Buchla Meets Maths

YouTube via spindizzyman | October 21, 2010

"First experiments with my new Buchla 200e system in combination with my Eurorack gear. Dual Maths going through Format Jumbler and some Vulcan Modulator thrown in for fun."

Flame Tame Machine and Z-8000

YouTube via spindizzyman | September 26, 2010

"Patching the Z-8000 through the Flame Tame Machine to quantize the notes through a scale"

Modular on autopilot via wogglebug and z-8000

spindizzyman | September 12, 2010

"Built out from wogglebug into more"

Roland 106 Repair - Part 1

YouTube via spindizzyman | June 13, 2009

"Taking a voice chip out of a Roland Juno 106 and sticking it in acetone to strip the resin. I figured out that Chip 4 was bad in my unit. I've never done any kind of electronics before so this just shows you how easy it can be (with a healthy dose of patience and a steady hand).

First you should figure out what chip is bad. You can do this by powering on the unit while holding the key transpose button. Then hitting a key and watching the display cycle through numbers 1-6. If nothing plays on a number or the sound sustains on that number (hit different notes to hear it change pitch) then you know what chip it is.

There is a great video on youtube that shows you how to strip the resin off a chip and hopefully repair it. This is apparently due to overheating and conductivity due to the old resin.

Taking it out of the unit is pretty easy and you can search youtube for videos on how to open up the 106 and get the board out with the voice chips attached.

I have never done any electronics work before so I practiced on an old VCR for an hour. I learned how to take out components and solder them back in until I felt comfortable.

It helps if you have a few drinks before hand to steady your hand and nerves. Ok, probably not but it was Saturday and I'm all about the tequila on a Sat afternoon with nothing more to do than some trial electronics work.

In part 2 I'll figure out how to strip the resin and re-solder the chip back into the board and re-install into the 106 to test.

All credit where it's due just google 106 repair and you'll see the videos I watched to learn how to do this or look up

http://www.youtube.com/user/rolandsh1000

for the resin strip and...

http://www.youtube.com/user/ShakerCuda71

To see how to remove the board from the unit.

Cheers!"

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Techno Kitten

YouTube via spindizzyman | June 05, 2009

"Training him as an arch nemesis for Deadmau5"

Highly Liquid MIDI Decoders

"General purpose MIDI decoders for DIY synthesis, show control, or circuit bending."

http://highlyliquid.com/midi-decoders/

You can see one in action in this post.

MSA-P MIDI Decoder and MD24 MIDI Decoder pictured.

Roland D-50 Demo Song: "Fly Again"

YouTube via derekaggs11 | November 01, 2010

"A quick one using only analog-ish patches and SC Toms drum samples."

Logic Virtual Programmer for the NOVATION DRUMSTATION

via this auction

"This controls all functions of the Drumstation that are controllable via MIDI messages -- tuning, volume, pan, cut, distortion, etc. Every voice is represented visually with all it's parameters in easy to read graphic colors. Nice for tweaking the sounds as your sequencer plays the music without having to do so at the front panel of the unit. A very simple page in the environment but with all the parameters for both the 808 and 909 sounds on screen at the same time. All real time tweaks are recordable by the Logic sequencer for real time changes on playback. You may also remotely control these SYSEX faders and buttons via a hardware control surface if you take the time to program the faders for your individual hardware. This is easy to do and needs only be done once and then saved. This will run on any currently tested version of Logic Audio (Mac or PC). It was created in Version 3.5 -- and has been tested extensively to work in all versions up through Version 9 (Pro or Express). (PLEASE NOTE: It has been tested with LOGIC PRO 8 but it requires the version 8.01 or higher as 8.0 SYSEX did not work). Just use "Open" to load the environment as a song document -- notes on operation are provided with the software. It uses one page (layer) in the environment. It works via the sending of SYSEX and/or CC messages from Logic via MIDI to the receiving hardware device. Please see the picture I posted here to give you an idea of how nice this software looks and how it will function. This software ABSOLUTELY requires LOGIC to run (versions 3-9, Mac or PC) -- it will not run as a stand-alone editor or with MicroLogic or any of the other earlier neutered Emagic Logic offshoots. It WILL run with Logic 5 SILVER."

Novation Drumstation hardcore test Tc elektronics m one

YouTube via JVGmidi | November 01, 2010

"sequensed with sonar le midi out to Dstation thru from the Dstation to the midi in of the M-one."

Two Linns

LM-2 on top of LM-1. Follow-up to the last two posts (here and here if you find this via search or the archives). Thought this one deserved it's own post.

1982 Linn LM-1 with Tuning Mod

via this auction
"Here are all the details of the unit.

1982 Linn LM-1 - SN# 446 (out of 600~)

- I have moved the tuning pots from the rear of the unit onto the front panel where the panning switches used to be. The pan switches set the sound hard left, hard right or centre so they weren't too useful anyway.

- I have purchased matching Kilo knobs for the front tuners which should turn up in the post any day now and will be included (68 USD).

- This is one of the later Rev3 models which has extra filters on the bass etc and sound better according to Bruce Forat (Prince has Rev2 and 3 units). Also this has the better buttons which stick out and can be replaced (the final Rev3 units had buttons there were not as nice and couldnt be replaced).

- On the back there are two switches, one which changes the kick from LM-1 to LinnDrum kick and another that changes the tamb to a sharp splashy snare (these are both 32bit LinnDrum chips so you can put any singular chip from a LinnDrum in there).

- There is also a third switch that doesnt seems to do anything plus a parallel port that connects up to the front buttons and was most likely used to trigger the Linn externally.

The thing that made this unit so special is that it was the first ever programable drum machine that played digital samples of acoustic drums. Back in the early 80s drummers feared for their careers as they because popular because anyone could program their own drums now. With a price tag of $3995 - $5500 only studios could afford to own one.

To have a look at the list of artists who recorded with the LM-1 see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_LM-1 Artists include: Michael Jackson, Harold Faltermeyer, Human Leagure, Madonna, Prince still uses it to this day for his signature sound."

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