2006 Infection Music Zeit Sequencer SN IMD5005

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Pics of the inside below.

Demo of the actual unit in the listing previously posted here. You can find posts and demos featuring different color schemes of the Zeit here.

via the listing: "I am selling a Zeit hardware MIDI sequencer made by Infection Music. I am the original owner of a 19" rack mount version, serial number 005, in complete working order. It is in near-mint condition aside from some minimal marks around the rack mounting holes and a couple of dents in the outer case (one in the back and one on the bottom) that were present on delivery in 2006. The dents do not break the surface paint.

The Zeit runs OS V01-39BR, which is stable and is nearly the final version produced. It is possible to upgrade to 41BR, but I am leaving it as per the manufacturer's advice. The following updates were minor, and it's best not to fool around with a functioning Zeit. The manufacturer no longer supports issues that might arise from an OS upgrade and is working on completing a CPU upgrade to extend the Zeit's lifespan.

I installed an upgraded CPU in 2009 received from the manufacturer, which may be why this one is still working correctly. I have a letter detailing the improvements in the new CPU. I received an email from the manufacturer in October 2022 stating that a new CPU upgrade should be available reasonably soon at an expected cost of no more than USD 200. The upgrade will dramatically increase program memory, add an SD card slot, and add USB.

A printed operating manual is included in the box. I have the manual in PDF form and can email it to anyone interested in learning more about the Zeit.

This is as rare a piece of electronic music-making gear as you might imagine. It was designed to be the ultimate hardware MIDI sequencer, which is impressive. I believe eleven rack mount units were produced, with probably a similar number of desktop units.

I made the attached Youtube video shortly after receiving the Zeit in 2006."

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Infection Music Zeit Desktop Sequencer 2004 White/Blue

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Video of the Rare Zeit Machine Sequencer

My first video of the Zeit machine sequencer

Published on Aug 2, 2016 Gerrit W. Rougoor

"It's a great gigantic machine almost impossible to buy not on the Dutch marktplaats or Ebay and others"

You can find previous posts featuring the Zeit Machine Sequencer here.

Infection Music Zeit Sequencer

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"Incredibly uncommon, very deep sequencer from Infection Music purchased from Analog Haven in California. First owner, studio use only.


There is a ton of information but also a lot of mystery around this unit due to the small manufacture (I am told they number in the single digits...). http://www.infectionmusic.com/ is the manufacturer web site and gives up the goods far better than I can in the space here. It is a fully featured MIDI sequencer designed with a thoughtful awareness of the sorts of trickier things used in the old school analog modulars, excels in the tangerine dream and kraftwerk vibes but of course useful across all genres, effective with anything that can talk MIDI (even, of course, soft synths)."

spotted by Ivan

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Zeit Desktop Sequencer

click here for more pics of the Zeit. Be sure to check these out full size.

More info on the Zeit:
Forum
Website

Also check out the Zeit label link below for previous posts here.

ZEIT Sequencer (Custom Polar White)

YouTube via InfectionMusic.

Via Robert. No audio, just a glimpse of one in production.

"A video of a custom built ZEIT Sequencer in the Polar White styling."

Zeit in the Box

via Robert

Note this Zeit is not yet completed hence the lack of knobs.

ZEIT Desktop Retro

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ZEIT Desktop Sequencer

Some images of the first production-level ZEIT are in.

Infection Music Zeit Enclosures

Click here for a couple more shots of the Infection Music Zeit sequencer enclosures.

Zeit Sequencer and a Little Cwejman

Click here for a couple more shots sent my way via an anonymous reader.

For previous Zeit and Cwejman posts including some video and audio click on the labels directly below this post. Note that I label all posts now, so you can click on them for more.

Zeit Sequencer Quick Demo

YouTube via bbbionaut.

Zeit in the Flesh

This one sent to AH via Bionaut. Videos and mp3s are hopefully coming. Title link takes you to his page on the Zeit. Nice Voyager as well. Doepfer MS-404 and Waldorf Micro Q under the Voyager.

Zeit Desktop Sequencer

Remember the Zeit Sequencer? Here's another tabletop version via sequencer.de. Infection Music are the makers of the Zeit.

Zeit Desktop Sequencer

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Sequencers Cooking - Infection Music Zeit Sequencers

Hubba hubba. The Infection Music Zeit Sequencer x 5 burning in for 24 hours. In via the lovely Cikira.

"David Hughes, the desigher of Infection Instruments Zeit, updated his list of patient devotees thusly:
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This is "Burn In Day" when all of the current batch of machines are "burned in" for 24 hours.

In the foreground is the prototype machine which was in the workshop for a software upgrade.

Incidentally, in case someone asks, the LEDs are bright but not eye-seeringly bright. We didn't just fit a bunch of lasers to the front of the sequencer. That's a 4 second time exposure!"

Analogue Haven Winter NAMM 2006

If you are forunate enought to go to NAMM this year, this is the booth to check out.

"Analogue Haven will exhibit from January 19th until the 22nd at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Our booth is # 1787 which is located in Hall E. For details including a floor layout please visit the NAMM show's website.

The following manufacturers and gear will be presented at our booth:

Doepfer - Dieter Doepfer and Sibille Heller - Super Suitcase with all A-100 modules including new A-188-1a/b BBD delay, A-101-9 Universal Vactrol, Switched Capacitor Filter, Zero-Thru Quadrature VCO, Touch Sensor keyboard, R2m Ribbon Controller, PK88 and LMK Professional Controller Keyboards, D3m with D3c drawbar controller, all OEM/DIY products, midi-cv and midi-sync interfaces, midi controllers and MAQ 16/3 midi/analog sequencer.

EAR Group - Mike Brown and Peter Grenader - Livewire and Plan B modules.

Eowave - Emmanuelle Gallin and Marc Sirguy - Eowave Bugs and Persephone.

Future Retro - Jered Flickinger - Revolution, Mobius, XS Expander.

Manikin Electronic - Thorsten Feuerherdt - Memotron and Schrittmacher.

Metasonix - Eric Barbour - S-1000 Wretch, TM/TX series pedals.

Modcan - Bruce Duncan - Series B system with all modules including new Analog Sequencer 54b and Clock 53b.

MOTM - Paul Schreiber - Frac Rack series modules with demonstrations from Robert Rich.

Vermona & HDB - Thomas Haller and Denny Schreckenbach - all gear including DRM, Perfourmer and Retroverb

Other gear being shown by us include:

Analogue Solutions - Vostok and possibly Concussor drum series.

Anyware Instruments - SemTex XL.

Cwejman - Eurorack module prototypes and possibly S1mk2.

Elektron - possibly Machinedrum UW.

Infection Music - Zeit.

Jomox - M-Resonator.

Macbeth Studio Systems - M5.

Sequentix Music Systems - P3.

* plus additional special guests"

Jazz Infection

Sent to me by liam cloyd (lu-chu). Some interesting music happening at the Jazz Infection. Title link takes you there. A note from lu-chu on his gear, "the beasts i use in my setup currently are an arp axxe a juno and a mikrokorg (which to me has surprisingly more power than i would have expected) plus all sorts of non synth instruments. all solo stuff. recorded in ableton live" B'Angelo has some interesting tunes there as well. Good luck guys, I definitely like what I hear. : )

Infection Music

Infection Music is home to the Infection Instruments Zeit Sequencer pictured below. Title link will take you to the Infection Music homepage. Make sure to click on Zeit Sequencer and Instruments to see more including the Atem Prototype, Phaedra Sequencer and other incarnations of the Zeit Sequencer. There are also samples. Infection Instruments was founded in December 2001 by David J. Hughes who worked closely with Paul Maddox of Modulus Electronics featured in the post below.