| Title: | * * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * * |
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I just noticed a Digitech device advertised in the back of Music
Technology which looks very much like db's highly sought Eventide
wunder-harmonizer, without the non-harmony parts (reverb, etc.)
It says that you can define two harmony intervals +/- 12 semis for each
of the 12 chromatic notes, which seems, more or less, like the general
case, correct?
There is also some unclear mumbling about 41 different ``harmony
types'' (elsewhere it describes 41 different scales including
``chromatic, natural minors, harmonic minors, pentatonics, all the way
to Dorian, Phrygian and Mixolydian'' which I assume are describing the
same concept).
The box is package exactly the same as that of the DSP-128, with
different front panel paint (same lights, buttons and controls)
I'm not really into harmonizers, but since db thinks it's the next
wave, some of you who might want to catch it could check this unit out.
It is probably more affordable than the Eventide, and it may even be
availible before it.
Steph
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| 1591.1 | Interesting | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | Yo! | Wed Aug 03 1988 14:22 | 27 |
Sounds like the "right thing", although my understanding is that the
Eventide accepts any scale including those with odd numbers of degrees
and non even-tempered scales.
Now, that may seem like unnecessary "gravy", but I have already got
some particular applications in mind.
For example, consider this scale (referenced to the key of C):
C D E F# G A
Now suppose I create two harmonization intervals: one being two
scale degrees, the other being four scale degrees.
Play any of C E or G and you get a C major triad. Play any of D F# or
A and you get an C major triad. So if I play a C major arpeggio,
I get something akin to arpeggiated triads.
There are some other weird scales/harmonization I've come up with
to do similar things.
However, if this thing is significantly less than the Eventide H-3000
(about $2100, although it's still in the "vaporware" section of
the music store), it's definitely worth looking into.
db who's-still-paying-for-his-S-550
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| 1591.2 | How much??? | CCYLON::ANDERSON | Mon Aug 08 1988 17:21 | 1 | |
| 1591.3 | Still vapor. | PANGLS::BAILEY | Tue Aug 09 1988 12:59 | 6 | |
I don't think the device is released yet. There was no price in
the flyer, but the hardware cost should be about that of a DSP-128.
I suspect it is simply a re-programmed DSP-128.
Steph
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| 1591.4 | In case you haven't seen the latest EM | ATSE::HAYES | John Hayes | Thu Aug 18 1988 16:35 | 5 |
I guess they showed this box at summer NAMM. The Electronic Musician blurb didn't say too much except that they thought it was pretty cool and that it was supposed to list for $799.99. John | |||||
| 1591.5 | Musician has a blurb, too ... | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | socialism doesn't work ... | Thu Aug 18 1988 22:18 | 7 |
Musician has a blurb on it. Among other things, they mention that
it has the same 16-bit stuff as the DSP-128, generates two voices
at intervals off of the input voice (as specified by the user),
MIDI access to the internals and 41 scales that it will harmonize
to (none of this fixed interval stuff).
Steve
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