2003-09-28 by Peter Grenader
mrmoemorris wrote: > I foresee the price of used Serge panels going up and up and up This is actually a good thing because ... As a potential buyer of used Serge equipment, why is this a good thing??? :-)
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2003-09-28 by synpro@aol.com
Did some more searches on Mike Thorn and found this page with another shot of Mike's Serge to add the archives... http://www.stereosociety.com/thserge.html
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2003-09-28 by synpro@aol.com
In a message dated 9/28/2003 5:59:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SergeModular@yahoogroups.com writes: Message: 5 Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 20:53:40 -0500 From: John Papiewski Subject: Serge discography? I've been in the process of piecing together a discography of people who used the
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2003-09-28 by Michael A. Firman
John, A couple of others: The McLean Mix (Priscilla and Barton McLean) Ivan Tcherepnin Kevin Braheny --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com , John Papiewski wrote: > I've been in the process of piecing together a discography of people who > used the Serge, need help. Any info, point
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2003-09-28 by John Papiewski
I've been in the process of piecing together a discography of people who used the Serge, need help. Any info, pointers, hints as always appreciated. Frank Zappa apparently had one. Does anybody know the recording(s)? I have some names here of people & groups, but again would like
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2003-09-27 by Scott E.
I may be wrong, but I think that the only Stearns recording that is all Serge is Planetary Unfolding. Other recordings include Obeheim, Yamaha and eMu synths as well as some acoustic instruments. Anyone know different? :) Scott ----------------------------------------------------
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2003-09-27 by Les Mizzell
> My CD entitled Hells Canyon was released on the > Hypnos/Binary lable a couple weeks ago. Cool - just ordered one! I'm sitting here right now listening to John Papiewski's "Perpendicular Twist", which is right nice if you haven't heard it yet. Very minimalistic, if you're into
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2003-09-27 by mrmoemorris
I foresee the price of used Serge panels going up and up and up. This is actually a good thing because the last few Ebay auctions I watched (a while ago) ended really low. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Les Mizzell" lesmizz@... > To: SergeModular@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Satu
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2003-09-27 by John Papiewski
Congratulations John on your release. It's high on my must-get list. A friend of mine listened to my 3rd CD the other day.. he said he loved it and his teenage kids kept screaming 'turn it down!!' To get any kind of reaction from somebody is a good thing... for them and you. Oh a
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2003-09-27 by Chris Whitten
> Man, I shoulda spent my 5 grand on a serge instead of a Mellotron....Maybe. Aaaargh. I definitely would have. For one thing, much more fun to play around with. CW
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2003-09-27 by phlizmo@onebox.com
-- derrick espino phlizmo@... - email (925) 695-2020 x7367 - voicemail/fax Cool! I'm so gonna get this! Anyone know which Stearns records specifically have ONLY Serge synths?? I mean nothing else.. I wanna hear only Serge in action.. Since my dreams of owning one will remain a dr
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2003-09-27 by darkstr717
I've got so many of these things floating around that it's no wonder things are messed up... but i think i'm getting a handle on it now. You can use any of these Darkstr717@yahoo Darkstr1746@yahoo Darkstr1746@... or........ ta dah!! darkstr717@... I know ...your all scratching yo
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2003-09-27 by darkstr717
Well, after much knashing of teeth i finaly figured out that my mail was being bounced but i couldn't figure out how to fix it... looks like i fixed it so...... thanks for post ing that for me Les : ) My CD entitled Hells Canyon was released on the Hypnos/Binary lable a couple we
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2003-09-27 by Les Mizzell
Of course, you'd probably like the EMAIL ADDRESS to get in touch with John so as to buy those panels, huh? darkstr1746@... Les Mizzell wrote: >ADVERTISEMENT! > >The Serge sale of a couple months ago is back up and running. As before, I will pay shipping. Payment is by cashiers ch
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2003-09-27 by Les Mizzell
ADVERTISEMENT! The Serge sale of a couple months ago is back up and running. As before, I will pay shipping. Payment is by cashiers check only preferably drawn on Bank of America but any major bank will do. Here is a list of the goods: TKB New $ 1400. Sell $1000. QTKB / ASR(2) /
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2003-09-26 by John Papiewski
There are other things going on too... Rex says he spends a lot of time QC'ing parts. The knobs for example can have flashing, not be polished, be missing the white index stripe, missing the set screw, etc. I'm sure some of you out there have heard him talk about this too. Maybe
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2003-09-26 by Peter Grenader
Yeah, there are minimums, that's called running an electronics business. My last employer, M&K, would get lots as small as of 10 each on their power amp boards. You forecast how many of a certain type you sell in a year, you make 10 of them, you know how long you have until 10 mo
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2003-09-26 by John Papiewski
And they would do an excellent job with batches of 20 or 30? There must be minimum orders involved there too. > While the man has every right to do anything he pleases, if in fact he is > raising his prices because he can't find qualified individuals for assembly, > I'm not sure
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2003-09-26 by Peter Grenader
I want to be careful with what I say here. Real careful. Love the instrument. I REALLY love what Rex has done to it cosmetically. The Serge is one of the best looking systems going, if not the best. So, it looks terrific, it sounds terrific. No objections so far. In the days of f
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2003-09-26 by Les Mizzell
DarkStr717@... wrote: > Maybe now the panels i have up for sale will seem more like a good > deal....hahaha... as if they wern't already. > Kind regards > John DuVal > What have you got up for sale specifically? I forget. Besides, it wouldn't hurt to remind the list... -- Les Miz
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2003-09-26 by DarkStr717@aol.com
wow...looks like Rex followed through on his threat. We talked a couple months ago and he said he was going to do it but i've heard that rap from him before. It's not that he wants more blues playing time or has too many orders. It's more along the lines of he can't keep what he
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2003-09-25 by Les Mizzell
It looks like Blake is right. This is really putting Serge out of the price range of most modular customers (as if there weren’t enough complaints already). I was quite amazed as I was typing the prices in to post to the site. Maybe Rex is getting a few more orders than he wishes
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2003-09-25 by John Loffink
Some comparisons of the most common modules: 2002 2003 PCO $275 $360 31% VCFQ $300 $385 28% DSG $350 $485 39% TKB $1450 $1850 28% It looks like Blake is right. This is really putting Serge out of the price range of most modular customers (as if there weren’t enough complaints alr
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2003-09-25 by Blake Wilson
jones'n for Serge? Going on 6 years, EGRES delivers! Questions? Answers? Time to vent the ol' spleen? --> COME JOIN THE FUN ******************************** YEOW! STS Summer 2003 price list ouch! did everything go up 25 to 35%? b. -- M. Blake Wilson is OdysseySounds Email: mbw@..
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2003-09-25 by John Papiewski
jones'n for Serge? Going on 6 years, EGRES delivers! Questions? Answers? Time to vent the ol' spleen? --> COME JOIN THE FUN ******************************** YEOW! STS Summer 2003 price list ******************************** http://www.scampers.com/EGRES
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2003-09-24 by foleymachine
yes! thank you! that's the beautifully simple solution i was overlooking. greg --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com , John Papiewski wrote: > Well OK. > > Here's one approach... > 1. Use one layer of the TKB to control volume. Set all the knobs on > that layer to fully-on. > 2. Se
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2003-09-24 by John Papiewski
The number for Rex is 262.367.3030 It's on the EGRES home page. www.scampers.com/EGRES Best, John P. prosoy@... wrote: > What is the current phone number for STS? I can't find any of my old information. > > Regards, > > Ernie > > > >>Well Rex likes bats and penguins. When I try t
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2003-09-24 by John Papiewski
Well OK. Here's one approach... 1. Use one layer of the TKB to control volume. Set all the knobs on that layer to fully-on. 2. Send that voltage to one of the VCA's in your UPAP. 3. Send your audio signal into that VCA, then send the output into another VCA that your DADSR or DTG
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2003-09-23 by foleymachine
thanks! i believe it must be from sometime in the 70s. from memory: 4 PCO 2 NTO 2 VCQ 1 DTG 1 Wave Multiplier (with 3 submodules) 1 Quad VCA ("UPAP" or something) 1 Ring Mod 1 CV invertor/processor 1 Random Voltage Generator/Noise Source 2 VC DADSR 1 Dual Comparator (no divide by
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2003-09-23 by foleymachine
shucks, i don't think the system has these... it does have a dual comparator, but each comparator only has a knob for the threshold. --- In SergeModular@yahoogroups.com , "James R. Coplin" wrote: > You can use the divide by n comparator for the same thing. You can also > use the
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2003-09-23 by John Papiewski
Hi Greg! Welcome. Could you tell us when the Serge was made (Is new? Old?). What modules does it have? That would help in figuring out techniques. Thanks John P. foleymachine wrote: > hi, > > my name is greg. i just joined because i have begun using the serge > at san francisco c
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2003-09-23 by prosoy@ultimanet.com
What is the current phone number for STS? I can't find any of my old information. Regards, Ernie > > Well Rex likes bats and penguins. When I try to leave a bat-squeak on > his answering machine the high frequencies don't play back very well. > Penguin noises work better. > > > S
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2003-09-23 by James R. Coplin
You can use the divide by n comparator for the same thing. You can also use the Boolean logic modules coupled with delayed gates (via dsg's etc). James R. Coplin *************** If anyone asks of my whereabouts, simply tell them i've gone out the window for a spot of tea and am n
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2003-09-23 by foleymachine
ok, i think i understand; you just manually adjust the length of each step with row D's pots. i've used this to get swing and triplets before. i'm curious about the hold and clock divider method. there is no dedicated clock divider on this system, is there another module that cou
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2003-09-23 by Blake Wilson
Attachments : At 05:13 PM 9/23/03 +0000, you wrote: hi, my name is greg. i just joined because i have begun using the serge at san francisco city college and have tons of questions. one for now: when using the tkb, is there any simpler way to sequence rests (triggering only selec
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2003-09-23 by Blake Wilson
At 10:42 PM 9/22/03 +0000, you wrote: I'm getting ready to put in a custom panel order to go with my 5 panel system. I'm really short on vca, mixing, and output type stuff so i configured this panel exclusively as an output panel. The config I'm considering is this: mix2 / 2vca /
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2003-09-23 by foleymachine
hi, my name is greg. i just joined because i have begun using the serge at san francisco city college and have tons of questions. one for now: when using the tkb, is there any simpler way to sequence rests (triggering only select steps) than to stack all of the desired step outs
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2003-09-22 by John Papiewski
Well Rex likes bats and penguins. When I try to leave a bat-squeak on his answering machine the high frequencies don't play back very well. Penguin noises work better. S V G wrote: > > I just spoke with him a week or two ago. He was alive and kicking back then... Give him a > cha
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2003-09-22 by jamescoplin
I'm getting ready to put in a custom panel order to go with my 5 panel system. I'm really short on vca, mixing, and output type stuff so i configured this panel exclusively as an output panel. The config I'm considering is this: mix2 / 2vca / mix2 / xfad / eq / xfad / quo / dsg /
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2003-09-22 by jamescoplin
The Serge planner is back up for those who noticed. I'm getting ready to do some modifications so if you have any requests, now would be the time to get them in as it may be the last set of updates I do for awhile.
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2003-09-22 by S V G
I just spoke with him a week or two ago. He was alive and kicking back then... Give him a chance to return your call. It'll happen in due course. > Anyone heard of him lately? No one ever answers the phone at STS > anymore, and leaving messages doesn't work either. ______________
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2003-09-22 by synpro@aol.com
In a message dated 9/21/2003 5:55:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, SergeModular@yahoogroups.com writes: Message: 1 Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:46:15 -0000 From: "cuari7" Subject: where's Rex? Anyone heard of him lately? No one ever answers the phone at STS anymore, and leaving messages
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2003-09-20 by cuari7
Anyone heard of him lately? No one ever answers the phone at STS anymore, and leaving messages doesn't work either.
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2003-09-18 by Bill Sequeira
I have a mid-'80s Serge PSU for sale. Good overall condition, has the CJ connectors which can be easily changed to the modern Molex type. Make offer if interested - bill@... Thanks! Regards, Bill ______________________________________________________________________ Bill Sequeira
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2003-09-17 by r_a_quirk
Hi Looking to possibly buy some more serge (got three panels, 2 purchased via this group). Please let me know if anyone here has any panels they want to sell. cheers Richard BTW, I'm in the UK
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2003-09-04 by paradigmshiftbeats
Since he's unlikely to call attention to this himself, I thought I'd let everyone know that one of our own, Joe Welsh, is the subject of an article on the front page of today's Wall Street Journal. You can read the article online at: http://online.wsj.com/public/us Note that you'
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2003-09-02 by Blake Wilson
Well I don't know what to say about it anymore. ouch. This project has been going on for years now. Is it alive? yes. Dead? no. Impending? i hope. 2003? i hope. 2004? i hope not. At the graphic artist's? nope. "in the mail"? nein. Still being mastered? YES! OR JUST DON'T KNOW? se
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2003-08-31 by cuari7
Still for sale: MF-102 ring modulator (mint), $200 plus s/h. Also: save those treasured Serge sounds for posterity, and play them polyphonically! I have a MINT EMU ESI-4000 sampler with 125 MB of RAM, SCSI and effects expansion port. The buyer gets a scsi cable, a mint Toshiba CD
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2003-08-31 by John Papiewski
Well I don't know what to say about it anymore. This project has been going on for years now. Is it alive? Dead? Impending? 2003? 2004? At the graphic artist's? "in the mail"? Still being mastered? OR JUST DON'T KNOW? Speaking as someone who steps up and takes on causes, will som
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2003-08-26 by r
Proel 12u Road case, excellent condition. Purchased to house a Fenix Modular but never used for this purpose. Found that it is perfect for MOTM with or without the `stooge' back panel. If your looking for something alittle more beefy than SKB this might be your thing. Info about
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