MATRIXSYNTH

Sunday, October 05, 2008

hammond synthesizer - 102200

via this auction

Note the best shot, but you don't see these often.

"Hammond Synthesizer - model id 102200. From the production we know that there was made around 200 units back in the 70s"

You can find prior posts on this synth by searching for 102200 (on the top left of the site).

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Casio DH-280 Digital Horn Customized White

flickr set by kb_cheapmods

"These are pics of my modified Casio DH-280 digital horn. The DH-280 is rare enough in the US, but even the white ones are rare in Japan (which is where I ordered mine from). The stock DH-280 has the basic DH sound generation circuitry for it's horn voice, plus the circuitry from what's essentially a Casio MT-18, which is driven by Casio's proprietary ROM packs. Unlike all the other DH series horns, the DH-280 does NOT have a MIDI out.

Well, I never did like the MT-18 blip sound technology and I think the DH controllers are the 2nd simplest way to get breath-controlled MIDI, so the DH-280 was lacking. The final "issue" with this horn was that it had teal colored keys/buttons, which made it look a little ugly, dated, and cheesy, in my opinion.

So I modified it:
1. I recast new keys out of white resin by making silicone molds from the old keys
2. I removed the sound boards and ROM connections from this DH-280 and replaced it with the sound circuitry from another DH-100 I got cheap, which DOES have MIDI.
3. In an effort not to molest the space age design of this horn, I installed an M-audio MidAir wireless MIDI board so I wouldn't have to graft on an ungainly MIDI jack.

In my opinion, this is the coolest design of all the DH-horn series, because it doesn't really try to look like a toy sax. It's inspired by a soprano sax, but is clearly an electronic instrument in it's own right. And with the almost-all-white look, it now reminds me of the early 70's plastic designs from Panasonic."

Mono's Modular Space Funk Vapenes

Two modular tracks via mono-poly featuring Serge, Wiard, the Klee and Synton Fenix.

Monos Modular Space Funk Vapenes by mono-poly

Monos Modular Space Funk Vapenes Take3 by mono-poly

Circuit Boards for Klee Sequencer In Stock

Currently available for $30 at electro-music.com

Excerpt from the Klee page:
"The electro-music Klee Sequencer is a performance and compositional tool that perhaps could be thought of as an almagm of the concept behind (but not the implementation of) the Triadex Muse coupled to a step sequencer. Klee Sequencing relies upon the composer's innate ability to discern patterns of musical worth from a variety of rhythms and pitches produced through a method that is often impossible to predict through interaction with the controls. Often, through manipulation of a single control or switch, the Klee Sequencer can reveal a new direction or approach to an already established Klee Sequence.

At the core of the electro-music Klee Sequencer is a shift register based rhythmic pattern generator capable of producing three simultaneous and unique control voltage signals along with three corresponding, unique gate/trigger signals from its integral gate bus system.

The electro-music Klee Sequencer derives these signals from bit patterns that are programmed into its two eight bit shift registers either through direct or random means. The voltage outputs are programmed using a row of 16 potentiometers. The patterns are programmed through a row of 16 switches, and the gate bus is programmed through an additional row of sixteen switches.

The electro-music Klee Sequencer is capable of acting as either a 16X1 or 8X2 "standard" step sequencer using "one bit" patterns. With multiple bit patterns, it can produce voltage/gate bus sequences of up to 32 steps. The voltage and gate patterns can be produced in a variety of modes, including full random, random/8X1, 8X2,8/16 step, and 32X1 using various combinations of external signals and mode control settings."

DSI Mopho Presets Bank 3 in Stereo Part 1

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here are all the presets from bank 3, the first half anyway, of the fantastic new Dave Smith Instruments MoPho. The MoPho is synced up with an Elektron Machinedrum via MIDI and a drumbeat is being fed into the MoPho's external audio in. Depending on the patch, the external input level is turned up or down. There are some really great patches and starting points in there. It's got great chiptune stuff, fatty basses and leads and some really fun percussion potential."

DSI MoPho Presets Bank 3 in Stereo Part 2