Emerson's Balls
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Topic: Emerson's Balls
Posted By: jammun
Subject: Emerson's Balls
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 19:50
Here ya go. This is his Moog. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
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Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 19:53
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Great to know. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: April 02 2012 at 21:42
 I still don't know how they managed to work these things. Balls. ------------- 
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 07:49
I'm ashamed to admit I don't know what the balls does to the waveform. If I still had my old Korg Poly 61, I might. It's between frequency and attenuator. I see the Voltage Controlled Amplifier or VCA bank next to that bank and all important Envelope Generator bank. The envelope generator of course makes the paper things with a sticky flap you use to send your mail in. 
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: KingCrInuYasha
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 16:44
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Boy, that's.... that's a lot of wires. If I ever get enough money for a Moog, I'll stick with the Minis. ------------- He looks at this world and wants it all... so he strikes, like Thunderball! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 17:30
| Emerson would stick a dagger in his organ during live performances, but I suppose that doing the same to his balls would have been too shocking. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: April 03 2012 at 18:05
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It seems he has more than two. ------------- 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: April 10 2012 at 23:54
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I have no idea what that particular module does, other than add some balls to some sound. I've a larger photo which shows it in context if anyone is interested. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: GentleGenerator
Date Posted: May 16 2012 at 22:01
 Good to know one of our favorite prog geniuses has a sense of humor about his equipment. That's assuming not all Moogs come with a "Balls knob."
------------- I know what I like, and I like what I know. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 08:18
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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jammun wrote:Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 08:23
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To an uneducated music fan, this thread is like reading porn in Latin...
------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 11:19
That is a line you will only ever read on a progressive rock music site  ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 12:08
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Isn't "knob" British slang for another object associated with balls? Do you think this was intentional?
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 20:07
When men were men ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 17 2012 at 20:10
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Smaller balls. I should probably add, these photos were taken at the Moog factory in the early '80s by one of my friends, who happened to be there when E's synth was in for 100K miles maintenance. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 08:45
I assume "balls" is LPF resonance amount.
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Posted By: progresssaurus
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 09:11
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 09:24
Yeah, I can see how you can get "balls" from LPF Resonance Amount.  I dunno, after seeing that bigger picture, I'm getting hungry for spaghetti. I should be careful or it might lead into self oscillation.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Sagichim
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 10:19
 I should add a balls knob to my guitar! 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 10:33
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I think my wife and I had a couple of times Eutectic Bonding. ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: awaken77
Date Posted: June 20 2012 at 07:36
| what does "balls" modifier to do with the sound? |