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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Metalbox Drum Modules

see the full post on Muff Wiggler

"Let's talk drum modules.... my modular has gotten to a point where there's really just two main things missing (ok three if you count a Frequency Shifter) for basically covering all the possible functionality I could wish for. One is an army of analog sequencers. The other is a nice set of dedicated drum modules.

Well, I've been chipping away at the latter issue, and yesterday received a shipment of some custom modules from Metalbox that's pretty much solved the drum-module defecit in my synth."

TR-808 run through some FX boxes

via swissdoc:
"I did some demo recordings of a TR-808 run through some FX boxes. You hear a Roland TR-808 run trough the Korg SE-300 Band Echo, but this not in Echo Mode, just using the very nice distortion it can create by overdriving the input stage. After the SE-300 I used a Korg CMP-1 Compressor to get the levels a bit under control.

tr808_se300_pure.mp3
This is the "dry" signal from the SE-300, just every beat turning the Channel A - Volume knob up one digit.

tr808_se300_tape.mp3
This is the delay signal from the SE-300, so the signal was recorded to tape and played back again. Only the "wet" signal is heard, so no delay effect is perceived, just additional punch from the tape saturaton. Again every beat the Channel A - Volume knob is turned up one digit.

tr808_se300_spring.mp3
Same again, this time the signal is run through the built in spring reverb of the SE-300. Mix is 50/50. What a shattery and metalic sound that is. Again every beat the Channel A - Volume knob is turned up one digit.

tr808_solasound.mp3
The TR-808 is now run through a Solasound Tone Bender, which is a 70s stomp box. Again every beat the FUZZ knob is turned up a bit."

Korg catalog 1984

You can find page 2 on a new blog, FakeBook.

Roland JP-9000

Another via the anonymous reader who brought us the JX-3P Performer.

GFORCE VSM Virtual String Machine


YouTube via sonicstate. This is actually an old one. I thought I put it up already, but apparently not.
"Another cracker from GForce (M-Tron, Odditty, impOSCar etc) sounds lovely and there's a funny story too"

MODULAR fun with the M563


YouTube via moonmodular. Transition at 1:13.
"A M560 sequencer drives a M563 - sounds from 6 voices."

SCI Prophet VS + Roland Juno-60 + Minimoog VCF by RetroSound


YouTube via retrosound72

"vintage synth demo track by RetroSound

bassline: Roland Juno-60 through Minimoog VCF with LFO modulation and arpeggiator triggered by the TR-707
PPG like sound, porta lead and intro fx sound: SCI Prophet VS
drums: Roland TR-707

no overdubbing, no playback, no sequencer software used"

Modded TR 505 TR 606 SH 101 PSS 480 Kool Shades RY 1286


YouTube via inducejack
"Heres an analog session with a modded 505 for kick drums and a 606 triggering a modded kool shades toy for claps along also accomponnied with a sh 101 going through a DOD 585 Analog delay pedal just some random noise... I hope you like but if you dont thats ok too."

QUASAR

via Maurizio:
"here is a link to a DIY Synth built by my friend Licio, the Quasar: link"

Check out the link for more images. The description is in Italian. Here's a version in Googlish:
" From a technical point of view, and 'was built by a passionate music
electronic, moderate expert on these machines, recalls very sonicamente the minimoog, from whom and 'recovery was also a little' aesthetics, low profound and leads squillanti, but the sounds' almost 'endless as Sint all of this kind, and 'a very simple to manage, with its controls and 56 'suitable for different musical styles, but the presence of 5 lfo well, suggests that is more 'suitable for electronic music, more' has a section polyphonic editable and totally independent from 3 vco mono, but mixabile the same, a little 'as in DS2 (this is also used to pay these oscillators 3) The result and 'a good sint from the most 'varied sonorities' very stable (each has vco the differential input set), of course being built all handcrafted and devoid of digital circuits, lends itself to be very amended pleasure, and then improved. Sint polyphonic / mono 3 oscillators, prototype fully realized with analog components, 3 vco termostab. saw sin tri quad puls, variable octave system, 2 vcf 24db out lp, bp, hp, cutoff reson., 5 lfo tri sin quad shaper, 2 adsr, 2 vca, midi in, vcf in, cv out, out bf, poly , mix, headphones. Polyphony total g and vcf, autogate, noise, glide, sync 1 +2, keyboard 4 eighth, mobile solid wood lacquered. MP3 facts very quickly and only as a guideline, available. leave email"

Roland JX-3P Performer


This one sent in via an anonymous reader with zero description. If you know more, feel free to comment.

Customsynth.co.uk did this one a while back.
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