Re: Analog to MIDI to Analog
By Pete Woodworth
> Just a point that could be of interest - I've just received the latest
> catalog from Hammacher-Schlemmer. They advertise a modern orchestrion -
> at first glance I thought it was a Ragola buildup but it isn't. They
> say it has twelve percussion instruments plus piano and operates from a
> built-in CD player. "An impressive collection of live instrumental and
> vocal recordings provide additional accompaniment to each song." And it
> only costs $US16,000. . . Now, either there's some MIDI-to-Analog stuff
> going down here or it's the most expensive dancing Coke can I've ever seen!
> -Michael Woolf
Michael,
I think the gadget advertised in H-S is the new model sold by QRS (I forget their trade name.) I've seen the ad in the QRS graveyard on AOL. It uses the Pianomation electronics and CD player. I don't know what additional electronics they are using for percussion. There is a 'balance' control for MIDI vs. audio tracks.
[Stepping onto soapbox]...
Isn't it a shame that QRS can't participate in this discussion group? But they don't even participate in their own area on AOL. They have so much to offer... [stepping down]
Cheers! -Pete
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Pete Woodworth - cwoodwor@cymbal.calpoly.edu
http://www.calpoly.edu/~cwoodwor
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