CR78-PGM

"CR78-PGM is programmer and controller for Roland CR-78 drummachine. With help of it, CR-78 can be programmed very easy (by similar way as with original Roland WS-1 programmer). More over, CR78-PGM enables to control CR-78 during playback manually or via MIRI or DIN-SYNC buses.

1. Display (LCD)
2. Rotary encoder
3. PLAY / WRITE INSTRUMENT button
4. START/STOP / NEXT BEAT button
5. START/STOP signal output
6. WRITE signal output
7. CLOCK signal output
8. DIN-SYNC bus input
9. Synchronization selector
10. MIDI bus input
11. Working mode selector
12. LCD contrast setting
13. Supply connector"

You can find more info on CHD ELEKTROSERVIS

Multitouch Ableton Performance

YouTube via andrewcoenen
"Bartelby of Pance Party performs "Morgasm" using a custom built FTIR LCD Multitouch controller. Ableton Live is controlled with a custom Max/MSP patch programmed by Bartleby. The Max Mutltiouch Framework (MMF) was developed by Mathieu Chamagne, in conjunction with Project Overtone.

http://mathiechamagne.com
http://www.demandevolution.com/projectovertone
http://www.myspace.com/panceparty"

roland sh7 guts

flickr set by chiasticon
(click for more)

inside a Roland SH-7

Knobs to ya!

flickr by Lucky Poet


full size

Roland Juno-G

shiny knobs

STG POST-LAWSUIT LPF and Wave Folder Mini Reviews on noise source

find the full post on noise source here

"Having owned both an Arp 2600 and Odyssey I was hoping for something to remind me of those days, and for that it did not disappoint."

http://stgsoundlabs.com/

buddha machine bent by coloringpad

YouTube via coloringpad
"a buddha machine circuit bent : additions include a switch to double playback speed, a knob to adjust the rate of playback, minor and major glitch inducing switches (sound like distortion here), and a selection button. easy and fun."
See http://www.coloringpad.blogspot.com/ for more including music, pics and words. Check out this setup on the cost. Roland TR-808 at the ocean (for the archives).

Building a Synthesizers.com Modular

YouTube via amphonic
"I used the Synthesizers.com WebCam to create a time-lapse movie of the build. The modular being built is a complete Entry System with some additional modules to fill the cabinet. The music was created using the synthesizer in the movie. It was multi-tracked on my Mac using Cubase. Check out www.ModularSounds.com for more information on my synthesizers.com modular."

audioMIDI.com presents Native Instruments Maschine

YouTube via audiomidicom

"Mitchell Sigman and Olivia Arthur demonstrate Native Instruments Maschine rhythm workstation. Coming soon to audioMIDI.com!"

MOONMODULAR M526 reversible mixer

YouTube via moonmodular
"We use 3 different CV- sources : one LFO ramp and one LFO rectangle and one envelope generator M511c. http://www.moonmodular.com"

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade

Jomox XBase09 with Xrom upgrade from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
via this auction follow-up to this post

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test

Jomox XBase09 Xrom test from Tyler Corbett on Vimeo.
"In the XBase09, the HiHat, Rim, Clap, Ride and Crash are samples stored as 8 bit data on a chip. Xrom is a circuit that replaces this chip and adds four times the memory. There are four sample banks available which can be selected by holding the SHIFT/FUNC button while pressing ENTER one to four times. What samples are on the extensions? The choice is yours! Samples can be loaded over MIDI Sysex - you create your own sample banks. Want a TR-808, TR-606 or RZ1? No problem: load the samples into your XBase09 and push the ENTER & SHIFT buttons one to four times (depends on desired bank number). Done!

Using the converter software, audio files can be converted into the Sysex format and then sent to the XBase09 using a MIDI software like MIDI-OX for PC or SysExLibrarian for Mac.

Lenghth of the samples:
Closed HiHat & Rimshot: 182ms @ 44.1 kHz

Open HiHat & Clap: 557ms @ 44.1 kHz

Ride & Crash: 742ms @ 44.1 kHz

The lenghth is adapted automatically by the software depending on the selected sample. Files that are too long are cut at the end, those that are too short are extended with silence. It is an advantage to cut the samples and adjust the volume using a software like Wavelab or alike."