Green Room

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Feb 1, 2012

"4ms PEG RCD VCAMatrix
Analogue Systems RS 110 RS 360 RS 500
Doepfer A 118 A133 A134 A149-1
Make Noise Maths Moddemix Optomix QMMG Renè Wogglebug
Malekko AO Jag Noisering Uncle
TipTop Auduo Z 8000
Toppobrillo Quantimator TWF Sportmodulator
Logic Master clock by Kenton Pro 2000 II"

Green Room # 2

Wi Digital Systems Product Review

YouTube Uploaded by audiomidicom on Feb 1, 2012

"audioMIDI.com's Juan N. Aranda shows off the unique products designed by California-based company, WI Digital Systems, as they bring a wireless future to pro audio."

Audio only. Wifi MIDI of course would be the holy grail.

Animoog featured:
Moog Music Inc. on iTunes
iPads on eBay
iPads on Amazon

Mobile Studio On Route 66

YouTube Uploaded by tarabusch on Feb 1, 2012

"Hooking up the synths to the car."

monotribes on eBay
iRig on eBay
iRig on Amazon

cloudscape on Korg microX Philip Glass

YouTube Uploaded by antichicmusic on Feb 1, 2012

"Korg Micro X playing Cloudscape from the movie Koyaanisqatsi, Philip Glass, 12 midi tracks are playing a korg multi patch consisting of mainly brass typ sounds
programmed and arranged by antichic music 2012"

Update: video re-uploaded.

Elektron Octatrack and Machinedrum live set

YouTube Uploaded by tarekith on Feb 1, 2012

Vintage Moog 903A & 902 Spec Sheets

via these auctions where you'll find others.


903A Random Signal Generator
"one sheet - sepia tone paper - specs on back"

902 Voltage Controlled Amplifier
"two page foldout - sepia tone paper."

Modded Roland SH-101 with Green Case

via this auction

"As you can see from the pictures, it has got custom wood fluro green case (it looks so flury because of the camera flash - in normal light it looks more normal greenish colour).
The synth and the case are not connected with each other (no screws or anything), so you can take the synth out any time and tune it or modify it even more ;-)
I am a really honest person, so I would say it's not the best quality, as it's DIY. I would personally give it 3 out of 5, thou I did my best =) I am not a woodman.

Now I will describe existing modification which has been done for this particular model:

Starting from the left and going to the right:

- The black knob controls the amount of KEYBOARD (normally it's just one slider in VCF section, so additional pot is installed for easier and more deeper control over this parameter)

- Two 6.3mm inputs for VCF CV in control - in this particular photo I am controlling it with MC202 without any problems

- The blue knob which gives you a deeper one way control over Cut Off Frequency + Resonance sliders in one package - In my opinion, it's the best mod here, as it makes this synth sounds completely crazy! Forget about standard SH 101 - it helps you create absolutely out of this world sounds, which you can use later for sampling.

Again from the left to the right:

- First black knob/Switch - gives you the ability to mix LFO waves together e.g. Square + sine, Random S/H + Square, Noise + Sine etc. Which allows you to synthesize even crazier sounds

- Second black knob controls the amount of a wave mixing

ALL MODIFICATIONS EXCEPT KEYBOARD AMOUNT CAN BE TURNED OFF WITH A SMALL SWITCH
SO YOU CAN GO BACK TO ORIGINAL 101 ANY TIME SUITABLE

I have found and attached an old-style ROLAND logo and a !warning! metal frame from Roland SH2000 on the back of the custom case

Unfortunately, there is one small issue which I have to mention:

The modulation wheel has got one broken spring

So it doesn't go back from the right to default center position by itself (but it goes from left to center!), so you have to move it back manually. Probably you can get a replacement from a nice guy Senso (Vintage Planet synth parts) if you really need it."

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Flame Midi Talking Synthesizer

via this auction

"The unit is built around two of the analogue Speakjet chips, produced by the US Company Magnevation LLC. Originally for talking tasks in the usual robot-toned voice, they’ve been further developed into making sound effects and various 8-bit blips and beeps.

Using two chips not only makes the unit tonally richer but they also provide a pseudo stereo type output on the (32kHz PWM output) regular quarter inch jack stereo socket but the first thing you notice about this unit is how many controls are jammed across its surface and how well it’s built.

Switching between chips is at a flick of a switch and a mix rotary lets you blend the sound of each chip together. It’s powered by a 9V DC adaptor and has both MIDI in and out, meaning the unit can also send MIDI messages, making it capable of controlling other devices too via its rotaries, switches and joysticks.

Dual mode
There are two modes the unit can operate in, Sequencer mode and Expander mode. Sequencer mode lets you operate the unit manually using the talk joystick to trigger sounds and internal MIDI clock controlled tremelo, which can interrupt sounds depending on the tempo set on the MIDI clock.

Where the joystick is positioned affects how sounds are triggered, with upwards movements triggering the individual sounds, words or vowel sounds and downwards movements triggering these sounds in sequence. The other joystick takes care of pitch and movements of both joysticks can be recorded when the ‘Rec’ switch is activated. It takes some time to get used to the way this synth works but a simple manual explains procedures.

Triggering the unit via MIDI is taken care of by the Expander mode and words are triggered via the keys on a controller keyboard or a sequence in your DAW (although you must output on MIDI channel 10). You can alter the pitch and speed while in MIDI mode, allowing words to be shaped more specifically.

Retro tone
The actual sound quality this unit kicks out is great – traditionally retro in its tone and with some decent experimentation it can deliver some brilliant results. If you’re keen to get a Speak & Spell, it may be worth stumping up the extra cash for something much more usable and ultimately sonically superior.

This is a very specific kit and might not be for everyone. It’s not going to start singing over your tune, unless you have the patience for some heavy MIDI programming. But as a lovely sounding retro item that forces a decent amount of experimentation it’s a great purchase. It slots perfectly into the current ‘scene’ and when it’s blips and sound effects are ramped through some guitar pedals it can sound pretty cool."

Buchla format Kilpatrick Pattern generator

via this auction

"Up for sale is a buchla format pattern generator with the update power card included. Super awesome module i'm just out of room!!! only a few of these were made and i believe no more will be made in the future."

You can find some details in this previous post.

THE BIT HOP : Modified Circuit Bent Casio MT- 100

via this auction
"Modified Casio MT-100

18 Switches with Break Out Box.

Features :
Synt1 / Synt2

Bass Mute / Snare Mute / Tom Mute / Hi Hat Mute / Splash Mute

Bass Boost / Snare Boost / Hi Hat Boost 1 / Hi Hat Boost 2 / Splash Boost

Bassline Boost 1 / Bassline Boost 2 / Bassline Distort / Bassline Chop

Backing Chord Chop / Bassline Chop 2

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Original keyboard sounds still playable when all switches turned off.

For the use of songwriting and textures in electronic music production.

Minimal Synth. Experimental. Techno. EBM. Noise. Future Pop. Incredibly Strange Music.


Built with care by TACHYONS +


Watch demo videos of The Bit Hop:"



VID 1 : Demo focusing on the synt-melodies with the bass-drum chops. No effects.
VID 2 : Demo focusing on the bass and drum chopping features. No effects.
VID 3 : Demo using the Bit Hop with a Digital Delay dubbing.
VID 4 : Demo using the Bit Hop with a Digital Delay dubbing 2.