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rdfreak ([personal profile] rdfreak) wrote2007-03-12 11:47 am

I want a eureka

OK I've been playing around extensively with the music composer of the eureka, and I know pretty much how to work it all now; it's sooo much damn fun! I played ecosaes and mannaged to save it to disc. first it wouldn't work but then I reformatted the disc using the option and it seemed to like that! I am now playing eligro (all from me old zizuki days! :) it's cool because I know how to do repeats and rests. and I also know how to change the tempo and key sig! it's just awesome! yeah for the chatty manual!
I decided I want one. Originally I was going to buy SE's from him for 500 but was rightly told it was way too expensive, so I will aim to see what happens. I might see if RB wants to get rid of his (since the only thing he uses it for is the time at our work now - that's how i knew he had one :) I'll think of something. I mean who knows, chances are I'll get it, play with it for a few weeks then forget about it but then, the music composer is quite unique and I like it just for that!
I had a bit of trouble with it though as i went into mode and can no longer get it to echo letters. I finally fixed it but it still won't echo when it's set on grade 2 braille, only grade one or 0, so who knows!
and the speech is a real bitch to understand! I can't for the life of me work a lot of things out! thank god speech synths have gotten better!
anyway I was planning to record my ecosaes masterpeace but I guess I'll do it later when I unplug it from power!
the batery is a bit dead though! hardly have it unplugged for long and it complains it needs charging.
anyway this is just soo cool! it sounds so awesome when I play the chords and everything! And I just simply arrow up and down the notes; I don't have to varify with speech what note I'm on cos of my pitch!
man I love it!
it's labour day! and I get paid for being home! yeah
Had a bit of a talk to a few of the Brits on ventrilo before; only my damn mic was too loud! can never win! I use to be way too quiet when I had those dodgy sound cards, now too loud. it works well on skype still though.
til next time, rdFreak

[identity profile] loscha.livejournal.com 2007-03-12 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
I finally found pictures of the Eureka!
I've seen them before. Steve Wonder had a few of them laying around his studio in a big photo article I saw once about his equipment. In the 80s, he had an assistant come in one day a week just to label all his synthesizer stuff in Braille - he was always getting new stuff, so, he had to keep him working. It was a really good article, because I learnt some of his tech secrets.

I look forward to hearing the music you make with the eureka.

The battery inside of it has probably worn out, cause it will be an older one with memory effect. But, that's ok, if you buy the thing, I can probably fix it for you.

[identity profile] rdfreak.livejournal.com 2007-03-12 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
yeh thanks for that :) Lol
yeh not sure if they have a web site now so couldn't link it.