"This synth works properly and all functions work, though as with almost all Roland Synths of this era, the aftertouch on the keyboard does work but is not very responsive, and the aftertouch strip could be cleaned/de-oxidized to improve its response. This is a known problem with these synths. I have posted a link below [link] to an article describing the cleaning process. I also had the rotary encoder for the Alpha Dial professionally replaced recently with the proper Roland part because it had started to act a little flaky, so you can rest assured that it should continue to function well for years to come. Cosmetically, it is in good shape. There is a very small chip missing from the underside of the highest ("C") key, as you can see from the pictures. There are no dents or scratches on the top, back, and sides of the case, and there are a couple very minor scratches on the bottom of the case from normal wear and tear. Some of the screws holding the case are slightly oxidized and could be replaced, but this does not affect their functionality in any way."
Monday, February 15, 2010
Roland JU-2 Alpha Juno-2 Synthesizer Aftertouch Repair
"This synth works properly and all functions work, though as with almost all Roland Synths of this era, the aftertouch on the keyboard does work but is not very responsive, and the aftertouch strip could be cleaned/de-oxidized to improve its response. This is a known problem with these synths. I have posted a link below [link] to an article describing the cleaning process. I also had the rotary encoder for the Alpha Dial professionally replaced recently with the proper Roland part because it had started to act a little flaky, so you can rest assured that it should continue to function well for years to come. Cosmetically, it is in good shape. There is a very small chip missing from the underside of the highest ("C") key, as you can see from the pictures. There are no dents or scratches on the top, back, and sides of the case, and there are a couple very minor scratches on the bottom of the case from normal wear and tear. Some of the screws holding the case are slightly oxidized and could be replaced, but this does not affect their functionality in any way."
Clavia Nord Modular G2
WP-20 Simple Synth synth-02
Op-1 at the museum
via the Teenage Engineering blog"If you want to see Op-1 live and for real it is now shown at the Architectural Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. The unit shown is one of the first five pre-production units. The exhibition called Design for life is open for 2 months."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Teenage Engineering, WTF
LABELS/MORE: Teenage Engineering, WTF
RC CIRCUIT BENT "DROID ATTACK" SCI-FI LFO DRONE SYNTH
YouTube via djwidow420
"A DESKTOP DRONE SYNTHESISER WITH 3 OSCILLATORS AND LFO BY RESONANCE CIRCUITS"
SEM Patch Sheet
Roland CR8000 Voice Mod Demo Part 1 of 2
YouTube via gumielectronic
"This is part one featuring the bass drum, snare drum, rim shot, and hand clap mods. I tried to demo all the individual voice mods here but ended up forgetting snare decay, rim tune via cymbal oscillators 5 & 6, and system noise. Full details on the modification at http://gumielectronic.net/cr8000/inde..."
Roland CR8000 Voice Mod Demo Part 2 of 2
"This is part two featuring the hi hat, cymbal, clave, conga, and tom mods. Again I forgot to twist a couple of knobs: hi hat and cymbal high pass filters (they're not that great), clave boost (I used the trigger pulsewidth knob instead), high conga tune (behaves the same as the low & mid congas, just pitched higher), and tom noise."
Roland CR8000 With Elby MIDI2SDS(X) Installed
" Testing the Elby MIDI to trigger modules after installing them into the CR8000 case."
Roland CR8000 & Elby MIDI2SDS(X) Test
"This was early in the Roland CR8000 modification process when I was testing the Elby MIDI2SDS(X) MIDI to trigger modules. The CR is being sequenced by a 1 bar MIDI loop in Live. I also tweaked the 'noise' and 'offset' VRs on the voice board a bit. Definitely needs more cowbell."
Roland CR8000 Modification Timelapse
"Several days of work on the CR8000 in a cold shop. My pipes froze that week. But with the price of micro-miniature SPST switches these days, who can afford to heat the house?"
Machinedrum UW MKII + MonoMachine + Blofeld
YouTube via lampeo
"Electronic EX. 02132010----Machinedrum UW MKll+Monomachine+Blofeld recorded strait to a Zoom H2----
1 E12 Tom Machine + 1 Ram Machine on MD----
2 notes from Blofeld sequenced by MnM----
Lots of Delay and Filter play"
Machinedrum UW MKll+Blofeld
"Electronic EX. 12072009----Machinedrum UW MKll+Blofeld recorded strait to a Zoom H2"
Machinedrum goes industrial
YouTube via roadradio1
"Not just an IDM machine, the Machinedrum can do much more. Here the MD gets some industrial treatment."
Modular and Drum machine noodling 01
YouTube via snipz
"Version with better sound quality! Soundmaster SR88 drum machine to clocking the A155/A154 combo and also two rows of a Z8000 sequencer (using a A160 divider for one of the rows). Sounds from a Hertz Donut going through a Polivoks filter and Z5000, AS95 sine through the Borg in LPG mode and a AFG animated pulse through a A101-1 filter."
See dealers on the right for pricing and availability on gear.
LABELS/MORE: Doepfer, harvestman, Make Noise, Malekko, TipTop Audio, Video, Wiard
LABELS/MORE: Doepfer, harvestman, Make Noise, Malekko, TipTop Audio, Video, Wiard
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