CRB Dyamond 725 Drum Machine

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"Very rare Italian rhythm machine from the 70's.
In excellent condition for it's age and perfect working order. Sounds great!

Voltage is 220v."

You can find a demo of one here.

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RC CIRCUIT BENT 'DISTORTED TOUCH' GLITCH NOISE SYNTH + DISTORTION UNIT

ResonanceCircuits

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"5 body contact touch points capable of creating white noise barrages, square wave sweeps, chaotic glitches and industrial noise.

Use the audio input to process external equipment and provide distortion, overdrive, bitcrush and filtering effects.

The amount of contacts touched and where they are touched, all have an impact on the output signal.

- power on/off switch
- envelope indicator led
- 5 touch contact plates
- 1/4" jack audio input
- 1/4" jack audio output

powered by 9v DC input (negative centre polarity, 800mA max)

power supply not included

board dimensions 100x100mm

Custom circuit and design by ResonanceCircuits"

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One-off MDMAFX Dual Uglyface Custom Fuzz Distortion Noise Synth tabletop pedal

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"One-off MDMAFX Dual Uglyface Custom Fuzz Distortion Noise tabletop pedal. This is a very odd dual distortion pedal that I had made by MDMAFX several years ago. It’s based on their Uglyface fuzz design but doubled everything with extra switches and 4 LFO’s! Designed for tabletop use. Gotten sounds out of it that I’ve never heard before, strange metallic oscillations and grindy high harmonics. I don’t even know how everything works, it was a highly experimental build. Some cosmetic wear from smoke-free studio usage. Takes a standard Boss 9v power supply."

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Roland RS-202 Strings Synthesizer SN 520753

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"The 61-key Roland RS-202, released in Japan in 1976, is a classic analog synthesizer that can produce rich string tones as well as bass sounds that are especially warm and vintage-sounding (think “disco strings”). It also features a vibrato effect and Roland’s famous ensemble/chorus. One cool thing about the RS-202 is that the entire keyboard is polyphonic (i.e. you can play all the keys at the same time). The pitch range of string instruments (contrabass to violin) is roughly split between the two string patches, covering a wide range of tones. The Roland RS-202 is widely considered one of the best string synths from this era, and the instrument has a huge legacy.

This synthesizer is in very good condition, with some signs of use overall (please see photos), including scratches and slight yellowing of the keys. The entire unit has been thoroughly tested by our professional technician and works perfectly."

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Vintage Crumar CPB-1 Synthesizer Bass Pedals

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"70's Vintage Crumar CPB-1 Synthesizer Bass Pedals. Works as it should and sounds great. All controls have been cleaned. All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced. Includes original keys for the case."

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MFB Dominion 1 with Rugged THON Case SN 16952

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Sonic LAB SOMA Pulsar-23 Drum Synthesizer Review

sonicstate

"Another unusual instrument from the brilliant mind of Vlad Kreimer of Soma Laboratory, the Pulsar-23 is an organismic drum machine. With four voices, extensive internal patching and interfacing, plus CV recorders and plenty of clock. We take a look."

SOMA Pulsar-23

Experimental music hardware starter setup on a budget

HAINBACH

"In which I advise on a starter hardware setup for experimental electronic music as I would choose it right now. YMMV, but I think this is an inspiring and limitless setup that can last you through the years. Something you won't have to sell but rather expand on, or use on your travels."

Koma Electronic Field Kit

Oberheim FVS Demo

Randy Piscione

"Demo of my Oberheim FVS-1. This one took two years to get to where it is now, and is still a bit flaky sometimes (like me) but still amazing to play. I want to thank John at PM Foundations for his substantial help in getting this working. Without him, it would be in a closet.

0:00 is a thick pad. 2:16 is another pad using a pinball song, with the VCF between LPF and Notch. 4:37 uses the Bandpass filter. 6:54 is polyphonic VCO sync. 8:39 is a bird-related excerpt using a split keyboard, with one SEM playing the bass and the other 3 doing the chords. The top three are tuned an octave higher than the bass SEM."

TORSO T-1 // Generative sequencer review and tutorial

loopop

"Explore plenty of generative and other electronic music ideas, tips and tricks here in my book, available to people who support this channel on Patreon:

TIMELINE:
0:00 Intro
1:20 Disclaimer
1:45 Overview
3:10 How the encoders work
3:50 Project scope
4:55 Tracks
6:45 Euclidean tools
8:20 Step sequencing
8:50 Slices/cycles
9:15 Division
9:45 Groove
11:05 Repeats & offset
12:10 Time & pace
12:40 Voicing & style
14:50 Melody & phrase
16:45 Scales
17:20 Experimenting
18:15 Random
20:50 Temp + pattern
22:00 Length & quantize
22:45 Misc
24:05 Pros & cons
28:35 Outro"