Synesthesia Corp Pipes MK1 Desktop Sound Module SN 83/300

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video upload by Pipes.Rocks - 7 years ago

Spotted this one via the Perfect Circuit listing below. Note the video above is from 7 years ago and the videos below from roughly 6 years ago. I'm not finding any newer demos. The last update on their Kickstarter campaignwas from 3 years ago. Curious what ever happened to it. If you know, feel free to comment.

"Pipes is a new audio platform which out-horsepowers a laptop, outperforms any sample player, and is built to get even better over time.

Imagine the audio quality of a high-end audio interface combined with the fastest and most powerful sampler engine ever created. That’s Pipes in a nutshell, but it’s only the beginning.

Based on groundbreaking core technology, Pipes is a new category of machine for creating music and performing live. It has the convenience of a touchscreen tablet style interface, the flexibility of an open source software platform, and the durability for going onstage night after night. Best of all, it’s priced at half the cost of the latest smartphones and updates are free forever!"

Pipes gets bent! Behind the scenes at the manufacturing line.
video upload by Pipes.Rocks - 6 years ago

"Heavy metal being bent into its final form right here in America. While Pipes is a device we haven't seen before, there's still plenty of classic, tried and true ways to build an enclosure right. Take a look behind the scenes as the crew takes the pre-drilled flats and score/bend to create the enclosure. Not pictured is the second piece which comprises the bottom and left+right sides.

When we dreamed up Pipes, we knew that it had to be able to withstand the rigors of touring. While some people may only use Pipes in the studio, many of you will travel with it. We focused on an outcome that prioritized durability, that ensured proper ventilation, and that had enough weight and substance for withstanding exuberant live performances. That said, it's still a computing device, so definitely try to avoid dropping it or getting it wet!"

via this listing

Additional Perfect Circuit listings

"Includes power supply

Founder edition"

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PlantsSystem-cyan/n | PlantsSystem-Material01

video upload by plantssystem

"[A New Dimension of Sonic Experience] Granular Looper 'cyan/n' Demo by PlantsSystem.

PlantsSystem demonstrated 'cyan/n' the revolutionary granular looper developed by sound designer Katsuhiro Chiba.

'cyan/n' is a powerful sound tool that freely manipulates short sound particles (granules) to reconstruct existing sound sources in unpredictable and organic ways. In this recording, PlantsSystem uses 'cyan/n' to create an improvised, experimental techno groove.

We explore its possibilities, from noisy, psychedelic textures to deep, ambient sounds."


PlantsSystem-Material01

video upload by plantssystem

"PlantsSystem latest release, 'Material01' is a hard-hitting techno track designed for the club floor.

Using cyan/n for the SFX and Rebirth for the bottom section, the track delivers a sharp yet profound sound design.

The SFX, 909, and 303 intertwine exquisitely, maintaining a comfortable balance throughout the track.

Experience PlantsSystem minimal techno, perfect for late-night dance floors or listening with headphones.

Tools: cyan/n (SFX), Rebirth (Bottom).

#Techno #PlantsSystem #Material01 #Rebirth #909 #303 #cyann #ElectronicMusic"

via https://audiooo.com/cyann

"Released in 2003, this Mac app (now discontinued) was developed using Max for sample loop-based improvisation. It combined a sample slicer, granular looper, rhythm box, multi-effects, master effects, and more, allowing for real-time processing without stopping the performance. Software like this was rare at the time, and its cutting-edge concept, including its user interface, received an overwhelming response both in Japan and overseas.

release: Dec 26, 2003
last update: Sep 3, 2008
Standalone app (OSX 10.4)"

Note, this appears to be the first post to feature cyan/n.

Crazy Patroche TR9090

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via this Vemia listing

Click the auction link on top when you get there for additional listings.

"Very interesting TR-909 clone, apparently made from a French kit. Actually, this actual machine looks absolutely identical to the one featured on Crazy Patroche's website - so the one he made, rather than one made by others from the kit? Unfortunately it needs some work. Here's our tech James' report:.

Random hum cuts in and out. Snare sound faulty, no body and snappiness. One of the tuning pots perhaps wired backwards, clockwise tunes down. Still a great and presumably fairly simple project. Packing to include UK or Euro lead: 9GBP."

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RX12 Spectr Digital Rhythm Programmer | Ultrarare Post-Soviet Drum Machine

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video upload by Red Star Melodies

This appears to be the first one to be featured on the site.

via this Reverb listing

"The device was produced in Zhytomyr in early 1990s. It was not a mass-produced product, so this device is very rare.

It has 64 rhythms. You can change the tempo of each of them

Also, it has a «second pattern» mode that can add 8 additional drum brakes between drum loops

The drum machine has 10 sound turning on by pushing the buttons: timbale, tom, clap, rim, snare 1, snare 2, tom 2, closed hihat, crash (the crash does nor works)

You can control the sound of snare with a fader

Also the device has and «avt» button. By pushing it together with drum buttons you can add them to the sequence in auto mode.

The device has inputs for external drum pads."

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Elektronika Ritm Soviet Analog Drum Machine SN 41

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video upload by Kee Reel

This appears to be the first one to be featured on the site.

via this Reverb listing

"Vintage soviet analog drum machine from the year 1978. Elektronika Ritm .

Serial number: 41

The unit works but the preset buttons are not fixable. Also there is some noise and other small issues.The machine requires service.

The video shows its condition.

The original start button is included.

Works with 220v"

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Rare Vintage KORG KEIO (?) CHECKMATE Drum Machine

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via this Reverb listing

This appears to be the first one to be featured on the site. It looks a bit like the Wexler ROCKMATE. Teisco made a CHECKMATE keyboard. You can fhand a handful of posts mentioning CHECKMATE here.

Details via the listing:

"A vintage Checkmate drum machine, a true gem from the early days of rhythm boxes. This unit is as much a visual statement as it is a piece of music history: with its golden front panel and large knobs, it’s a guaranteed eye-catcher in any studio or collection.

Fully serviced: all electrolytic capacitors have been replaced, ensuring reliable operation.

Everything works as it should – all rhythms, switches, and controls have been tested.

Runs on a single 9V battery inside the unit, making it portable and hassle-free.

About the Checkmate

The Checkmate belongs to the family of early preset rhythm machines from the late 1960s/early 1970s, often linked with Korg’s DoncaMatic line. These units were designed for accompaniment but quickly became collectible for their quirky analog character and stunning design.

Limited but charming selection of preset rhythms.

Simple analog sound circuitry with a warm, nostalgic tone.

Rarely seen today, making it highly desirable for collectors of vintage drum machines.

Why You’ll Love It

While it won’t replace a modern drum computer in terms of versatility, the Checkmate delivers something unique:

A rare piece of music history that shaped the early years of electronic rhythm.

Unmatched aesthetics – the gold panel and oversized knobs look fantastic both in use and as a display piece.

Collector’s must-have – these machines are increasingly hard to find in good working order.

If you’re a vintage synth/drum machine enthusiast, this is a rare opportunity to own a serviced and working Checkmate drum machine. Perfect as a collector’s item, studio conversation piece, or source of authentic retro rhythms."

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Quasimidi Gigacard 512 Styles für Roland E-35/E-36/E-56/E-70

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via this eBay listing

This one was spotted and sent in via
M Me.

Rare Quasimidi Gigacard, 512 Styles for Roland E-35/E-36/E-56/E-70.

This is the first one to be featured on the site.

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ATAK Special Rhythm Player, Vintage 19inch Drumcomputer

This one was spotted and sent in via
M Me.

From this listing

"ATAK special rhythm player, a vintage 19-inch drum machine.

Works and sounds great.

I think it's from the 80s, made in Turkey.

I can't find any other information about it online, so it's quite a rare drum machine."

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Armon Musical 61 Italian vintage combo organ/keyboard w/ Rhythm Unit Section

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via this Reverb listing

This appears to be the first one to be featured on the site.

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Jeremy Lord Bio Activity Translator Bio Electric Sound Synthesiser

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via this eBay listing

"This was found in a storage unit it is untested but appears in good condition. Very rare and hard to find. Bid knowing that this is untested and may need repairs. Very hard to find get it while you can! Starting the bid at $500 unsure of a good starting point for this. Hopefully that’s not too crazy!"

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Mediamix Joystick Controller for Vintage Moog, ARP & Oberheim Synths

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via this eBay listing

"Made in the late 70's, this company Mediamix made these awesome joystick controllers that could be interfaced with Moogs, ARPs and Oberheim synthesizers. This one had been used with an Oberheim TVS-1 Two Voice Synthesizer. The controller is in excellent physical condition, but is untested and sold as-is. Obviously from the circular connector, it would take some modifications to the synthesizer to interface this, it's not plug and play."

You can see one installed in this Oberheim Four Voice FVS-1.

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Concord Rhythm Maker R 3000

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via this Reverb listing

"very rare Vintage drum machine made in Japan , in good working condition, the coca cola can is not included, itis there to show the size scale,"

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SynthAxe Demo - Full Video #sythnaxe #guitar #synth #music

video upload by natr0n

via Wikipedia

"The SynthAxe is a fretted, guitar-like MIDI controller, created by Bill Aitken, Mike Dixon, and Tony Sedivy and manufactured in England in 1985. It is a musical instrument that uses electronic synthesizers to produce sound and is controlled through the use of an arm resembling the neck of a guitar in form and in use. Its name comes from the words synthesizer and axe, a slang term meaning a guitar in rock music. The system was developed as a joint venture funded by Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

The SynthAxe itself has no internal sound source; it is purely a controller and needs synthesizers to produce sound.[1] The neck of the instrument is angled upwards from the body, and there are two independent sets of strings.

The fretboard is continuously scanned and sends signals to synthesizers which produce the sound. The left set determine the pitch played, through contact with the frets on the neck and by sensing the side-to-side bending of the string. The right set of strings are velocity sensitive; these strings can be plucked, strummed or damped in the same manner as a guitar. A keyboard made up of nine keys can also be used to trigger notes instead of the strings.[2] Design of the key toggles was done by the late David Fowler, at the time trading under BJ Hopkins Injection and toolmaking, in Littleworth, Oxford.

An electronic tremolo bar (the 'electronic wang arm') can be used for standard whammy bar effects, or can be redefined to produce different MIDI output such as filter cutoffs or volume.[3]

When originally produced, the SynthAxe was priced at £10,000[4][5] (approximately $13,000) and eventually sold for about £6,000. The instrument was built from aerospace and military grade hardware, and was such a sophisticated and expensive piece of machinery that few were sold, making it difficult to keep the company afloat. In or around 1986, Virgin Games took over the distribution but let it go after a couple of years.

Fewer than 100 SynthAxes were made,[6] and it is difficult to locate used units. Most musicians who desire a MIDI guitar controller often use other alternatives, such as Roland or Axon systems that can convert a guitar's output to MIDI via 13-pin cables and outboard devices or older systems such as the Roland GR-500."

Keio/Korg Donca Matic Universal

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via this Reverb listing

This might be the first Donca Matic Universal to be featured on the site.

Two pics of the inside below.

"At Herscheid & the Headbangers: Super rare Keio Donca Matic Universal Drum Machine in fair condition.

Fair condition because some functionalities are not reliable like the start/stop button. (Unit is always on basically). When using it I would just flip the sound/silence switch.

Sign button responsible for the metronome and cue will engage about 80% of the time. I doubt that many musician today will be using that feature but still prefer to mention it.

There's also a clock / clicking sound when volume is past 60% - 70% so it would benefit further amplifying before next stage or unit

EQ in perfect working order

The magic solo feature is fully working

All potentiometers are turning smoothly without scratchy noises

Both high and low impedance outputs are functional. I couldn't test the (very) old speaker connector

Tempo knob and Tempo Matic / Common functionalities perfectly working

Every program / style is working, same for every instrument + their respective on/off switch

FOX SWING section super fun to use! In good working order. The normal/quick button is working but seems to be reversed. Swing / normal working and properly set.

ADLIB MANUAL: Nice feature but will not necessary replicate the notes shown (It's basically depending on if other settings are engage or no. I don't think it was designed like this, just the old age of some components most likely responsible for this behavior)"

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This Rare Anatolian Drum Machine Hits Differently

video upload by HAINBACH

Bojidar Alaturka RITM - BOX

"I had no idea what to expect when I got this vintage drum machine from Istanbul. It looks like a classic Elka Drummer One style preset rhythm box, but there was no 'Tango' or 'Slow Rock' on here. Instead, the patterns are marked by timings, 9/8, 7/8, 5/4. I was fascinated but needed a lot more input, so I kicked of a little investigation into traditional Anatolian dance music, the history of the machine itself and the musicians that used it.

Music and samples: / hainbach

Listen to my music: http://hainbach.bandcamp.com"

00:00 Intro and translating
01:58 Turning it on
03:53 Making a track
05:39 A look inside
06:36 Anatolian Music Primer
10:31 Who made it and who played it?

Voice Systems Genius Data Filer w/ Original Box

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via this Reverb listing

"rare machine, made to store, read, and transfer midi data files. and also can play them back via it's midi output to other devices, or via it's own sound engine.

it's also made to work with general midi, and it has a general midi playback sound engine inside, which is fully configurable, tracks can be muted, instruments selected, etc. it even has audio effects per track.

nice for a journey into general midi research, and old video games soundtracking. or as a midi sequences orchestrating playback device.

it has floppy emulator installed instead of a floppy disk drive, which makes it way easier to operate, and midi files can be easily transferred from a computer.

comes with original box, original manual and original power supply.

made in Italy."

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Adventures in Audio - Talking Typewriter

video upload by Manitou Productions

"Today we look at the Talking Typewriter by Petite, circa 1981. What does it do? How does it sound? And what's rattling around inside...? Let's find out!

Chapters:
0:00 What's rattling?
0:12 Titles
0:20 Leaking batteries
1:01 Cleaning the battery terminals
3:52 New batteries
4:55 Power on!
6:00 It speaks the letters
7:42 I try to spell some words
12:52 It speaks the numbers
14:19 Some revelations
15:33 I attempt to open it up
17:13 It keeps its secrets for today
18:29 Outro
18:52 Ivy's Corner"

Pearl Pk-701 Ultrarare Polyphonic Keyboard Synth

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via this Reverb listing

This appears to be the first post to feature the Pearl Pk-701.

"Extremely rare synth by Pearl, produced in very limited numbers with very little documentation available online.

It resembles an Italian-style string machine with piano, string, and brass sounds, featuring a beautiful chorus and vibrato. In reality, it’s a true 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer with an absolutely beautiful sound.

Cosmetically is in great condition, unfortunately, there are no schematics available, and I haven’t been able to tune the individual voices. Each voice has 4 potentiometers, but without documentation, it’s difficult to tune everything properly.

All the voice boards work perfectly, although the slot for board 2 doesn’t output piano sounds on the assigned note."

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Teac Rhythm 8 Vintage Drum Machine Rhythm SN 908

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via this Reverb listing

This appears to be the first one to be featured on the site.

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Aries Modular Synthesizer Catalog

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via this eBay listing

"Aries Music 1978 Catalog. Aries Modular synthesizer information across a 12 page catalog (cover to cover). Cool pics of 4 Aries modular systems and pics/specifications of the modules. Also Extra separate 6 sheets (double sided) on Aries synthesizer module kits. Good condition, however minor scuff, slight corner crinkle, has punch holes, no missing pages, intact, no writing, no highlights, no stains. Awesome vintage analog synthesizer literature for the studio library. Time keeps on slipping into the future."

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