Re: Demise of MIDI?

[Tom Spaulding <tspauldi@gibson.com>]

I think I'll let Kim answer the ZIPI questions. I finally get to meet him
tomorrow here in Twang Town. If ZIPI lives, can we, uhm... use "ZIPI the
5-Pin Head" as a mascot? ;)

Tom "The Echoplexes Are Coming, Really!" Spaulding

At 12:23 PM 10/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>> I saw an article about ZIPI in Computer Music Journal a couple of years 
>=
>> ago.  It was developed by Zeta Systems.  I don't remember anything 
>about =
>> it either, but I remember being impressed by its capabilities.
>> 
>> Hey you customer reps at Oberheim, Boomerang and Lexicon:  Do you know =
>> anything about the demise of MIDI or the introduction of ZIPI?
>> 
>> Mark Kata
>> Mark@asisoftware.com
>
>Our very own Kim Flint entered the ZIPI project in its final days.
>I recall both Oberheim and Zeta being involved in supporting the 
>project, which took place at UC Berkeley's CNMAT.
>
>However, I get the impression Kim is kind of busy right now, so we'll
>just have to wait until he has some free time to share his experiences.
>I do recall that the ZIPI project eventually died.  Perhaps the 
>emergence of physical modeling technology in effects processors/preamps
>(various Roland preamps, Roland VG8,  Yamaha's new preamp, Johnson
>Millenium amp) and synths, lower-cost digital audio recording hardware 
>and 
>software, and looping devices have diminished the demand for a MIDI
>replacement.  But this is pure speculation on my part. :)
>
>
>Paolo Valladolid
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