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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
MXR 185 Digital Drum Computer
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"The MXR 185 Digital Drum Computer was a noble but brief attempt by MXR to break into the once burgeoning market of the drum machine frenzy in the early 80s. The Founder of MXR and also Alesis, Keith Barr, saw the potential for an "in" into the market and decided to consult both Roger Linn and Tom Oberheim on the design concepts of a proper digital drum machine. At the time of the development of what was to become the 185, Roger Linn who reveling in the glory of the LM-1, was just putting the finishing touches on the LinnDrum and Tom Oberheim who already had massive success with the DMX was looking to make improvements with the DX. The MXR 185 was one of the EARLY drum machines and was directly modeled after the Linn and Oberheim concepts. Unfortunately, the MXR was unable to recreate the allure of the Linn and DMX which were already de facto staples in the music industry. Though this drum machine definitely embodies the essence of the earliest drum machines, it really didn't offer anything that made the buyer want to change what they had and with MIDI popping up on the scene at this time, MXR was just a little behind in what was a very high-pace and ferociously competitive time in the electronic music instrument industry...
First off, this unit is really clean. This would be perfect for a museum or for a Rompler Mod project. The sounds are thick and chunky like a Linn and just dripping with character. The unit does NOT have MIDI though there are MIDI to PPQ converters out there to make it run on MIDI. The sequencer section has a couple of limitations like: You can't change programs while the sequencer is running. You have to press stop, change patterns and then press start again. The unit does not like corrupt patterns. I have confirmed that the CR2032 memory battery in this unit is dead so if the unit sits long enough with no power, the memory starts to fault and then you will have to program the pattern again. All this unit really needs though is someone to take it under their wing and give it a purposeful life again. It's very cool, very rare and very clean."Fully Restored ARP Pro Soloist with Lighted Sliders
via this auction"beautiful ARP Pro Soloist with lighted LED sliders installed. The aftertouch sensor works perfectly, and the unit is a joy to play. This synth has the much sought after 4034 transistor ladder filter in it, unlike Pro Soloists that came later. The unit has been fully restored and calibrated, and it plays beautifully. The following has been done:
*New key bushings for smooth, even keyboard action
*Power supply upgraded for smooth DC and low ripple
*All electrolytic and tantalum capacitors replaced*All switch contacts completely cleaned of corrosion and dirt
*Lighted sliders added
*logic chips upgraded to modern equivalents"
Roland CP-40 Pitch to midi converter
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"'The CP-40 converts audio signals from microphone or line-level input sources into MIDI signals in real time.
Audio information, whether from someone singing or playing electric guitar, is instantaneously converted into MIDI signals. This conveniently allows you to gain control over other MIDI devices- without requiring a MIDI keyboard, or guitar controller.
Volume and Pitch changes are also controllable..'
From CP-40 users manual"
MOOG MKPE Parametric Equalizer 3Band Rackmount EQ
via this auction"There are 3 overlapping bands of EQ with +/- 20db of gain available, plus an output section with drive and gain controls. It's physically clean and works perfectly- a great EQ, especially for shaping bass and synthesizer sounds."
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