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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Oberheim Strummer
via this auction"'The "Strummer' listens to chords played on your MIDI keyboard and plays them back to your MIDI sound source (Synthesizer or Sampler) just as they would be played from a guitar. Not only will the chord voicings be correct, but the chords can actually be 'Strummed!' With the 'Strummer,' you can even change the speed and direction of your "Strums" just by changing the way you play your MIDI keyboard. Also, 'Strummer' has the ability to distinguish the difference between chords and single notes, allowing you to send chords out on one MIDI channel (Distorted Guitar Sound for example) while your single notes are sent out on a different channel (i.e. Solo Sound). Your keyboard may have a great guitar sound, but can you play a great guitar part? Yes. The Oberheim Strummer will transform your keyboard playing into a stunning and convincing performance featuring realistic guitar articulation.
By looking at such factors as the range of the guitar, the number of notes being played, chord position, and the velocity of the performance, Strummer can transform the incoming MIDI data out into performance data emulating that of a real guitarist. Performance data may be delayed, echoed, harmonized, transposed and sent back out on multiple MIDI channels. In addition to control over strum direction and speed, the Strummer also features Chord Capture for real time single finger chords. Individual picking patterns and riffs may be assigned to a single key, for real time performance playback. You can even control the number of "strings" being strummed via keyboard velocity.
The "Strummer" includes features such as:MIDI Delay (Echo).
Adjustable Delay and Decay Rates.
Multiple MIDI Channel Output.
Velocity Switching.
Keyboard Splitting.
Chord Voicing Variations.
Arpeggiation.
Chord Capture (Adjustable Single Finger Chords).
Transposition of MIDI Delays (Great for MIDI Harmonizing).
Ability to synchronize to MIDI Timing Clocks (External Sync).
MIDI Program Change.
Supports MIDI Sysex for storage of user defined patches."
Simmons SDS-7 Vintage Drum Brain
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"Here’s a Simmons SDS7 Drum Brain made in St. Albans/Herts England in the early 80’s. The state of the art in electronic drums is the Simmons SDS7. The two major developments for this kit are its sound generating capabilities and its programmability. In terms of the sound, it is the first drum synthesizer (electronic kit or drum computer) that uses digital chips and analog synthesis to provide ample control over fifteen different sound parameters for the drums and cymbals.
The SDS7 will store ninety-nine sounds per drum arranged as ninety-nine drum kits. Added to that is the programmable selector pad which gives access to any sixteen of the nine sets at the touch of a finger. I still say that it is the only electronic drum brain out there that can come close to the sound of the SDSV or SDS5 drum brain sound. The brain comes with NO pads or stands. This brain module is in excellent shape, all knobs are there and work. It has a buzz in the main output jack, but if you use the separate output for all channels there's no buzz.The brain is almost fully loaded with ten modules. It has one Bass module, Bass 2 module one Snare module and Seven Tom modules. It also comes with a selector pad and one very rare vintage Memory Cassettes. These are extremely rare to my knowledge. I have only seen 3 on eBay in over 10 years. With the selector pad, 11, 12 ,15 and 16 work after it's been on for a some time. I never used it much. I know that it is a brain problem and not the selector pad. Number on the back is 72377.
This brain back in the day, with all it's loaded with, would have cost over $5000.00 dollars."
Circuit Re Bent Yamaha PSS-30 Keyboard by freeform delusion
YouTube Uploaded by eecouk on May 30, 2011
freeform delusion on eBay
"Re-Bent Yamaha PSS-30
A friend bought one of these from a Circuit Bender on eBay, it wasn't cheap. He got it and was disappointed with the fact it didn't produce what the listing said. My new friend bought a bent toy off me on eBay recently, as he lived nearby he wanted to collect it, he also brought a couple of keyboards to me includi...ng this one. Switching the PSS-30 on and playing around with the 4 knobs, I realised that 3 of the knobs were the same bend but with different value pots so they would produce the same bend at different turns. I was asked to modify this again. I opened it up, it was very untidy and shocking to see that the four pots were connect to Two bend points! Paint came off while removing the original pots on the panel.
I have now re-modified it with the following:
New mini jack output
On UV LED
Bass Feedback Control
Distortion/Drum thinning control (it is good!)
Drum Distortion Switch
Switchable Bass Feedback with Light Sensor Control
My friend makes Harsh Noise, check his stuff out here:
http://arrendersimorte.blogspot.com/
http://www.perversemisanthropicdistribution.com/"
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