Bandmaster Powerhouse 8 Track Tapes

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via these listings

You can find demos in previous posts here.

Tapes include:

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #12 from the 1970s. Working condition. It includes Latin Hustle and Philly Beat variations. It will be packed with care. Two available."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #10 from the 1970s. Working condition. It includes four disco beat variations. It will be packed with care."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #11 from the 1970s. Working condition. This one includes 4 Disco rock variations. It will be packed with care."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Deum Machine Tape #7 from the 1970s. Working condition. This one includes Motown Slowbeats and Latin Slowbeats. Probably the most useful and coolest sounding tape they did. It will be packed with care."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #6 from the 1970s. Working condition. It includes March, Polka, 6/8 Rhythm, and Jig. It will be packed with care."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #5 from the 1970s in working condition. It includes Rhumba, Cha-Cha, Bossa Novs, and Beguine. It will be packed With care."

"Vintage Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine Tape #14 from the 1970s. Working condition. It includes Tennessee Country Waltz, Nashville Country Waltz, Country 12/8, and Nashville 12/8. It will be packed with care."

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'Powerhouse Breaks' Sample Pack Demo Based on the Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine

Published on Jun 2, 2015 Bandmaster Powerhouse

"Demo video showing some of the ways in which you can use the Powerhouse Breaks sample pack. This is a complete digital archive of the 8 tapes that shipped with the rare Bandmaster Powerhouse drum machine. Solo drums and percussion only! Perfect for using in diverse styles of music production and composition.

ALL drum and percussion sounds you can hear in this video are from the pack available NOW from http://www.bandmasterpowerhouse.com

(If you don't know what a Bandmaster Powerhouse is then head over here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFiSj...)"

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Bandmaster Ltd. Scotland, BMI Powerhouse 8 Track Tape Based Rhythm Machine

video upload by Audio Animals Studio

Note: this post started with the pics below spotted and sent in via M Me. This is the first post to feature one.

Video description:

"Download all audio recordings and VST of Bandmaster Powerhouse here : http://www.audioanimals.co.uk/shop/sa...

We originally purchased the Bandmaster Powerhouse in order to sample it and create a VST and wav sample pack. Now we have completed doing so we are looking to sell the unit as the VST we have created is essentially an identical emulation of the hardware. The tapes include the following recordings. If you are interested in purchasing the Bandmaster Powerhouse drum machine in physical for you can do so via our website here : http://www.audioanimals.co.uk/shop/st...

Tape 1 - Quickstep / Shuffle / Twist / Funky Beat
Tape 2 - Old Time Waltz / Jazz Waltz / 12/8 Rhythm / Modern Waltz
Tape 3 - Slow Foxtrot / Tango / Pasadoble / Bolero
Tape 4 - Samba / Mambo / Meringue / Calypso
Tape 5 - Rhumba / Cha-Cha / Bossa Nova / Beguine
Tape 6 - March / Polka / 6/8 Rhythm / Jig
Tape 7 - Motown Slowbeat / Latin Slowbeat
Tape 8 - Latin Rock / Rock Rhythm / Cuban Rock / Glitter Rock"

Controls:
4 Modes per tape
Balance
Mains On
Volume
Mute
Mon.
Comp.
Basic
Mode Tempo
Footswitch jack on back

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The Bandmaster Powerhouse Drum Machine

Published on Apr 30, 2015 Bandmaster Powerhouse

"Overview and sound snippets from this amazing Scottish Drum Machine from the mid-70s. A true undiscovered gem!

Very little is known online about the Powerhouse. If you were involved in it's development and have any information to share, please write in the comments below! I know you're out there...

Please visit www.bandmasterpowerhouse.com to register interest for the forthcoming WAV sample pack of all 64 unedited loops

(N.B All drum and percussion sounds heard on the video come from the Powerhouse)"

EMI Powerhouse Rhythm Unit Drums with collection of magazines

YouTube Uploaded by FromNaplesTV on Dec 1, 2011

"EMI Powerhouse Rythm unit from "The Pando Collection""


via this auction via Fernando in the comments of this post.

"For one week only, from "The Pando Collection of Keyboards and Antiques" comes out this Emi Powerhouse Bandmaster Rhythm Unit. One of the most enigmatic electro-mechanic instruments built on the pre-digital era. This one of a kind instrument is one of the few in working condition in the world and is complete with a collection of eight magazines.

From the family of Mellotron instruments, the Powerhouse is loved by producers in search on that 70's analog sound. The Powerhouse is a must have not just for collectors, but also for producers and studios in search of original loops.

The Powerhouse magazines feature adjustable loops of excellent quality. And this unit comes with 8.

Tape 1 is Quickstep, Shuffle, Twist and funky beat.
Tape 2 includes Old Time Jazz, Jazz waltz 12/8 rhythm and Nodern Waltz.
Tape 3 includes: Slow foxtrot, tango, pasodoble y bolero.
Tape 4: includes: Samba, mambo, Merengue y Calypso.
Tape 5: Rumba, Cha-cha-cha, Bossa nova and Beguine,
Tape 6: March, Polka, Rhythm and Jig.
Tape 7 includes two versions of Motown slowbeat and two versions of Latin slowbeat.
Tape 8: includes Latin Rock, Rock n' Rhythm, Cuban rock and Glitter Rock.

The Powerhouse uses adapts the technology that Chamberlain and Bradley used on the Mellotron, improving functionality and reliability by using this high end 8 track magazines.
Location: Miami, Florida."

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The LoFi Magic of a Scottish Tape Drum Machine

video upload by HAINBACH

"The Bandmaster Powerhouse is a drum machine unlike any other: it uses 8-Track tape recordings of drum and percussion loops to play back 'Funky Beat', 'Modern Waltz' and 'Disco' patterns. Made by GR International in Perth, Scotland in the 1970s, only few survive and the tapes are even rarer. The warble and flutter, especially when pitched down, is horrible from a technical perspective, but it adds layers of texture that are a dream come true for the rare groove enthusiast."

You can find addtional demos here and here.

Steve Baltes Studio Tour

Published on Oct 8, 2018 Redaktion Megasynth

In German, but you can turn CC on followed by your language of choice. Check out the EMI Bandmaster Powerhouse with 8-track tape. Check out this post for another video and pics of the tapes. The second half of the last video in the playlist above also features a KLONE-KIT 2 which I've never seen before. You can find the original KLONE Dual Percussion Synthesizer Kit previously posted here.

"Mehr Infos zu Steve Baltes gibt's unter https://megasynth.de/interviews/steve..."

Playlist:
Steve Baltes Stuff präsentiert sein Studio, Teil 1: Modulare
Steve Baltes Stuff präsentiert sein Studio, Teil 2: Synths
Steve Baltes Stuff präsentiert sein Studio, Teil 3: Drumcomputer
Steve Baltes Stuff präsentiert sein Studio, Teil 4: Soundbeispiele

Scottish Made Powerhouse Drum Machine

Click here for shots pulled from this auction.

Details:
"Here is something you won't see too often - a vintage SCOTTISH MADE POWERHOUSE DRUM MACHINE, made by a company called Bandmaster L.T.D./G.R. International, it looks to be from the 70's and is covered in what looks like Vox Vinhyde, as used on Vox AC-30 guitar amps, this is the only drum machine I know of that uses 8-track tapes!, it comes with 8 tapes, each of which have about 4 different beats on them, the tapes have labels showing a blond European babe boogieing with a guy playing drums behind her, there is a knob on the unit that controls tempo, i.e. it slows down or speeds up the tape, there are a couple pushbuttons for adjusting the sound and a couple that don't seem to do anything that I'm aware of, there is also a balance control since this is a stereo unit, on the back are a pair of RCA output jacks for left and right to hook-up to a stereo and a 1/4" phone output jack, there is s unmarked slide switch on the front panel that doesn't seem to do anything, on the back are a couple footswitch jacks, the machine comes with a dual pedal board that plugs in back, one pedal is a temporary pause/cut-off of sound and the other advances the tape program from one track to the next, I'm not sure if the footswitched are original equipment or not, I tried all the tapes and noticed some played better than others, might be the machine needs to be used some more, 8-track tapes have always been funky and these are no different, the program lights occasionally don't light, again, the machine may just need some "exercise", the tempo, balance and volume controls all are working, the machine is in nice shape cosmetically."

via Mike Ford