MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, May 14, 2010

Circuit-Bent Roland TR-707 Drum Machine

via this auction
"Diabolical Devices offers an extensively modified version of this classic drum machine. Our modifications include 10 pitch controls, one for each sound/group (corresponding to volume faders) and 12 point ROM bending patch-bay. Each drum sound/groups pitch can be independently adjusted from above normal to WAY below normal pitch. Each external clock generator (which controls the pitch) can be bypassed using the corresponding toggle switch. The ROM bending patch bay will generate a wide variety of circuit-bent sounds including filtered, distorted, modulated, and otherwise unique effects.
Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Roland TR-707 Features:
(10) External CMOS CLK Generators/Pitch controls with bypass switch and LED indicators
12 point circuit-bending patch bay (patch cables included)
Blue LED color change"

video previously posted here

Circuit-Bent Alesis HR-16 Drum Machines

via this auction and this auction
Top: "This modified Alesis HR-16 features a custom designed Matrix Patching Grid from Diabolical Devices. A single LED patch pin connects bending points which will generate a wide variety of effects and glitches ranging from distorted, filtered and modulated effects to bizarre sounds and warped drum loops. The patch pins have LEDs that will react to ROM data and put on a light show. We have also incorporated a Master Pitch/Clock Rate Control with bypass switch and LED indicator. These are great machines and the HR-16 is loaded with original features. The modification unleashes the evil monster that has been hiding inside since the 80's.
Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 Features:
35 point Matrix Patching Grid Triggers Glitches and Effects
Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control with Int/Ext Clock switch and LED
Blue LED Color Change"

video previously posted here

Bottom: "Version B of the Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 features a very simple circuit-bending interface and master Pitch/Clock modification. ROM bending is accomplished using 12 position rotary switch, position 1 is off, 2-12 are a variety off odd reactions from bit-reduction, modulation, filtered sounds, to holding and staccato effects. The Pitch Modification is the same as Version 1.
Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 (Version 2) Features:
12 position Rotary Switch Circuit-Bending
Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control With Int/Ext switch and status LED"

Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 Circuit-bent MIDI 6/02/09b

YouTube via classaelectronics — June 02, 2009 —

"Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 with MIDI, bending patch bay, and dual oscillators. Available occasionally at circuit-bent.com."

via this auction

"The Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 (Version 3) is the new and improved circuit-bent glitch monster from Diabolical Devices. Create vast sound-sacapes, unique synth sounds and total chaos, all packed inside your favorite childhood toy. The Casio SK-1 is loaded with original features, sampling capabilities, and great sounds (for what it was....) all Diabolical modified SK-s include MIDI retrofit from Highly Liquid which allows you to trigger any of the SK-1's notes via MIDI input, this is great for playing original sounds with larger keyboard or triggering glitched sounds from a machine or sequencer.

Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 Features:
20 point circuit-bending interface: Heavy-duty banana jacks on hand made turret board panels. This patch-bay allows you to scramble sound data as the synth addresses it, and the result is an endless variety of weird effects, noise, filtered and modulated bends, and one of a kind sounds (seriously, you might one hear some things once). It's a mixed bag of playable bends and bends that play themselves. These patch locations will affect each preset sound differently and also affect samples and chord/auto-play functions. This patch-bay also allows you to cross-patch with other bent devices for more ROM scrambling goodness.

Dual Square Wave Generator: A Diabolical Devices original. This mod allows you to patch the output of two different oscillators into circuit-bending patch locations. One oscillator is an LFO (low freq.), when patched to this point it will create controllable modulation, pulsing bends, and other strange reactions. The second stage is an Audio Frequency Oscillator which will react similarly to the LFO and create tunable overtones. Each Oscillator has an on/off switch with LED indicator, pitch/speed control, and a corresponding patch point.

Skew Bank: This is a great mod adapted from Reed Ghazala's original SK-1 bends, basically its a bank of 5 switches, when activated each switch will generate a different pulsing or semi-looping bend which affects original keyboard sounds.

MIDI INPUT by Highly Liquid (www.highlyliquid.com)
1/4" Audio Output
Blue Power LED"

Thursday, May 13, 2010

the chicken whistle

YouTube via horchacha — May 13, 2010 — mc chicken whistle dave wright www.notbreathing.com

Korg Oasys PCI synthesizer system

via this auction

"Original box, breakout cable, unused card...everything.

Also included will be a bonus disc given to me by the seller which has many programs written for this open sourced synth. They are all easy to find on the web but this way you won't have to go digging for them or download them individually.

It's like having every Korg synth from the past 15 years at your fingertips and so much more. Z1/ Prophecy/ Triton/ Karma...so many synths. The Oasys PCI is a card/program that Korg released before the standalone Oasys keyboard.

A quick read on this system will show that there are many dedicated, fanatic users still today. The only thing is that you need an old Mac or old PC to run it. Mac can't have higher than OS 10.9.3 on it and Windows has to be 98 or earlier. From the computer you interact with ADAT and MIDI."