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A new DX7 voice created by Lowell Levinger.

SHORTHORNS

A new DX7 voice created

CX5M

Sound

An introduction

contains two musical performances featuring
computer systems; plus voice data
of

the musical selections,

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CX5M.

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A new DX7 voice created by Philip Freihofner.

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MJCB

The

MJC8 MIDI Junction Controller can help you eliminate
MIDI spaghetti,
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MIDI routings without unplugging
cables; complete with examples
By

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Sound

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Introduc
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To

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Eva

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Kevin

Laubach_&

Tom

Darter.

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By

HIS

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one

in

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the

CXSM
disk,
recorded
CXSM

1 features two musical performances that show-

case the CXSM,

and
featured

To
simply place the Evatone disk
(on

top

a coin

play.

To use the music data supplied
the disk, it is necessary
data
process is as simple as making a cassette record­ing

of
table (as
cassette,
observe
distortion
use any noise reduction circuitry such

To
month's
describing
the Disk. In the case
ances
and

software

and

outline
the music
by-step
cassette into your CXSM music computer, and
will
recreate
data.

our
music

which

presented

musical

Sound&. Data Disk contains both. Side

sequence

on

side

play

the

of

another record), weight it down with

(on

the center

from

the

disk

any record. Place the disk

outlined
then

place

the

recording levels

on

the

give

you a proper

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what

on

side 1, we

was

the

data

instructions for loading

describe

the

musical

FREE DISK,

AfterTouchseries, focuses

computer.

music

performances,

whUe

side 2 contains voice data

data

for

one

Unlike

data

of

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the

second

the

instead

this

special

selections

1.

musical

tape.

you

basic setup used.

on

how

selections

on

your turntable

of

the disk, as shown) and

on

to

first copy (record) the

onto a data

above),

the

needle

For

Data

Disk, we will

will find

of

will

tell you what equipment

used

to

side 2, we

to

set

performance

cassette.

on

your turn-

set

to

record

on

the

so

as

not

best results,

introduction

on

each

the musical perform-

create

the

In

the

will

give you step­the

your

system

on

side

side 2

on

disk

to

do

as

Dolby.

to
start
track

material,

case

data

using

on

first

of

1,

of

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the

and

cause

not

this

by

of

of

from

up

to

this

Side 1, Track 1

The

first piece

was

created

one CXSM

on

our

disk,

"Marco

using a very basic CXSM system:

music-computer (equipped with an

Polo,''

SPOOl
module)

cartridge. A complete rundown

ment you
will
how

or

SFGOS

plus

the

will

need

be

giv~n

later, as

to

use the music data

MIDI/tone

YRMSO 1

to

recreate

part

of

on

generator

FM

Composer
of

the equip-

this

performance

the information

side 2

of

this disk.

Side 1, Track 2

This

piece,

"Ahamai,"

very

complex
designed
complexity
employs
equipment

• 6

CXSM

MIDI/tone generator module)

• 1 MIDI Recorder Cartridge (YRM301)

• I RX Editor Cartridge (YRM302)

• 1

RXi

• 1

YMEB

• 1 REV? Stereo Digital Reverb

•

Sound

mixer with at least

One
MIDIRecorderprogram(on
sequence was created), while
to

run

the RX Editor program (which was

to

program and drive the
programmer. The other four CX5Ms were
to

generate sound (using their SFG tone genera-

tors

and
was necessary
MIDI Recorder

all

of

the other CX5Ms simultaneously.

As

you
involved
recreated
outlined
voluminous
disk.

We

give

you

available with a

CXSM

to

demonstrate

that

is possible using a system

more

than

one

was necessary for

Music

1 Digital Rhythm Programmer

MIDI Junction Box

Reinforcement

of

the

the

Call

can

setup.

by

above, we decided

included

a glimpse

Computers

CXSM's

Music

to

split

program

see,

Since

using

the

music

data
the
of

multiple-CXSM system.

was created using a

music

system,

some

CXSM.

this

gear

10 channels)

was

used

which

another

RXll

routine).

the

MIDI

so

that

this

piece

the

piece

collection

not

for

the

musical performance

some

of

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and

of

the

musical

The

following

recording:

(with

SFGOS

(including

to

run

the

was used

digital rhythm

The

YME8
output
it

could

uses

a very

can

only

of

material

to

include

piece

on

possibilities

was

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the

basic

used

used

of

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drive

be

the

our

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on

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Side 2, Track 1

This

track

contains

the

CXSM voice

data