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Robert Moog Interview the Ultimate Keyboard ELECTRONIC MUSIC & HOME RECORDING ROBERT MOOG INTERVIEW THE ULTIMATE KEYBOARD The Prophet-10 is the most complete keyboard instrument available today. The Prophet is a true polyphonic programmable synthesizer with 10 complete voices and 2 manuals. Each 5 voice keyboard has its own programmer allowing two completely different sounds to be played simultaneously. All ten voices can also be played from one keyboard program. Each voice has 2 voltage controlled oscillators, a mixer, a four pole low pass filter, two ADSR envelope generators, a final VCA and independent modula­ tion capabilities. The Prophet- 10’s total capabilities are too The Prophet-10 has an optional polyphonic numerous to mention here, but some of the sequencer that can be installed when the Prophet features include: is ordered, or at a later date in the field. It fits * Assignable voice modes (normal, single, completely within the main unit and operates on double, alternate) the lower manual. Various features of the * Stereo and mono balanced and unbalanced sequencer are: outputs * Simplicity; just play normally & record ex­ * Pitch bend and modulation wheels actly what you play. * Polyphonic modulation section * 2500 note capability, and 6 memory banks. * Voice defeat system * Built-in micro-cassette deck for both se­ * Two assignable & programmable control quence and program storage. voltage pedals which can act on each man­ * Extensive editing & overdubbing facilities. ual independently * Exact timing can be programmed, and an * Three-band programmable equalization external clock can be used. * Program increment footswitch * Ability to change programs automatically in * Programmable volume control and a master the sequence. volume control * Transpose facilities for instant pitch * Octave transposition switches changes. * Upper & lower manual balance control * A-440 reference tone The Prophet-10 comes complete with a high quality flight case, two voltage pedals and two foot- switches. It’s now available; see your local dealer. Play the Prophet-10 today —It’s your ULTIMATE KEYBOARD. For more information write to: SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS, INC. 3051 North First Street Dept. K San Jose, California 95134 STAFF CONTENTS X PUBLISHER ISSN: 0163-4534 John S. Simonton, Jr. EDITOR Craig Anderton Volume 7, Number 4 JANUARY/FEBRUARY, 1982 MANAGING EDITOR Linda Kay Brumfield FEATURES ART DIRECTOR/ PRODUCTION MGR. Cynthia Rueb Chip Power By: Jack Orman.......................... 8 Technical Illustrator Caroline Wood Robert Moog Interview By: Jay Lee ............................. 10 CIRCULATION Ramona French Peggy Walker Simple Square Wave Shaper By: Bobby Beausoleil ......... 24 BOOKEEPING Cathi Diehl Tape Timer Ruler Cut-outs By: Craig Anderton ...................... 34 PRINT PRODUCTION Kay Schwartz SEMCO Color Press COLUMNS POLYPHONY (ISSN 0163-4534) is published Practical Circuitry: VCA's Made Simple bimonthly at 1020 W. Wilshire Blvd., By: Tom Henry ........................... 16 Oklahoma City, OK 73116, by Polyphony Publishing Co. Entire contents copyright (c) 1982 by Polyphony Publishing Co. All Re-View rights reserved. No portion of this By: Robert Carlberg..................... 21 publication may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher. Second Class postage is Details: Gozinda & Gozouta Revisited paid at Oklahoma City, OK 73125. By: Dennis Bohn ......................... 22 ADVERTISING rate card and deadline schedule is available upon request. On Location: 1981 computer Music conference Contact Linda Brumfield at (405) By: Don wilson.......................... 14 842-5480. DEALERS & DISTRIBUTORS bulk prices are available upon request. Contact Linda REVIEWS Brumfield at (405) 842-5480. 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When you move, be sure to notify your post office that you DO want second Promotional Tip class and controlled circulation By: "Buffalo" Bob Brittain .............. 31 ublications forwarded. This will save Post or returned issues. Polyphony is not responsible for replacement of lost or returned issues when we have not been REGULARS supplied_ with change of address information. TO POSTMASTER, send address changes to: Editors Note ................................. 4 Letters ...................................... 6 POLYPHONY Current Events ............................... 20 PO Box 20305 Oklahoma City, OK 73156 Equipment Exchange Classified ................ 33 Ph. (405) 842-5480 Advertiser Index ............................. 27 V J V POUPHONU January/February 1982 3 you are legally (and I feel morally) obligated to1 (EDITORSdeclare your income--- as well as collect sales taxes for the state. However, there are a number of books out on how to run a small business that should be of great help. Who knows? Your casual sideline could eventually turn into a steady job. • When you have money, put it back into the Recession? What recession? hands of other musicians. I recently needed to have If you just got laid off your job yesterday, some work done on my car. Two mechanics were recom­ then that might not seem funny at all. But hear me mended to me, with equal skills and equipment. How­ out - the subject of this month's "Editor's Note" is ever, one managed a band and the other one did how you can make the most out of bad economic times, not...guess who got my business! And while you're because there are always ways to turn obstacles into at it, guess which one had a mixer that needing opportunities. fixing and was willing to pay me to look at it? The conventional wisdom says that during times • Support musical events and endeavors run by of economic hardship, the entertainment industry not musicians. If at all possible, why not make a only survives, but in some cases even prospers. The promise to yourself to buy at least one independent­ reasoning is that people need escape more than ever ly marketed record a month? The "Big 3" record during hard times, and since they aren't going to be companies may be crying the blues, but feisty little packing their bags for a European vacation, they'll musician supported labels are doing better than end up going to the movies or buying a record in­ ever...do what you can to help them along. You'll stead. In fact, at a NAMM show two years I asked a improve the lot of your fellow musicians and get number of companies if they feared the recession turned on to some great new sounds in the process. which, at least to me, seemed to be fast approaching If there's a club in your area that is switch­ • (and which since then has come upon us in full ing over to a policy of presenting live music, force); the answer was almost universally "no", patronize the place; the next act they hire might be whereupon the company representative would say some­ your band. thing about entertainment prospering during reces­ sionary times. The important point about all this is that But, conventional wisdom doesn't seem to be musicians live in a bit of a closed environment. quite as accurate as it once was, and considering For example, the guy who tests effects for the XYZ how many music companies have hit the skids recent­ Effects Company takes his paycheck and buys a re­ ly, I don't think that we can take anything for cord...the artist who made the record takes the granted any more. If we are to maintain our musical royalties and spends them on an XYZ Flanger. An standard of living, we can't just assume that be­ astute Polyphony reader who's a friend of the mu­ cause entertainment did all right in the past, then sician offers to add the "XYZ Flanger Echo Mod" in it will do all right in the future: we're going to an issue of Polyphony for a nominal fee; the reader have to make a concentrated effort to keep finan­ takes the money and goes to a local club to catch cially afloat. Here are some ideas on how to cope the band; the band members get paid, and one of with a recession and still maintain your musical them, after hearing about a guy who modifies XYZ jollies. • Flangers, gives our astute Polyphony reader another modification job; the reader then adds some more • Do-It-Yourself. Anything you can do your­ mods, writes it up for Polyphony, takes the money we self is going to save you money and increase your pay him and buys some more records and parts, and so knowledge. Can't afford a spiffy new echo unit? on...you get the idea. Don't worry about it. Pick up a used tape recorder I guess it comes down to the old saying that we at a garage sale, spend a couple of bucks on some had better hang together, or surely we'll all hang new heads, and you'll have a fine echo unit for a individually. There are ways to beat the "system" - fraction of the cost of commercial equivalents. But all we have to do is stick together and support each you say you don't know how to add heads? Then get a other. Hopefully the world won't fall apart around Poly Paks assortment of 5 heads for $1 and experi­ us; but if it does, at least we'll go out playing ment! Remember, you're dealing with a clunker tape our axes and humming a tune.
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