Shin-Ei “Four-in-the-floor” drum synthesizer foot pedal

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"Shin-Ei drum machine. Runs on two 9v batteries. Works perfectly, just some occasional scratch on the volume sliders. Distort it and it becomes another thing altogether. Compress it and you can get some 808-ish. Sticker on bottom says from 1974."

Playlist:
7/14/23 Shin-Ei “Four-in-the-floor” drum synthesizer foot pedal + Deltalab Effectron II + CXM 1978
7/14/23 DEMO: Shin-Ei “Four-in-the-Floor” drum synthesizer pedal [bone dry]
7/14/23 Pam’s + Synare 3 and a Shin-Ei Four-in-the-Floor into Effectron II (x2) + PCM 70 + CXM 1978
7/14/23 Shin-Ei “Four-in-the-Floor” drum synthesizer pedal and Metasonix TM-5
7/14/23 Chuck Johnson’s “Caldera Wires” poorly programmed into Firstman SQ-01 + Metasonix TM-5

Some pics with the original box via this auction

"This is a vintage Shin-Ei 4 IN THE FLOOR PERCUSSION COMBO foot operated drum machine. Yes, the same Shin-Ei that brought you the Univibe pedal!

Powered by 9v batteries, and operated via four pedals to trigger four drum sounds, with four sliders to control the volume of each drum sound.

The snare rooooolllllllllllllllllls. And you can set the rate of the roll, which they call REPEAT, with a flathead screw driver! Mono 1/4” out.

Great skeuomorphic wood grain laminate with chrome and aluminum. Rainbow on the back, and a cool wedge shape all around. The drum sounds are beefy, robust, healthy, and sound very analog.

I played the pedals by hand, though they are meant to be played by foot, probably while playing guitar, keys, woodwinds, brass, drums, turntables, or possibly the harp if you wanna get all Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori with it.

Rare as a leprechaun, ride this rainbow into the night."

You can find additional info and pics of another one here.

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Vintage Drum Machine Demos & Book - RHYTHM MACHINES The Rise and Fall of the Presets

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"RHYTHM MACHINES - The Rise And Fall Of the Presets - by Alex Graham

Rhythm machines – the precursor to what we in the modern age refer to as a drum machine. This book documents the emergence of the preset pattern electronic rhythm instruments that (for a time) were used as a viable alternative to the drummer. Contained within are the Rhythmates, Rhythm Aces, Rhythm Boxes, Rhythmers, Rhythm Kings, Rhythm Masters, Donca Matics, Mini Pops and many more. Nearly three hundred rhythm instruments are documented here, with over two hundred pictures and information provided on their country of origin, instrument sounds, patterns and features. The book is a ‘must have’ for collectors, vintage instrument enthusiasts and recording artists.

For information on purchasing this unique book, follow the links here:

https://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Machine...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rhythm-Machi..."
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This is one massive playlist of 68 videos. You can use the player controls to skip around.
The Godwin DM32 gets my vote for best looking rhythm machine.

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Gretsch ED700 Electronic Drums module demo

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"For sale an extremely rare analog Drum Machine a beautiful piece in the retro 80's style" sounds warm and organic! In the style of the famous vintage Rhythm Boxes, but with its own personality. 'Drum Machine Vintage 80' TR-808 TR-909 Syncussion SY-1 Sinsonics Simmons SDS Tama Techstar Analog Ultsound DS-4 Elektron Machinedrum Synthesizer Vermona"

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STAR INSTRUMENTS SYNARE 3 Drum Synthesizer

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Additional Tone Tweakers Listings, also on Reverb

"This unit came to us in relatively poor cosmetic condition, so our tech removed the original paint and applied a clear coat. He also fully restored the insides to make this unit work perfectly and hopefully be more reliable than other Synares out there.

We sold one other silver Synare 3 in the past and it didn't have any labels on it. Our customer asked us if we had a way for him to label the parameters, so we gave a local graphic artist the originals and had him make us a couple sets of stickers. The sticker material is different from the original, but they do the trick. We applied stickers to this unit, though we think it looks better (and more mysterious) without them. We put a lot of time, love and money into this synare and the result is a perfectly working example that's justifiably priced higher than other lesser examples. Plus, who else is selling a silver synare?!"

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Vintage 1977 Star Instruments Synare 3 PS-3 Drum Synth SN 4727

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Pics of the inside below.

"Rare vintage 1977 Star Instruments Model PS-3 "Synare 3" analog percussion synthesizer drum. I have owned this drum since 1985. I used it on tour from 1998 to 2004. I hate to sell it, but I no longer play and it's time to sell off my gear for someone else to enjoy. Everything works as it should on this unit. Two brand new 9V batteries are included in this auction. Cosmetically, the drum has typical scratches and wear but still looks good for a 45 year old drum (see pictures). The rubber playing surface has some wear but still has plenty of life left in it (see pictures)."

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Star Instruments Synare 3 PS-3 Synth / Electronic Drum SN 4568

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"Star Instruments Synare 3 PS-3 Synth / Electronic Drum. Famously used by Joy Division as snare sound on "she's lost control." Simple oscillators thru nice unique sounding filter with fm and vcf + vca decay envelopes.Can be played with drum sticks or has an unusual trigger input (functions more like vca input, best with positive triggers / voltages you can attenuate).Works fine."

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Synare 3 demos - Oct 2021

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"Five demos of the classic Synare 3 by Star Instruments - one of the early dedicated 'drum synthesizers' brands of the 1970s.

0:00 JD - She's Lost Control - Something Else
0:52 JD - She's Lost Control - Album
1:49 Gong Ambient
2:59 Pacman
3:35 Disco Seventies"

Synare 3 by Star Instruments. A very broken analog drum synthesizer. Will it work again??

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"This was an estate auction find... very dirty, moldy, and broken. These are pretty collectable, so let's see if I can fix it up. It's a drum pad from outer space!"

Blue Synare 3 PS3

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"Synare 3 PS3 Clone Synth Snare/Drum. Lots of fun and sounds awesome. Has a trigger in. You'll need a wall wart type plug for it.

Also, re the low feedback. I set my other eBay account to ‘business’ and can’t seem to switch it back so I’ve set this up as a new personal account. I swear I’m not an axe murderer or anything."

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Synare 3 1970's Analog Drum Synth

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SYNARE 3 analog drum synthesizer DEMO

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"Messing around a bit with the SYNARE 3 by Star Instruments, INC
Lots of great sounds possible from this cool drum synthesizer.
Currently for sale on eBay"

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SN 3935 w/ original box.

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STAR INSTRUMENTS SYNARE 3 Analog Drum Synthesizer PS-3 SN 4416

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Synare PS-1

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Kory Westerhold

"Walkthrough(ish) of the Synare PS-1 I have for sale on Reverb. There’s only one other video of this on the internet, from like a decade ago...so here’s one more 😬 I didn’t really try to do anything particularly musical with it, but just wanted to give a sense of how it sounds and operates. Sorry the right side of the video is a bit out of focus!

This thing is quite the odd bird. Even though it’s from Synare, it’s not so much a percussion synth like the Synare 3. It’s more a straight monosynth, with 4 tunable multi-zone pads and a bunch of modulation routing. It has all has a pretty wild ring modulator that you can mix into the sound.

One thing I *haven’t* been able to figure out on this particular one is the noise. Not sure if I just don’t have the right sliders up or something but otherwise, it’s in quite amazing shape and sounds great for what it is."

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"Selling my insanely rare Synare PS-1

Even though it’s technically a Synare, this is the first model, and it’s not so much a percussion synth like the more widely known Synare 3—but more a straight monosynth, with 4 tunable multi-zone pads and a bunch of modulation. It has all has a pretty wild ring modulator that you can mixed in as well.

It’s in quite amazing shape, both physically and operationally, compared to how dried out and ratty a lot of these old “padded” instruments can get.

Be sure to check out the video I took of it below. It’s like 12 minutes long and I just kinda bang around on it, but you’ll get a sense of some of the dissonant tones you can get out of it.

It has this rad handle on the back/top, I guess so you could carry it on stage, as well as a mount on the bottom for attaching to a drum or percussion stand.

It also has high, low & headphone output on the back and comes in a super sturdy travel case (see pics) which is great, but it means it’s QUITE heavy. Just over 40 lbs in the case.

On the “why very good and not excellent?” Side of things, it’s missing a couple of slider caps on the front, and on the sound side, one thing I *haven’t* been able to figure out on this particular one is the white and pink noise. Not sure if I just don’t have the right sliders up or something but I haven’t been able to get the noise to play through the mixer. Otherwise, though, it’s in quite amazing shape and sounds great.

Shipping is gonna be quite pricey given the weight and size. Be sure to check the pics of the case and the picture of it on the scale...40.2lbs (and that’s before being boxed) so would be great to do pick up I’m person, but we can work something out on shipping for sure"

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Rare Synare 3 Drum Synth Clone by Ladik.eu

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"Rare Synare 3 'UFO' Drum Synth Clone by Ladik.eu in lurid kelly green, a faithful recreation with super solid construction made in the Czech Republic. As used by Joy Division on She's Lost Control and Ultravox on Vienna, also commonly used in dub soundsystems.

Two tunable oscillators and a lowpass filter, capable of self resonance, one oscillator switchable to be a noise generator, one oscillator can be set to modulate the filter frequency for wild metallic FM sounds with high resonance settings. Can be triggered by hitting the pad with a drumstick or sending a trigger sound, with velocity (just send quieter or louder clicks), into the trigger input for more precise timing.

The foam drum pad is slightly dinged in places but everything works as new. Have fitted three foam feet to the base for more stable tabletop use."

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Dubsonic DSC Spacedrum PS-3 Analog Drum Synthesizer

Published on Sep 18, 2012 Dubsonicsound

Clone of the SYNARE 3 drumsynth. This is the first post to feature Dubsonic.

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"A clone of the infamous drum synth 'Synare 3' which was used on countless disco records, and by the likes of Sly & Robbie, along with Stephen Morris from Joy Division. Excellent working condition- however, when I was playing with it the other day, the "SLO"/LFO function for Oscillator 2 abruptly stopped working."

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Rare SYNARE HI TOM Percussion Synthesizer SN 19026

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Another super rare Synare not previously featured on the site. This one is the Hi Tom. Also see the Bass here.

"This is an extremely rare original late 1970's-early 1980's Star Synare HI TOM percussion synthesizer. It does not include a power supply, but has been thoroughly tested with a 9 volt power supply and all controls functions great. There are 3 jacks, but the one near the DC plug in was the only one that had output. The other two are a bit corroded and one seems to be slightly smaller than 1/4". It has some cosmetic wear. One screw is missing from the top."

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PHENOL jam - April 26, 2017

Published on Apr 26, 2017 SynthMania

All synths: Kilpatrick Audio PHENOL
Drums: TAMA Swingstar
Synth Percussion: Star Instruments Synare 3
Bass: Sterling by Music Man S.U.B. Ray4

Modular Patch 3 with Dopefer A-100 plus Ladik and MFB Modules

Published on Sep 27, 2016 Der Schlendrian

"Drums by Mutable Instruments GRIDS with Nord Drum2.
Lots of Ladik Modules here: Synare FIlter, Distortion, 6 Channel Mixer, LFO L-130, Random CV, Easy Quantizer, Gate/Tap, Clockworks, 4 and 8 Step Sequenzer with ROM Player."

Synare 3 PS-3 Analog Drum Synth

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Star Instruments Synare S3X demonstration, drum module, analog synthesizer

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Published on Jan 13, 2016 Carl Wiedemann

"A demonstration of some of the sound capabilities of the Star Instruments Synare S3X drum module, analog synthesizer. Issued from 1977 to 1982. This unit has five presets, which are moderately adjustable. I assume this was to make it more practical for live performance use. The “0” setting allows full adjustability for making one’s own sounds, although the range is less expansive than the standard Synare 3, which had the drawback of having no presets. The S3X has two AC power inputs to supply 18 volts. However it does work with one twelve volt input (positive tip plug). I'm selling this particular unit on Ebay (January 2016)."

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"Star Instruments Synare S3X drum module, analog synthesizer, with clamp mount hardware. Issued from 1977 to 1982. All the controls (knobs and switches) seem to be operating properly. This unit has five presets, which are moderately adjustable. I assume this was to make it more practical for live performance use. The “0” setting allows full adjustability for making one’s own sounds, although the range is less expansive than the standard Synare 3, which had the drawback of having no presets. I have posted a video on YouTube to demonstrate that this unit in functioning properly. The S3X has two AC power inputs to supply 18 volts. However it does work with one twelve volt input (positive tip plug), which is included in this auction. I’ve posted a video on YouTube which demonstrates the array of sounds this unit can generate."

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