And So It Goes...
From the original Analog Industries archive. Some links and images from that era no longer resolve.
My work on the next AD release is pretty much done, and now it’s all up to Adam. This one should be fairly quick, though. The Windows side of things just needs a couple little issues ironed out, but it is otherwise done. He’s actually working on Mac Stuff today, and those of you that follow our release schedules will note that means the End is in Sight.
Speaking for myself, I’m getting things ready for RT60 rehearsals. This involves deciding on a final gear complement for our live shows. We’ll actually have quite a bit of Analog Shiny on stage for the gear whores out there. Speaking just for myself, I’ll have my MKS80 and CS5 for certain, as those two synths plus piano will be able to replicate almost all of my actual “played” parts on what we’ve done so far. What I do need, though, is a perfect working condition TX802 or TX81Z. If anyone has one they aren’t using, I’d be more than happy to take it off your hands. Drop me a line if you have such a thing. There’s a ton of 81Z action on eBay and it would stand to reason at least one of those people reads this site.
(To address the obvious first comment in that regard, no, I won’t use FM8 or a different FM synth. All props to NI, and I’m a proud and frequent user of FM8, but RT60 is a soft-synth-free zone. And we can argue the semantics of “soft synth” when describing a digital box later. You know what I mean.)
And finally, this Crumar Performer. It’s got a couple things wrong with it, and I’m debating whether to go Whole Hog like I did with the CS5. Mechanically, it needs all the sliders on the front panel replaced. Electronically, the resonance isn’t working, but I think that’s probably due to the slider. Cosmetically, the end cheeks need to be replaced. Still debating as to whether that’s a good idea or not.
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You'll never be able to do those Duran Duran cover tunes without the Performer.
just got an 81Z myself via eBay auction and I'm super pleased (especially for $74 including shipping), although I'm still more drawn to my Casio CZ-101, ever given one a whirl??
long ago, i recall a post about an exs24 sample set of the crumar performer. would still love to see that.
I wouldn't have done an EXS24 set. You must be thinking of my Kontakt set, which I have since ported to Live Sampler as well.
-CR
Well, now that things are nearing completion for the next AD release (that was damn fast by the way), are we going to get another hint, or better yet, a screen shot?
the performer is a finicky bitch. i once bought an orchestrator to rape for sliders, thinking, hey these look identical... and they are not the same...
and there are 3 values in the performer i think?
i called the OE manufacturer and they said yeah we can make those again... minimum order 5000... times 3...
so...
find a junked performer? or 2? or 3? cause they almost always have at least one broken shaft...i have seen pots wired in, but it looks ghetto and i know you will not stand for that.
all hail the mighty TX802!!!
(no... you can't have mine. just saying... is all.)
Doesn't the Crumar Performer use the SSM2040 for its Brass filter? I have also heard the brass section sucks, which is a criminal waste of an SSM2040. So, if you are going to go all irrational on this thing, I would turn the Brass section into a decent sounding filter section.
Yeah, it should just be a matter of finding the proper values for the pots, really.
As far as slider replacement goes, I should be able to find suitable swaps rather than going NOS. We'll see. I haven't opened it yet to see what nightmare awaits us, but pots is pots when you get down to it.
-CR
mostly 10k and 100k pots. dont know if they are linear or log.
its the slider length, height, shaft length, etc. pc mount... have a look...
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