Building A Song WIth Asynchronous Rhythms

video upload by EZBOT

"Welcome to another adventure in the world of rhythm and harmony! Today's journey is a little different - we're gonna go off the beaten path and experiment with something I find really fascinating: polyrhythms and varied track lengths. Sounds a bit wild, right? Trust me, it's not as intimidating as it may sound. It's just like cooking - a dash of this, a sprinkle of that, and voilà - you've got a delicious new beat. 🎧

Every track on the machine can have a different length. That's right, each and every one of them! This results in some really cool polyrhythms and unique timings for patterns that I thought might pique your interest.

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MPC Electronics MPC-1 with Tubbutec uniPulse MIDI retrofit

video upload by Harry Axten

"Pretty rare British-made drum machine from 1981, originally intended to interface with the Sinclair ZX81 computer. I’ve installed Tubbutec’s excellent uniPulse MIDI retrofit in this, using the existing sync socket for the MIDI input. The drum voices are very responsive to playing dynamics, which I was pleased to find works great with the uniPulse’s velocity-sensitive outputs.

The sequencer board in this one was wrecked by a battery leak, which is sadly very common in these. The leakage also got onto the main analogue board, although fortunately not as badly. It ate up three of the potentiometers for the Tom 4 voice, and I haven't yet located suitable replacements, hence those controls being missing and blanked off; but everything else is now working as it should, having cleaned up corroded board traces and replaced a number of damaged components."

Wersi CX5 / german 12 bit drum machine from the 80s

video upload by ohm_studi_ohm

This one is currently listed for sale on Reverb here, and on eBay here. You can find pics from the listings and an older demo posted here.

"Very quick demo of the Wersi CX5 drum machine. Classic 80s 12 bit sounds. There are 26 of them including a analog drum synth sound plus a chromatic timpani mode (!)

Very comprehensive it has 8 analog outputs, MIDI IN and OUT, Tape, Sync and a dedicated connector to plug some pads in order to trigger the sounds.

The video focus on the MIDI control of the unit and as you can see you can easily play the sounds over midi with velocity.

And thanks to the global pitch control it is a great live performance tools in the right hands (oblivously not mine)."

CorSynth C105 LoFi Machine

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You can find demos and details on the C105E in previous psots here.

Moog Sonic Six - Vintage Analog Synthesizer - Pro-serviced w/Restoration

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Oberheim OB-Xa w/ mLab Midi - 8 Voice Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer - Serviced w/Restoration

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Roland Jupiter-6 - Polyphonic Analog Synthesizer - Pro-Serviced

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Ensoniq Fizmo Transwave Synthesizer

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"Ensoniq Fizmo - serviced (including 5v regulator), fully working, factory reset and loaded.

Fizmos do create sounds and evolving textures I've never heard from any other synth. With stackable oscillators, real time control, and the very flexible arpeggiator which can be used as a control source, the Fizmo creates complex tones quickly.

Considering it combines analog and digital features, the 48-voice synthesizer uses 2nd-generation Transwave technology to create very organic sounds. Interestingly, the Fizmo has the ensoniq 24-bit VLSI effects with 41 algorithms, including a Vocoder and the ability to process incoming audio through the Vocoder and effects.

There are 2 oscillators available for each of the 4 presets allowing for 8 unique oscillators at the same time, not to mention individual LFO and Noise generators for each Osc. It's possible to stack four individual presets together into one sound and map them across the keyboard."

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E-MU Systems Emulator II

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"Although this fella came back from being gone through one voice is louder so i simply disable it making it 7 voices. It started its life as a HD version, all HD pcbs were removed and a 2nd drive Installed..both drives loaded with samples. New ROMS, new display and power supply calibrated."

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Vintage ARP 2600 - Mid 1970s

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"Not a perfect ARP 2600 but a beautifully playable instrument in very good cosmetic condition. This model is a mid '70s 2600P.

Left and Right Speaker sliders are slightly broken, but still function fully.

Some slider caps missing.

We recommend Synth Patchers for some reliable fixes on these items. We don't have the time to do this work at the moment.

The instrument has received a basic service and calibration by a seasoned technician and functions as it should."

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