<div><div dir="auto">Funny timing, Matt.</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Recently a friend described verbiage in an old Boss drum machine’s manual, something to the effect of “these patterns are available for home use, but are the intellectual property of Ikutaro Kakehashi and are not licensed for commercial use.” He didn’t have the manual handy, but I’m curious. Does this ring any bells? Have similar claims been made for other instruments/workstations/etc?</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 11:30 AM Matt Picone <<a href="mailto:matt@mysticworks.com">matt@mysticworks.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><br><br>  <br><br>    <br><br>  <br><br>  <div><br><br>    My problem with those was the lack of original ROM content due to IP<br><br>    issues. Seriously? <br><br><br>    It's why I am SO reluctant to sell my D-550 :-/ <br></div><div><br><br>     <br><br><br>    -- <br><br><br>    M@ <br><br><br>    <br><br><br>    <div>On 8/19/20 11:23 AM, James Coplin<br><br>      wrote:<br><br><br>    </div><br><br>    <blockquote type="cite"><br><br>      <br><br>      <div dir="auto">This is exactly the response I had to Roland's<br><br>        D-50/D-550 reissue. The boutique sounding great but not the<br><br>        exact same as the original. Given the prices, you can buy an<br><br>        original and have the exact vintage sound. <br><br><br>        <br><br><br>      </div><br><br>      <div dir="auto">James</div><br><br>      <div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 19, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Tony<br><br>        Hardie-Bick <<a href="mailto:tony@entity.net" target="_blank">tony@entity.net</a>> wrote:<br><br>        <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><br><br>          <pre style="font-family:monospace">A good friend of mine still uses a DX7 rack because none of the very<br><br>impressive DX copies, software or hardware, has the same aesthetic. He<br><br>demoed the difference to me. It's striking when you really listen.<br><br><br><br>Like the difference between a Steinway (or Fazioli) and, say, a generic,<br><br>really excellent copy (like one of the hand-made Yamahas).<br><br><br><br>The PPG had an unusual sound that was caused by an odd, and expensive<br><br>combination of digital and analogue. If they succeed in recreating that<br><br>particular sound, I will be impressed.<br><br><br><br>Great (and right) that Paula is mentioned.<br><br><br><br>t.<br><br><br><br>On 19/08/2020 16:00, Tony Scharf wrote:<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;font-family:monospace;border-left-color:rgb(114,159,207)"> It’s the photocopy aspect of this that really burns me.  I guess it’s<br><br> nice if you want the vintage sound without the maintenance headaches,<br><br> but these 80s designs in 2020 are just...boring.<br><br> <br><br><hr style="font-family:monospace"><br><br> *From:* music-bar <a href="mailto:music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace"><music-bar-bounces@lists.music-bar.org></a> on behalf of<br><br> K9 Kai Niggemann <a href="mailto:canine@waf80.de" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace"><canine@waf80.de></a><br><br> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 19, 2020 9:54:20 AM<br><br> *To:* Music-bar <a href="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace"><music-bar@lists.music-bar.org></a><br><br> *Subject:* Re: This weeks Behringer synth announcement<br><br>  <br><br> To ask the classic question: “what’s on Behringer’s photocopier this week?”<br><br> <br><br> Sent from my Phone<br><br> <br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;font-family:monospace;border-left-color:rgb(173,127,168)"> On 19. Aug 2020, at 16:43, Joost Schuttelaar <a href="mailto:joost@joostschuttelaar.nl" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace"><joost@joostschuttelaar.nl></a> wrote:<br><br> <br><br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/behringer/posts/10158723449008914" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace">https://www.facebook.com/behringer/posts/10158723449008914</a><br><br> <br><br> I see a familiar name in this post :)<br><br> <br><br> Cheers,<br><br> <br><br> -- <br><br> <br><br> Joost Schuttelaar<br><br> The Hague, NL<br><br> <br><br></blockquote></blockquote><hr style="font-family:monospace"><br><br>music-bar mailing list<br><br><a href="mailto:music-bar@lists.music-bar.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:monospace">music-bar@lists.music-bar.org</a><br><br><a href="http://lists.music-bar.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/music-bar" t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