| 973.9 | What's it like? | FGVAXZ::LAING | Pipe Dreamer * Jim Laing * 261-2194 | Mon Jan 18 1988 10:34 | 1 | 
|  |     Anyone heard this patch yet?  Played it?  Impressions?
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