"'Ancestor of the Plumbutter' and it definitely shows. Great unpredictable and experimental 'drum machine' (as much as you can call anything Ciat Lonbarde that). The one issue I've had is the left ultrasound section is very low output. The case shows wear and debris hence the 'good' quality."
"I recorded a gloomy dark ambient/drone/noise/"wall of sound" album with my Ciat Lonbarde Sidrax Organ, Cocoquantus 2 and Meng Qi Rollz-5+, as well as Sony dictaphone, a Ukulele, a dishwasher and the ThumbJam iOS App. As usual, I mixed and mastered it on the iPad using Steinberg's Cubasis 2. Check it out: https://nightmachines.bandcamp.com/al..."
"I recorded this over a year ago, and there's probably numerous errors in it. Let me know and I'll add corrections as we go!
Here's a brief introduction to Meng Qi's realization of the fantastic Ciat-Lonbarde Rollz-5. It's sort-of-a drum machine which produces strange and wonderful rhythms and timbres.
"Here's another awesome instrument I don't use nearly enough: Meng Qi's realization of the Ciat-Lonbarde Rollz-5, which I picked up from Modular Addict
This thing is awesome: 2 sets of Rollzer (3, 4, 5, and 6), 4 AV-Dogs, 2 Ultrasound Filters (with two inputs each), and 4 gongs. The instrument is unruly and chaotic - the odd rollz can't quite produce a repeatable pattern, and some of the even ones struggle, too!
The rhythmic lengths are designated by the capacitors in each set of rollz, so there's no knob to make things faster or slower. There's only the ability to patch between them and inject and react to new rhythms and pseudo-rhythmic sonic events. As a result, even something as 'predictable' as the gong, which should just act as a tom, can produce wild timbral variation when activated by an audio-rate input. Despite such simple ingredients, loops can be created that last longer than expected, and with more variation than a normal drum machine would offer.
It's not quite a PlumButter, but it's still quite remarkable."
"Rare ROLLZ-5 by Meng QI, Ciat Lonbarde (Rare Pro Build) Esoteric Rhythmic Synthesizer
If you are looking you may well know the Ciat Lonbarde universe but the Rollz5 is a precursor to the CL "Plumbutter" instrument
Selling my rare "Rollz 5", a pro build of a Meng QI board based on a collection of Peter Blasser's Ciat Lonbarde circuits.
Housed in a custom Meng QI etched perspex case.
In great condition and full working order. As you can see from the photos the build/solder work is perfect.
Comes with 12v power pack and 10 patch cables to get you started
+ typed notes gleaned from various forums and Peter's colourful explanations of the instruments functionality.
"Triggering the D-1000 with a CL / Meng Qi Rollz-5. The rollz outputs are great for triggering the D-1000, the sounds of these 2 boxes also compliment each other quite well. The D-1000 is sent through a couple of Strymon pedals, the Rollz is dry."
"Here's a performance demo of the Meng Qi Rollz-5! It's almost impossible to explain without touching it or going to into metaphors about mushroom planets, so I've done the next best thing. Enjoy!"
