RADIAS MAKING NOISE

YouTube via kowloonmusicbuero | August 13, 2010

Yuichi Onoue(尾上祐一) "Ribbon Space" played on Ribbon Controller

YouTube via TorigoyaSound | September 21, 2006

"Yuichi Onoue plays his original tune "Ribbon Space" by handmade Ribbon Controller.
Studio live in 2002.

This handmade electric musical instrument can change a oscillator pitch smoothly, depending on the place which you press down. Ribbon Controller was originally made as a kind of MOOG SYNTHESIZER's controller in late 60's. I made this following its example. And playing style is self-taught.

This ribbon controller hooked up to simple analogue oscillator. The frequency of the oscillator changes in the value of electric resistance. Electrically, This ribbon controller is just an electric variable resistance. Not a midi box.

More Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos...

More Info:
http://torigoya.main.jp/ (Japanese)
http://torigoya.main.jp/en_index.html (english)"

via Asia Synth Station

Son of Storm Tide Flanger demo

YouTube via sduck409 | August 13, 2010

"Jurgen Haible Son of Storm Tide Flanger demo. Sorry - I mispronounce "flanger" - I somehow learned this incorrect pronounciation when I was a kid and have been repeating it ever since. The boring and annoying repeating sequence you hear for the whole 11 minutes was created with a klee sequencer driving 2 basic voices - the lower one is a motm 300 vco into a Low Pass Gate, the higher one is a Ian Fritz Double Dekka vco into a motm 190 vca, no filters on either, no other processing. Except for the boring talking part at the beginning, sound was recorded directly into adobe soundbooth, with no added effects."

Squidfanny - Circuit bent - CASIO MT-18

YouTube via squidfanny | August 13, 2010
Squidfanny on Ebay
"Twisted Squarewaves, Analog Drums, Chord-to-Rezzy Acid...... Push it really hard for meltdown analog sounds and Glitch Noises.

It does get a bit un-predictable when you really push it.

Instrument-to-pitch & Chord-to-pitch knobs create screwed up squarewaves, monged out rhythms and weird envelope effects.

Instrument-to-chord switches create bizzare and dirty new instrument waveforms.

Loads of glitching, feedback and modulation convert the chord & chord-rhythms to Rezzy Acid sounds.

Multi-coloured Metallic paint job on the keys, changes colour depending on what angle the light hits it.

MT-18 is almost identical to the PT-80, with larger keys and slightly different componants inside."

Dream Age Part 4-Alnitak

YouTube via Kobolnova | August 13, 2010

"I did not want uploading this,but i have changed my mind,i want to share,even when almost nobody is listening or watching it:,i just want to share this with al of you,it is the music were its al about,it does not matter wich person or who made it,music is for us al:the joy of music,i really hope you enjoyed my music,like how i have enjoyed to create this music for you
(this music-video i made some weeks-months ago)"

tribel-x1.m4v

YouTube via lfoone | August 13, 2010

Moogfest 2010 :: Bob Moog :: Abominatron

YouTube via MoogMusicInc | August 13, 2010

"This Moog Music Inc. promo for Moogfest 2010 features audio of Bob Moog provided by the Bob Moog Foundation www.moogfoundation.org. The audio is from a tape that was donated to the Foundation by pioneering synthesist Herb Deutsch, who collaborated with Bob on the first prototype modular-- the Abominatron. In the 84 minute tape, Bob methodically explains the functions of the modular. Bob took piano for many years as a young person, and could readily play, although he was very modest about his ability. He made a nearly innocent statement in this clip that others with more musicianship could get "some good things" out of the instrument-- it is a sincerely prophetic statement. The Abominatron II, a 6' 7" tower of Moog Music's hand-crafted synthesizers and effects pedals will be featured on-stage during Moogfest 2010, a 3 day music festival featuring Massive Attack, Devo, Thievery Corporation, Big Boi, MGMT and many others. Tickets are on sale now at www.moogfest.com!"

Brett Domino: Bad Romance (Lady Gaga) - Korg Monotron and Kaossilator

YouTube via brettdomino | August 01, 2010

"Brett and Steven perform Lady Gaga's smash hit, 'Bad Romance', entirely on Korg Monotrons and Korg Kaossilators.

http://www.brettdomino.com"

via Aud1073cH

More Brett Domino posts
More Lady Gaga posts

Musical greetingcard drummachine, first tests

YouTube via JvGrieken | August 13, 2010

"This idea was inspired by this excellent topic over at EM: http://electro-music.com/forum/viewto...

I was using my 4017/4066 sequencer wich is gating a hallmark musical greetingcard wich plays the song "twist and shout" by the Top notes. I used 2 oscillators and a xor gate to affect the timing resistor causing the pitched sound.

Going to try multiple cards and more messing with the timing resistor next."

Future Retro 777

via this auction

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summer sixty four

via monome

"orders for the next edition of the grayscale sixty four start today (friday) at 1pm EST. check your time zone.

just to be clear, the grayscale sixty four is fully assembled and tested. it’s not a kit.

this is a small batch of 100. we’ll start shipping on august 20."

monome chicken

FN-Tal-Noiz3m4k3r D3mosong

FN-Tal-Noiz3m4k3r D3mosong from Frank Neumann on Vimeo.

"I had the pleasure to make the main presets for TAL's new Soft Synthesizer Noiz3m4k3r, it's a nice little synth i had to make a small demosong with it as i created the presets, so have phun, first teaser... :)

More infos.... kunz.corrupt.ch/

Contact me... myspace.com/particularsound or facebook.de/Xenox.AFL"

ROLAND MC-202 RUBBER BUTTONS

via this auction and this auction.

See the seller's other items for more.

POLYFUSION SOUND-A-ROUND QUAD PANNER QP-1

via this auction
"THIS IS THE ONE PINK FLOYD WOULD USE TO PAN THE SOUND EFFECTS AROUND THE CONCERT HALL IN QUAD

IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO REDIRECT CV SIGNALS TO YOUR MODULAR SYNTH.

This vintage Polyfusion quad panner, model QP-1, is very rare- there were only a couple of hundred ever made. It is the Holy Grail for Polyfusion modular synth owners , but would also be of interest to anyone who owns a recording studio or quad P.A. system. It features a joystick with amazing real time control, which allows you to move the sound from any quadrant to any other quadrant instantly, reverse direction, etc. There is also an auto and manual mode, which lets you do this either way. It was made famous by Pink Floyd, who still use it in their live show- it is what they use to move the sound around so convincingly on their quad system."

AUTOMATIC MODE USES A BUILT-IN LFO TO AUTOMATE THE PANNING. SPEED AND DEPTH KNOBS WORK PERFECTLY.
1 OR 2 CONTROL VOLTAGE PEDALS CAN BE PLUGGED IN TO ALLOW FOOT CONTROL OF SPEED AND DEPTH KNOBS
VERY CLEAN CONDITION
ALL LIGHTS WORK
LFO WORKS
UNIT WORKS PROPERLY"

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Roland PG-200 with Original Box

via this auction

Raw Hedroom (Trapez) experimenting with Griid

YouTube via LiineTV | July 30, 2010

"Raw Hedroom (Trapez) uses Griid to launch clips in Ableton Live in short jam with Moog Voyager and TouchOSC.

http://griid.net
http://www.rawhedroom.com"

Testing navigation

LiineTV | July 28, 2010

"A little spin... http://griid.net"


iPads on Ebay

via wire to the ear

Prototype's Taylor Deupree's Roland TR-606

via this auction

Taylor Deupree's Roland TR-606 Drumatix drum machine + manual + case "classic machine used on some classic recordings, namely our (PROTOTYPE 909) 1993 debut "acid technology" as well as most of our other projects from that era (prototype909, human mesh dance, etc)."

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Novamusik.com - Malekko Ekko 616 Guitar Pedal

YouTube via Novamusik | August 13, 2010
Novamusik
"Jayk Burczyk plays a couple riffs with the Malekko Ekko 616 guitar pedal. We also used a Vox AC4TV8 Amp mic'ed with a Blue Encore microphone.

Malekko says:

650ms Analog Delay Pedal

For years, Malekko has been synonymous with the best quality BBD delays available. Today the evolution continues with the EKKO 616, a full featured yet compact delay with external modulation controls, an optional buffer, internal level pot and 650ms of pure analog bliss!

The E616's specially voiced repeats allow a larger bandwidth to pass than most traditional analog delays. Turn the mix pot all the way up and the repeats will be slightly louder than the dry signal if needed, allowing greater flexibility. The regeneration pot will take you from a simple slapback to a nice gentle decay of a few repeats then all the way to taking off into outer space with just a turn of the pot! Engage the modulation button and the Malekko EKKO 616 takes on a whole new personality, from subtle chorusing or beautiful vibrato to way WAY beyond. The EKKO 616 also allows you to select your type of bypass between buffered or true bypass. Tired of annoying volume drops? An internal trimpot (labeled "gain") will allow you to set the EKKO 616's level to your specific setup.

At Malekko, we didn't set out to make a carbon copy of anything. Instead of looking backwards, we designed a new and visionary analog delay from the ground up.
Operates on a 9V battery or optional 9VDC neg tip regulated power supply."

Note: Yes these are effects pedal and guitar demos. These get the post because it's Malekko and the synth connection with their eurorack modules is there. It's interesting to see what else they have to offer.

Novamusik.com - Malekko Fuzz

Novamusik | August 13, 2010

"Jayk Burczyk plays a couple riffs with the Malekko Fuzz guitar pedal. We also used a Vox AC4TV8 Amp mic'ed with a Blue Encore microphone.

Malekko says:

Malekko Omicron Series analog fuzz pedal

We are super happy to introduce "FUZZ", the Malekko Omicron Series analog fuzz pedal.

This is our take on a classic Germanium diode based fuzz pedal of the past. It produces a wide range of fuzz tones in a super small enclosure. Very easy to use, the FUZZ has just two pots:

VOL, which increases the volume of the signal and is capable of producing a volume boost if so desired, and

DRIVE, which increases the fuzz amount...go ahead, turn it up!!!

But that's not all- simply flip the pedal over, unscrew the four retaining screws (screwdriver not included), and remove the bottom cover to reveal a tiny three-position switch on the upper left-hand side! This mini switch unleashes the true power of the FUZZ! Position 1 (up) gives you a sweet octave fuzz. Position 2 (down) gives you a heavier "scooped" tone. Engineered to be searing and musical, both of these classic fuzz tones will inspire you to play and play. That's two killer tones for one low price!

But wait! There's more! Place the internal switch in the middle position and you activate tones 1 & 2 at the same time!! This parallel arrangement is SUPER HEAVY AND CRUSHING!! INCREDIBLE! Now how much would you pay?

You get the mini enclosure, the classic octave tone 1, the classic thick tone 2, and the new modern Malekko monster tone 3- all for the low, low price of $130!!

Are you tired of trying to fit one more effect pedal on your pedal board? You try this arrangement, you try that arrangement—but you can never find the room for them all! We're here to help! With Malekko's incredible super small pedals, there's always room for one more!

Runs off a 'standard' 9VDC neg tip regulated power supply (not included)."

TRACER WOW DRONE PSYCH.MOV

YouTube via snazelle | August 13, 2010

"a good example of how easy it is to get droney/psych-rock sounds out of the tracer/wow combo. we recommend taking a week off of work once you get these pedals."

ether^ra ONIK

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | August 13, 2010

"an improv featuring my VTOL Cramola, my Serge Creature/Seq A combo, some delay, and MFB-503. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

SammichSID vs OTO Machines Biscuit

YouTube via duncanperson | August 13, 2010

"SID B3ATzz!!1!1! Sounds from the Midibox SammichSID Drum engine processed though the OTO Machines Biscuit"

SammichSID vs OTO Machines Biscuit 2

288v demo

YouTube via cray56 | August 13, 2010

"quick demo of the 288v"

Doepfer A100 Vocoder

YouTube via unyo303 | August 13, 2010

"A-129/1 Analysis Section and A-129/2 Synthesis Section."

Keytar prototype

YouTube via grandtippler | August 12, 2010

"Early stage prototype."

Weekend Project: Easy Pitch Control Hack

YouTube via makemagazine | August 12, 2010

"Hack a toy and make it sound crazier than ever!
For more information about the new Echo smartpen go to http://www.livescribe.com
Get the PDF for this project here: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010...
For more great projects: http://www.makezine.com
Subscribe to Make Magazine: http://bit.ly/MakeMagSub"

Drunken Robosong

YouTube via rezzn8r | August 12, 2010

"Ever heard a modular try to sing when it's had too much to drink?
Just kidding. A Modcan 69B Scanner pans between 4 LFOs from a 60B. The output of the scanner modulates a 22B Miniwave using the Votrax voice tables from bank 8 of the standard ROM."

Tubes

Dave of http://umop.com/ (The Packrat, Parallax, Retarded Animal Babies, and much more) sent this one (from Toothpaste for Dinner) to me and Eric Barbour of Metasonix. It's a funny comic and the connection to Metasonix and tubes is obvious. Eric replied with the following and gave me the OK to post it, so here it is. It also reminds me of the analog vs. digital debate. In my opinion sound is sound and it's all what you make of it. It's as simple as it gets - everyone likes what they like.

"Okay guys....yeah, it's funny.

Um, do I try to claim 'warmer sweeter tone' or 'vintage sound' for my products? Forgive me for ranting, but I keep having to make these points.

There have been long and often-incoherent lectures on 'tube tone' over the last 40-plus years. Speaking personally, I've long suspected this 'tube tone' crap to be based on people's vague memories of early tube hifi and radio equipment--which usually had poor frequency response and high second- harmonic distortion, either due to poor design or an attempt to keep the item below a certain retail price.

Please let me talk about my personal observations of 'tube tone'. I've heard tube amps that were as accurate as any solid-state amp you can think of (we are talking about high-end home audio, not guitar amps or pro audio, because that's the area where "tube tone" is the biggest hypefest).

And I've heard modern tube amps that were so shrill and ugly sounding, they made me think they were badly-designed transistor amps. I've also seen, used, and repaired a long long list of vintage hifi, radios, and guitar amps. They were all over the place in sound quality, though generally pre-WWII and cheap gear had that soft, indistinct 'vintage-stereotype' sound. Plus, I've heard transistor amps that were so damn good, they made me wonder why so much ink was wasted on blubbering about 'tube tone'.

My considered opinion: people who mumble about 'tube tone' are full of shit, and/or simply regurgitating catch-phrases they've been hearing for years. There are good tube amps and there are bad tube amps. Simply being a tube amp does not guarantee anything except a marketing handle that can be used to wheedle the clueless rabble into paying too much money for it.

At the CES ten years ago, I heard a brand-new, very costly ($8000) stereo tube hifi amp that was claimed to be 'the ultimate in high-end tone'. It was so shrill, lacking in bass, distorted, and otherwise ugly-sounding, it drove people out of the room. Even so, it ended up on the cover of major high-end magazines. (Later I was told by other people in the business that the company founder had severe high-frequency hearing loss, and was literally unable to discern that the amp sounded bad to most people. Nor was he willing to admit as much. He wound up telling the designer what to do, based on his own ears. Because he was an egotistical fool, who refused to acknowledge that his hearing was bad.) I'd tell you his name but it was an embarrassing incident and better forgotten. That firm went bankrupt recently, as his sales 'went off a cliff', and I'm not sure he deserves the extra abuse.

This also goes a long way toward explaining why I don't make tube hifi gear, hopefully. High-end audio is more like a freak show than a 'market'. It's full of arrogant over-50 man-boys who are obsessed with 'accuracy', yet usually have no idea what that means.

Guitar amps are starting to be similar to high-end in the sheer snobbery and idiocy. I've heard tube simulation devices, like the Line 6 products, that are as close to sounding like real vintage tube gear as one could possibly want. There are now quite a few tube amp simulators, made by various firms, that are basically as 'perfect' as can be. I've also heard 'real vintage style' tube amps, usually invented by idiots who wanted to take advantage of the 'tube tone fad', that sounded like broken transistor amps.

Yet guitarists keep demanding tube amps. And nowadays, they are paying extremely stiff prices for real tube amps with major brands like Marshall or Vox or Fender. Have you priced a Marshall JCM2000 amp head lately? Right now, despite a massive global recession, this 'standard for heavy rock' will cost you about $3000, with an 'official' Marshall speaker cab. Marshall and Vox belong to Korg, which is deliberately using these old brandnames to sell high-priced product to people who still think those firms are the same as they were in the 1960s. They aren't......the amps don't even sound like the old ones, mainly due to the poor quality of the tubes being made today. But it doesn't matter. They, like Gibson, Fender, and many other old brandnames that were around at the dawn of rock & roll, are simply trading on nostalgic warm tone feelings for bygone days.

It's why I find people who complain about Metasonix's 'high prices' to be pathetic. Those same people are often willing to pay $4000 for a modern reissue Gibson guitar, or $2500 for a 30-year-old TB303, or $75,000 for a Fairchild 670 limiter, because those things 'have the magic'. Whatever the hell that means.

My 'marketing', such as it is, doesn't focus on 'warm vintage tube tone'. Because it's not a real thing, it's a buzzword. Metasonix sounds different from everything else on the market and that's all I try to claim. It's the most 'real analog' possible--class A tube circuits. They might sound warm and soft, they might sound like a broken vacuum cleaner being shoved up your ass. It's more a question of the circuit design and the user's choices.

No one else had the guts to make tube synthesizer circuits, and to this day, if you ask a mainstream synth builder if they can design a tube synth circuit, they claim it is physically impossible or horribly impractical and costly. (Dieter Doepfer immediately comes to mind, because I've personally seen him tell people exactly that. And based on his marketability standards, he's right. Tubes are hell to deal with--costly, flaky, difficult to source, wasteful of power.)"

doepfer and the gang

YouTube via iammodman | August 12, 2010

"bottle of overproof and a lot of noise"

Roland GR33B GR-33B analog bass synth

via this auction

ARP Odyssey Mk III Model 2823

via this auction

"ARP Odyssey Mk III Model 2823 synthesizer. Aside from repairs, the following work was performed:

* Power supply capacitors replaced
* All tantalum capacitors replaced with Panasonic FM/FC Series electrolytics
* Timothy Smith 4075 filter upgrade to extend the frequency cutoff range
* Sliders cleaned and lubricated
* Keyboard bushings replaced
* Keyboard contacts cleaned"

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Alessandro Cortini and Don Buchla at the SFEMF

http://www.sfemf.org/

"SFEMF [San Franscisco Electronic Music Festival] Eleven consists of three evenings of stimulating performances by internationally recognized artists and musicians in the electronic music field."

This one in via brian c.

Reco-Synth : E.T. Comunicator

Reco-Synth : E.T. Comunicator from arthur joly on Vimeo.

"O primeiro pequeno Synth fabricado pela Reco-Head.
Um noise modulator, simples e potente."

Reaching a milestone age

YouTube via attorks | August 12, 2010

"Yesterday we were shopping in the supermarket for our groceries and I found myself humming this simple sequence in 6/8. When we got home I first did a simple audio recording so I would not forget. Yesterday evening I programmed the sequence in Ableton Live designating it to the Creamware MiniMax ASB because it has MIDI. I added a simple second 4/4 sequence which is performed by the Waldorf Q Keyboard. This evening I decided to video it with strings from the Roland XP-80 and a solo from the Clavia Nord Lead 1.
Tomorrow (on 8/13) is my 50th birthday. O man, time goes by so fast."

Concrete jungle (Plogue Bidule)

YouTube via GruithuisenCityMan | August 12, 2010

"Hello ! My name is Frederic Gerchambeau. I have made this movie and this music. The music has been made entirely with Plogue Bidule in one take. No samples were used. These are FFT/iFFT based synth sounds. Enjoy !
http://www.myspace.com/fredericgercha..."

DEP-1 & TR808

YouTube via ggijs | August 12, 2010

"In the first part of the video the DEP-1 pitch shifts the incoming sound as an arpeggiator in different sequences.
Then there is a mode that samples on a threshold, and plays the samples back.. then there is this mode with feedback.. and then i switch to regular delay with variable sample playback/record speed.

http://gieskes.nl/effects/?file=dep-1
http://gieskes.nl/shop/#DEP-1"

DEP-1 & Guitar

ggijs | August 12, 2010

"I did not specifically build this for use with a guitar, it was more for use with line level audio, but it sounds quite nice with a guitar."

Weevil on the loose

YouTube via henrikbjorkk | August 12, 2010

"BugBrand Boardweevil exploring the house. Harassing the pets. Looking for alcohol. Need to get him a friend fast before he destroys something. Bastard."

1980 Moog Prodigy Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

GRAQC / ARC MIN.

GRAQC / ARC MIN. from Nicolas Rupcich on Vimeo.

"Video of a live recording for the track Arc Min."
"custom made modular synth, Korg R3, Moog Moogerfooger Murf, Thingamakit and Renoise."

Frantone Glacier and Electro-Faustus EF101

via this auction

"Frantone Glacier Hyper Modulator

This auction is for a RARE (It's out of stock even on the Frantone website!) FRANTONE GLACIER. This wonderful RINGMOD pedal is essentially NEW with very little use kept in a smoke-free studio. It is 100% functional and capable of spacy metallic bell-like tones to beautiful warm tremelo effects and everything in-between! As Frantones states "Infinite Possibilities!"

With the BUY NOW option I will include a like-new Electro-Faustus EF101. The Electro-Faustus EF101 Dual Oscillator is a digital circuit in which one oscillator feeds into another in series. Go from beeps and boops to robotic sounding squeals and wails. Great for live performances or sampling. "

"The Phutney" Derek Revell's EMS Inspired DIY Synth

more pics and details here

"this project has required all of my skills to complete, I have been in Engineering for 42 years, and my hobby was electronics before I started my engineering apprenticeship in 1968, you will need a great deal of DIY skills to build a clone for yourself, even if you have the necessary components."

Be sure to see the rest of Derek Revell's website for more EMS resources including parts, history and more. You'll also find pages on Moog, ARP and EDP.

Update via Unknown in the comments: "A broken link here derek revell's web site was shutdown, I couldn't afford the price that my original hosts were asking, so I've transfered and updated my web site at www.phutney.com"

The Putney (Pete Namlook & Ludwig Rehberg) - Putney Dust

YouTube via rtmnmk | June 12, 2009

"Excerpt from "The Putney Dust", Fax +49-69/450464 Recods, PK 08/76"

via THE SYNTHI: Pete Namlook and Ludwig Rehberg (E.M.S.)

franck vigroux - menottes

franck vigroux - menottes from dautrescordes on Vimeo.

"from 'camera police' 2010
franckvigroux.com
dautrescordesrecords.com"

moog rme, korg electribe, sherman filter

You can really hear the Sherman in this one.

Realistic Sessionmate - Circuit Bent Drum Machine

via this auction
Part of the BugBrand lot posted here.

"Realistic Sessionmate Drum Machine with bends
This is weird drum & backing band machine with a couple of circuit bend points added. The internal sounds are pretty naff, but when you hit one of the two red bend buttons the machine randomizes itself with some great chaotic results. There is also a bend switch which changes the sounds to something strangely tonal (you can hear this effect at the 1minute point of the first audio demo below).

My original description on the Archive Website
A cheesy drum machine with a variety of onboard backing tracks. With only two momentary buttons and a switch this machine has been transformed into something that spits out instant greatness ranging from Max Tundra style musics to minimal electronics and destructionary noises.
Sound Example 1, Sound Example 2

Comes with a rather tatty box. Runs off external DC 9v supply or 6 AA batteries (neither supplied)
Shipping Weight: 1.00kg"

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BugBrand BabyBugCrusher 9v Prototype

via this auction
"BugBrand BabyBugCrusher9v Desktop Prototype
This is my prototype for the BabyBugCrushers that were released in 2007. This was the time that I changed from AC powered devices to more regular DC powered - so this one runs off a standard centre-negative 9v supply (eg. Boss style) or off an internal 9v battery (I'll put a new one in before sending!).

For a fuller description have a look at the original listing here
- there are some sound examples and a link to the PDF instruction sheet.

Just to be clear -- this is not a stompable one! Bypass (true bypass) is achieved using a toggle switch.

This is in good condition - the box is a compact, strong metal case and the labelling on top is my regular type from that period - lasertran decal with laquer for strength.
Shipping Weight: 0.5kg"

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Cheetah MD16RP Drum Machine

via this auction

Pics of the inside below.

"Finally! After 5 years in the dark dungeon that has been the BugBrand Workshop I am just about to move to a better place! Over that time I have picked up quite a stack of bits'n'pieces and it is really time to have a serious clear-out -> to clear space, to pass on unused items and to generate some funds for setting up the new workshop. So! Over the next few weeks I will be running several Ebay auctions - do have a check of my other auctions!

Cheetah MD16RP Drum Machine System - needs some TLC - sold for spares/repairs
I was very excited to get this (off ebay) maybe 8 years ago, but it has unfortunately always had some issues -- due, I'm sure, to a leaky memory backup battery sometime in the past. I replaced the original battery and it certainly works to some extent, but has been sat for a few years now feeling unloved and I really must pass it on because I know very well I will never give it enough time..!

For info on the unit have a read of the Sound-on-Sound article: (the best drum machine ever?!) - note that this is the less common md16RP which has trigger inputs. It certainly is (or should be) a very powerful system - with the editting menus you get a load of control over sound and control parameters. Plus there are lots of outputs and MIDI. You'd be lost without the manual -- so its just as well I have the original! (which is included in the sale, naturally). This is a 2U 19" rack mount and quite deep.

I've given it a basic test recently but couldn't do a full one - I'll try to be as clear as possible in descriptions of problems:
- the PSU is quite a strange one -> 3pin DIN into a 5pin DIN socket. It works but the connector isn't all that strong. It is a UK version. The back of the unit states it is simply 9v DC so I don't know why you need such an irregular plug type!
- the LCD screen is working fine, but never had a cover - it is hard to read unless you're looking straight at it and I think the cover may have improved that.
- on recent testing it came up with the message 'cold start' and initially would only make a few distant digital sounds. But then I read the manual a bit more, did the 'cold start' procedure and began to hear the sounds again.
- some of the buttons aren't very responsive at all (need cleaning!) - this makes some of the editting very difficult at the moment.
- I haven't recently tested either the MIDI or trigger inputs.
- the PCB around the memory battery doesn't look great and could do with more cleaning but I don't think anything is actually bad. But -- the silk-screen legending on the PCB has seemingly come off / come loose (you can see stray bits on the bottom picture)

So, as I say --- sold-as-seen -- but ask questions and I'll try to answer.
Shipping Weight: 6.00kg"

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BugNews August -- EBay Auctions

via the BugBrand email list:

"Hi All,

This year seems to be the year of change for BugBrand.. Finally after about 2 years of searching for a new workshop space, I have just taken over a property a few hundred metres down the road and am in the process of getting set up to move in there. There's quite a load to do, both in setting up my new workshop and office spaces, but also in upgrading certain parts of the building -- electricals, plumbing, roofing, windows... So at the moment I'm a little snowed under by it all but I know that in the long-run it is going to be such a great change.

As I've been in the workshop for over 5 years you can imagine that quite a lot of stuff has gradually accumulated and this move really gives the impetus to have a good clear out! So I've begun putting up some items on Ebay, both to clear out and to help fund the move and setup costs.

Have a look at my Ebay homepage: http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/bugbrand and then click the 'items for sale' link on the left. [or click here]

So far I've put up two batches of items:::

Batch1 - due to end around 4pm (BST) Friday 13th August (tomorrow!) - including Weevils, BugCrushers and a DroneMachine!
Batch2 - due to end around 4pm (BST) Wednesday 18th August - including further Weevils and BugCrushers..

There should be one or two more batches going up either this week or next - I can't say exactly what may be in the future batches, but there may be some goodies! (I'll do another mailout if so..)

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Other news?
Well, most of the time is currently taken up with the move and this will be the case until the beginning of September at least.
Shortly I will be able to properly announce two forthcoming Workshop (WOM) events in October/November.
And by tomorrow I should have a new batch of BoardWeevils in the online shop if anyone is waiting for one.

Thanks all and best wishes for now,
Tom"

Note I've been capturing the pics in various posts as I see the auctions go up. You can click on the BugBrand label below to find them.

J.S. Bach - Menuet on my Nord Lead 2X

YouTube via xor7777 | August 29, 2009

"Tried to play something classical on a great Nord Lead synthesizer :)
Organ sound is a factory preset."

Industrial Revolution Part 1 cover

xor7777 | January 10, 2010

"Whoa! Really hard to play this thing especially for beginners like me :)
Sequence is written by me in GarageBand, all synth sounds and basses are presets of Cakewalk Rapture (Nord Lead used just as controller) orchestral drums from Nexus (from extension "XP Dance orchestra").
Thanks to J.M.Jarre for so amazing music!
Thanks to fischek (http://www.youtube.com/user/fischek ) for sheets!"

via fischek

Delay on Arpegiator (Jean Michel Jarre) - Tutorial

YouTube via chrisbern75 | October 27, 2008

"http://www.jeanmicheljarre.pl/covers/... In music from Jean Michel Jarre is delay effect (for no musicians - echo) very, very important. In Arpegiator is delay very, very, very, very important ;)"

via fischek

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 3.3 MIDI

via this auction

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SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS DRUMTRAKS 400

via this auction
"Sequential Circuits DRUMTRAKS model 400 drum machine. Simple to use, you can construct highly complex and convincing rrhythmic arrangements using this machine/ flexible, multi-track sequencer; individual instrument volume and tuning, swing balance (a very useful tool), accents, tempo changes, etc. Instruments include Bass, snare, rim, tom 1, tom 2, carsh symbal, ride cymbal, closed hi-hat, claps, tambourine, cowbell (more cowbell!), and cabasa--each instrument sample is professionally recorded for studio-quality sound and character.

Two modes; pattern and songs (up to 99 songs can be defined). Midi-interface is available on this unit. However, I have not tested it. The "snare" button is a little bit intermittent--once the pattern is programmed it is not an issue at all."