dust collectors

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:35 am

On 2004-06-30 05:38, Lemke wrote:
I'm a collector's collector too. But some of my toys are temporary out of usage only beacuse I do not have enough AD-inputs. They are:
Roland JX8P,
Ensoniq SQ2,
Novation Super Bass Station,
Roland SDX-330,
MAM Warp 9.

two words: patch bay.

It's amazing how you will use them as long as they are easily accessible, being able to quickly patch them in will make them part of your arsenal again! I mean, they don't all have to be hooked up at once, right?

just a thought.

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 6:39 am

although my nordrack2 and Korg MS10 don't have much work (again, since buying CW ), i regularly clean 'm. there really beautiful and i kindly let them waste valuable space.

I still use my MS20, I love to put stuff through the filters...it was the first keyboard i ever bought!

Maybe I should start another thread about the oldest piece of gear you still use regularly...

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:21 am

NPrime have you tried fixing the Wurlitzer or the EIII? They could be straightforward...?

Johann

I wouldn't have a clue how to fix them, I never took those valuable electronics courses when I was younger, now who has the time?

I've looked inside the EIII to see if it is just a broken solder or something visible and it does not appear that the problem is that simple...

As to the Wurlitzer, well, there's about a billion freaking wires and who knows what they all do! I wouldn't even know where to start.

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:00 am

On 2004-06-29 11:44, Spirit wrote:
You have just reminded me ! I have a DAT machine (fully functional) that is now a foot rest under my mother keyboard.

Oh yeah, I own a DA30 too! And a Tascam 38 which now makes the scariest gnarliest noise when put into "play".

borg · Post by **borg** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:01 am

I still use my MS20, I love to put stuff through the filters...

well... that's exactly what i had in mind.
i know michu and atomic have abused it intensively once, and they, being superiour modulation freaks, got a lot more out of this little gem than i ever did. friday i gotta know more

the MS20 has much more possibilities though...

Post by **hubird** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 8:18 am

I'm still looking for the dust collector that NASA has used on one of their moon trips...great sound: grrr prt--prrr-tth...ghriii-itrrr-bliebblieb-ughrrr-trrrrt...

blazesboylan · Post by **blazesboylan** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 12:41 pm

On 2004-06-30 07:35, nprime wrote:
two words: patch bay.

Isn't patchbay one word?

;P

Cheers,

Johann

Edit: Aw, geez. I need some smiley lessons from Hubird + Plato.

The above ";P" was meant to be a ":P"...

Edit # 2: I just cannot win!

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blazesboylan · Post by **blazesboylan** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 1:05 pm

On 2004-06-30 08:21, nprime wrote:
I wouldn't have a clue how to fix them, I never took those valuable electronics courses when I was younger, now who has the time?

You might be surprised at how much money a little "DIY self-taught crash course" can save you, in terms of 1) no repair costs for busted gear, and 2) no new cable charges for busted cables. Don't laugh, cables are reeeeeaaaally expensive.

Anyway the multimeter is your friend.

Continuity (resistance) checks at the inputs and outputs are a good place to start. It would definitely require patience, and in the end might not get you a working Wurlitzer or EIII. But it can be lots of fun. Seriously.

(Just don't touch those little cylinders and circles. Capacitors are nasty little suckers...)

A few Wurlitzer schematics

One of the things I hate about contemporary gear is the lack of decent schematics. I couldn't find any for the EIII. However the manual does mention something about recalibrating a volume slider or something...

Anyway this is coming from a guy who can't fix his own microphones.

So take my suggestions with a big grain of salt!

Cheers,

Johann

petal · Post by **petal** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:14 pm

I have a Wurlitzer myself, which I got for $60

- and then it died on me two weeks later. I found a repairman here in Denmark who fixed it for $150... still a bargain if you ask me.

After I tuned it myself, it has been working like a charm ever since

It is collecting a little dust, but I still use it occasionaly.

NPrime: you should join this mailing-list: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wu ... lec_Piano/ - These people can help you find a repairman nearby where you live. It's a shame to have such a beauty just standing there collecting dust.

Cheers!
Thomas

mr swim · Post by **mr swim** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:16 am

I'm sad to report that everything of mine is collecting dust at the moment !

My computer refuses to do any audio, my room's too small for my keyboard, the transformer for my roland drum pad is broke, and so am I, which is why I'm working 45 hours a week !

hmmmmmm ....

ChrisWerner · Post by **ChrisWerner** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:44 am

Dust can be blown away MrSwim, now or later.

mr swim · Post by **mr swim** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 3:52 am

Very true, Chris. I hope for an industrial vacuum cleaner this autumn when I start my Ph.D.

Will.

nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 3:21 pm

NPrime: you should join this mailing-list: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wu ... lec_Piano/ - These people can help you find a repairman nearby where you live. It's a shame to have such a beauty just standing there collecting dust.

Actually Johann (blazeboylan)has suggested a repair place here in Vancouver which I will try.

Thanks for the info though!

Rod

medusa13 · Post by **medusa13** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:41 pm

I know a person who is selling a moog polymoog for around us$450 (the full one, with envelopes and filter).
I know this keybord is not the best thing that Moog's ever develop. But I thought of buying it.
What would you say? Will it become a dust collector?
I'm not a keyboard player, but I thought I could get some nice sounds out of this thing.

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nprime · Post by **nprime** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:47 pm

You sure it actually works? They were renowned for being horribly unstable and very temperature sensitive.

Personally I wouldn't buy before you try...

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 4:49 pm

welcome first of all

2nd: are you familiar with a multimeter, soldering iron and oscilloscope

otherwise Minimax may be a good alternative for polyphonic moogish sounds - doesn't look that sexy, though...

cheers, Tom

blazesboylan · Post by **blazesboylan** » Sat Jul 03, 2004 7:05 pm

On 2004-07-03 17:49, astroman wrote:
are you familiar with a multimeter, soldering iron and oscilloscope

Oscilloscopes are for sissies!!!

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 6:41 am

Basic Pitch · Post by **Basic Pitch** » Sun Jul 04, 2004 10:24 am

Damn this thread!

It causes me pain to realize that ever since I got my CW stuff I have found just about (ALL) my outboard gear collecting dust, even more so I sold off some vintage gear to buy more CW stuff.

Sold a Moog Source (basically a mini-moog with presets), since I have Minimax, sold a TB303 since I haddnt used it in a long time and bought a VST called Bassline which does an amazing job at emulating the original.

But whats still collecting dust? Here we go, come cry with me..

- EMU SP1200 (Black & Grey Ed.)
- Akai MPC2000
- 2x Akai S2800
- Akai S01
- Roland JX3P + PG200 Controler
- Roland Juno 106
- Roland Juno Alpha (2)
- Roland SH101 (though I use this still)
- Roland Super JV1080
- Roland R8
- Novation Bass Station
- Novation Drum Station
- EMU Orbit
- Nord Rack2 (still use this occasionaly)
- Tascam DA20
- Casio CZ-101
- DBX Project 1's Parametric EQ's
- Lexicon Vortex
- 3x Yamana Rev100s
- Alesis Microverb
- Tons of Hasrdware Gates, Compressors, Dynamic processors and a whole mess of snakes and patch bays hehe.

But, I like to look at it and remember the good old days (or should I say the dasys it took ages to do what can be done in a matter of seconds now).

I still use my old Korg M1 as my controler, love it dearly.

Cheers and thanks for making me think about all that has changed since I bought a CW card hehe.

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RoonSmits · Post by **RoonSmits** » Mon Jul 05, 2004 4:59 pm

On 2004-06-28 15:40, nprime wrote:
Just read ROONSMITS post and I think a dust collectors thread would offer some amusement amongst all this serious talk.

Wow, never thought that listing the gear I don't use and thought of selling sooooh often, could start such a stir.

I just don't have enough time to start exploring them. One weekend I want to sell 'm and then my girlfriend says "Remember how sorry you were for selling your 89-94 12" records ? Or your K2000 ?" then I sigh and keep them aside and promise myself to start using them once.
BTW I traded my 12" records (all 200) back for a Pentium III 500Mhz two years back

the best deal I ever made

!

Anyone selling a timemachine ? I need more time ! ( or trade for one of my dustcollectors ? )

regards
Ronald

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