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Publison Infernal Machine [message #87778] Sun, 08 July 2007 00:35 Go to next message
steve the artguy is currently offline  steve the artguy
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as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone ever
heard of this thing?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html

-steve the cheap and the ignorant
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87784 is a reply to message #87778] Sun, 08 July 2007 03:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
xpam_mark is currently offline  xpam_mark   UNITED STATES
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Picture:

http://www.bobbynathan.com/publison.jpg

WMW

"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote in message
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>
> as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
> ever
> heard of this thing?
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>
> -steve the cheap and the ignorant
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87786 is a reply to message #87778] Sun, 08 July 2007 06:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gene lennon is currently offline  gene lennon
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Every major studio had an Infernal at the time. It was the first box that
allowed speed changes without pitch changes (or pitch without speed), and
a few seconds of “full bandwidth” sampling. It had a mid-fi sound because
of the converters and limited bandwidth (un-weighted). I forget the year,
but it was all-the-buzz at AES when it first came out. It was “Autotune”
for several years.
I would love to have one but repairs are non-existent. Many of its effects
are easily recognizable.
Gene

"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>
>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
ever
>heard of this thing?
>
>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>
>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87788 is a reply to message #87778] Sun, 08 July 2007 08:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nil is currently offline  Nil
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Yep, I've even seen a small handful of 'em.

Al from Ministry has two he was showing me - neither work.

Neil


"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>
>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
ever
>heard of this thing?
>
>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>
>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87789 is a reply to message #87778] Sun, 08 July 2007 08:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill L is currently offline  Bill L   UNITED STATES
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Second best name for an audio device: Infernal Machine.

First best: Aural Exciter

steve the artguy wrote:
> as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone ever
> heard of this thing?
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>
> -steve the cheap and the ignorant
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87798 is a reply to message #87788] Sun, 08 July 2007 11:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
steve the artguy is currently offline  steve the artguy
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you guys are amazing. Thanks for the photo, mark!

I'd honestly never heard the name. But then, I'm not from the world of professional
audio like you guys are.

Thanks, all!

-steve



"Neil" <IUOIU@OIU.com> wrote:
>
>Yep, I've even seen a small handful of 'em.
>
>Al from Ministry has two he was showing me - neither work.
>
>Neil
>
>
>"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>>
>>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
>ever
>>heard of this thing?
>>
>>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>>
>>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
>
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87806 is a reply to message #87786] Sun, 08 July 2007 17:16 Go to previous messageGo to next message
dc[3] is currently offline  dc[3]
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Hey Gene,

Remember the little french guy who sat there in the booth at AES
demoing (singing mostly) all day long?

What a cool and new sound. Definitely mid fi, but in a cool way.
I want one.

I think their price is really high though...

DC


DC


"Gene Lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>
>Every major studio had an Infernal at the time. It was the first box that
>allowed speed changes without pitch changes (or pitch without speed), and
>a few seconds of “full bandwidth” sampling. It had a mid-fi sound because
>of the converters and limited bandwidth (un-weighted). I forget the year,
>but it was all-the-buzz at AES when it first came out. It was “Autotune”
>for several years.
>I would love to have one but repairs are non-existent. Many of its effects
>are easily recognizable.
>Gene
>
>"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>>
>>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
>ever
>>heard of this thing?
>>
>>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>>
>>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
>
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87810 is a reply to message #87806] Sun, 08 July 2007 19:31 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gene lennon is currently offline  gene lennon
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I remember him well, but I never saw him sit. I had a long talk with him on
the first day at AES that year. I distinctly remember talking to him about
Roger Nichol’s WENDEL, which was the only thing that could do any non-tape
sampling at the time. He replied with a very French scoff. Very interested
in talking about the technology, and immaculately dressed as I recall. I
dragged a few studio owners over to his small booth during that show, including
Ann, from House of Music, who picked up one of the first units, so I got
to play with it a lot.

Steve Dwork was the only NY (US) repair tech for the Inf. I think he is still
around at:

http://www.dbmproaudio.com/

"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>
>Hey Gene,
>
>Remember the little french guy who sat there in the booth at AES
>demoing (singing mostly) all day long?
>
>What a cool and new sound. Definitely mid fi, but in a cool way.
>I want one.
>
>I think their price is really high though...
>
>DC
>
>
>DC
>
>
>"Gene Lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>>
>>Every major studio had an Infernal at the time. It was the first box that
>>allowed speed changes without pitch changes (or pitch without speed), and
>>a few seconds of “full bandwidth” sampling. It had a mid-fi sound because
>>of the converters and limited bandwidth (un-weighted). I forget the year,
>>but it was all-the-buzz at AES when it first came out. It was “Autotune”
>>for several years.
>>I would love to have one but repairs are non-existent. Many of its effects
>>are easily recognizable.
>>Gene
>>
>>"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
>>ever
>>>heard of this thing?
>>>
>>>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>>>
>>>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
>>
>
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87811 is a reply to message #87810] Sun, 08 July 2007 19:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gene lennon is currently offline  gene lennon
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PS I do remember him singing through the unit and getting strange harmonies
and double sounds out of it, but I can’t remember what song he kept singing
over and over. I think it was a French classic like "Fara Jacka". The reverbin
it was also nice.
Gene

"Gene Lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>
>I remember him well, but I never saw him sit. I had a long talk with him
on
>the first day at AES that year. I distinctly remember talking to him about
>Roger Nichol’s WENDEL, which was the only thing that could do any non-tape
>sampling at the time. He replied with a very French scoff. Very interested
>in talking about the technology, and immaculately dressed as I recall. I
>dragged a few studio owners over to his small booth during that show, including
>Ann, from House of Music, who picked up one of the first units, so I got
>to play with it a lot.
>
>Steve Dwork was the only NY (US) repair tech for the Inf. I think he is
still
>around at:
>
>http://www.dbmproaudio.com/
>
>"DC" <dc@spammersinhell.com> wrote:
>>
>>Hey Gene,
>>
>>Remember the little french guy who sat there in the booth at AES
>>demoing (singing mostly) all day long?
>>
>>What a cool and new sound. Definitely mid fi, but in a cool way.
>>I want one.
>>
>>I think their price is really high though...
>>
>>DC
>>
>>
>>DC
>>
>>
>>"Gene Lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Every major studio had an Infernal at the time. It was the first box that
>>>allowed speed changes without pitch changes (or pitch without speed),
and
>>>a few seconds of “full bandwidth” sampling. It had a mid-fi sound because
>>>of the converters and limited bandwidth (un-weighted). I forget the year,
>>>but it was all-the-buzz at AES when it first came out. It was “Autotune”
>>>for several years.
>>>I would love to have one but repairs are non-existent. Many of its effects
>>>are easily recognizable.
>>>Gene
>>>
>>>"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
>>>ever
>>>>heard of this thing?
>>>>
>>>>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>>>>
>>>>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
>>>
>>
>
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87812 is a reply to message #87810] Sun, 08 July 2007 23:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Neil is currently offline  Neil
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"Gene Lennon" <glennon@NOSPmyrealbox.com> wrote:
>
>I remember him well, but I never saw him sit. I had a long talk with him
on
>the first day at AES that year. I distinctly remember talking to him about
>Roger Nichol’s WENDEL, which was the only thing that could do any non-tape
>sampling at the time.

I remember the Wendel well... used it on shitloads of stuff
in the late 80's/early 90's. Triggered pretty accurately, just
a teeeeeensy bit behind the original sound - great for snare in
that regard, kinda made pushing drummers sit back a bit :)
Lemme put it this way - triggered close enough to where you
could do a workable blend of the original & triggered sounds on
a lot of things depending on the tempo & the genre.

Neil
Re: Publison Infernal Machine [message #87818 is a reply to message #87778] Mon, 09 July 2007 08:00 Go to previous message
LaMont is currently offline  LaMont
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Jam And Lewis used this machine back in the late 80s and 90s for many Janet
Jackson songs. They nicked named it "Ghetto Pro Tools"..

"steve the artguy" <artguy@somethingorother.net> wrote:
>
>as long as I'm in a posting-like-a-fool mood (shades of 1999) has anyone
ever
>heard of this thing?
>
>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/368894854.html
>
>-steve the cheap and the ignorant
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