Kaossilator adjustments

[4dnightmare]

Does anyone else have that certain friend who can take things apart, screw around with the inside, and then put everything back? I do, and I took my regular Kaossilator over to his house last night (I have a Pro ordered but not here yet). He takes my Kaossilator apart, adds a couple tiny little wires, reroutes a couple other tiny wires, puts it back and hands it to me. Now I have sustained notes, echo, delay, pitch wheel-type effects, etc. I wish I was that smart!

He doesn't have a band - just loves synthesizer history and technology. His room has about 20 synths in it, from the 70s through now, along with dozens of processors. You can get lost......

[X-Trade]

I take things apart and put them back together - and usually they still work. I don't generally alter them though, just like to understand how they work.

It'd be interesting to know exactly what he did.

[Radian]

Now I have sustained notes, echo, delay, pitch wheel-type effects, etc.

How exactly do you access all this added functionality?

[4dnightmare]

Actually, I spoke too quickly (but not inaccurately) because mine isn't finished yet. He did the same to his and showed me, but I'm not sure how he changed the settings and forgot to ask. The sustained note, just keep your finger down. I tried all the other features and they all worked. So he is working on mine and I'll probably have it back around Sunday (he's a close enough friend that I'm not worried to leave it in his hands).
As soon as I have more info, I'll pass it along.

My big question will be what to do with it, because I had planned on selling it to recoup some of the money I spent on the Pro.

[Scott M2]

Actually, I spoke too quickly (but not inaccurately) because mine isn't finished yet. He did the same to his and showed me, but I'm not sure how he changed the settings and forgot to ask. The sustained note, just keep your finger down. I tried all the other features and they all worked. So he is working on mine and I'll probably have it back around Sunday (he's a close enough friend that I'm not worried to leave it in his hands).
As soon as I have more info, I'll pass it along.

My big question will be what to do with it, because I had planned on selling it to recoup some of the money I spent on the Pro.

If it actually works after its operations and has a truly different response - I'll call for "Dibbs" to purchase it from you. You can contact me directly at scott@dreamSTATE.to Best wishes for the patient's recovery!

[4dnightmare]

You are first in line, sir! I'll try to borrow a vid camera and take a few minutes for YouTube. Nice tribute to Richard Wright. Nobody ever talks about him, at least that I ever notice.

[curtaineater]

definitely post some examples of this stuff. your friend might be able to make a nice buck modding these things.

[salamanderanagram]

http://kaossilator.wordpress.com/2009/0 ... sentation/

http://www.getlofi.com/?p=2189

if anybody really wants this kinda work done i'd be happy to help as well. if you check out my non-kp3 videos on youtube they are mostly of stuff like this.

it's really a lot easier than you may be led to believe, especially when the info is already there

[4dnightmare]

I believe what he is doing is very similar to the video on the second link - not quite exactly, but very similar.

[Scott M2]

You are first in line, sir! I'll try to borrow a vid camera and take a few minutes for YouTube. Nice tribute to Richard Wright. Nobody ever talks about him, at least that I ever notice.

Cool - Looking forward to seeing the results! Yes - Rick Wright's choices for chord voicings and textures for Pink Floyd pieces were definitely under-appreciated.

[4dnightmare]

His keyboards on Wish You Were Here and Animals was stunning, in my opinion. I one of the folks who loves Syd Barrett and the early version of Pink Floyd, but also enjoys that later versions. All good...

[X-Trade]

His keyboards on Wish You Were Here and Animals was stunning, in my opinion. I one of the folks who loves Syd Barrett and the early version of Pink Floyd, but also enjoys that later versions. All good...

Rick Wright was an absolute legend. He never tried to show off he always did what was 'wright' for the song. Terribly underrated in a world where musicians only get praise for crazily fast solos and not for actual technique and talent and feel.

When we heard that he had died, my ex band mates from our progressive rock band all got together to watch 'Live at Pompeii'.

Rick is absolutely the single most powerful influence to my music.

[englishhermit]

Scott M2

I loved your tribute to Richard Wright and your other pieces too. Such gorgeous chords. I'll have to admit that I preferred the early Syd era Pink Floyd - I'm not too clued up on their later stuff.

The Richard Wright piece reminded me a little of Gong/System 7 and the spacey synth sound of Miquette Giraudy at whose musical altar I worship.

Anyway, you have gained a fan. I've been plugging you on the Guardian website too!!

[Scott M2]

Scott M2

I loved your tribute to Richard Wright and your other pieces too. Such gorgeous chords. I'll have to admit that I preferred the early Syd era Pink Floyd - I'm not too clued up on their later stuff.

The Richard Wright piece reminded me a little of Gong/System 7 and the spacey synth sound of Miquette Giraudy at whose musical altar I worship.

Anyway, you have gained a fan. I've been plugging you on the Guardian website too!!

Hey - Thanks very much. I can remember a million years ago playing my MiniMoog through a Roland Space Echo at a house-party jam and the host heard what I was doing (with filter sweeps and such) and said "Scott - I think you'll like this". He put on Angel's Egg side two and I was enraptured and became a Gong fan. I was already into those early Hawkwind oscillator sweeps but really dug what Tim Blake was doing.

[Bazildon]

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