Reaping the Ebay harvest

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Piece of Steinberg history: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MIB-MINT-BOXE ... 3305472%26

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LP: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BBC-Sound-Eff ... 4853f3543a

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And three very diverse books I want to buy, plus a video.




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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-You-Need- ... 460989787f


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/One-Bloody-Af ... 20cfe395fa




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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aftermath-Pop ... 5aefbfb027
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The world without us looks like the ending to Turrican. :)
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Well, swings and roundabouts then as the TV series it inspired were made with CGI.


I quite liked it:





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Hmmm, I might just. I've enjoyed the Action Replay VI.



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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COMMODORE-64- ... 4173420101


Unlike today's mega-utility machines, the old systems simply needed carts like this to be truly flexible. I have some nice memories of just general housekeeping and gamechanging fun.




....Or maybe to complete my Commie wall's 'Fairlight' look. But to be useful I'd need a lightpen working like a joystick, which I don't think these do:

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I never had the ability to do anything graphical, always envied those who could...
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Well there's always a way around physical limitation. The real Fairlight let you whistle to it if you couldn't notate any other way. Paul McCartney would have loved it in his Beatle days.

If I was doing art I would fancy tracing, something professional Tudor artists used to do when brushing up their Renaissance skills. Anyone can do a bit and technical help can be just the springboard you need.




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How Beatle tracks were made:


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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HERE-THERE-AN ... 5af1169ed1




I'd plump for RECORDING THE BEATLES as well. I have it and it's a great read, though a touch expensive.

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http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/dec06/a ... eatles.htm


Pages: http://recordingthebeatles.com/1968Prod ... review.pdf

http://recordingthebeatles.com/1963Prod ... review.pdf

http://recordingthebeatles.com/RS106-FilterExcerpt.pdf

http://recordingthebeatles.com/REDDeq.pdf

http://recordingthebeatles.com/IsoScreens-excerpt.pdf

http://recordingthebeatles.com/Personne ... TapeOp.pdf





Book review: http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/Futu ... review.pdf

Look at the prices they go for now: http://www.ebay.com/ctg/Recording-Beatl ... /119952499






Though for free, one can have A History Of Magnetic Recording: http://www.mediafire.com/?1tgj27dmbg9thhn
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Now this is the Atari 2600 interface which claims to expand the system and improve gameplay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atari-2600-Ar ... 1e79ca4ace

Plus game: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phaser-Patrol ... 589d667ceb

I might just stick with the samples myself: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atari-2600-Sample-Library-2000-WAV-samples-598MB-circuit-bent-/300898201546?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item460eee2fca
I might just stick with the samples myself: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Atari-2600-Sample-Library-2000-WAV-samples-598MB-circuit-bent-/300898201546?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item460eee2fca
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I'd like to see something like this come out for the Sony without them having duck fits.
I'd like to see something like this come out for the Sony without them having duck fits.
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.... Or just plump for the WH Smith data tape deck.

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Run! It's a tape!!!
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I think we r ok Chris..... The LOAD symbol is Green so its a go :D
Oh my I had one of these.... :lol:
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I wonder if, in another ten years, the likes of the Zip drive will be looked on as so iconic. I think it is a little now.



And back to the Fabs, here's some more books.



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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Making-Music- ... 5d3f064555

http://www.amazon.com/The-Beatles-Ultim ... 0816025118



This is a good, easy read: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Abbey-Road-NE ... 4855681add

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Bits to dribble onto your shelves quite nicely.
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You know what? I have nothing to add to the previous post, but I would have liked the opportunity to "like" it ;-)
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Well thanks Chris. That means a lot.

Though what better for a retroheaded home studio owner to do than collect a batch of EMI-related wonderment and magic? Especially now EMI seem bent on gradually transforming their classic gear and room sound into software.




And what's more, this ZX Spectrum floppy disk system's a bit mystical too. Another add-on I never knew existed for the ricketty little thing.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opus-Discover ... 5305642%26

I just keep finding 'em and I just keep loving them.
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Another PET....


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....And a synth program to run on it. I maybe could try running it on the CBM 64 version of the PET emulator to see what happens.




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Wow... amazing, similar to Spectrum stuff I guess.

Plus I love the styling on the 8032.
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