"Rare 1990 stereo drum machine featuring a custom 'sound storm' switch which generates a deep, rumbling, soundscape which glitches and evolves until the unit is switched off. The 25 point patch bay modulates the onboard rhythms and sounds to generate an array of original effects and rhythmic variations. Making a single connection can dramatically alter the output but applying multiple connections produces an increasingly complex range of fractured, reversed, tonal, bit crushed, flanged, distorted, aliasing and delayed effects, arcade sounds and digital noise, alternative rhythmic patterns and additional accents. The five included patch cables can also be stacked for further sonic manipulation.
Features: 8 velocity sensitive drum pads. 100 preset rhythms. 10 drum kits. 1/4" stereo output. 2 x onboard speakers. 608 mm x 281 mm x 105 mm. Takes a 9v power supply or batteries. MIDI In, Out."
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"A presentation of this modified vintage keyboard demonstrating the use of the multi-timbral manual vector controller joystick in conjunction with the custom 30-point patch bay. This turns the unit into a generator of noise, bizarre soundscapes, a range of lo-fi ambient, aliasing, glitching and unison pads, corrupted rhythms and percussion."
"The Yamaha PSS 795 is a rare 1990 49-key digital keyboard which implements Advanced Wave Memory synthesis- the use of real world instrument and voice samples which are looped and/or blended with digitally generated sound. Four of the unit's onboard presets can be assigned to the vector controller- a joystick which allows the user to morph between each of these sounds. With the addition of the custom built 30-point patch bay, this adds up to one of the most remarkable, enigmatic and useful modified instruments Canned Sound has to offer. This feature unlocks an endless array of other-worldly soundscapes, bizarre loops, weird sample hybrids, drones, warped digital distortion, garbled and staccato FM sounds, ethereal effects, powerful unison patches, strange percussion hits and grinding bass tones. The unit also features a switch which triggers completely random streams of noise, sequences, effects and tones- another great option for sampling.
When utilising the patch matrix, each configuration of the five included stackable patch cables produces an often multitimbral range of sounds across the keyboard. The percussion pads and onboard rhythms are also affected. The capacity for the generation of unusual pads, noise and percussive hits is immense; this modified PSS 795 is a source of distinctly different sounds which any alternatively minded electronic producer will find inspiring. Demo to follow.
Specs: 61 mini keys. ROM: 100 sounds, 50 rhythms. 8 percussion pads (46 percussion sounds + voiced numbers 1 - 4 are assignable to each). 4 patch vector controller (a user created movement sequence is writable in the 8 track sequencer). Pitch bend wheel. MIDI: In, Out, Thru. Twin 3 watt speakers + headphone/AUX out. Dimensions: 776 mm x 302 mm x 141 mm. Weight: 4.5 kg."
"1987 12-bit programmable drum machine custom modified to include a heavy-grade distortion switch and a 25 point patch bay. This modification generates an array of bit crushed, flanging, glitching, distorted, delayed, tonal effects, flams and digital noise.
Five patch cables included- these can be 'stacked' for even deeper audio manipulation.
13 pads: tom 1/conga 1, tom 2/ conga 2, hi hat open/bongo high, ride/agogo high, cowbell/whistle, timbale high/ cuica high, bass drum/ tambourine, snare/rim shot, tom 3/conga low, hi hat closed/ bongo low, crash/agogo low, clap/shaker, timbale low/cuica low.
Accent, level, pan for each sound.
User Patterns: 999.
User Songs: 10.
Tempo Range: 40 - 240 BPM.
MIDI in/ out.
ROM Size: 26 PCM waveforms at 12-bit resolution.
Screen: 16x2 character display.
Weight: 1.5 kg."
"Rare 1993 MIDI drum machine with a custom 25 point patch bay. This modification generates an array of original sounds, effects and rhythmic variations. Making a single connection on the patch matrix can dramatically alter the output but applying multiple connections produces an increasingly complex, sometimes aleatoric range of fractured, reversed, tonal, bit crushed, flanged, distorted, aliasing and delayed effects, 16-bit arcade sounds and digital noise, alternative rhythmic patterns and additional accents. The five included patch cables can also be stacked for further sonic manipulation.
The patch bay affects the 100 tempo adjustable onboard rhythms and tracks in addition to the pads and scraper which produce some great degraded digital effects and percussion hits.
Features: 8 velocity sensitive drum pads. A 'scraper' ribbon controller for the performance of preset instruments, scratching and rolls. 100 preset rhythms with instrumental accompaniment options. 75 PCM percussion and effects sounds. 30 percussion sets. Selectable roll, flam and echo effects. Auto bass/ chord function. Three user song memory. 608 mm x 281 mm x 105 mm."
"Voltage controlled Yamaha DD-8.
Percussions sounds & rhythm by DD-8.
DD-8 is clocking my Scrotum Lab's "Mini-System" where Grilles, Le Seq and Tresses are active.
Grilles is clocked by DD-8. Le Seq is synched to Grilles. Tresses is triggered by Grilles.
Le Seq sequence is sent to the CV input I added on the DD-8.
Tresses is playing the Bells algorithm.
Mini-System is sent to effects."
"8 stacked saw wave oscillators for classic strings, pads, chords and dark evolving textures.
4 note paraphonic - upto 4 notes can be play simultaneously, notes in the same column cannot be triggered at the same time.
on/off power switch note trigger indicator led 24 keys envelope control - shift between a selection of attack and release envelopes ensemble control - note sustain length phase control - rate of phase modulation output level control 1/4" mono jack output
Requires a 9v DC input (negative centre polarity) power supply, 300-800mA. Not supplied.
"A little Circuit Bent Casio MT-18 with many features. Check the chapters:
00:00 Overview
01:58 The Bends
02:05 Pitch Envelope Mod
04:18 Distortions and White Noise
06:30 VCF
08:57 Delay PT2399
12:43 VCF on VCF and Delay
18:40 Pitch Mod and Body Contacts
20:12 LFO on Pitch
23:10 One last little play...
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"A little Circuit Bent Casio SA-1 within a cute wooden frame
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"Casio x Haunted Harmonics - Haunted Casio PT-100 👻
This custom Casio keyboard features 10 distinct modifications, including: A combo pulse/filter switch (with knob for tuning), a sustain toggle, drum fill, lead and chord distortion, drum distortion, drum reverse switch, gain control, and an 1/4” line out.
All of the PT-100’s original features are intact and unaffected when the mod switches are turned off. When turned on, they provide a wide range of musical effects, all of which interact with each other, providing nearly endless possibilities for unique tones & sounds.
It’s bass-y chiptune drums, fuzzy growling chord section, & breathtaking bit crushed leads make it the perfect instrument for dance punk, dubstep, & vaporwave, & Crystal Castles cover bands."
"Here's a short promo for our new Speak& Glitch GND-1, a Circuit Bent Speech Chip Synthesizer unlike any other. Based on an accurate emulation of the speech chip inside the popular Speak and Spell game, the GND-1 pushes into previously impossible circuit bending realms letting you create loops, rhythms and synth sounds in totally new ways.
In addition to the stereo audio output from the synth chip, the MIDI-out rhythm generator on the GND-1 was driving a software 808 drum machine. But it can drive any midi compatible device, whether it's software, hardware, or even mechanical, both via USB midi and a dedicated 5-pin DIN connector.
"A creepy and scenic synthesiser drone, with semimodular characteristics, which features:
- 2 main oscillators interacting with each other in different ways: pitch, range, glide control for each head, CV In - 6 patchable LFOs - LDR controls - Body Contacts - Battery or PSU power - Internal Speaker - Line Out
Enjoy!
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I can build instruments on request, so, if interested please enquire! You can drop me a message or send an email etc.
"We decided to hack the most famous and loved 303 designs by Tadao Kikumoto. In the 80s
40 years later Behringer makes a clone
We look at this circuit and we changing something and we add some chips
Inputs outputs.. we want to make it sound over the top if possible no limit. Most crunchy so we at and makes between an overdrive and a delay . We change the filter and we have an extra input in outfits for the effect that you can also use separated on other equipment if you want the demonstration. We only have 10 of them. If you are into Acid over-the-top crunchiness over-the-top delay this is your friend see demonstration movies"
