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DATELINE: LOS ANGELES & D.C. 3-13-2008
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3.13.08: BREAKOUT BOX FOR THE OMEGA DISTORTION FEATURE!
8 stereo pots & 8 mini-toggles afford complete control over the "fuzz"...
3.12.08: BME - BLACK MUSIC ESSENTIALS OMEGA PATCH BANK!
From the "Why Haven't We Done this Before" file we bring you da "BME": solid gold recreations of classic 70's and 80's (and some 90s) Disco, Funk, Rock-Funk, Hiphop & R 'n' B analog cookin' grease.
Think Stevie Wonder's brilliant bass and lead alchemy, Herbie Hancock, Gary Wright, E.W.F., Dazz Band, Bar-Kays, Gap Band, The Time, "Freak Show", "The Message"; lead wigglin', filter-sweepin', stabs a poppin', groove's a lockin', percolatin' bass-boomin' booty-bouncin' synthesized INSANITY! O.G. Hiphop synth "standards" included for the same low, low price. The square-wavy ARP 2600 bass patches alone make trippin' the sounds fantastic.
Yo, koo new spin and cognitive FX 'round out this truly essential Soul Music bank. Grease up your mod and pitch wheels Party Train People; you're gonna to need 'em where you're goin' with this beast (burbs of D.C. slang, sorry) patch bank (C.O.D.E. and CS-80 filter friendly). Special Spring Break Pricing!
3.12.08: SALVATION PADS: NEW PAD-BASED OMEGA PATCH BANK!
Get off to a cool vintage start with a few lead patches (appetizers before main)--some inspired by my brief stint in Dubai (and elsewhere) as Kanye West's Stage Manager and Backline guru/grunt--and then feast on this sumptuous offering of hand-matched Roland SH-7, Oberheim OB-8, ARP Solina/String Ensemble, Yamaha CS-80, Mellotron, Elke/Crumar/Farfisa polyphonic vitals--B3 with Leslies in full effect, and a holiday of strings.
Of course we broke some new analog ground as well and threw in a smattering of shimmering, slithering, simmering FX (C.O.D.E. and CS-80 filter friendly). Exceptional Spring Break Pricing!
3.5.08: REWORKED & REVITALIZED FACTORY PATCHES!
Tasty overflow from "Salvation Pads" and "B.M.E." spice up life for the factory set and you...
3.5.08: SPANKIN' NEW OMEGA & C.O.D.E. OS!
You'll have to ask G.S.R. what's new in "fix-land"...
2.09.08: WE REMEMBER BRIAN
(please click for tribute)
Our dear friend Brian Scroggins' gallant struggle against multiple brain tumors ended this past Saturday, and I've been a wreck since finding out last night from his lovely wife--who tried to comfort me!
Could I begin to tell you what a fine man this beloved husband and father of 3 was? Perhaps, but his brand of magic defies eulogies. Souls such as Brian's--shared with us mere mortals--are best equated with sunrises, kisses from mom, and a child's first steps.
He was (and still is) the kind of man I'm told my maternal grandfather and 1st gen. Italian American hero, Carmine (the last "e" isn't silent) Capretta was: one who never raised his voice in the home, provided well for his family, embraced all people... that was Brian: old-world, old-faith love.
His Scroggins Synquence bank, 303 bank for the ATC, and programming contributions to the CADIX bank for the C.O.D.E. are nothing short of genius. The "beats" he produced for the ANALOGIA PROJECT CD for EMU have no equivalents. We co-wrote songs and invented noises for the Proteus 2000; we labored together at the S.E. booth at summer NAMM shows; we were fast friends from jump street; we enjoyed the guilty pleasure of selected Phil Hendry skits; we collaborated on "Robot" cues for Propaganda Games (hear some of 'em here) we uplifted each other in faith and love--mainly with laughter, and never was there a grumpy or unkind word between us. Nothing invaded our fun; our friendship.
Brian was loyalty itself; a life-lover who never wavered; a big strong, bright, beat-boxin' kid you wanted in your corner. How am I going to...
I'm devastated but thankful for the opportunity to have created and rejoiced in God with my treasured, luminous friend and brother in the faith; and my twin brother Greg feels the same.
If any of you desire more of the story or would like to assist his widow and tender-aged children, please hit up the urls below. Every little bit helps... God is love. Riposi In Pace Brian; Sogni d'oro, mio fratello! You will be remembered and loved long after this heart returns to dust.
Thanks S.E. people for the read and if you're the praying type...
www.tastyfresh.com/content/view/462/27
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Marc St. Regis
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