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Happy birthday Jeff!

This album is a fantastic piece of art. Heavy gothic folk rock/metal. Get on it.

Edit: an engineer friend of mine pointed out that the second equation is not correct. Dammit.

Nagra posted a response to the controversy on FB, saying that they've never heard of the band, and they're going to talk to their parent company to make sure no further action is taken. So that's that.

I just ordered an Akai Midimix to control my Deluge. This completes my performance rig. Now I just need to set it all up and practice practice practice.

That was my thought as well. I suspect they panicked and maybe got some horrible legal advice from someone.

Portland-based power metal band Tanagra is having a fire sale on all their recordings (they just put out an extremely well-received album) and merch following a trademark dispute filed against them by the Swiss audio company Nagra. This seems frivolous AF but what do I know? Can any bearded lawyer types like @Voltron weigh in on what would be involved in disputing the dispute? I have a hard time imagining that a judge would side with Nagra on this but it seems like the band has no interest in spending the cash to fight it. vs. Their press release: It's David vs Goliath! Portland’s Tanagra Forced To Liquidate Merch Following Trademark Dispute From Swiss Speaker Company Nagra Tanagra (Portland, USA) has had a bittersweet start to 2020 with the revelation that a Swiss company was filling a trademark dispute. This news comes a few weeks after they were voted on Reddit.com as having the best power metal album of the year for their 2019 full length "Meridiem". "It's pretty funny that one week we're getting AoY on Reddit and the next we're being nuked from orbit by a company we've never heard of. Regardless of what happens with the trademark dispute, we have to assume that when it's over we'll get a cease-and-desist and be dead in the water; We'd exist at the behest of a foreign company who obviously couldn't give a damn about us, and that's no way to live.” says bassist Erich Ulmer. The contesting entity, Nagra, is an audio company based in Switzerland, which is opposing the portion of Tanagra’s application to trademark the band name that involves selling branded merchandise and performing live under the moniker. The proceedings went live as of Monday, January 20, 2020, but the prog/power metal quintet is not looking to fight an uphill legal battle, instead, they are looking to unload as much merch as they can while they still can. As Ulmer explains: “Rather than sit on our physical albums and shirts we're changing everything to 'pay what you want' plus shipping. We have hundreds of copies ‘Meridiem’ and ‘None of This is Real’ that will be unsellable soon and we'd rather have them in the hands of metalheads around the world. This is a small piece of history and it's likely we'll never be able to print under this name again!” Tanagra merch is available exclusively on their Bandcamp, through which fans will also be able to join the mailing list for updates on the band’s future, member’s side projects and any name changes. https://tanagraband.bandcamp.com/ Public Links to Fillings: http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91253546&pty=OPP&eno=1&fbclid=IwAR0SFrypMUSpAbDsxS2d2l6PvVbGOjZwokdul90jOB-BcqLy3X07H_uoyEQ http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=91253546&pty=OPP&eno=2&fbclid=IwAR3gYzAA2zdbSMBcTcM6ybJSbOWTf7O4JhvtVPE_K6KIStgDRF64Zry5O2o - 30 -

Happy birthday, old-timer! Enjoy the bacon doughnut!

I was looking at that. Looks pretty cool! I'm definitely MPC-curious, and would have bought the Live if the Deluge didn't check more boxes for me. I suspect it will drive down the price on 2nd-hand MPC 1000s.

Very cool, Peter! I might not have a chance to listen until next Monday when I'm back in the office, but I'll give it my full attention then! Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, Behringer have really upped their game in a lot of ways since buying Midas. Most sound techs buying new gear these days seem to be going for the X line of digital mixers, for example. And the fact that they're squandering some of their massive wealth to produce analog synths and drum machines for a very niche market, just because their CEO loves them, is definitely something I can get behind.

Agreed, it looks awesome.

Jay Hosking's channel is really informative for that.

That's really awesome and generous. I think the Akai would work great together with my Deluge. PM inbound!

My gear-lust shortlist atm: - Akai Midimix or Novation Launch Control XL MK2 (gonna get it soon, will really open up the performance ability of the Deluge). - Some kind of pad controller, to trigger samples in the Deluge. - Arturia Drumbrute Impact. My long list is Elektron and Moog.

Love it. I don't need any more gear want one!

Is that a Digitakt or 'tone? I want to try them both. Also, you were quick to pick up that TD-3! Like it? I'm staying away from software - as soon as I get on a computer my internet addiction kicks in, and I can't be creative. That's why I got the Deluge - it's not limitless, but its limitations don't get in my way, unlike other grooveboxes I've tried.

For someone like him, who composes music, yeah. You can generate ideas so quickly.

It's ridiculously fun. Highly recommended.

I guess I'm gonna have to go back to relying on my looks to get gigs.

All the Samples From Mars are available for $39 right now. I just bought them. My Deluge plays multisamples, and I'd like to get another device that will do it too - I'll probably try out a Raspberry Pi for this at some point.

Did I wish you a happy birthday on FB? I can't remember. Happy belated!

I think I'm performing some synthy stuff in public tomorrow night at a rave-type party. Here's hoping I don't shit the bed!