Greetings from Pennsylvania!!

[ajmottes]

A big hello to all from Wayne, PA (a suburb of Philadelphia).

I found this forum while searching the net for Polymoog "Vox Humana" samples so that I could build a multi-sampled instrument to run out of Kontakt. Unfortunately, there is not room in my studio for a real 280A (and I also find it hard to justify the expense for what is essentially a one-trick pony, and an unrealiable one at that ).

I immediately noticed two things about this forum. One, it has great content and a group of users with whom I share many interests. I think that I could hang with you all and toss back some pints. Two, it looks like Shaun and others have already started to create the multi-sampled "Vox Humana" instrument I lust after by sampling all of the notes on a 280A.

I would love (please, please, please ...) to help take that sample set and produce usable instruments. I could easily get versions running under at least Kontakt, Logic, Reason (NN-XT), and AKAI platforms. I sent a PM to Shaun proposing my help and am waiting to hear back from him.

I am a classically-trained pianist who discovered synthesizers when I heard Gary Numan for the first time in 1980. (I remain a fan of his music today.) The next year, I got a Moog Prodigy (which I still have and which is still working great after 26 years!) and I have been playing and composing electronic music ever since. I now have a large studio filled with keyboards and other gear (details to follow in other posts), but have never managed to create that early Numan sound, which I have learned came from a preset on the Polymoog Keyboard.

I am also a computer programmer and electronics expert (I have a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering, among other degrees). I have done a lot programming in various audio environments such as Reaktor and MAX/MSP.

Sorry for the long-winded post, but I am very excited that my quest for a virtual Polymoog may be nearing its end. ;D

Thanks for having this great forum, and thanks for reading my post. I hope to become an active member of this forum, and I hope to help you all produce a working "Vox Humana" virtual instrument.

Cheers,

Andrew

[Gavin]

Hello.

[MrArkadin]

Welcome aboard. As you'll find, you need the infamous mxr phase90 along with the Vox Humana for that sound.

i love the US, towns called Wayne and Gary! Fantastic. There has to be a Kevin, Ohio or some such (please Lord...).

[ajmottes]

Pennsylvania does have the unfortunately named town of Intercourse, which, ironically, is located in the heart of Amish country. They do make a lot of money selling T-shirts stating "I've been through Intercourse ..."

[dlm21uk]

Hello & welcome. Thanks for the detailed first post ;D Always good to hear a bit about new members.


The moog Progidy is a great synth isn't it. Be great to hear about/see your synth porn sometime

So you may have the know-how to create a vsti using sample sets then ? It is Shaun who has put all the hard work into sampling each and every note, so he is the man to talk to. ;D

[TheProdigy]

Hi Andrew!

Good luck with the VSTi, I started two versions in SynthMaker and SynthEdit earlier in the year with some success, but I'll leave Shaun to fill you in....

:-)

[ajmottes]

Thanks for the info. I look forward to hearing from Shaun. It would also be nice to talk to you about your experiences working on the VSTi. There is no sense reinventing the wheel if work has already been done.

Dannymoog and Gavin: Great Myspace sites!!! I like your music. Just the motivation I need to get my ass in gear and put up a Myspace page. I have a number of tracks I could post -- I just haven't had the time to work on the design of a page.....

[mysterycircuits]

Hey Andrew, I'm not too far.. I'm in NYC. At least on the same side of the pond as you. A coworker of mine is from Pittsburgh. After I read your post today, I asked him if he knew where Intercourse was.
Welcome to the forum!
-Mike

PS- Does anyone know the best way to cure a bloody nose?

[ajmottes]

Hi Mike!

Nice to know that I am not the only one from the East Coast on this forum. Here's a link to a tourist site touting the benefits of Intercourse, ...., PA: www.800padutch.com/intercourse.shtml

[secretagent]

Hello and welcome andrew ;D

Let's hope you are one of the few who sticks around and contributes

[Dubsounds]

Welcome Andrew.

I've seen your PM but there's a lot to digest there so I'll do my best to get back to you when I've got time to sit down and give it some thought ;D

[ajmottes]

Thanks Shaun. I look forward to hearing from you.

[vortex]

Welcome Andrew

Hope you like it here.

My home town's tag line is "The first to see the Sun" That is we are GMT or ( UTC if you conceded to the froggies) + 12 Hours. So I'm often the last to see a thread.

[ajmottes]

Hi Vortex!!

I'm at GMT - 5. We almost live in different days. That, however, is the fun of the Internet (and forums such as this). We can chat with each other no matter where we are on the planet.

Best regards.

Andrew

[mysterycircuits]

Yeah, Mr. Vortex, wait til you see what happens tomorrow.

Or is that the other way around? If so, what's going to happen tomorrow? I do have a long to do list.

[vortex]

Tomorrow is almost done. And by the way you had a good one

Joe