via Chris Ryan on the
Rhodes Chroma List:
"The
instrument registry has been a popular part of the site; in addition to the more than 500 Chromas and Expanders listed (over 200 of which were supplied directly by owners), it accounted for over 5500 page views during the last twelve months, more than 7200 if the
Polaris registry is included.
A lot of the instruments in the registry came from Fender's warranty list, a copy of which was supplied by Ken Ypparila [
21030229]. This list also includes the serial numbers of the computer interface kit, Model 1611, which were registered by owners. This kit comprised the
Fender Music System and the interface card for the Apple II computer. I thought it would be interesting to start
a new page for this part of Chroma history. For now, the list contains the interfaces for which registration cards were returned to Fender, along with the serial number for my interface (which was stolen along with my computer over twenty years ago), 27 in total. The highest serial number in the list is 16110219, which was mine; so it seems that this was a production run far more limited than even the Chroma--which is perhaps not surprising, as this was among the first computer interfaces for any such musical instrument.
If you have, or had, the Chroma Computer Interface, feel free to send me the serial number, if available (as I no longer have my interface card, I'm not sure whether the number appears on it; but it is
shown on the diskette), and some information about it. It would be interesting to know how many of these kits still exist, and if any of them may even be in use. (If any are, I have one or two diskettes I could supply with some original patches I haven't heard since the 1980s.)"
http://rhodeschroma.com/
"Total System Point Never is Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never / Astronaut / Infinity Window on polyphonic synthesizers and Vinnie Paternostro of Total System Failure and Sonic Suicide Squad on tenor sax. This disc sounds like John Zorn getting f'd up by Tangerine Dream, somewhere between free jazz skronk and future retro synth. This release represents the rebirth of snapped in half, the future is now."
http://navsmodularlab.blogspot.com/
via Chris Ryan on the Rhodes Chroma List:
"CONSEQUENCE is the new member of our product family and it will make your tracks get a move on. Consequence is a chord groovebox, with a surprising depth of possibilities while being easy to use, due to an intuitive workflow. Chords are alternated, split up to custom arpeggios and turned into leg-driving basslines, amazing melodies or dreamy sound textures. The internal audio recorder keeps your ideas when they come or records loops or even full tracks. The allround soundlibrary contains all possible kinds of instruments, from thick basslines to gentle violines. Combine these with individual triggering options for unheard sequences full of joy and groove! Combine sound-presets and sequencer-presets, an unlimited source of inspiration. CONSEQUENCE is a composition tool which can create chordlines or whole songs on the fly, but also chords which are played via MIDI can be supersized using the innovative sequencing engine."
"Now available from Analogue Haven:
