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Saturday, April 24, 2010

E-MU Emax II

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SN 0500641

"E-Mu Emax II 16-Bit Digital Sound System. This model is 2201...

The operating system is 2.14. Included with the keyboard are an OS 2.14 boot disk, the original power cable, the original manual, two MIDI cables, two 1/4" audio cables, and a padded gig bag. The serial number is 0500641.

The E-Mu Emax II is a 1MB mono 16-bit sampler. Its maximum sample rate is 39kHz but it can play back samples created at 44.1kHz. The filter is 24dB/oct and, while digital, sounds as good as analog. It is also controllable in real-time, which at the time was a major breakthrough. The Emax II also has very robust SCSI implementation that makes it compatible with many external drives (Syquest removable media, MO drives, CD drives, and hard drives with a maximum partition of 540MB). It can send and receive clock signals. When slaved, it accepts 24, 48, or 96 ppq with pulses at least 1ms wide and 1 to 5 volts. When sending clock, it sends 24 ppq at 5 volts and 6ms wide.

The sample time on the Emax II with 1MB is 26.1 seconds (20.000kHz), 23.7 seconds (22.050kHz), 18.9 seconds (27.778kHz), 16.8 seconds (31.250kHz), & 13.4 seconds (39.0625kHz).

There are also some undocumented, hidden features on this keyboard, available by selecting the master module. Select it and then choose option 9. Then choose 9 again even though only 1-8 are offered as selections. When prompted for a password, enter 3629 (EMAX on the touchpad). Here are the undocumented functions. Experiment freely!

Features:
5 Octave velocity sensitive keyboard
14 Velocity curves
Velocity control over Volume, Amplitude Attack, Filter Cutoff, Filter Q, and Filter Attack
3.5" Floppy disk drive (double sided, double density disks)
Internal and external SCSI connection (internal HD power supply)
32 Character Backlit LCD
RS-422 Computer Interface port
MIDI In
MIDI Out/Thru
Programmable Arpeggiator
16 Track Sequencer
1/4" Clock In
1/4" Clock Out
2 Programmable wheels (real-time pitch, cutoff, attack, level, and LFO modulation control)
2 1/4" Footswitch Ins
1 1/4" Foot pedal In
1 1/4" Audio In
1 Stereo 1/4" Headphone Out
1 1/4" Mono Mix Out
2 1/4" (1 stereo pair) Outs
6 1/4" (3 stereo pair) Sub Outs: L and R stereo or Tip-output and Ring-effect return

For more information, please refer to the PDF Operations Manual [link].
Please check out the Emax User's Group. It features a wealth of information, tips, and reviews.
Here are some samples in Emax format to get you started right away."

Future Retro Revolution Mk1 with Decay Mode Toggle Switch

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" Future Retro analog synthesizer with a powerful liquid acid 303 sound and interface. studio use only. excellent condition. comes with power adaptor & original manual
note: an inclusion of a hidden toggle switch to access the two decay modes (tb303 and revolution mode see pic)

white one with wood ends, great unit for acid sounds like a tb303 but with very powerful sequencer that allows remixing of your patterns and puts out CV & GATE and DINSYNC 24 to allow control older synthesizers and keep your drum machines in sync.
also has stereo outputs to allow wet dry mixing between the voltage control oscillator and dual effects.

note for this unit, it's clean and works great but i have added a hidden toggle switch to allow selection between tb303 decay mode and revolution decay mode. its basically a sustain switch for longer notes that either trail off or hold till the next note is triggered. it's not really a modification just access to an internal selectable jumper. its a quality alps switch."

Sequential Circuits Pro-One


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Moog Moogerfooger delay in loop of delay


YouTube via inanaloghaze — April 24, 2010 — "104z in loop of 104z in loop of 104z. (3 total) No instruments. All effects. 100% analog. CV bliss."

"Chance" by TSF


YouTube via TheSynthFreq — April 23, 2010 — "Hi. This a new song written 4-24-10. This is just an idea for the moment, this had been in my mind, bugging me all day. I wrote a new drum pattern for the EMX-1 and wrote the song around it. I attempted to play a realistic bass line, live which was fun. The rest of the song has the bass programmed from the EMX-1 into the DX-9. The patch used was #10. The Alpha Juno-1 patch is the same used in "1983" [posted here], I find it fits well in the song. Synths used: D-50, Alpha Juno-1, DX-9, CZ-5000, EMX-1.
Please enjoy! :)"

128 Livid Enclosure for Starfire Boards


YouTube via StarfireMX — April 23, 2010 — Just an over view of the Livid Enclosure kit.

Korg Monopoly broken !


YouTube via fuckingharpsichord — April 24, 2010 — "Can someone help me with this crappy situation ? Please watch the movie for my constations"

Circuit bent monotron (w/ iELECTRIBE)


YouTube via Denkitribe — April 24, 2010 — "Good news for circuit benders. This is the most hackable synthesizer ever."

iElectribe on iTunes
iPads on Ebay
Not seeing the monotron on Ebay yet and Novamusik has them listed on presale.

Unboxing KORG monotron


YouTube via karenevil — April 24, 2010 — "Unboxing and trying brand-new KORG monotron. Tiny, cheap but good fat sound. This video was recorded live on Ustream and edited for YouTube. .. by the way this BGM sound was recorded with KORG new SG1D and microKORG."

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter One: Drumaxx Overview


YouTube via imageline — April 24, 2010 — "An introduction and an interface overview of Image Line's Drumaxx."

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Two: Working with Drum Pads

imageline — April 24, 2010 — Learn how to work with Drumaxx's 16 drum sample pads

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Three: Mallet & Membrane

imageline — April 23, 2010 — Use Drumaxx's Mallet & Membrane Section controls to adjust physical characteristics of your drum kits as well as the sticks or brushes used to play them!

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Four: EQ & Output

imageline — April 23, 2010 — Use Drumaxx's EQ filters to control the sound your drum kit piece by piece.

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Five: Velocity Mapping

imageline — April 23, 2010 — Use Drumaxx's Velocity Mapper to add spice to your drums by varying the velocity of your MIDI notes.

Update:

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Six: Pattern Sequencer One

"imageline — May 10, 2010 — First look at the Pattern Sequencer in Drumaxx. Covering: Pattern Length & Note Triggers"

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Seven: Pattern Sequencer Part Two

"imageline — May 10, 2010 — In this video: Programming Your Own Beats"

Drumaxx Tutorials - Chapter Eight: Pattern Sequencer Part Three

"imageline — May 10, 2010 — In this video: Pattern Management & Output Processing"
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