#answeringmachine — Public Fediverse posts
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"I'm just trying to get these #LLaMa's to school!" ~ #SiflAndOlly
Also, I very much can't remember presently how to work this #telephone #answeringmachine !
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A Ham Radio Answering Machine - For those who grew up with a cell phone in their hand, it might be difficult to im... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/08/a-ham-radio-answering-machine/ #answeringmachine #amateurradio #radiohacks #boondock #esp32 #radio #ham #ai
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Les gens continuent d'appeler le répondeur à cassette et à laisser des gentils messages
Ça fait toujours plaisir ! 😊A vu de pif, il doit rester plus que 10 minutes de bande pour que la première face de la cassette soit remplie
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Les gens continuent d'appeler le répondeur à cassette et à laisser des gentils messages
Ça fait toujours plaisir ! 😊A vu de pif, il doit rester plus que 10 minutes de bande pour que la première face de la cassette soit remplie
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Les gens continuent d'appeler le répondeur à cassette et à laisser des gentils messages
Ça fait toujours plaisir ! 😊A vu de pif, il doit rester plus que 10 minutes de bande pour que la première face de la cassette soit remplie
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Les gens continuent d'appeler le répondeur à cassette et à laisser des gentils messages
Ça fait toujours plaisir ! 😊A vu de pif, il doit rester plus que 10 minutes de bande pour que la première face de la cassette soit remplie
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Les gens continuent d'appeler le répondeur à cassette et à laisser des gentils messages
Ça fait toujours plaisir ! 😊A vu de pif, il doit rester plus que 10 minutes de bande pour que la première face de la cassette soit remplie
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The Race to Build a ChatGPT-Powered Search Engine - A search bot you converse with could make finding answers easier—if it doesn’t tell fibs.... - https://www.wired.com/story/the-race-to-build-a-chatgpt-powered-search-engine/ #business/artificialintelligence #answeringmachine #business #aihub
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An Echo Dot for the 1980s - There’s so much obsolete technology out there with great design. It’s really sad t... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/23/an-echo-dot-for-the-1980s/ #answeringmachine #amazonechodot #homehacks #mischacks #panasonic #echodot