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#455880 - 08/09/18 01:46 AM OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages
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#455881 - 08/09/18 05:42 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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We have come a long way .....and it will keep changing drastically in years to come......thanx for the links very interesting.

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#455917 - 08/10/18 12:26 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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1981

W Series (Pure analogue sound generation)

Fascination 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wll4cTIcphc
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#455961 - 08/11/18 12:23 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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1982

CX1 Rhythm Group (Wersi’s 1st programmable rhythm unit that replaced the previous WM2 unit, still pure analogue though)

International Evergreens https://app.box.com/s/7olj0qh6pxn2aciey6exp32mimflu8ki

Bonus:

A bit of Fun with an interesting dress sense https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoRjztbpqYY
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#456028 - 08/12/18 12:46 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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1985

DX Series (Wersi’s 1st digital organ)

Digital Sound Sensation https://app.box.com/s/9lzps9hodd1kycfm00w1
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#456108 - 08/12/18 11:56 PM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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1986

A departure from the standard organ keyboard

Wersi MK1 Synth with CX5 Drum Machine (Can also be played by full size drum pads and sticks) https://app.box.com/s/1zkibp8iu51niilz7f466c1c2w7dy7hk
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#456112 - 08/13/18 01:31 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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Abacus, what I never understood is how organs are demonstrated ---- it is always organ sounds, and the organ can do so much more.

I attended every organ concert here in Orlando Florida, Wersi was my favorite organ. The big band instrumented were used 60% of the time. I took my Dad to a Wersi concert in Jersey, Inonie and Cooper (Spelling?) played a as a duo – fantastic. Mostly big band. Because of what I heard I bought a Delta 500 and a Wersi keyboard.

I know that our keyboards are an extension of the organ, and we can play it all. But why were organs demonstrated with mostly with organ sounds?
John C.

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#456126 - 08/13/18 10:41 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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Its swings and roundabouts really, in that if they play too much organ sounds people moan, and if they play too much orchestral etc. sounds they also moan as they prefer more organ. (This is not new as it has been going on for decades)

The second point is that up until digital organs and keyboards became available in the middle 80s, the old analogue instruments could not really do orchestral etc. although artists did have a good stab. (Listen to some of the 80s analogue recordings in previous posts)

In the end, you just have to get out there and hope enough like it to buy it. (Which people did and is where brand loyalty started as each manufacture had their own way of doing things)

Bill
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#456147 - 08/14/18 12:33 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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1988

CD Series (Wersi’s 1st 16 bit digital organ) with the Spectra being one of the favourites of Wersi owners, fans and artists even to this day. (It was ground breaking in its day along with the Yamaha HX 1, and if they could have built both into one instrument, wow)

Digital Sound Sensation 2 https://app.box.com/s/zbrlzz95x3aho79049q3urdfbyhy9xvk NOTE: if you close the green bar you can download the files
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#456153 - 08/14/18 07:01 AM Re: OT: Wersi Demos through the Ages [Re: abacus]
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Interesting to see/hear the progression through time..thanks for this series..
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