Hello All
Have been doing some tidying up over Christmas and came across a Demo Cassette of the Wersi CD Line of instruments that were launched in 1987, and thought I would post it so that you can see how technology has progressed over the last 18 years, plus the sounds still seem reasonable to listen to even today.
They were copied direct from the cassette tape with the only modification being the conversion to WMA for posting.
The CD Line used 16 bits processing for its sounds, were as the modern Wersi OAS instruments use 32 bits processing, which gives an indication how technology has improved.
I have split the download in to two parts, one for sounds and one for Rhythm-Sequencer.
I would be interested to hear what you think of them considering they are 18 years old.
Hope you enjoy.

Bill
http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=140TJ2TM8ZJGZ3DYRIEX7OU9S9
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0F4YM9Q67HLQ73M6SKTXP0B02E




[This message has been edited by abacus (edited 12-28-2005).]

Hi Bill
thanks for the trip into the past!
What a real nostalgia trip that was.
You already know from our Skype conversations that I used to be a big Wersi Fan, I had a Wersi DX350 which had been built by a guy in Manchester. He made it just because he was a technician and wanted to prove to himself that he could do it.
He didn't know how to play it so I bought it from him him for the cost of the components (£450 in those days,1986) I fell in love with this Wersi and still long to hear the marvellous Organ sounds it produced.
Listening to your uploads was a real trip for me, thanks.
Nowadays of course, we have REALLY TRUE sounds of instruments, but in those days we thought the sounds of the WERSI could not be improved. How wrong we were. I still have the books which were used to build the DX350 and he even threw in the stool and the recorder he used to set it all up.Thankfully I made several tapes of the Wersi DX350 songs I played and I can still go on my own nostalgia trips!
cheers
Eddie

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Eddie from Rotherham
Skype:eddiefromrotherham
www.yamahakeyboards.info

1987?
It sure sounds way better than my 1994 Casio. It is time for me to change.
The drums on this Wersi sound too 80's though....kinda like Alphaville
Theodore

Man what a step back there Great post..., it really shows how far we've come in technology for sampled sounds.

Squeak