Mono's Modular Space Funk Vapenes

Two modular tracks via mono-poly featuring Serge, Wiard, the Klee and Synton Fenix.

Monos Modular Space Funk Vapenes by mono-poly

Monos Modular Space Funk Vapenes Take3 by mono-poly

Circuit Boards for Klee Sequencer In Stock

Currently available for $30 at electro-music.com

Excerpt from the Klee page:
"The electro-music Klee Sequencer is a performance and compositional tool that perhaps could be thought of as an almagm of the concept behind (but not the implementation of) the Triadex Muse coupled to a step sequencer. Klee Sequencing relies upon the composer's innate ability to discern patterns of musical worth from a variety of rhythms and pitches produced through a method that is often impossible to predict through interaction with the controls. Often, through manipulation of a single control or switch, the Klee Sequencer can reveal a new direction or approach to an already established Klee Sequence.

At the core of the electro-music Klee Sequencer is a shift register based rhythmic pattern generator capable of producing three simultaneous and unique control voltage signals along with three corresponding, unique gate/trigger signals from its integral gate bus system.

The electro-music Klee Sequencer derives these signals from bit patterns that are programmed into its two eight bit shift registers either through direct or random means. The voltage outputs are programmed using a row of 16 potentiometers. The patterns are programmed through a row of 16 switches, and the gate bus is programmed through an additional row of sixteen switches.

The electro-music Klee Sequencer is capable of acting as either a 16X1 or 8X2 "standard" step sequencer using "one bit" patterns. With multiple bit patterns, it can produce voltage/gate bus sequences of up to 32 steps. The voltage and gate patterns can be produced in a variety of modes, including full random, random/8X1, 8X2,8/16 step, and 32X1 using various combinations of external signals and mode control settings."

DSI Mopho Presets Bank 3 in Stereo Part 1

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Here are all the presets from bank 3, the first half anyway, of the fantastic new Dave Smith Instruments MoPho. The MoPho is synced up with an Elektron Machinedrum via MIDI and a drumbeat is being fed into the MoPho's external audio in. Depending on the patch, the external input level is turned up or down. There are some really great patches and starting points in there. It's got great chiptune stuff, fatty basses and leads and some really fun percussion potential."

DSI MoPho Presets Bank 3 in Stereo Part 2

Sherman Filterbank versus Elektron Machinedrum

YouTube via lasercicalone. "Machinedrum become analog"

Rs7000 TunnelTrance 160bpm

YouTube via NachoMargahayu
"Some tunneltrance 'like music @ 160bpm. Rs7000 & Cs6x"

back to the crap

YouTube via dkimcg

Roland Juno-60

images via this auction

inside a Roland Juno-60

Moog Prodigy

flickr set by iceninetynine
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Oberheim Matrix-6 Service Manual and Schematics

Service Manual and Schematics via here.

Making of a drum synth

Just in case you missed the links in the prior two videos by linsoft23, Making of a drum synth is a blog on... the making of a drumsynth. Well worth checking out. I'm subbed and will bring you updates.

The following is an excerpt from the first post.

"Basic Concept
Before starting the first sketch of a schematic i put up a list of general features the drum synth should have. The basic concept is a step sequencer based drum computer with analog sound generator circuitry. The pattern control and programming is done with atmega8 microcontrollers. These are chosen because they are relatively cheap and they can be programmed with very little extra hardware required. The following sound modules will be built:
->Bass Drum
->Snare Drum
->Open and Closed Hi-Hat
->Tom
->Crash
The sequencer should have 16 steps, it should support 4 running modes:
->forward (the standard one)
->backward
-> forward followed by backward
-> random
Beside a clock is supports also a manual advance mode. A 'swing'-mode which enlarges every second note period is not planned currently. The sequencer will be able to control eight instruments whereof six are integrated in the drum synth. The sequencer will have a trigger output to control external equipment. One instrument control line is reserved for a digital sample player which might be added later on. Each trigger pulse will have a normal and an accentuated mode, the amount of accent will be tunable for each sound module separately.
There will be the possibility to store 4 patterns in the internal eeprom of the atmega8's. It won't feature a 'song-mode', i.e. the ability to store a sequence of patterns since it is designed as simple instrument which will be played as 'life' as possible. But we'll see, maybe i add that later on. However it supports playing one pattern while programming another one, as many things else this is shamelessly copied from the tr-808. Thats it so far. Next i will some sound clips of the prototypes of the snare and bass drum modules since i already built as well as some information on my finished synth projects, schematics etc. Beside electronics i play music solo and in a band."