vintage
3 blog posts use this tag
[1984] Yamaha R1000 Digital Reverberation
I love vintage analog and vintage digital gear. I would absolutely love to get my hands on an API-2500 compressor, some SSL EQ's, some Neve 1073 preamps, and you name it. There's no doubt that those pieces of gear have become renowned in the industry simply because they impart a special character to the resulting audio that is extremely pleasing and their quality of sound is unmatched... but of course, they come at a premium. But occasionally, if one looks…
[FIX]: Akai S3000XL waiting for hard disk ready.. SKIP
This post describes how to fix the following error message on an Akai S3000XL: "waiting for hard disk ready.. SKIP" (pictured below) "waiting for hard disk ready.. SKIP" error message What's Causing The Error Message The most common reason for this error message is that the SCSI fuse is blown. ["SCSI is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices." source: wikipedia ]. Essentially, SCSI is the protocol that Akai used which allows…
[1983] Yamaha DX7 FM Synth - Electric Piano 1 (patch demo)
Here's a demo of the "E.Piano 1" factory patch from the "Master Group" collection. I play three different performances, with and without the sustain pedal, and with and without stereo delay. This thing sounds gorgeous. My plan is to produce an entire album under my DJ alias "Antoku" using only the DX7, a Yamaha TX816, and an Akai S3000 sampler. Vintage vibes here we come!