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[NoDirection]

I just wonder - what is the rules for recording/converting sounds from other manufacturers? - I have a Yamaha MOX6 and it would have been nice to have some of the best Motif sounds from that into my Nord Stage 2. I understand I can sample myself, but if Nord make the sample and make it available for everyone, do they have to pay Yamaha?, or are the sounds from DX7 so old that they are not copyrighted anymore?

[Marlowes]

Hej No!

Just remember the difference between a *.nsmp and a *.npno file ...
(The number of velocity layers?)

nord-stage-forum-f3/convert-sample-library-in-piano-library-t1211-10.html#p6185

/Vänligen
Michael i Skåne

[neolithic]

...if Nord make the sample and make it available for everyone, do they have to pay Yamaha?, or are the sounds from DX7 so old that they are not copyrighted anymore?

I don't think the age of the instrument that makes a difference. AFAIK it's hard to enforce copyright on a particular 'sound' (as opposed to a melody). Clavia's been very careful to slap some legal disclaimers on there:

All product names used are trademarks of their respective owners, and in no way constitutes an association or affiliation with Nord Keyboards. All trademarks are solely used to identify the products whose sound was studied during the development of the piano sound."

Clavia's been using Hammond Organ and Rhodes samples for ages, and have built several product lines almost entirely relying on them, so if anyone was going to pursue them they'd have done it by now! Still, you never know lawyers. I think get 'em while they're hot, before Yamaha puts a cease and desist order on Clavia!

[pablomastodon]

Harley Davidson fought that battle when Asian bike makers began engineering specifically to try to sound like Harleys...

Pablo

[neolithic]

Harley Davidson fought that battle when Asian bike makers began engineering specifically to try to sound like Harleys...

And I thought you were kidding!

Harley lawyer: "Your honor, our competitor's ripoff of our product purposely goes potato-potato-potato."

Rice-burner lawyer: "Nonsense, it goes poTAHto-poTAHto-poTAHto. Motion to call the whole thing off."

source: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2352/did-harley-davidson-patent-the-sound-of-its-motorcycles

[cleito]

Yes, they read my post 4 years ago and answered now
Here it is:
https://www.norduserforum.com/post1798.html?hilit=dx#p1798

[Mr_-G-]

I loaded the two DX pianos today. Really good and well made samples.
To my taste, they got the layers/sensitivity spot on with the FullTines, it plays great.

Sadly one of the grand pianos had to be replaced with the small sample version, but I was expecting that.

[SurfSynth]

Aaaah finelly some cool stuff!

Grand DX.ns2p

Classic

(547 Bytes) Downloaded 224 times

Double DX .ns2p

funky time

(547 Bytes) Downloaded 189 times

Thank you Nord!

[analogika]

You got some mp3 previews of those?

[Leo Castro]

Hi,

Sadly one of the grand pianos had to be replaced with the small sample version, but I was expecting that.

Yes, same exact issue for me here!

Paul

Same thing here!