Welcome to the group. I'm paticularly
interested in the floppy drive "Fix" Even though mine is working there are
others that are not so lucky. The inversion of the wires to the connector
is interesting. I see that you may also in need of a manual. If you don't
have a manual you can be lost when programming sounds on the P2K. It just so
happens I have an extra original manual I'm willing to part with for about
$10.00. Again any info you can provide on the floppy retro would be helpful to
all in the group.
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----- Original Message -----From: vlendivilleSent: Monday, August 05, 2002 8:43 AMSubject: [prophet2000] nucomerhello people
At last i find users of SCI samplers to hopefully share stuff with...
I met the P2002 a few months ago (heard about it but never quite heard
it before) as one half-working unit was given to a friend.
Man, that was a dive.The sound of that one was awesome, though
sporadically cut by PSU dysfunction's loud clicks.Diskett drive was
dead,also.I managed to find one disk drive and got it installed by a
tech guy here in Paris.I learnt then that one had to invert the order
of a few cable in the "nappe" connecting the drive , allowing thus to
use "easy to find disk drives".I should get more details about that
soon...
Unfortunately, having had repaired the thing, i got my lucky friend
involved in the Prophet and unwilling to let go of it, even for SOME
money. So i found another one for myself, fast and for about 180 euros
which was reasonable.That one doesn't have any problem, it is i that
has a problem with it: i still don't get most of the feats of
programming that beast.Still could not get the relationship of the
analog controls of Sound, Map and Preset. Clear on the paper but can't
understand what goes on when i'm at it.
Sometimes the best moments with a machine is when you don't really know
what you're doing , but that is discovering..I have had the 2002 for a
few months now....Have access to what i believe is the complete manual
for the 2000 in english that i can in most cases understand, it has
those midi sysex specs too, in case one is really courageous enough to
get a midi controller programmed.(by the way does someone.... )
This morning i decided i would get my old 486 PC laptop run that
AWAVE studio app that is knomn to support SAMPLE transfer as SDS.
The only way i could get it to receive samples is by checking
"automatically request next sample", meaning i had to upload all smples
to the PC. The Demo doesn't feat the send to sampler function.
I find 110 dollars a bit much for the sole purpose of sample transfer
for my P2000. All i really want to do is get my own short looped
waveforms down to the sampler,as i plan to use it mainly as a classic
hybrid synth as it can sound as DEEP and powerful as the PPG wave 2.3
when you get down to it.
Of course i made some drum kits ,sampling the Drumatix , rndom sounds
and such, but as far as looping goes ,i find it difficult to get it to
smooth those clicks.I am aware that it may be difficult to find an APP
to handle the loop feats of the 2000, but if any of you heard of or ...
maybe, only MAYBE could share one or even....PROGRAM ONE (dream on,
boy) well...
Aw right, let's shutup
tiego, Paris
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