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LELL PSR VINTAGE USSR SOVIET DRUM MACHINE

via this auction
"Lel' PSR is the digital drum machine that has a built-in sequencer for 8 songs, 32 patterns of the factory (64 of user), 16 styles, each of them contains 2 variations. Maximum duration of the composition - 255 bars. Minimum tempo value from 40 to 200. It contains 12 internal sounds of percussion instruments: bass drum, bongo, clap, gong, rim, snare, tom1, tom2, tom3. Each of sounds has an accent.

Preset styles: Bossanova, Samba 1-2, Cha-Cha 1-2, Kazachok 1-2, Swing 1-2, Waltz 1-2, Big band 1-2, Tango 1-2, Rock 1-2, Beat 1-2, Disco 1-2, Reggae 1-2, Lezginka 1-2, March 1-2, Heavy Metal 1-2, Slow Rock 1-2.
Functional buttons: song, time, pattern, +/-, copy, clean 4/4, (3), Midi, step mode, metronome, forward, backward, stop, pause, accent, sounds (12 drums).

Display: # song, # pattern, bar, step, duration of step, value.
Back panel: midi input/output, audio output right/left, input for a tape recoder, headphones.

Specifications:
— Signal-to-noise ratio - 60 dB
— Power consumption - 11 W
— Mains voltage - 12V, 0.75A
— Dimensions - 350х220х50 mm
— Weight - 3,5 kg (7,72 Pounds)"

English translation of the front panel below.

Rockstar Games and Timbaland Present Beaterator at the House of Hype

"New York, NY – September 8, 2009 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the Beaterator Lounge at the exclusive House of Hype which will be produced at The Hotel Rivington during the weekend of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The Beaterator Lounge will deliver exclusive hands-on access to Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator, the upcoming portable music-making application from Rockstar Games and Timbaland. Guests will be able to discover just how quick and easy it is to create music with Beaterator’s user-friendly interface and powerful suite of music creation tools, which allow people of all musical backgrounds and ability to create world-class beats and songs.

Beaterator will be playable on September 11 from 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm and on September 12 from 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm in the Hospitality Lounge hosted by DJ Felli Fel and Rockstar Games.

Beaterator makes modern music production simple. Users are guided into experimenting with musical loops, created by both Timbaland and Rockstar Games, in a spontaneous Live Play mode that allows for layering and jamming without requiring any knowledge of the powerful production tools underneath. When users are ready, Beaterator’s Song Crafter and Studio modes will gradually lead them into creating and manipulating sounds, sampling and voice recording.

Beaterator lets you make music on the go and will be available for the PlayStation®Portable system on September 29, and this fall on the iPhone™ and iPod® touch.

For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/beaterator."

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Control Tech Panel Interfaces

flickr by rolanddme

Top: "Electronic music creation - Pannello di controllo di una drum-machine"

Bottom: "Operation panel 02 - Pannello di controllo di una pressa litografica"

Custom panels for DIYers and manufacturers.

I did a quick search for Control Tech and found this Control Tech website. The designs on the site are not as nice as what you see here and I couldn't spot the logo, so it may not be the same company. You would think so based on Trademark infringements, but who knows. If anyone does, feel free to comment. From the website:
"Although CTC is best known for its system engineering, a most significant part of the company is in the field of CUSTOMIZING of electronics and electromechanical assemblies for control systems applications. By using the off-the-shelf modules shown in this short form catalog, we can accomplish such MODIFICATIONS in a short time and in most cases without extra cost."

PCM-07 PRO VISUAL-SCRACHT MIDIMOD- part two

PCM-07 PRO VISUAL-SCRACHT MIDIMOD- part two from amsonx on Vimeo.

"This is the second video about the PCM-07 PRO VISUAL-SCRACHT MIDIMOD."
First vid here and schematics here.

Casio Casiotone 202

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Folktek Circuit Bent Omnichord

YouTube via sharkdarkwater. Folktek on Ebay
"This is what happens when you buy an old OM-84 on ebay and send it to Ben Houston at Folktek for bending. The guy is an artist. This thing is totally addictive. Very musical."

Kegel - Touch of Evil (version)

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XR-Noise box (Take 2)

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PAiA 2 Transistor "Ribbon" Kit

PAiA 2 Transistor "Ribbon" Kit from Create Digital Media on Vimeo.

"Hands-on with PAiA's electronics kit on a business card -- no soldering, basic kit, and you can build simple circuits like a ribbon controller / ribbon music app. Here, my lovely assistant (and significant other) Jennifer shows off how the kit works, then we cut to lots of folks trying it out at Handmade Music, the semi-regular event sponsored by createdigitalmusic.com, Etsy.com, and Make Magazine."
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