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"Up for auction - A very Special piece of real Analog (analogue) audio technology. Based on the very rare 'Beat Sound Electronic Drum', the original device has been extensively Modded, Circuit Bent & Augmented with some serious new Circuitry to expand the machine into the realms of professional Analog Drum Synthesizers and way beyond....
There is some minor damage to the plastic case of this machine, which has been carefully & permanently repaired. See pics at the bottom of the auction.
The 'Beat Sound Electronic Drum' is often referred to as the Lo-Fi Tr-909 - Certainly the machine is quite capable of producing Phat Booming TR-909 like Analog Drums, but it also has it's own very distinctive sound, oozing Lo-Fi character and Charm. The Analog 'Phaser' channel produces a whole range of Dub / Disco / Techno sounds which are entirely UN-explored by any vintage Roland Gear.
I love these fabulous little machines, which is why I own four of them. I spent about a year making this particular unit, gradually adding new mods and tweaking others to achieve just the right sound. I've since made three others following this design, and so am passing this one on (and keeping the others)....
The 'Analog Anti-Drum' is a genuine Analog Drum synthesizer, with 4 x Analog Drum Channels, Velocity Sensitive Pads and Rubber Tipped Drum Sticks that are attached underneath the machine.
It is possibly the coolest looking Drum Synth in the world, and looks suspiciously like a piece of Alien Technology (perhaps from the 'Predator' Movies). However, this machine is all about the Lovely Analog Sounds, and live hands-on controls.
In it's Standard configuration the 'Analog Anti-Drum' will act as a respectable Analog Drum Synthesizer, with various controls and drum pads that will respond differently depending on how hard they're hit. When combined with the various new circuitry and tweaked, the machine will operated more like an Analog Synth, with 4 x Oscillators that can be tweaked, Modulated, Effected, Distorted, Cut & Dropped on command.
I'm currently working on a demo video, should have it here within a day or two. In the meantime,
HERE is a quick recent vid using 'Analog Anti-Drums'.
HERE is the Original video I made for the machine some years back (note - I've replaced / Up-Graded the Amp Circuits since making this video)."
