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Cwejman Rack

twitpic via @RichardDevine

"Ahh, something about a rack full of Cwejman gear makes me all giddy."

ether^ra INTERDETERMINED

YouTube via potterpaint2000 | August 11, 2010

"first improv with my new VTOL Cramola; there's also some VTOL Volfram in the mix as well. http://etherra.blogspot.com"

NanoStudio iPhone Hip Hop

YouTube via xgee1 | August 11, 2010

"Short beat made in NanoStudio from my iPhone 3g. Used most of the presets with the exception of one clap."

Akai AX73 Professional Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer

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CASIO VL-1 Glitch Synthesizer By Dave Squidfanny

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" * Screaming Feedback Oscillator - Phat Sweepable Oscillator.
* Mental Glitch Knob - Use with rhythms for mental Glitch sounds.
* Drum-Synth LFO switch (two settings) - Use the preset rhythms to modulate the instruments.
* Pitch envelope knob - Light pitch/instrument modulation.
* Pitch Knob - Lower the master pitch for super deep basslines.

Faulty screen has been replaced with an array of super-cool flashing LED lights...

Custom Metallic paint job using Metallic Green & Titanium colours and finnishing with a few coats of high quality lacquer.

This Casio VL-1 comes with it's original box, user manual, songbook and faux leather case (new knobs prevent the machihe from fitting in the leather case). The machine was virtually brand new when I got it, and I don't think it was ever removed from the box more than a couple of times.

There's plenty of minor blemishes on the paint if you look closely enough, but nothing too major. Condition is described as 'Used but Good'.

This machine functions perfectly as a musical instrument, but can no longer be used as a calculator due to the missing LCD screen.

This VL-1 DOES have it's original battery cover :-)"

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Pigtronix EGC Philosopher King

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" The Pigtronix Philosopher King is a compressor, sustainer, distortion and polyphonic amplitude synthesizer. Combining our award-winning Philosopher’s Tone circuit with a next generation envelope generator, the Philosopher King takes tone several steps further with a full set of ADSR controls including swell, fade, hold level, speed range, one-shot mode, selectable auto reset, CV i/o and expression pedals for swell and fade times.

With the Swell and Fade functions switched off, the Philosopher King provides transparent optical compression with endless sustain on tap. Adjustable compression (ratio), sustain (threshold) and treble (2k cut / boost) controls allow the musician to tailor the nature of the effect to meet the needs of the material at hand. From a subtle dash of added punch to massive, over-the-top howling sustain, the Philosopher King delivers clean, powerful optical compression. The grit control blends in a layer of sweet harmonic distortion that plays nice with other gain pedals as well as amplifier-generated tube distortion.

The Philosopher King’s swell function provides a pick triggered volume swell effect. The volume swell can be reset at any moment by muting or held open by continuous playing. This “slow gear” type effect is smooth and controllable with variable timing from extremely fast to very slow.

The fade function can be used independently of the swell and is also pick triggered. A major new feature of the decay cycle in this pedal is the ability to fade out from peak level only partially, bringing the audio down to a predetermined level, set by the hold control. The hold level is then maintained until the player releases the note to close the cycle. With the auto reset turned on, the cycle will begin again immediately, creating undulating amplitude modulation and even pulsating tremolo stutter effects at faster decay settings. With the auto-reset turned off, the player determines the exact timing for the beginning of the next cycle.

Another new feature is the one shot mode, which causes the Philosopher King to run through the swell / fade / hold / release cycle regardless of what is played after the cycle is triggered. In this mode, the Philosopher King creates complex waves of amplitude modulation on top of the music coming from your instrument. A trigger input jack allows the swell and fade functions to be controlled by an external source such as a band mate or drum track.

Inspired by the EH Attack Decay as well as our own Pigtronix Attack Sustain, the Philosopher King is a state-of-the-art stompbox unmatched in its ability to re-shape the essential nature of any sound source."