Bad Gear - Philips PMC 100

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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Philips PMC 100 Composer. This 80s groovebox/workstation thing and weird combination of an FM synth and a tape deck is the only Philips instrument that I am aware of. Will it replace your Yamaha DX7?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
01:13 Overview
05:07 Hate
05:35 Jam 1
06:29 Jam 2
07:22 Finale
07:50 Verdict

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Hate Loop Tape Destruction feat. Red Means Recording, Simon The Magpie and Noir Et Blanc Vie

Published on Aug 27, 2019 HAINBACH

Note this one is not safe for work.

"In which I tackle the troublesome topic of online hate, namely YouTube comments, with tape loop destruction. Featuring hateful comments read by Red Means Recording, Simon The Magpie and Noir Et Blanc Vie, I create an abrasive yet strangely beautiful collage from some the worst stuff we get thrown at us regularly.

FULL AUDIO OF THE DESTRUCTION: www.patreon.com/hainbach
(and soon on YouTube, too)

Machines used: Nagra III 64, Nagra 4.2, Uher Report Monitor 4000
Tape: SM468 and unknown consumer grade tape
Destruction: Leatherman Wave, boxcutter blades, sand paper

Questions and answers: http://reddit.com/r/hainbach
Chat and Post-Show hangout: https://discord.gg/MUBp5AB"

FIDGET SPINNER SYNTH

Published on May 27, 2017 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"BIG SHOUT OUT TO SIMON THE MAGPIE, it seems we came to a similar functional conclusion at a very similar time check his video out here :- "

Fidget Spinner Guitar Pedal | Fidget Fuzz

Published on May 25, 2017 Simon The Magpie

http://www.simonthemagpie.com

Exploring The SPACE ORGAN! (Boogie Woogie Blade Runner)

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"I bet nobody knew they needed boogie woogie blade runner? Well the Elka x705 sure provides a whole new way of approaching these types of electrical organs. Cause it has space inside! (not literally, quite the opposite actually, hehe)

Hoping to be able to give it a permanent space in my already very busy room, just gotta try and fix all the things that doesnt work! But expect it to show up more for sure.

I will put files up from the recording I did with Horseman and my neighbor asap. Also here is a link to some Horseman music: (justgottacallhimfirstandgetalink)"

MUSON SYNTHESIZER Custom Knob Hack

We Hacked A $500 VINTAGE TOY SYNTHESIZER Simon The Magpie

"With some help from my good buddy JW OTTO I finally hacked the MUSON SYNTHESIZER! No bending = super safe diy. It’sstill a pain to use.. but a cooler pain now (insertcoolemoji)"

So that's how the Muson works. Interesting hack. The colored "switches" or rather patch points have different levels of resistance to alter the pitch and sequence. So why not make replacement switches with knobs/potentiometers to attenuate the connection?

New Round Robin Synthesizer From Magpie Pedals

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"Finally launching the Synthesizer we have been working on for more than a year! ROUND ROBIN pre-orders are officially open!! There will be alot more information videos about it coming soon but for starters feel free to ask any and all questions in the comment section of this video and we will answer next week.
Price is about $400-450 (depending on how to strong sweden currency is that day) and the plan is to start shipping in august.

Pre-order here: https://www.magpiepedals.com/round-robin
Manual and stuff: https://magpiestuff.com/roundrobin/
Join the discord to talk about it: https://discord.gg/TsAY2Am6w3"

The Bizarre Double Stylophone Nobody Wanted | Stylophone 350S

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"Double stylus and 6x the size, packed with tons of features that nobody asked for! The Stylophones original success led to this monster and I totally love how silly it is in every possible way! Honestly a really cool synth for the 1970s though right?"

WHERE'S THE MINIMOOG!?

Published on Mar 21, 2019 once upon a synth

"Look mum no computer jokingly challenged us to make a song using this footage, so I couldn't resist. This was some live stream footage from Thomann Synth Reactor. Thanks to Marc Doty for expressing his passion for the Minimoog and Simon the Magpie for the brief appearence. #TSR19"

Some synth humor for you today. :) We need some "WHERE'S THE MINIMOOG!?" Synth Ts.

Here's what Marc had to say about it:

"You know, if German beer companies really cared about visiting Americans, they would label their innocent-looking lager bottles with warnings in red letters that are big enough for old people to read that say "Easy there, tiger... there is more alcohol than you're used to in this." But they don't. So, plainly, we have German beer companies to thank for this outcome."

The Worst "Drum Machine" Ever Made? | Bee Gees Rhythm Machine

Published on Feb 9, 2020 Simon The Magpie

"The 'Bee Gees Rhythm Machine' (made famous by Kraftwerk) is a unit I see popping up online all the time. As a drum machine non the less! So I finally decided to pick one up and see if I can make music with it!"

The Far-Right Hates This

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"The far-right AfD party in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany tried to cancel a new music festival critical of them. This is the story of how it happened against all odds and my contribution to it.

SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: http://patreon.com/hainbach MY MUSIC: http://hainbach.bandcamp.com
FASHION: http://teespring.com/de/stores/hainbach"

Related: Hate Loop Tape Destruction feat. Red Means Recording, Simon The Magpie and Noir Et Blanc Vie

The Final Arpeggiator

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"1.3 is done! And we put some real focus into the arpeggiator workflow. Hope you find it inspiring! This video is an update on that and a little bit of why I have been offline. Thanks for waiting! I will show a bunch of fun stuff soon and hopefully also get back to finding time for making videos on the regular again :)"

Also see: New Round Robin Synthesizer From Magpie Pedals

The MOTOR SYNTH - Gimmick Or Game Changer?

Simon The Magpie

"The first of its kind MOTOR SYNTH by gamechanger audio just showed up in the mail. So lets have a look! Is it everything we ever wanted and more? I want pizza."

The Beehive - 42 Oscillator Drone Synthesizer

video upload by Simon The Magpie

"42 Oscillators and the option to work on a battery. Which might make it the most convinient drone synth?"

https://www.magpiepedals.com/synths

The Rarest Vintage Toy Synthesizer

Published on Oct 28, 2019 Simon The Magpie

"the MUSON Synthesizer from 1978 might be the first toy synth with a sequencer. Please quote me on that! Im gonna use it alot more (need to make it worth it...) goes for above $500 on reverb if you are unlucky and really want one.
this is my first experiments with it yeah!"

The Soviet 808 Drum Machine?

Published on Mar 1, 2020 Simon The Magpie

"Checking out the ELSITA. A soviet vontagw drum machine that is written as possible to make 808 sounds. I call bullshit. But cheap bullshit!"

Muson Synthesizer Quick Demo

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Kyle Alm

via this auction

"Muson Toy Synthesizer Mego Corp 1978. Condition is "Used".

Used by Devo and recently circuit-bent by Simon the Magpie, Muson Synthesizer is one of the rarest toys/musical instruments around.

Ten keys, speed and pitch controls, and a sequencer with 9 of the tab widgets for programming notes in sequence. 1-4, 1-6, 1-8, and 1-10 phrase lengths."

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This Synthesizer Brings 8-Bit To 2020

Simon The Magpie

"In this video I check out the "Sonicware Liven 8bit Warps". Sorta getting to know it along with you!

'LIVEN 8bit warps is combined an 8-bit waveform memory synthesizer with a step sequencer, that we are designing with a focus on live electronic performance.'"

SAMPLING A REALLY OLD RECORD

Published on Dec 1, 2016 Accurate Beats

Cool video on exploring, chopping, and manipulating samples.

"In this beatmaking video I'm working with a sample off an old 78rpm record played on a suitcase record player. The sample was provided by Simon the magpie"

WHATS INSIDE A ROLI SEABOARD? #TSR19

Published on Mar 25, 2019 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Ever Played a #ROLI? Well i bet You've wondered.... What is inside this thing? The Urge was too great for simon the magpie. GET READY FOR SOME PAINFUL WATCHING!!!"

Skinning a Roli Seaboard. If you ever wondered what was under that touch surface, here you go.

TEARING APART A MOOG GRANDMOTHER ANALOG SYNTH

Published on Apr 19, 2019 LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

"Whats inside the #moog grandmother? well Automatic Gainsay, Simon The Magpie and I found out."