From James Meagher Sent Mon, Feb 26th 2018, 20:51
From James Meagher Sent Mon, Feb 26th 2018, 20:51
I think technically the Chroma and Chroma Polaris were =E2=80=9CFender synth= s=E2=80=9D.=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 26, 2018, at 1:44 PM, Ben Bradley <xxx.xx.xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:= >=20 > I don't recall if Fender ever made anything that could be called a > synth (though an electric guitar and guitar amp CAN make a variety of > sounds), but I've always been dumbfounded at Fender's use of vibrato > for tremolo and vice versa. >=20 >> On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 3:03 PM, Marshall Craig <xxxxxx@xx.xxx> wrote: >> Speaking of which, on some various forums a few years back, there was thi= s >> guy who insisted on calling synthesizers =E2=80=9Csizers,=E2=80=9D I alwa= ys thought that was >> kinda weird. Yeah, I just bought a new sizer and it has 8 voices. >>=20 >>=20 >> On Feb 26, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote:= >>=20 >> Hi Flavio, >> Synthesiser is actually the UK spelling, so it=E2=80=99s not a mistake ex= cept >> inasmuch as we Brits aren=E2=80=99t following America=E2=80=99s lead :o) >> Peter >>=20 >>=20 >> From: Boniforti Flavio [mailto:xxxxxxxxx.x@xxxxx.xxx] >> Sent: 24 February 2018 10:17 >> To: Peter Forrest >> Cc: AH send >> Subject: Re: [AH] spelling mistakes on synth panels >>=20 >> There's at least following two as well: >>=20 >> Analogue Solutions Telemark "Synthesiser" (back side) --> >> http://analogue.test-digital-growth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tele= mark_4.jpg >> Vermona Synthesizer - VCO1 reads "OCTAVE", while VCO2 reads "OKTAVE" :-) >> This fact is known, but not *all* units have this "cosmetic issue" - I gu= ess >> it's been corrected somewhen ;-) --> >> http://greenanorak.org.uk/sites/default/files/images/synthland/versynth/v= s_ocoktave_600.jpg >>=20 >> F. >>=20 >> https://soundcloud.com/bonnyfused >>=20 >> 2018-02-24 11:08 GMT+01:00 Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx>: >> I was just editing photos of (an incredible) PPG 1020 and realised that >> Wolfgang Palm managed to label one control OSOILLATOR. >> It reminded me of Korg writing LIMITTER on some PS-3100s, and possibly Or= gon >> Systems=E2=80=99 naming their main synth Enigiser (though that might have= been >> deliberate). >> I know there are others but I can=E2=80=99t think of them at the moment. >> Anyone know any others (deliberate drug references and jokes not counted)= ? >> This is ultra-nerdy, but .... >> Peter Forrest >>=20 >>=20