Tape Drum Machines Vol 3

YouTube via GoldbabySamples | June 24, 2010 | 2:17

"Here are some of the drum machines used to create Tape Drum Machines Vol 3. http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/tdmvol3.html

Go to the product page for better quality audio demos and info about this sample pack."

via Goldbaby:
"Excuse the poor audio quality. 128 mp3 just doesn't sound good on bass heavy, sparse audio. You can hear better audio demos on the product page: http://www.goldbaby.co.nz/tdmvol3.html"

Follow-up to this post.

Goldbaby Tape Drum Machines Vol. 3

Goldbaby just released Tape Drum Machines Vol. 3. You'll find samples on site. Be sure to check out their other samples sets as well. Each one has a pdf link with tons of shots and info on what went into them, in a very cool, comic book, format. Below are captures of Vol. 3. "Vol 3 contains: 12 Drum Machines and 3 Tape Machines. 3498 x 24 Bit drum samples Drum Machines used: RZ-1, TR-55, XD-5, MFB-522, DDM-110, DDM-220, DPM-48, RX-21L, R-100, ED-10, PB-300 and the DSM-1. The Tape machines used: Otari MX5050 1/4", Rolla 77 valve mono 1/4 inch, and the Hitachi Cassette deck. Plus the UBK Fatso was also used! Formats: Battery 3, Guru and Wav Pack" The list: MPC Electronics DSM-1 KORG Super Drums DDM-110 KORG Percussion DDM-220 Yamaha ED-10 MFB 522 Roland TR-55 Roland PB-300 Casio RZ-1 Sakata DPM-48 Yamaha RX-21L Kawai XD-5 Kawai R-100 Rolla 77 MK3 / MKIII Kush UBK-Fatso Otari MX5050 1/4 inch Hitachi Cassette Desk Update: video added below.

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John Mayer uses his MPC to block the paparazzi

YouTube via AkaiProVideo — April 26, 2010 — "We've seen all kinds of uses for the MPC from people like DiViNCi playing three at a time, and Lady Gaga triggering samples in epic fashion on her MPC1000 to Busta Rhymes on the cover of Remix magazine. Here's a new one: John Mayer shields himself from the cameras with his MPC.

http://www.akaipro.com/mpc5000"

M.P.C D.S.M. 2 + Pearl SY 1 + Roland TR8008 + Arp Odyssey + Roland System 100

YouTube via djessay101.

"just for fun:-) little demo of the MPC DSM2:-)"

MPC electronics DSM-8+ analog drum module

via this auction

"This is a high-quality drum voice made by M.P.C. electronics of Cambridge, England, makers of "THE KIT" drum machine.

The unit also includes a simple pitch sequencer that lets you create variations in pitch with each trigger sent, for tom parts or more complex or experimental sounds.

The unit takes standard drum machine triggers, It's been tested with a Tr-808 and works perfect.

Sequencer functions are :
Beats/step : (1 to 4)
No. of steps (1 to 16)
Mode (4 diff pitch patterns)
Auto-reset (on-off)

Drum voice functions are :
Input sensitivity
Decay
Bend
Pitch
Mix
Tom/Bass or snare switch
Noise
Click
Level

Back functions :
Reset + hold (for sequencer)
Pad input + trigger input
Accent adjust
Output

The unit is very high-fi sounding for analog, the envelope is fast and it's easy to create punchy percussion sounds like kicks, snare, hi-hats claps toms etc etc.

I had a power supply made especially for it as it usually requires the DSM-1, which I don't have."

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808NRG

via http://twitter.com/BoxPhenom
"made a track with my new 808 todayQ"

Update: "The track is made with the Tr-808, Jp-4, Ms-10 and Cs-5 in Live 7... also a little thing called the M.P.C. DSM-2"

MPC The Kit Part 1

YouTube via danceofthedruids.

Funny how the pads for the cymbols look like tiny cymbols.

"MPC The Kit ... made in the UK and distributed in the US by MXR. Rare Ebay find but unfortunately some major issues. My first video for Youtube ... (I appologize for the Sony cam focus)."

MPC The Kit Part 2


"MPC The Kit made in the UK and distributed by MXR in the US. Part 1 explored more of the hi-hat patterns. Part 2 looks at the direct out capabilities. (Part 1, by the way, I meant volume control ... not tone control.)"

MPC The Kit Part 3


"More video on the problems with these drum machines - false triggering of the snare, intermittent output jacks, loose pads."

MPC Electronics DSM1 & DSM2 Drums

YouTube via zibbybone

"Short demo of MPC Electronics Drum Synthesizer Modules being triggered by Roland TR-606 drum machine."

MPC Electronics DSM1 & D.S.M. 2 Drum Synth Modules

via this auction

"DSM1 Single Channel Drum Synth & Power module and 2 DSM2 Dual Channel Drum Synth Modules racked inside a 3 space rack"

Update vai BirdFLU in the comments: "Here's a couple tips for possible MPC shoppers:

You can't buy a DSM 2 by itself, you have to have a DSM 1 in order to power it.

The DSM 1 and 2 have the same tone generators; the DSM 1 has one and the DSM has two.

The DSM units make the same sounds as the toms and snare on the big MPC with the octagonal pads. I suspect the same sounds are in the MPC Kit (the finger drum thingie), but have never had a Kit to check and see."

You can go to Freesound, search for Atlantex, and download the snare and ton sounds to hear what the DSM sounds like."

MPC electronics The KIT drum Synth

via this auction
"Ultra rare MPC electronics The KIT analog drum Synthesizer. You trigger the sound by playing the pads with your fingers. The Syn kit enables the user to obtain a wide variety of syndrum sounds by altering the Sweep (which varies the depth of the sound), Decay (sets the decay time), and Pitch (sets the frequency range of the sweep) controls on the front panel. As well as force-to-volume sensitivity, tapping the pad harder will produce a relatively deeper sweep and longer decay time. the virtual version will give you an Idea of what it can do, but that is just a simple setting you can change that when you get the KIT unit."

mpc electronic analogue drums

YouTube via Iglobalhead. Sent my way via richard.
"fantastic analogue sounds from mpc electronics rare 1980's drum synth modules"
Note the manufacturer is MPC (see the MORE tag below), not Akai.

MPC Electronic Music Percussion Computer

flickr by Rebel Droid.
click here for the full size shot.

Go Dexy's!

See the MORE link below for more MPC posts.

Also, the answer to this post is finally in the comments. Apologies for the delay, but it didn't come in until now.

MPC Music Percussion Computer

Title link takes you to shots pulled via this auction.

Details:
"Here's the original MPC (not that trendy, flash-in-the pan Akai thingy), the all English, all analog Music Percussion Computer! First, you should know that it is brown. But that's okay because brown is the new black. 1983-ish British answer to the Roland TR-808. Look at all those knobs! They all work! And those pads, all eight of them work too! The pads are beige which just POPS against the brown, don't you think?

I've never seen another US model MPC in person or on the web, so I think I can say this MPC is genuinely rare.

Seriously though, all the knobs and pads really do work. However I'm 90% sure the sequencer does NOT work. I followed the instructions and nothing happens. The 10% is in case it's an easy fix like an internal battery or something. You should assume the sequencer doesn't work. Fortunately, you can still use the keypad to pretend you're Jack Bauer disarming a nuke without fear of harming the MPC or the city of Los Angeles.

I built a trigger-in box which works if you're not into whacking the pads in real time. The triggers work fine using the audio outs of a Roland TR-727 or a Machinedrum, so I would guess most drum machine or synth audio outs will do the trick if you don't have some sort of trigger sequencer. I guess it's also possible to have the MPC modded to work with Kenton's KADI-MIDI box based on some pictures of an MPC in the Netherlands I found here:
http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Album=QESYMYG4

It's built into it's own flight case (also brown!) and weighs in at 25 lbs. People know you're serious about your drum machine when it comes in over 20 lbs and is brown. On the bottom of the case is a threaded mount so you can put your MPC on it's own mic stand. Your mic stand better be damn sturdy though.

This particular MPC is wired for US voltage and has an internal power supply so no wallwart hassles.

If you look around the web you'll find the MPC described as having an interface for a Timex/Sinclair computer that expanded its sequencer capabilities. This one has a Commodore 64 interface. I've never found anyone that even knows about the C64 interface, let alone the instructions for it's use. It's a factory interface though because C64 is part of the serial number of this unit as you can see in the pics. I don't have a C64 so I don't know if it works or not.

Company background
Manual and Schems"

via Robert. Images without the watermarks and samples coming after the auction is over.

Kraftwerk Pocket Calculator on Bee Gees Rhythm Machine

YouTube via peahix.

"Further adventures in extreme music geekdom. This is me playing Kraftwerk's "Pocket Calculator" on a Mattel Bee Gees Rhythm Machine keyboard, followed by Kraftwerk's Ralf Hutter playing the song live one their Mattel Bee Gees Rhythm Machine. Except theirs is all painted black to hide the "Bee Gees" bit. Clever. You can also see this keyboard on the "Computer World" LP jacket. The other hand-held noisemakers are a Stylophone, TI Language Translator (same sound chip as the Speak & Spell), and a home-made electronic percussion trigger." Sent my way via J Lesser.



And the original. YouTube via technik.

EPROM MODS DIY

"Solid Rate Studios is proud to announce it's leap into the world of Eprom Programming! Eproms are programmed in-house from a wide range of source material including binary images taken from stock Eproms, after market Eproms and binaries made from custom samples. We provide Eproms for virtually any Eprom based drum machine including... SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS DRUMTRAKS, LINN LM-1, LINN DRUM, OBERHEIM DMX, OBERHEIM DX, E-MU DRUMULATOR, ELEKTRON MACHINE DRUM, KORG ER-1, ROLAND MC-303, ROLAND TR-909, ROLAND TR-808, ROLAND TR-727, ROLAND TR-707, ROLAND TR-606, ROLAND DDR-30, BOSS DR-202, ALESIS SR-16, ALESIS HR-16, MPC MUSIC PERCUSSION COMPUTER, VARIOUS MODULAR ANALOG DRUM KITS, and more."

Title link takes you there.

MPC Analogue Drummachine

No title link, just this one shot and details via this auction.

Detials:
"Super cool analogue drummachine from the 80's. Sounds a bit between a tr-808 and cr-78. Unit comes with a custom Kenton Pro Kadi witch also has a not to stop the sound of the ride. Here is a link to a little sounddemo."

Also, there isn't an image, but the seller also has a Simmons SDS-7 up for auction.

Previous MPC Post

Poly VL - Yamaha VL in a Soft Synth

Brian Moore dropped me a line about a Yamaha VL1 up for auction. I asked him if he had seen the VP1. He did and he mentioned that he was thinking of picking up the Yamaha S-YXG100 a softsynth with the VL physical modelling. I knew about the Korg OASYS PCI but not this. Brian sent me a couple of links (one, two) and a zip of the demo. Only thing is like the OASYS PCI it only runs on Windows 95/98. Here's the 1999 press release from Harmony Central:

"February 17, 1999
Yamaha Corporation, the world' s largest manufacturer of musical instruments, today announced the development of the SoftSynthesizer Poly-VL which further enhances Yamaha’s SoftSynthesizer software for creating polyphonic sound with a Virtual Acoustic (VA) synthesizer. The Poly-VL, a plug-in module for the SoftSynthesizer S-YXG100, is designed to take advantage of the performance of Intel’ s Pentium® III processor. As a result, it can reproduce music approaching the realism of a live music performance.

"We are delighted with this development," said Yamaha Corporation President Kazukiyo Ishimura. "Thanks to the power of Intel’ s new Pentium III processor, everybody can now enjoy music in their own homes as if it is performed by real musical instruments. We will start introducing this software to all major computer manufacturers to bundle it on their new computers."

Yamaha SoftSynthesizer embodies software technology that enables the playback of MIDI data even without dedicated hardware such as an external tone generator or a sound card. At present, Yamaha has shipped over eight million units of its acclaimed SoftSynthesizer S-YXG50 for preinstallation on computers made by manufacturers worldwide.

WaveTable synthesis is widely used in musical instruments and software synthesizers, and this technology is based on playback of pre-sampled waveforms. On the other hand, Virtual Acoustic synthesis utilizes a model that builds a virtual instrument and then creates sound by simulating the behavior of sound generation in a real musical instrument. Because VA recreates the sound generating mechanism of a musical instrument itself, users can create sounds that replicate both the timbre and expression of real instruments much more closely than is possible with an ordinary synthesizer. New and unusual combinations can even be created, such as a timbre that simulates a flute with brass mouthpiece being played with a cello bow.

The new Poly-VL utilizes the power of the Pentium III processor to generate eight-voice polyphony with VA synthesis, allowing users to recreate— for example— the sound of a brass ensemble of up to eight voices, including saxes, trombones, and trumpets. The percussion and keyboard sounds that are generated using Wave Table synthesis and orchestral timbre generated with VA synthesis results in a powerfully expressive music performance."

MPC Shots and Sample

Title link takes you to more shots including some gorgeous shots of an EDP Wasp, Serge and more. He even has one of these! : ) You can find a 4.6M mp3 here. Via Dennis Vershoor. Thank you Dennis!

More on the MPC.

The MPC - Music Percussion Computer

Title link takes you to shots of the Music Percussion Computer sent my way via altemark. The MPC previously made an appearance on Matrixsynth in this post. Via Synthony: "Music Percussion Computer is a fully dynamic, touch-sensitive playable and programmable electronic rhythm instrument. The MPC's sophisticated microelec tronics provide a whole new range of percussion sounds playable in real time with drumsticks and programmable through its own on-board microprocessor. And the MPC's one-of-a-kind interface system with the *Timex Sinclair 1000 personal computer produces a clear graphic display for composing, building rhythm tracks or just learning the drums."

John 'PAiA' Simonton Memorium

No title link. Note the John S. Simonton Memorial Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, PO Box 1146, Oklahoma City 73101.

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In Memoriam: John Stayton Simonton, Jr.
June 24, 1943 - Nov. 25, 2005


Oklahoma City - Founder and president of PAiA Electronics, Inc. (OKC)
John Stayton Simonton, Jr. died at his home in Arcadia, Okla. on
Friday, Nov. 25 after a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer. He was
62 years old.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii to John and Eva Simonton, John Simonton grew
up in New Orleans, La. graduating from the Sam Barth School for Boys
and the Metairie Park Country Day School. In 1965 while finishing his
engineering and psychology degree at Louisiana Tech University in
Ruston, La. he met and married Linda Brumfield Simonton.

After completing his degree in 1967, John moved to Oklahoma to work for
the first computerized jet engine test facility at Tinker A.F.B.

In 1968, John founded PAiA Electronics, Inc. in Oklahoma City, a
company dedicated to providing synthesizer kits to the do-it-yourself
electronic musician. John Simonton has designed hundreds of products
including the Gnome MicroSynthesizer, the SMPL System SMPTE / MIDI /
Machine synchronizer and the PAiA Programmable Drum Set, which is
credited with being the first commercially available user-programmable
percussion box.

Many music artists received their first exposure to synthesis with
PAiA's modular systems. Many engineers, scientists and technicians had
early exposure to their professions through his trade journal articles.
His work with starved tube circuitry produced the TubeHead series of
preamplifiers and his most recent project was PAiA's Theremax theremin.

A widely read author and contributor in the electronic popular press,
John was also the publisher of Polyphony magazine, which was first
published in 1975 and later renamed Electronic Musician. Electronic
Musician eventually sold to Mix Publications of Berkeley in 1985. John
was also the founding partner in High Technology, Inc. the first
computer store in Oklahoma in 1976, which became the first wholesale
distributor for Apple Computer, Inc. in 1977.

Deeply dedicated to doing what was right, John was a mentor and
inspiration to many do-it-yourselfers encouraging them to pursue
avocations and careers in engineering and music.

He is survived by wife Linda Simonton, daughter D. Stayton (Staci)
Craig, son John S. Simonton III (Trey), granddaughters Nikki Craig and
Callie Simonton, and grandson Christopher Kai Simonton.

A memorial service to celebrate John's life will be held at 6 p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 10 at the Omniplex Science Museum in Oklahoma City. In
lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the John S. Simonton Memorial
Fund at the Oklahoma City Community Foundation, PO Box 1146, Oklahoma
City 73101.
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