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Kawai (kay) R-1A Preset Drum Machine

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"Has several preset rhythms, one of these was used by Duran Duran in the early days apparently."

OLSON X-100 RHYTHM BEAT Preset Drum Machine with Triggers

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"The advantge of this unit is that in addition to preset rhythms it has several instrument trigger buttons to add to the rhythms or be used when recording."

Hohner Rhythm 80 Drum Machine

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"Has many presets, lots of lights flashing and some great German sounds."

Wurlitzer Swinging Rhythm Preset Drum Machine

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Multivox FR-4 Preset Drum Machine

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Conn Min-o-matic Preset Drum Machine

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"Has several preset rhythms and a standard sized output jack, also a tone adjuster screw at rear of unit."

Univox JR-5 Preset Drum Machine (Korg)

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"Has several preset rhythms and a mini-jack (RCA type) output jack."

The Harvestman Kermit Dual Modulation Aid Eurorack Module Now Available

Audio test here.

"Kermit is a dual modulator with multi-purpose CV inputs and several different operating modes. Optimized for LFO duties, each half of Kermit offers control over amplitude (like a digital VCA), frequency, or waveshape (smoothly morphing over 16 waves). A dedicated 1v/octave CV input is available for precise frequency generation. A bonus "tap tempo" mode is available where this input accepts gate signals, where the oscillator will loosely imitate the input frequency with adjustable multiplication or division. The module can operate at audio rates for use as a utility oscillator.

Two sets of outputs are provided to correctly modulate both analog and digital circuits (such as the special 0-5V inputs available on Harvestman modules). The bipolar output is nominally 10v peak-peak. The unipolar output goes from 0 to 5 volts. The amplitude control correctly affects each style of output. The output of each oscillator is normaled to the CV input of the opposite unit, allowing patchcord-free chaotic modulation with several different modulation destinations available.

The basic waveforms are of high resolution for better performance at very low frequencies."

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Interzone

Published on Oct 22, 2014 Matt Hill

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Tech Notes for synthnerds:
Drums are Volca Beats through the Minibrute's filter being modulated by the 'brute's internal arp and lfo and controlled in real time. The 4 on the floor kick that comes in later is from the Electribe ESX-1.

There are 2 main arpeggiators running, both using Logic X's arp midi effect but with different settings:
One controls the Voyager, Volca Keys and Volca bass, (the Volcas being used as sound modules, not using their internal sequencers), but all 3 have different mod sources affecting their cutoff freqs and different delay effects.

The second controls the Doepfer Dark Energy which makes the throaty glassy distorted sound, and also has it's filter contolled by the Dark Time sequencer. The Dark time sequence also controls the cutoff of the Voyager but inverted using the Moog CP-251.

The pad is Omnisphere, using the Orb interface on the iPad to make it swirl. I'm not ashamed to say it's a preset, because Spectrasonics' presets are works of art - it's called Mercury Rising if you want to play aound with it yourself."