Modular :: Buchla Drones :: 3 Presets

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Mike Thomas

"A series of three simple drones created on a Buchla 200e (Skylab) system. I switch between 3 presets on the same basic patch (in other words, no cables moved)."

Severely Weathered / Neglected Waldorf Q, Alesis Andromeda A6, & Ensoniq Fizmo

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Waldorf Q via this auction

Alesis Andromeda via this auction

Ensoniq Fizmo via this auction

No mention what happened to them, but if I had to guess on the Waldorf Q, the Nextel paint got sticky and someone attempted the talcum powder fix. Apparently you can coat stick plastics with talcum power and then give them a light wipe to clean any excess off. The silo knobs likely broke apart, which actually happened to me on my XTk as you can see here.

That said it looks like a job gone horribly wrong. I was going to say the A6 and Fizmo faired better, but check out the cigarette stains on the keys, dirt on the surface, and missing knobs. They look like they've been stored in an outdoor shed. The listings state they are estate sales. There are other synths listed including an EMU PK-6 Proteus keyboard, XK-6 Extreme Keys, Proteus 2000 rack synth, and two Yamaha EX5s. On the non synth front there's a Porsche steering wheel for anyone interested! Click on "See other items" to right of the seller's name after click any of the three auction links above.

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Rarebeasts Auto Drone & Wicks Looper Experimental iOS Apps

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Rarebeasts

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/auto-...

"The Auto Drone is an experimental musical instrument that allows you to create low frequency drones and other experimental sounds. This instrument runs on 3 oscillators that can be detuned and PWM shifted to create complex waveform outputs. The Reverb, Delay and Filter effects add to the complexity of the waveform."

The Wicks Looper experimental iOS app

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Rarebeasts

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/wicks...

"This iOS version of the Wicks Looper is a soft-synth reproduction of a hardware synth that I build in my Etsy store. This looper functions as close as possible to the original unit and will allow many more people to experience the sounds it produces as I only get to make a few units a month."

Teenage Engineering OP-Z & Skulpt - Born Slippy

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Matt Craven

"One of the Skulpt pad patches sounded a bit Born Slippy to me"

Prophet XL - Nick Semrad

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Sequential

"Nick Semrad on the Prophet XL! More Info: https://www.sequential.com/product/pr..."

GEOSynths Sound Design Tutorials - Sequential Prophet 6 - Oscillator 2 as Mod Source

Published on Dec 12, 2018 GEOSynths

"Rather than doing a Patch from scratch...which, well, it ended up being. I decided to do a Video that has a focus on using Oscillator 2 as a Mod Source and how it works as an LFO, works with the Poly Mod section and Audio Rate modulation."

Schlappi Engineering Angle Grinder & Interstellar Radio

Published on Dec 12, 2018 Perfect Circuit

"Schlappi Engineering has two gritty and noisy eurorack modules. The Angle Grinder (https://www.perfectcircuit.com/schlap...) is a quadrature oscillator and filter with built in complex feedback paths for squaring up and distorting the signal. The Interstellar Radio (https://www.perfectcircuit.com/schlap...) modulates and then demodulates a signal with the options of adding lots of odd aliases from the transmission. This patch is sequenced with Noise Engineering modules, the Integra Solum, Mimetic Digitalis and Zularic Repetitior. The Sinc Iter is used as the sound input for the Interstellar Radio to create a noisy snare sound. The Mutable Instruments Stages is used as five envelopes to modulate the bass sound of the Angle Grinder. Intellijel’s Quad VCA is used as VCAs and Mixers and the WMD/SSF DPLR adds a delay effect to the snare sound.

Interstellar Radio available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/schlap...

Angle Grinder available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/schlap...

#PerfectCircuit #Eurorack #Synth"

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Boss DR-110 analog drum machine (1983): unboxing, tutorial, review and TR-808 bass drum mod.

Published on Nov 26, 2018 2kB of Fun

"Boss made a couple of budget analog drum machines. After the first, the DR-55, they came with the Dr. Rhythm Graphic in 1983.

In this video the DR-110 gets unboxed, you will see how to operate it, and it wil be modified to make the analog bass drum a longer bass drum, to mimic the sound of the Roland TR-808.

The iMac G4 in the back captures the sound from the DR-110 using classic Phonic Firefly 302 FireWire audio interface.

Filmed with a Nikon D850 in 4K, a 28mm 2.8 AIs and a 85mm PC-E Tilt-Shift lens.

I'm wearing a custom made Korg DS-8 T-shirt."

Side note: 2kB of Fun has a cool video on a vintage electronic game systems book here (and a top 5 list here).

Endorphin.es Life is a trip: 1 year after collage by Todd Barton

Published on Dec 12, 2018 TheEndorphines

"Its been a year!
We launched life is a trip contest to unite the community all over the planet Earth.
Without leaving our office we meet so many inspiring, creative people of this community.
We'd love to thank you for your support and encouragement.
According to Todd the sonic exploration can take you way beyond the Earth."

Calm Modular Synth Jam w/ AE Modular and Arturia KeyStep (in HDR on supported devices) #TTNM

Published on Dec 12, 2018 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Here’s another mellow modular synth music jam in HDR (on supported devices). I’m playing some notes with the KeyStep’s CV outputs on top. Good morning! MORE INFO BELOW :)

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Audio gear used:
- AE Modular synth with touch sensor and square wave party DIY modules :D
- Arturia KeyStep Pro CV keyboard"