DIY electronic kit vs Rack Attack & Dw-8000

YouTube via onephatcat | July 22, 2010

"I converted this cheap used Tama Stage Star kit ($75 at a thrift store) with mesh heads ($65) and piezo triggers ($150), foam rubber damping, glued used practice pads and mouse pads ($15-20 total) on the cymbals and hi hats, cut up a Hosa snake and ran it into an Alesis trigger I/O ($130 new) driving a Waldorf Rack Attack drum synth (patches I created myself out of factory presets) I picked up (New Old Stock) at West LA Music.

In this video i record some drums then mess about with dw-8000 while playing back final take. I got some really nice stuff out of the Dw-8000."

"all rack attack except the click I'm playing to (kawai xd-5 drum rompler/synth) and the rest all dw-8000, clock-synced to Digital performer."

EMG (Evolving Mood Generator) for Reason 4

YouTube via Phisequence | July 22, 2010

"The EMG (Evolving Mood Generator) is a modular audio processing system used within Reason 4 or Reason+Record 1.0 and above where you can load your own sounds and then process them through a series of slowly evolving mood send effects and generators. Use the various rotaries and buttons on the Combinators to shape the sound."

DK SYNERGY

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BP Photoshops Another Official Image Terribly

See this article on Gawker for context if you don't know what this is about. Credit for this one goes to chopstar in the comments of the article.

This one in via Gerard.

I Love Making Music: Puremagnetik.com

I Love Making Music: Puremagnetik.com from WinkSound Studios on Vimeo.

"I Love Making Music is a series of mini-docs that explore NYC's new music production culture.

In this episode of I Love Making Music, Angelo visits Puremagnetik, a company located in Brooklyn, NY specializing in creating sound content for Ableton Live, Kontakt, Logic Studio and other music production software. Co-founder and sound designer Micah Frank explains the process behind creating their custom MicroPaks including the Big Bertha, Microtron and Analog Drums.

For more info on Puremagnetik and to download free PakBytes visit: puremagnetik.com"

BB Bass Adlib

YouTube via Rothgar777 | July 22, 2010

"Having some fun with the EMX. Im not sure if I'm in the right key, but the drums are spot on. Anyone recognize the song I'm playing over?"

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1970's Ludwig Phase II Synthesizer Vintage Pedal Effect

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Analogue Solutions SY03 Low Pass "Moog" Filter / VCA

via Noisebug on Ebay

"Analogue Solutions Modules are the same physical size and use the same power connectors as Doepfer a100 modules. They will mount in Doepfer eurorack cases and are 100% compatible when patching.

The red stripe on the power ribbon is red line down if used with Doepfer cases.

Included is a eurorack power ribbon and eurorack screws. Analogue Solutions screws available upon request.

Width 18HP

The SY03 is a VC low pass filter and VCA in one module. The VCA is hard-wired in series after the filter output. The filter is a transistor ladder 'Moog' type filter. Resonance can be set to feedback.

Controls In Detail

SIG1 LEVEL
Audio input signal attenuator for the signal coming into the SIG12 socket.

CV1 LEVEL
CV input signal attenuator for the signal coming into the CV1 socket.

CUT OFF
Alters the filter cut-off frequency.

RESONANCE
Alters the filter feedback level.

VCA LEVEL
VCA CV level attenuator for the signal coming into the VCA CV socket. When no jack plug is in that socket, the control is used to attenuate a full CV level (+12v).

Sockets In Detail

SIG1 IN
Signal input to the filter, level affected by SIG1 control.

SIG2 IN
Second input to the filter. There is no level control.

CV1
Cut Off CV input, level affected by CV1 LEVEL.

CV2
Second CV input. There is no level control.

VCA CV
VCA CV level input, level affected by VCA LEVEL control. When no plug is in this socket, the VCA receives a full (+12V) CV level, which can then be attenuated by the VCA LEVEL control."

Analogue Solutions Eurorack VCO

via Noisebug on Ebay

"Analogue Solutions Concussor Modules are the same physical size and use the same power connectors as Doepfer a100 modules. They will mount in Doepfer eurorack cases and are 100% compatible when patching.

The red stripe on the power ribbon is red line down if used with Doepfer cases.

Included is a eurorack power ribbon and eurorack screws. Analogue Solutions screws available upon request.

Width 6HP

The VCO 6HP is one of the newest offerings from Analogue Solutions. This slim VCO is designed to give you maximum raw analogue power without taking too much real estate in your case or rack. The range is divine and can go down enough to be used as a LFO.

Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs) in general

The VCO or signal generator, commonly found on most music synthesizers consist of an exponential amplifier, a resetable integrator and waveshaping circuitry. ‘Voltage Controlled Oscillator’ means an oscillator whose frequency can be controlled by an external voltage.

A VCO is responisble for the pitch of a sound and its basic timbre. Most VCOs will offer a variety of wave forms. Some VCOs offer the facility to alter the pulse width of a square wave either manually or with a voltage (pulse width modulation).

Controls In Detail

Tune
The VCO has a wide ranging tune control. Turning Tune alters the basic pitch of the oscillator.

Pulse Width
You can alter the pulse width (duty cycle) of the square wave. Turning this gives a sound similar to chorusing. In the centre position a square wave is produced.

Square Level
This sets the output volume of the square waveform output.

Sockets in Detail

CV in
This socket is the pitch CV control input and is used to control the pitch of the oscillator.

PW
This is a pulse width control CV input. Use a -12 to +12V voltage in this socket to alter the pulse width of the oscillator square wave.


Sawtooth Out
This is the audio output for the sawtooth waveform.

Square Out
This is the audio output for the square waveform. Its level is affected by the square level pot.

General Specification

Inputs
CV
PW
Outputs
SAW
SQUARE
Controls
Tune
Square Level
Power
+/-12V, GND using Doepfer power socket."