Was this the WORST PURCHASE ever???

video upload by AudioPilz

"A few years back I reviewed what was probably the most underwhelming piece of gear at the time - the original Arturia Drumbrute. This 2016 drum machine seemed like a dream come true: fully analog, great sequencer, one-knob-per-function UI and a design that pleases the eye of normal people and satisfies the basic instincts of synth nerds.

The problem with this instrument: it sounded almost comically bad and might be the only Bad Gear protagonist I didn’t make any real music with.

Although I sent it back after reviewing it, this cursed drum machine kept on haunting me and when I found one on Reverb for the price of a Volca I might have been hovering over the BUY button a little too hard. Was this the worst purchase ever?

00:00 Introduction
00:53 The underwhelming Sounds of the Drum Brute
02:24 Filter, Outputs
02:50 Sequencer, Step Repeat ( Fills ), Midi Control Center
03:33 Analysing the Drum Sounds
05:54 Jam without Effects
06:38 My attempt to make the DrumBrute sound decent
07:41 Jam with Effects
08:12 Outro"

Portablism Gear SC1000 MK2 Digital Scratch Instrument

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video upload by FlowKey

"how to navigate settings for SC1000"

SC1000MK2 SE Digital Scratch Instrument Neon | Scratch Practice

video upload by Delaino Barris[DB]

Green model via this listing

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Akai U40 Riff-O-Matic Variable Tempo Phrase Sampler

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via this listing

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Rare Moog Musonics Minimoog

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via this Reverb listing

"Here is the opportunity to get an incredible piece of History from Moog !

This Musonics is in excellent cosmetic condition and will be fully serviced prior to sale.

It is a very rare instrument, only a few units has been made in the early 70’s"

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Rare ! Studio Electronics Midimoog, original RA Moog board, serviced. SN AA-0900

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via this Reverb listing

"For sale, a very rare exemple of the famous Minimoog racked by Studio Electronics. This is not a clone, this is the real R.A. Moog board mini in a rack ! It will be fully serviced prior to sale."

Pics of the boards below.

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Waldorf Microwave Rev A synthesizer SN 9372623

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via this eBay listing

"This is the early “Blueface” version made in West Germany and features the original Curtis CEM 3389 analog filters and 1.x operating system."

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Tubbutec Brainstep + Brainstep Controller + Knobula Monumatic + Doepfer A 111-6 +Bastl Cinnamon

video upload by The Green Man(TGM) + sound.report by Heiner Kruse

"A short demo of some very fine modules...accompanying an amazona.de review of Tubbutec Brainstep + Controller,... also featuring Knobula Monumatic, Doepfer A 111-6+ Bastl Cinnamon"

MCO AEIOU - Voice Synthesis

video upload by ALM TV

"The MCO (mk II) is a highly versatile digital VCO and voice module inspired by 90s/00s digital synths shrunk into just 6HP. It offers a broad collection of unique, high-quality synth voices, each with extensive, customizable parameters. Here we explore a few patches using the new AEIOU voice synthesizer engine. To add the new synthesis engine to your MCO download the latest firmware update! (linked below)

The AEIOU voice is a vocal synthesis engine that uses band pass filters to mimic the formants of a human voice for a range of phonemes. Morphing between the two phoneme parameters using LFOs, the built in envelope or external modulation can produce any sound from robotic whisper textures, to background chatter, to simple pronounced words.

The MCO is designed to be familiar, quick and easy to use with a high resolution colour display and a rich visual user interface. Each voice includes extensive customizable parameters that can be directly controlled or modulated through assignable internal and external sources. Certain per-voice parameters support audio-rate modulation, including FM, sync, and DSP. Each voice also supports up to four-voice chords, external-triggered envelopes, multiple LFOs, and dual audio outputs for comprehensive desktop like synth functionality.

Check out our other videos for all of the different MCO voice programs here:"

Classic Beats & Expanded Modular Approaches with Analog 808 Drums // OCTA from NANO MODULES

video upload by DivKid

"Here we have OCTA from NANO Modules. A set of 4 classic analog drum circuits, authentically taken from the Roland TR-808. We have the kick, snare and both closed & open hi hats. There's added controls, modular volume/drive per track and added section of compression, EQ and side chain envelope following. In this video I take them through classic 808 beats and sounds, expand them with modular mixing and we even turn it into one big pitch tracking (despite lack of pitch CV) bass oscillator ... I don't think anyone will be expecting the doom-laden ambient soundscapes from 808 drums. As always give these patches and ideas a go with your drum modules and enjoy OCTA!"

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Iliad Multitimbral Demo

video upload by Mike @ Artisan

"Iliad gets its sound effects and multi-timbral modes...
And a few other tricks
Before a final hardware and software upgrade.

This a direct line recording with no additional effects.

Yes, my playing is no Emerson or Wakefield, but hey, they were not engineers either :)"

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