"This is a video of a multimoog to demonstrate its functionality and promote it's sale. Shot with a Canon g12 audio capture through an E-MU 1616m into Sonar and edited in Adobe Premiere. Audio from the moog is dry and untouched. The camera mic feed is room ambience only; no synth in the mic. This is not intended to demonstrate my non-existant chops, and it does not. I know my voice is hard to hear, sorry. It's not intentional, but you're really not missing anything. Thanks for watching!"
"What is it? It’s a bad thing. Tube distortion pushed too damn far.
It’s the SMALLEST product we have ever made. Shirt pocket size. Inside is a preamp with feedback controls, using two 5702 subminiature pentodes.They are real Raytheon military surplus from the 1980s, not Soviet leftovers. The quality is aces.
ONE knob. The knob controls the feedback and gain. Fully CCW is off. Turn it up about 10% and you get increasingly LOUD signal, sliding into heavy tube distortion. Keep going up and it bursts into VERY LOUD oscillation. That’s the “feature”.
The switch is the other “feature”. It applies feedback to the suppressor grid of the second tube. What does that mean? We don’t know, we’ve never done this before and neither has anyone else. It is “unique” but you get to decide if it is useful or not.
There is a CV input on the front, it basically turns the Amputator into a really awful voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA). Ideally you shouod put at least 0-10 volts into this input. Can’t damage anything because it’s an all-tube circuit and there are no transistors or chips. The output is NOT able to drive “any load” so only feed it into a HIGH impedance unbalanced input.
It’s in a transparent polycarbonate enclosure because we STILL get stupid attacks from fools claiming that there are either no tubes in our products, or else the tubes do nothing and it’s all done with a “ten cent chip”. Fuck you, buttboys.
Here’s the damn photo. No, it does not have a 'bypass switch'. It’s on all the time because you deserve it.
Power required is 12 volts dc, 2.1mm barrel plug, center positive. 700 milliamps on startup and 250 milliamps in normal operation. NOTE: the standard version includes an AC power adapter for 100v-120v countries ONLY. If you are in a 220v-240v country, a “universal” power adapter is available for $20 more. Sorry kids: inflation and supply problems.
Everything sucks. That’s why each Amputator has different offensive stickers on it.
Video demos with drum machines: one, two.
I would put insults of guitar players here, but it’s pointless, they won’t read it. Some of them can’t read at all. Did I ever tell you about my ongoing battle with the IRS over my 2023 estimated tax payments? It’s an ugly little story and most people don’t believe the IRS is that incompetent. Well, they are.
"This is an extraordinarily rare MPC Electronics MPC-1 analog drum machine. It is the only vintage analog drum machine I am aware of that is velocity sensitive. The velocity sensitivity is particularly interesting when applied to the toms as it gradually mixes in "skin resonance" which, to me, sounds like a filtered noise source.
The sequencer only records a couple of the drum tones and is thus not useful. I installed the MIDI2SDS retrofit kit from Elby Designs to make it more usable. Unfortunately there are about 10 sounds on the MPC and only 8 triggers on the kit. In this video the Cymbal and Tom 2 are not triggered.
I chose the MIDI2SDS kit because it transmits velocity data (not demoed in this video). I installed it to receive Midi through the Sync In input so that the retrofit is fully reversible.
The primary purpose of this video is to demonstrate the basic functionality of this unit. It is not to demonstrate my (non-existant) beat making genius, so do not expect a rockin jam.
The audio was recorded directly into an Emu 1616m interface.
"Here's noodling on fancy gear for 45 min. It's a Prophet 5 rev. 2 through an RE-301 tape delay, SBF-325 stereo flanger/chorus, Louder Than Liftoff Silver Bullet and Audioscape Buss Compressor. The Osmose is MIDI controlling the P5. No Osmose audio here. The 325, when engaged, was only used for subtle stereo imaging so no focus on flanging or chorus in this video.
Just got the Rev. 2 back from Greg M. in Oakland. It has been a privilege to have him work on it as he is (AFAK) the foremost P5 Rev. 2 expert in the world. He did some amazing work, especially on the power supply and MIDI kit install. Thank you Greg, you make the synth world a better place.
Now that I have my hands on this board I can honestly say that, in my opinion, the Prophet 5 Rev. 2 is not overrated. The hype is real. It may not be evident in this video but if you've played synths for a while and sit down to one of these, you will know.
Ok, the gear is admittedly too good for my poor playing skills. Oh well. It just seemed like there should be more Rev. 2 footage out there considering its reputation. Also, the camera turned off and it took me about 5 min to notice so there no video towards the middle. Sorry."
"This is a demo of a Korg Polysix synthesizer with Miditec MIDI kit installed. The video demonstrates the keyboard's basic capabilities as well as the use of the Ableton Live MIDI arpeggiator and chord memory, replacing the on-board arpeggiator and chord memory disabled by the Miditech kit. The Polysix was recorded dry / without effects through an E-MU 1212 PCIe sound card and KRK Rokit 8 monitors with the internal microphone of my Panasonic Mini DV video camera. Thanks for watching!"
Published on Jul 2, 2015 fishjaco Update: Re-Published on Jul 3, 2015
"WATCH YOUR VOLUME!! There are some major volume fluctuations as a consequence of the feedback mod. Don't blow up you ears or speakers.
Here's a demo of my latest modified MG-1. I'm happy with the mods but not so happy with the video. Premiere is just too complicated for me. However I did record and export the synth track in 24 bit 94k. Not sure what Youtube will do to it.
My most obvious goof is when I asserted that tuning a self oscillating filter to a low d sharp would "sound good playing in the key of d sharp". Then I play a note and FAAAARRRTTT. Oh well.
Anyway, you'll get the picture from this 20 min jam.
No fx. Synth audio straight into my Emu 1616m at 24/96. Video is 720p through a canon g12. Not sure what the ambient audio is; probably 16/48. Who cares.
I know, I'm no Vangelis, but at least you get an idea of what this synth is like with pulse width and feedback mods.
"Quick demo of the SE Roland filters in an Omega 8 Synthesizer. In order it goes:
1 - Oberheim
2 - Moog
3 - Roland 24db
4 - Roland 6db (unsure if it's actually 6db but will use that here for now)
5 - Roland 24db & 6db - messing with the rather subtle non-resonant highpass filter"
"This is a 5 min. video of a modded MOOG MG-1. SOME LEVELS DEMONSTRATING THE FEEDBACK CIRCUIT ARE LOUDER. So watch your ears and speakers.
I have posted this to promote its sale but will leave it up as it may be useful to those considering doing these mods. There are plenty of MG-1 videos demonstrating typical functions and super sweet licks. This is not one of those.
Mods are: Tone Source VCO 1&2 tuned an octave lower than possible with stock synth, variable pulse width for one Source Tone VCO 2, filter feedback loop switch and attenuator.
Sorry for my lame narration. I didn't write a script. You can probably get really drunk if you take a shot of whiskey every time I say "so".
I hope you find this informative. Thanks for watching!"
"What makes this particular synth special is that it has been modified to augment its utility as a bass synthesizer.
Mod 1: Tone Sources/VCOs 1 and 2 have been tuned an octave lower than the stock version can be (modified tuning resistors). It has been tuned and scaled and is ready to record.
Mod 2: Variable pulse width has been added to the square wave of tone source/VCO 2. It used to be thin and buzzy; now it can be thick and juicy (but go back to thin and buzzy or anywhere in between that you want)
Mod 3: The usual 1/4" output and 1/4" input to the filter jacks
Mod 4: A filter feedback circuit with engage switch and gain knob has been added. (note: The filter feedback gain knob can sometimes sound scratchy but the pot is clean. This effect likely has something to do with the fact that the filter circuit isn't used to getting a variable feedback gain signal. It is never scratchy when the knob is not in motion; only sometimes, not all the time, when it is turned while playing notes.)
Finally, the entire bottom board with the poly section and power supply has been completely recapped to ensure reliable performance for years to come. The infamous black foam has also been removed.
The bottom line is that this MG-1 specimen is way cooler that 99% of those out there because of these mods. However, you should be aware that one slider cap is missing and replaced with a make-shift one. Also, the adhesive securing the plastic side panels to the face plate feels a little loose. This is unimportant because the chassis is screwed together. Very minor stuff but no surprises for you."
"I removed and retained the RCA jack board and installed a 1/4" output and a 1/4" input that feeds an external audio source to the filter. The old jack board will be included with the purchase of the synth. I demonstrate the filter modification using an Epiphone Les Paul in the Youtube video embedded below. This feature really enhances the capability of the synth."
"This is an extraordinarily rare MPC Electronics MPC-1 analog drum machine. It is the only vintage analog drum machine I am aware of that is velocity sensitive. The velocity sensitivity is particularly interesting when applied to the toms as it gradually mixes in "skin resonance" which, to me, sounds like a filtered noise source.
The sequencer only records a couple of the drum tones and is thus not useful. I installed the MIDI2SDS retrofit kit from Elby Designs to make it more usable. Unfortunately there are about 10 sounds on the MPC and only 8 triggers on the kit. In this video the Cymbal and Tom 2 are not triggered.
I chose the MIDI2SDS kit because it transmits velocity data (not demoed in this video). I installed it to receive Midi through the Sync In input so that the retrofit is fully reversible.
The primary purpose of this video is to demonstrate the basic functionality of this unit. It is not to demonstrate my (non-existant) beat making genius, so do not expect a rockin jam.
The audio was recorded directly into an Emu 1616m interface."
