Re: Simm sound

[Adam Levin <alevin@ari.net>]

On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, JT wrote:

> 
> >I, of course, still use punched cards for my looping.  OK, the bandwidth
> >sucks and it's a pain if you drop them, but the vintage authenticity 
>makes
> >grown men weep.
> 
> I use punched paper tape in a Frippertonics-type of setup.  But there is 
>a
> slight problem if you try to overlay more sound on top of it.  Apparently
> there is a finite number of holes you can punch before the paper
> disintegrates. 

Surely a drawback, but it's minor when you consider that these modern
digital doo-hickeys just don't have the warmth of the old punchcards. 

The punchcards burn much easier.

-Adam

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