Showing posts with label Retrokits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retrokits. Show all posts
Friday, January 27, 2023
Thursday, January 19, 2023
RK008 + RK006 - USB Expansion
video upload by Retrokits
"By request a little video about connecting the RK-006 to the RK-008 via USBSerial. This can expand the RK008 with a complete extra MIDI-I/O bus, adding up to 4 MIDI Inputs and 12 MIDI Outputs (+ the extra USB you can plug into the USB-hub)
(Of course it will also work to just connect the RK-006 to the RK-008 via a TRS stereo audio cable but then the inputs of the RK-006 will not be merged with the ones on the RK-008.)"
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022
RK008 MIDI source recording - and track expanding
video upload by Retrokits
"One track on the RK008 can contain MIDI messages for any of the 16 MIDI channels - and what if you want to make a recording more editable afterwards: Meet the expand function.
When you do a track expand, the RK008 analyzes the MIDI data and determines if it is a drum track you want to expand or if it's MIDI data with multiple instruments. It works pretty neat!"
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
RK002/RK006 Sequencer Combo
video upload by Retrokits
"We already had the 'Split Brain Preset' on the RK006, but with the latest RK006 firmware there is also an option to add a MIDI FX chain into it. We use it to integrate it with our RK008 but it's also a perfect opportunity for the RK002 to do some magic.
Amongst the multitude of RK002 DUY firmwares here's one which turns the Korg Nanokontrol into a 8-step sequencer. Combined with the RK006 different port modes you can make a nice hybrid setup between MIDI and CV/Gate.
Here we mix&match the TR-606, Neutron and eventually the TR8s and Digitakt."
Wednesday, April 06, 2022
Small combos
video upload by Retrokits
"Adding the RK002 to the RK008 makes the volca sample 2 a nice multitimbral sample player. I Paired it up with the NTS1 for a bit of FX and synth sounds.
The RK002 Volca Sample 2 firmware can be installed via our DUY portal: http://duy.retrokits.com"
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Friday, September 17, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
Sunday, September 12, 2021
RK-008 song mode
Tuesday, September 07, 2021
RK-008 in half of a nutshell!
video upload by Retrokits
"So: Superbooth21, 15-18th of September. At stand W430 we want to show you what we have been cooking up in the year everyone wants to forget: The RK-008!
With a number 8 like that we wanted to pay hommage to arguably the most intuitive Realtime MIDI recorder of the 80s: the MMT8.
We did take it to the 21st century though. Here's a small preview with a simple setup. Better keep an eye on it!"
Pic posted here yesterday.
Monday, September 06, 2021
New Retrokits RK008 Pocket Calculator Sequencer Coming to SUPERBOOTH21
This one was spotted and sent in via Soviet Space Child.
via @retrokitsdev
"RK008 in the wild! Two weeks to go until #superbooth so if you want to check out the next small BIG thing in real-time multitrack #midi recording booth W430 is the place to be!"
Reminded me of the Brother MDI-40 multitrack MIDI recorder. Brother made calculators as well.
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
VolcaJam 21
video upload by Jarkko Tuohimaa
"VolcaJam 2021
Korg Volca: keys x2, Bass, Nubass, FM, Modular Drum, Beats, Kick, Sample, Mix x2.
Additional mixer: Zoom L-8
MIDI clock is sent from: Arturia KeysStep Pro passed to all Volcas thru Retrokits RK006. Only Volca sequencers used."
Friday, June 11, 2021
‘Playing around’ with Patterning and the RK-006
video by Retrokits
"Olympia Noise Co. patterning in combination with gate triggers and MIDI for the Behringer Neutron and Roland TR08"
Thursday, June 10, 2021
RK-006 Digitakt and Microbrute (MIDI / USBMIDI / PWM)
video by Retrokits
"Not the crispiest of videos but hopefully an informative one.
Apart from the iOS app, you can also access all settings via a browser. The web-editor is available in Chrome, Edge, Brave,... (but not Safari..)
https://www.retrokits.com/rk006/setti...
If you need to smoothen out the RK006 PWM Signal to a more analog style voltage we also have the PWM2CV converters for the RK006, to see them in action, also view our instagram posts like this one: https://www.instagram.com/p/CE7NCbShXjh/"
Thursday, April 08, 2021
RK-006 NTS1 (NTS2?) Polychain
video by Retrokits
"MIDI shenanigans with the #monotribe, #rk006, #NTS1 and #pocketoperator"
Saturday, March 27, 2021
Retrokits RK002/RK006 Sequencer
video by Retrokits
"Although fiddling around with this sequencer #DUY on the RK002 / RK006 is simple and playful, under the hood it’s an intricate setup;
The RK006 is the master clock and hosts the nanokontrol in ‘split-brain-mode’ (which means the RK006 is divided in a left and right part) the incoming MIDI messages from the nanokontrol and the tempo are picked up by the RK002 and looped back into the other half; now the RK006 can send back the rk002 led commands for displaying the sequence on the nanokontrol and also the note sequence to the #d05
We don’t call it split-brain for nothin’! 🤯😃"
See the Retrokits label below for more.
Sunday, March 21, 2021
The RK002/Machinedrum experiments continue...
video by Retrokits
"Generating probability Euclidean tracks on the machinedrum with the RK002 DUY system"
RK002 posts
Friday, December 11, 2020
RK-006 Circuit & Moog DFAM MIDI trigger example
Retrokits
"The RK006 USB MIDI Interface / Standalone USB MIDI Host ( https://www.retrokits.com/shop/rk006/ ) has even more features than other MIDI interfaces: Here you can see how you can easily trigger devices which don't have MIDI onboard."
See the Retrokits label below for more.
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
RK002 + Circuit = Song Mode + Web Editor
Yurii Zubkov
"As we all know, Novation Circuit does not support Song Mode or Session Chaining. This little fun project trying to resolve this issue and to demonstrate what is possible with RK002.
All code with description is available on Github:
https://github.com/yuriizubkov/rk002-...
https://github.com/yuriizubkov/rk002-...
Live web editor:
https://lensflare.dev/rk002-sequence-...
RK002 smart MIDI cable:
https://www.retrokits.com/rk-002/
This is my last project for the Circuit - sold my unit.
Happy jamming!"
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