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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Musikmesse: New From genoQs Machines


genoQs Machines

MUSIKMESSE 2009
Frankfurt 1-4. April
Superbooth, 5.1 C67 and B68

Musikmesse: Moon552DEMOKopie2


YouTube via moonmodular.

Note the M552 is new.

Moonmodular will be at the SchneidersBuero Superbooth

serge Vast Under Water Landscape


"Cut off from the surface... Last thoughts are bleak. 4 live takes Serge Creature and Quad Slope, panning delay and reverb added.. No keyboard or external Cv's.."

BWeevil vs BugModular


YouTube via BugBrand
"Before sending things out I always like to test - both to check and for the fun. Here is a selection of startup system modules with input from a BoardWeevil.

The Weevil signal is used both for an audio source to be processed (through LPG and PT Delay) and as a Sync source for the SYN2A VCO - hear the freq. tracking midway through, along with many unexpected happenings.

For more info please check http://www.bugbrand.co.uk"

After Sending (Bug Modular)

"A celebratory play after sending out the first few startup BugModular systems! And also a first glimpse of a few new modules - CTL2 Joystick, PRC3A State Variable Filter & UTL4 Dual DC Mixer.

A droning patch with Envelope looping speed governed by the Joystick and touch pressure. Two main Oscs + a third for Sync pitches controlled by the Y axis. Other bits and pieces in there too no doubt!

Sorry for the quality of the audio - it sounds so rich in person, but the crappy camera just won't do it justice.
For further details please check http://www.bugbrand.co.uk"

Blinken (LEDs)

"Lights flashing (no sound) on the test setup for BugModules.
Mesmerising or ....?"

C64 Vader II White Acid Jam Demonstration with Mssiah and Renoise


YouTube via kilobyte242. Note this is the one for auction here, previously posted here.
"Demonstrating the C64 Vader II White w/ Mssiah .... check out kilobytemodshop.blogspot.com for more info" comments disabled here to keep them with the last post.

APC pcb ready


YouTube via etonepan. Atari Punk Console PCB.

KORG DS-10 original song "Spice of the life"


YouTube via truewall125789

Turboencabulator Fluxwheel


YouTube via arrowbang
"Prof. Eric Blair explains the numerous applications of the Turboencabulator's "Fluxwheel" with live demonstration by Houston Guy, LLC. Safety monitored by Dr. Mike Dobler."

Unearthly Wavetable Drone


YouTube via hilltree
"Sinister Synthesizer Drone.
Waldorf microwave 2
More at www.groenewoudnet.nl"

Musikmesse: What's New From Moog

As you know the Musikmesse is in Frankfurt Germany. Via Aliens Project in German, and Googlish here.

excerpt:
"In due time, the opening of the Frankfurt Music Fair on 1 4.2009, startet Moogmusic mit einer absoluten Überraschung durch: Das klassische Moog Modularsystem ist völlig neu überarbeitet worden und nun bald wieder lieferbar. 4.2009, starts with an absolute Moogmusic by surprise: The classic Moog Modular system has been completely revised and now available again soon. Die Auslieferung der ersten Module, wird voraussichtlich ab Juli/August 2009 erfolgen können. Delivery of the first modules, is expected by July / August 2009 only. Auf der Messe sollen bereits einige funktionsfähige Prototypen gezeigt werden, die man dann dort bestaunen und hören kann. At the fair will be some functional prototypes are shown, which you can then see and hear there may be."

acidlab M1AM1 First Jam Uncut


"TR-808, acidlab, Miami, M1AM1, M1AMI, MIAM1, TR-606, TR-909, Bassline, Shagghie, demo, Klaus

Took the new acidlab M1AM1 for a spin the other night. This is raw, uncut jamming on it. Made the pattern in about 12 min., and just jammed on it the whole time. It's not mixed, this is just the main mono out. The shuffle settings are awesome, and this one I think does a great job to highlight at least ONE of the settings. This is practically a track already by the sound of it. The kick and toms play so well off each other that for a lot of applications a bassline and/or sub synth is not needed for a house vibe like this."

AHMW 2009 Vids and Pics by glacial23

Serge panels


oozitron's synth


Dueling Modulars


flickr set by glacial23. click for the images with mouse-overs.

Cwejman RES-4 Kick Drum


YouTube via bigcitymusic
"The Cwejman RES-4 is a truly great sounding module. It is made of four resonant bandpass filters. The top knob controls the frequency, the middle the amount of resonance, and the bottom the level for that filter. We are running the Plan B Elf LFO, triggering the Model 10 Polyphonic Envelope. The envelope is running into the audio in of the RES-4. We're just using one band to start but then we add another for some added attack. We're also using the super awesome Cwejman VC-FC compressor module, that is now available in stereo as the VC-FCS!"

A method of making triplet phrase on "KORG DS-10"


YouTube via truewall125789. via the KORG DS-10 blog

KORG DW-8000

via this auction

click the images for the full size shots

VERMONA PERFOURMER

via this auction
"This one has the bonus CV/Gate inserts for each voice....
So, you can control the voices with your vintage sequencers.
Check the videos... [below images] I used my TB-303 to control it.
This version is $1624.00 new. Check online. (Nova, etc)

What you get:
- Ten "patch template" papers
- English printed manual
- German printed manual
- Retroverb advertisement & Misc advertisement brochure
- Original power cable IEC/110V style
- Wood sides and non-original knobs to plug holes
- Original box with proper styrofoam inserts"








Vermona Perfourmer + TB-303 (video 1)
YouTube via DeathByDinSync. previously posted
"The Perfourmer is 4 synths in one case. You can set it up in many ways... Unison, Duo, Poly. In this video, I have Synth 2 being controlled by CV/Gate from my TB-303 (out of frame). Synth 3 & 4 are together being controlled via MIDI, on the same channel, by Ableton Live. Synth 1 is set to "LFO mode" where the LFO is modulating the VCA which is tuned to the root note of the main sequence of Synth 2. This is an excellent synth... I'm extremely impressed with it's sound.

The TB-303's actual audio is brought in later, through my mixer... I've added chorus & reverb, which you can see from the bars moving on the SDX rack.

Bass drum is from a TR-606 sample in Ableton

More of my music:
http://www.deathbydinsync.com
http://www.archive.org/details/Random...
http://www.rusuden.com"

Vermona Perfourmer + TB-303 (video 2)

ARP Rhodes Chroma

via this auction

Some shots of the inside, and the cover of the users and service manual. Note you can find scans of both on the excellent Rhodes Chroma site.








Roland GR-33B Bass Guitar Synthesizer (Pedal Only)

via this auction

Not the best shots, but posting this one for the title. "Pedal Only" :)



Moog Taurus II Bass Pedal Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

"Specifications • Polyphony - Monophonic • Oscillators - 2 VCO's (square & sawtooth waveforms) • Memory - None • Filter - 1 24dB/oct lowpass w/ cutoff, key tracking • VCA - Attack + Decay or Sustain • Keyboard - 18 note pedal-board. All clay-bake pedals are smooth and firm- no clicking or loose modules. All dials and toggles are firm and smooth- without missing parts. Includes patch cord and power cord."

Juergen Haible Variable Slope Filter / Phaser PCB

Image of the PCB layout for the JH Variable Slope Filter / Phaser. You can find more info including samples at the JH website.

Musikmesse: Moog MF-106TC

"Moog Unveils Long Awaited and Much Anticipated MF-106TC Analog Time Compressor

-Shipping April 1, 2009-

The history of invention and innovation is replete with instances of accidental successes: Chewing gum was a bad batch of tire rubber. Penicillin came from mold growing on abandoned plates of bacteria. And we all know about Benjamin Franklin and lightning rods.

Our own musical mad scientists (who never fear failure and are constantly experimenting, tinkering and tweaking) have recently had their own kite-flying experience, and the result is the amazing and logic-defying MF-106TC, Analog Time Compressor.

"We accidentally reversed the clock phasing in the time generation on our MF-104Z Analog Delay, and discovered that it can actually work in reverse, compressing the time stream instead of expanding it. Much to our amazement and delight we began hearing sounds up to 1000 milliseconds before we played them,” said Amos Gaynes, Moog Temporal Engineer.

Gaynes said that the Analog Time Compressor circuit on the MF-106TC can eliminate digital latency in real time, or sound like you're playing faster than you really are. The Analog Time Compressor’s unique Slap-Forward delay effect sounds even better than Slap-Back, according to Gaynes.

“The MF-106TC has hundreds of unique applications,” said Moog Marketing Manager Chris Stack. “Used on the Pitch Preview output of our new Etherwave Plus Theremin, you not only hear your note before the audience does; you actually hear it before you play it.”

Consumer Product Safety Warning: Customers should not attempt to reverse the clock phasing of the time generation circuit on their MF-104Z delay to mimic the capabilities of the MF-106TC Analog Time Compressor. Without the factory-installed flux capacitor added, a standard MF-104Z will be seriously damaged."

More info here. Be sure to click on the image when you get there.

Musikmesse: New Jomox MBase II


"MBase01++ ?
yes, it was about time for mark II...

Analog Bass Drum Module
Available May 2009!

The MBase11 can do only one thing, but it does it right:
Phat kick drums!
And it does this even better than in the past.
The MBase11 is the logical follower of the MBase01 and offers even better performance, more versatility and an even phatter sound!

It generates analog bass drums, from extremely powerful to soft and covers the whole range from 909-style to 808-fashioned. And much more...the LFO has 8 different waveforms including true sine that can be used to create very different envelopes. The resulting sounds are not simply *kicks*...this turns out to be a bass drum *synthesizer*.

Like the XBASE 999/888, the MBase11 has a compression parameter to vary the thickness of decaying sound.
And...it offers a variable gate time to to create very different sounding attacks.
And...it also has a metalize parameter to have hundreds of variations on the attack noise.

For more intuitive editing, we have added an analog potentiometer that works alternatively to the parameter editing when scrolling the data wheel is too hard.

The MBase11 purposefully sounds a bit different to the XBASE 999/888, making it a great sounding expansion for our other drum products and other analog percussion.

The kick sets in very precisely and the attack sounds very snappy at all kinds of sound variations.

The MBase11 can also be used as a real bass with some limitations. If decay is cranked up it is long enough for tones and the pitch can be played on the keyboard in semitones over three octaves.

The kick drum can be triggered by an external analog trigger input. This is especially useful for live drummers who want to thicken up their live drum kit. The trigger input works with regular piezo pickups or audio signals.

Last but not least: one of the most convincing arguments for the MBase11 is the price: This is an inexpensive tool that helps you to create great kick sounds, without the timeconsuming searching accociated with mostly not satisfying samples. You save time and energy while reaching the sound quality you always imagined...

Tweak the sound you need. Everything is REAL.

Bass Drum

Although the MBase11 uses almost the same principle or block schematic for analog sound production as the XBASE999/888, the technology is different and results in a slightly different sound.

Tune Varies the pitch envelope of the VCO
Pitch Basses as low as 10Hz reach up to 175Hz
Decay Up to 2 sec
Harmonics Enrichment of harmonics of the VCO - for the hardest kick drums on planet earth
Pulse Change of the pure pulse part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also
Noise Change of the pure noise part of the attack - gate time affects this parameter also
Attack Level of the mixing of Pulse and Attack
EQ Filters the bass drum with a low pass filter - for soft and 808ish kick drums
Gate Varies the gate time from 0.1ms to 16ms
Compr Compression of decaying envelope - for slim and clicky kicks and all the depth that is needed
MetNze Metalized noise. A complex digital multitone pattern of 255 different combinations feeds the attack noise

Midi

The midi controllers of the MBase11 are identical to the XB09/X999/X888/AB/JB. All parameters including LFO can be remotely controlled by midi. The MBase11 is also compatible with our midi editors and templates in the bass drum department.

LFO

The MBase11 has an LFO that works on the pitch of the bass drum.
The LFO speed can be edited in BPM or be syncronized by midi clock. As on the XB09/X999/X888/AB/JB, the LFO can be synced by a note trigger or might run free.
Another feature is: we have implemented a one-shot LFO function that serves as an additional envelope.
The wave forms are:
saw up, saw down, sine+/-, triangle+/- and rectangle+/-.

Specifications
Instrument Bass Drum
Presets 110 (10 User RAM, 100 FLASH)
Sound Engine Fully analog with storeable parameters
Envelopes Analog
LFO 8 waveforms: Saw +/-, Sine +/-, Tri +/-, Rect +/-, modulates the pitch, midi syncroniseable
Display LED 7-segment 3 digit
Midi Midi In, Midi Out
User interface 1 data wheel, 1 potentiometer, 5 buttons, 16 LEDs for parameters and functions
Outputs 1 mono out 1/4" RCA jack
Output Level About 0dBu
Input External analog trigger, sensivity adjustable
Supply External wall wart 9V DC
Weight About 0.5 kg, 1.1lbs.
Size 145x155x35mm"

"Musik Messe Frankfurt Hall 5.1 Booth B68 Table 6 "Superbude" http://www.superbooth.com/plan.htm"

Click here for samples and manuals on the MBase II product page.
Above details saved for the archives. This one in via xonox.

Avatar Bass Synthesizer

flickr set by MSC175
(click for more)


Dave Forumula and the BroadWAVE Custom Prodyssey

You might remember the custom BroadWAVE Creamware Prodyssey from this post.

organgeyellowred sent this image to the Analog Heaven email list. He recently saw Dave Formula play with the recently reformed Magazine. He said it was an amazing show.

You can see Dave with the BroadWAVE Prodyssey, a Yamaha SS30, Clavia Nord Stage or Electro, and Hammond.

Musikmesse: New from Akai

"AKAI PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES MINIAK SYNTHESIZER

Virtual-Analog Synthesizer with Vocoder Developed in Partnership with Alesis

Cumberland, R.I. (April 1, 2009) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the MINIAK, the synthesizer specifically designed for today’s music production and performance styles. The MINIAK will make its debut in Akai Professional's stand, B 21 in Hall 5.0 at Musikmesse, April 1 - 4, 2009. Held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Musikmesse is the world's largest fair for musical instruments, live music and the music business.

The MINIAK is the first synthesizer from Akai Professional developed in partnership with the world-renowned Alesis synthesis team. The MINIAK brings together Akai Professional’s excellent control feel with powerful DSP sound-generation technology. The MINIAK is a perfect synthesizer for producers in the studio and live performers on stage because, while it is extremely compact and portable, it is also a powerful instrument for creating sounds for performance and production.

The MINIAK enables users to create programs with up to eight multi-timbral voices, each with three oscillators. The user can create interesting and unique sounds and take advantage of the synthesizer’s more-than-600 preset sounds. Users can create complex and refined sounds using the MINIAK’s two multimode filters, three envelope generators, two LFOs, stereo effects and 40-band vocoder with gooseneck microphone. The MINIAK also has a comprehensive sequencer with step and dynamic real time phrase sequencing, a drum machine/rhythm sequencer and an arpeggiator.

Users will appreciate the MINIAK’s high-resolution, 24-bit balanced quarter-inch inputs and outputs for excellent sound quality. The MINIAK has a 37-key semi-weighted keyboard with velocity sensitivity for all-in-one performance. It can also be used as a sound source for MPCs, computer software and keyboards via MIDI.

“We have been watching a trend in music production towards using more synth sounds alongside samples,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional. “The MINIAK is the perfect way for anyone to get into synthesis, yet it is powerful enough for any professional to create the precise sonority they are after.”

The MINIAK will be available from musical instrument and professional audio retailers Q3, 2009."
"AKAI PRO FURTHER EXPANDS MPK LINE WITH 88-KEY MODEL

MPK88 Performance Controller Features Exclusive MPC Technologies

Cumberland, R.I. (April 1, 2009) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the MPK88, a new addition to its popular MPK series of keyboard controllers with MPC pads and technology. The MPK88 will make its debut in Akai Professional’s stand, B 21 in Hall 5.0 at Musikmesse, April 1 - 4, 2009. Held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Musikmesse is the world's largest fair for musical instruments, live music and the music business.

The new MPK88 draws on the design of its siblings in the MPK series. The MPK49 and MPK25 each combine a MIDI-over-USB keyboard controller with genuine MPC pads and a sampling of the technologies that have made Akai Professional’s MPC series such an iconic music-production tool. The MPK88 brings the utility and creative control of its siblings to more dedicated piano and keyboard players, thanks to its fully-weighted, hammer-action keyboard with assignable keyboard split and aftertouch. Akai Professional designed this performance keyboard controller to specifically deliver the feel that serious keyboardists demand in a high-quality instrument.

In addition to the premium keybed, the MPK88 gives the player 16 MPC pads that are velocity and pressure sensitive and can access four banks of sounds each, for access to 64 sounds at any time. The MPC pads are the most recognizable feature of the MPC series, which has been among the most influential devices in the creation and production of music for the last two decades. The MPK88 also puts the player in command of their software with assignable Q-Link faders, knobs and buttons. The user can assign any Q-Link to control nearly any parameter in their software for hands-on, mouse-free performance. The MPK88 also has two assignable footswitch inputs and an expression pedal input.

Two technologies pioneered in the MPC series and built into the MPK88 are MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing. These note-modifying features can be heard in many of the most popular tracks over the last two decades. MPC Note Repeat is a capability that enables the MPK to automatically play a rhythm pattern, such as 16th notes on a hi-hat, for accuracy and speed of entry. MPC Swing is sometimes referred to as "the heart and soul of hip hop," because it turns perfectly aligned sequences into human feeling time alignments. Users can specify exactly the degree and timing of swing they want to apply for the perfect feel. The MPK88 also has an arpeggiator, which enables performers to build creative riffs instantly.

The MPK88 sends MIDI values over USB and a traditional MIDI jack. The controller works with most MIDI recording, sequencing and performance software as well as sound modules, synthesizers and other MIDI-compliant hardware, for musical performers from keyboard players to producers to DJs and VJs.

The MPK25 and MPK88 come with Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition software, one of the most popular and powerful performance and production programs in the world. Ableton Live Lite enables musicians to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.

“Professional keyboard performers now have the control they need on stage and in the studio,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional. “The MPK88 has weighted keyboard action plus the performance flexibility and control of the MPC pads and technology.”

The MPK88 joins the semi-weighted MPK49 and MPK25 controllers, which have 49 and 25 keys, respectively.

The MPK88 will be available from pro audio and musical instrument retailers in Q3, 2009."

"AKAI PRO MPD18 BRINGS MPC PAD CONTROL TO ANY SETUP

MIDI-Over-USB Pad Controller is Small and Portable for Versatility

Cumberland, R.I. (April 1, 2009) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the MPD18 portable pad controller. The MPD18 will make its debut in Akai Professional's stand, B 21 in Hall 5.0 at Musikmesse, April 1 - 4, 2009. Held in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Musikmesse is the world's largest fair for musical instruments, live music and the music business.

The MPD18 is the smallest-sized model in Akai Professional’s line of MPD pad controllers. DJs, programmers, producers and other musicians will find this MIDI-over-USB controller to be perfect for triggering samples, controlling software, and a variety of other applications. Its small footprint makes the MPD18 easy to integrate into any setup for stage performance, studio production or musical creation on the go.

The heart of the MPD18 is its bank of 16 velocity and pressure-sensitive genuine MPC pads, an Akai Professional exclusive. Users can access three different banks of sounds from the pads for a total of 48 sounds at once. The MPD18 also borrows the MPC series' assignable Q-Link controllers, enabling users to control nearly any parameters in their software in real time on an assignable Q-Link fader and an assignable Q-Link button.

Users will find the MPD18 to be convenient, sending MIDI information over its plug-and-play USB interface for use with Mac or PC without installing any drivers. The USB connection also powers the MPD18 so musicians can use the controller with no power supply. The MPD18 can control nearly any MIDI software, as well as MIDI hardware, such as synths, sound modules, samplers, sequencers, drum machines and more.

“The MPD18 gives you the iconic control feel of the MPC in a compact footprint that's easy to fit in any setup,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional.


The MPD18 will be available from musical instrument and professional audio retailers Q3, 2009."
I missed the press release on these, so credit goes to Failed Muso for this one.

Musikmesse: New Alesis Electronic Drum Kits



DM6 Electronic Drum Set [left]
"The Alesis DM6 Kit is an excellent choice in electronic drum sets for price-conscious drummers and aspiring players. The set features a completely new sound module with 108 quality drum, cymbal and percussion sounds. The DM6 Kit’s pads feel natural and its hardware and rack system are high quality."


E-Practice Pad [right]
"The Alesis e-Practice Pad is the fun way to learn and practice the drums. This electronic drum pad has 65 different drum sounds, a built-in metronome with six different sounds and more than 50 practice games and exercises. Drummers will find playing the e-Practice Pad to be fun and rewarding. It feels natural, its sounds are inspiring and it gives drummers a full range of dynamics from the lightest touches through the loudest accents."

BTW, Europe's NAMM, the Musikmesse starts tomorrow! Can't wait to see what comes in. Be sure to click on the Musikmesse link below for posts. I looks like Sonic State arrived.

stg/soundlabs Signal Amplifiers

"This module has 3 independent VCA elements. Two logarithmic-response AC-coupled VCAs with an initial gain control, and one linear-response VCA. The linear section is calibrated so that 5v on the control input is unity gain and 0v is null. On the logarithmic sections, 5v will achieve unity when the dial is around 3 o'clock, and distortion will be presented above that."

You can find more info including price at stg/soundlabs. Prototype pictured.

Thus (Neil Feather and John Berndt) "Helecopter Soufflé" (Vibro Wheels & Melocipede)


YouTube via highzerofoundation
"Experimental musicians and instrument inventors John Berndt and Neil Feather have developed their own musical language since 1992 as THUS. Here they perform "Helecopter Soufflé"in Baltimore, 2008. Neil Feather plays his Vibro Wheels and Melocipede instruments and John Berndt also plays Vibro Wheels."

Neil Feather Melocipede Solo, Baltimore 2008

"A short solo by instrument inventor, composer and improvisor Neil Feather on his Melocipede instrument. Like many other Feather instruments, it uses Doppler shifts and unusual mechanical relationships to produce eerie, uncanny sounds."
You can find more vidoes on highzerofoundation's YouTube Channel

The Bedford Jam- part 3, take 1...


YouTube via filbyhyde22
"After such a promising start too........;-)"

Electro Bunker - Live Teaser


YouTube via SuicideServer
"This is a evil teaser for the upcoming electro Bunker @ Frankfurt / Germany featuring Air Liquide, myself and a lot of other nice musicians.

In this Video Ni´s Maschine is doin the Drums and some fx stuff and the mpd32 is controlling Ableton Live. I used Natives Massive for the strange synth sound at the beginning and phosycon for the Acid Stuff. As always everything is live. Enjoy !"

Sequential Circuits TOM


YouTube via fuckingharpsichord
"Arrived today with its contemporay and latin cartridges, this is a rather messy rhythm-demonstration. But the end is cool, I think.

Tom 1's trigger is broken, if someone can help me with fixen this ? Be my guest !"

SYNTH JAM with ARP Odyssey + Roland TR-606 + Korg SQ-10


YouTube via AnalogAudio1
"My brother Gabriel rocks the ARP Odyssey, which is controlled by the KORG SQ-10. The SQ-10 is synced with the Roland TR-606. A spontaneous jam..."

Jackson Pollock Inspired Modded Commodore C64 Synth for Mssiah Cynthcart

via this auction via the forum
"Up for sale is a Commodore 64 which has been heavily modified for use with Mssiah or Cynthcart. For those of you not familiar with the cartridge that turns your C64 into a midi integrated synthesizer can check out it out by clicking HERE. This is probably one of the most unique and impressive looking Commodores ever assembled. With a later revision motherboard and tightly gripping cartridge port, there were no expenses spared during it construction. This attention to detail has resulted in a long list of cosmetic and hardware modifications.

- A all over flat black paint job using high quality automotive trim paint designed to adhere to all kinds plastic and metals. The white paint is high quality PPG White Gloss automotive paint. And I have also taken the proper time to do the professional prep work to the commodore’s surface to ensure complete adhesion of the paint to the plastic.

- All the keys have been painted black and accented with non-glaring white on black keyboard stickers, with the only exceptions of the cursor and commodore keys which have been replaced with original white C64c keys.

- The whole keyboard has also been recessed about a 1/4” deeper into the commodore. This custom positioning feels so much more comfortable by eliminating the feel of a full stroke keyboard.

- A complete SID2SID installation with (1) 6581 R3 and (1) 6581 SID chip. The combination of the later revision 6581 SID chip with the classic 6581 creates a uniquely dynamic sound. I have also taken the extra effort to replace the filter caps for Sid #1 to eliminate the old failing caps common in C64’s.

- There are (2) 1/4" Audio outputs jacks and (2) Audio inputs jacks, one for each SID's in and out. In addition the proper components have been added to the input of SID #2 to ensure the utmost sound quality. And all of the audio jacks have been labeled.

- (2) Red "kill" switches for the audio inputs have been added for each SID. This feature reduces the ground noise when switched on.

- A Sync24 In or "Din sync" female connector has been added which enables this C64 to be slaved to the many popular drum machines and synths such as the TR-606, TR-808, TR-909, TB-303, and MC-202.

- The boring stock red LED has been replaced with a cool new white LED. Also a white LED has been installed inside the case creating an interior glowing effect in the dark.

- A white colored RCA composite video jack has been added for increased clarity and compatibility.

- The addition of (4) 500k Potentiometers with nice black and white knobs that provide full control over the X/Y’s on controller port 1 and 2. The overall natural feel and the smooth ranges of the pots is an enormous upgrade to the bulky paddle controllers. Their placement is based off of AlphaMod.

Click HERE to view a slideshow of many more shots." Jackson Pollock on Wikipedia

Update:
C64 Vader II White Acid Jam Demonstration with Mssiah and Renoise
YouTube via kilobyte242
"Demonstrating the C64 Vader II White w/ Mssiah .... check out kilobytemodshop.blogspot.com for more info"

Redshift Studio

Redshift Studio
"Housed in a 150 year-old timber-framed sheep barn set on a riverfront property in historic Essex, Connecticut, Redshift Digital Audio provides the perfect setting for music composition, audio recording, and digital editing.

The floor plan includes a control room and two- story tracking room with views of the pond and Connecticut River, and a loft for music composition, video editing, and 5.1 audio editing.

The studio is in walking distance to downtown Essex, featuring pubs, eateries, shopping, and a celebration of rich maritime tradition."
via leave luck to heaven.
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