Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind.
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Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.
In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.
At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.
It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.
The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.
"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.
Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?
#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk
@cazabon I wonder if Amin is referring to the key of A minor
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Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.
In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.
At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.
It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.
The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.
"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.
Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?
#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk
@cazabon Perhaps Ensoniq Mirage or ESQ-1? I too have a half remembered dream of this…
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Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.
In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.
At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.
It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.
The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.
"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.
Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?
#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk
@cazabon don't hate me be here are the results from an AI search - The phrase "synthesizer floppy amin phone" most likely refers to the Amin Phone, a specific preset sound often found on vintage synthesizers
The "Amin Phone" (or "Amin-Phone") is a well-known sample or preset that typically combines a synthesized choir or vocal pad (the "Amin" part, often referencing an "Aah" or "Mmm" vocal sound) with a percussive, bell-like, or electronic telephone-style tone (the "Phone" part). -
@cazabon don't hate me be here are the results from an AI search - The phrase "synthesizer floppy amin phone" most likely refers to the Amin Phone, a specific preset sound often found on vintage synthesizers
The "Amin Phone" (or "Amin-Phone") is a well-known sample or preset that typically combines a synthesized choir or vocal pad (the "Amin" part, often referencing an "Aah" or "Mmm" vocal sound) with a percussive, bell-like, or electronic telephone-style tone (the "Phone" part).@cazabon
* Origin: It is often associated with early digital workstations and samplers like the Ensoniq SD-1 or VFX series
* Sound Profile: It generally has a "digital undertone," characteristic of late 80s and early 90s synthesis.* Sample Libraries: You can download "vintage synth" or "lo-fi" sample packs containing "Amin Phone" style sounds from sites like [Samplefocus](https://samplefocus.com/tag/synth) [https://www.sampleso.com](https://www.sampleso.com/shop/floppytron)
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@cazabon I wonder if Amin is referring to the key of A minor
I don't know, but it wasn't in a minor key.
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@cazabon Perhaps Ensoniq Mirage or ESQ-1? I too have a half remembered dream of this…
I dunno! I can remember the sound of it 40 years later, but not which keyboard.
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@cazabon
* Origin: It is often associated with early digital workstations and samplers like the Ensoniq SD-1 or VFX series
* Sound Profile: It generally has a "digital undertone," characteristic of late 80s and early 90s synthesis.* Sample Libraries: You can download "vintage synth" or "lo-fi" sample packs containing "Amin Phone" style sounds from sites like [Samplefocus](https://samplefocus.com/tag/synth) [https://www.sampleso.com](https://www.sampleso.com/shop/floppytron)
I dunno. "AI" / LLMs tend to feed you back whatever you had in the question, so I don't put much stock in their output.
I found *one* possibility online for a connection to this demo. I'll update if I hear back from that person.
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Okay, here's a long shot for the #Fedi hive mind. If you are in the intersection of "#musician or musician-adjacent in the 1980s" and "keyboard / #synthesizer aficionado", this one is for you.
In the mid- to late-80s, I used to spend a lot of time in music / #instrument stores (not selling CDs, selling guitars and amps and drums and whatnot). Synthesizer tech was advancing rapidly at this point, with digital starting to overtake analog by leaps and bounds.
At some point, one of the stores got a new #keyboard model in. I can't swear to it, but I think it was either a #Roland or a #Korg. This one had a floppy drive built in, on the side of the #synth. And they had a demo on a floppy disk that was incredible at the time.
It wasn't an official #demo disk. It was a normal consumer floppy, presumably copied far and wide. Hand-Sharpied on it was the name/title "Amin Phone". It was a musical, bright and upbeat piece, rock/pop, maybe 30s long, and included digital samples of a person's voice.
The entire thing was a ridiculous #answering machine outgoing #message. I think there was even a sampled voice at the end taken from someone leaving a message, commenting on it being over-the-top or something.
"Amin phone" is unsearchable on the 'net. Everyone has a phone, and there are millions of people named Amin or el-Amin.
Anyone else remember this? Anyone actually able to point to a recording of it?
#KeyboardDemo #SynthDemo #AminPhone #Amin #AnsweringMachine #FloppyDisk
@cazabon Not sure if this helps, but the Roland W30 sampling workstation from 1989 (which had a floppy drive) had a demo song called "THE OFFICE" which included some phone and voice samples. A quick search turned up this MP3:
Not really an answering machine message though.
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I dunno! I can remember the sound of it 40 years later, but not which keyboard.
@cazabon oh. I missed that you said floppy on the side. Ensoniq was on the top. Yamaha DX7IIFD had it on the side. I think that might be the synth. Might.
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@cazabon Not sure if this helps, but the Roland W30 sampling workstation from 1989 (which had a floppy drive) had a demo song called "THE OFFICE" which included some phone and voice samples. A quick search turned up this MP3:
Not really an answering machine message though.
This isn't it, but it's interesting in its own right. Thanks!
