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David Kulka

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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #30 on: July 26, 2005, 06:54:11 PM »
We've repaired about a dozen 250's and 251's over the last few years.  What do we do when a chip goes?  Find one somewhere, by any means necessary.  Smile

MCullen, your mention of LRS sure brings back memories, I worked there for years.  I don't recall a 250 or 251 offhand, but Michael Verdick, who ran the mix room, may have rented one for a while.  

The recent clone was the 255, made by Dynatron, who manufactured the logic boards for the original 250's.

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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #31 on: July 26, 2005, 07:20:56 PM »
J.J. Blair wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 16:46

BTW, where might one find a set of those EEPROMS to replace the Space function on the 251?  

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you could just stick a P-Touch label that says 250 on the front of your unit.
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2005, 07:24:04 PM »
David Kulka wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 23:54


MCullen, your mention of LRS sure brings back memories, I worked there for years.  I don't recall a 250 or 251 offhand, but Michael Verdick, who ran the mix room, may have rented one for a while.  



Hey Dave - speaking of your good memories; back at the end of January when Cello closed you posted some pictures of good ol' 6000 Sunset from your tenure there. Maybe sometime you could entertain us with some more?
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2005, 08:28:34 PM »
Yep, it was Verdick ..he got the most natural (and huge) verb I ever heard.
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2005, 09:54:11 PM »
wwittman wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 19:20

J.J. Blair wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 16:46

BTW, where might one find a set of those EEPROMS to replace the Space function on the 251?  

 


won't buy you happiness my son

you could just stick a P-Touch label that says 250 on the front of your unit.



Ouch!
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #35 on: July 27, 2005, 08:31:30 AM »
I remember hearing the Dynatron at AES in 99, sounded decent but not what I remember the 250 sounded like at Criteria.
Somewhat limited being it was one room program, I dont recall any modulation features, but had the familiar EMT clarity and top. Maybe it was closer to the 251..?
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #36 on: July 27, 2005, 08:34:40 AM »
John Sorensen wrote on Wed, 27 July 2005 00:24


Hey Dave - speaking of your good memories; back at the end of January when Cello closed you posted some pictures of good ol' 6000 Sunset from your tenure there. Maybe sometime you could entertain us with some more?


During my time at OWR (1987-1995 b.c. --- "Before Cello") we had, I think, four 250's?

How many times did I bang the shit out of my toes and ankles rolling those suckers down the hall?

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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #37 on: July 27, 2005, 12:22:44 PM »
compasspnt wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 18:54

wwittman wrote on Tue, 26 July 2005 19:20


you could just stick a P-Touch label that says 250 on the front of your unit.



Ouch!


Maybe I should just take a PTouch and label it "IT", like Terry does.  LOL.

Well, the one consolation about the 251 is that it's one more, isn't it?  It goes to 251!
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #38 on: July 29, 2005, 09:35:40 AM »
Anybody actually have/using the Dynatron?
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2005, 07:53:54 PM »
Wittman is right.

The 251 was a poor comparison to the 250.  

Back in the early 80's I remember a particularly great sounding one owned by Jeff Porcaro that was parked at the studio I was working at.   It sounded great, but had the annoying habit of making a very loud BANG from time to time.  When I was assisting Greg Ladanyi on the Don Henley album, the machine went off once.  Greg loved the sound  and wanted to capture it.   He wanted to use it as a primitive sampler and fly it into a song.  At Greg's request I spent an evening trying to catch the sound on a 2 track.    Predictably, it never made that sound when being recorded!
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #40 on: July 31, 2005, 10:15:28 PM »
David Schober wrote on Sun, 31 July 2005 19:53



The 251 was a poor comparison to the 250.  

...It sounded great, but had the annoying habit of making a very loud BANG from time to time....I spent an evening trying to catch the sound on a 2 track.    Predictably, it never made that sound when being recorded!


Too much power in the studio.
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #41 on: July 31, 2005, 10:16:53 PM »
Might that have been Davlen studios? ..(where Porcaro parked it).
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #42 on: July 31, 2005, 10:18:32 PM »
Davlen?  with the Trident B range perchance?
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #43 on: July 31, 2005, 10:24:33 PM »
The one with the nice Bosendorfer.
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Re: EMT 251 clone . . .
« Reply #44 on: July 31, 2005, 10:30:31 PM »
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