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Monday, April 30, 2012
Squidfanny HR-16 Groove-Modulator Drum Machine
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"Very special GROOVE-MODULATOR Drum Machine
Circuit Bent, and then some.......
Based on a Very Modified HR-16 Drum Machine, this instrument has been beautifully Restored, Circuit Bent, Upgraded, Retro-fitted with a fully patchable Analog Step-Sequencer & Custom Acid ROMs which transform the machine into unique and powerful Techno-Glitch Synthesizer unlike any other...
This machine's capable of producing an astonishing array of mindbending Electronic sounds, Phat Beats, Amen Loops, Synth Effects, Computer Speech and even complex Modulating Bass-Lines...
Not to mention of course, an arsenal of rich & Dynamic sounding digital Glitch effects, which can only be acheived by quality circuit bent gear.
This HR-16 now contains the latest O.S. and the Alesis 'Electronic' ROMs from the Black version of the HR-16, which (in my opinion) are far superior to the original acoustic kit. The pads & buttons are all clean and very responsive, and the Red LED lights have been replaced with beautiful Blue, Green & Purple LEDs. Custom chrome knobs & metal washers are used along with bi-colour blue / Green LED lights to indicate the various new functions of this very unique machine.
This machine can operate as a standard 'stock' HR-16 drum machine if required, with no functions affected."
via this auction
Video previously posted here.
"Very special GROOVE-MODULATOR Drum Machine
Circuit Bent, and then some.......
Based on a Very Modified HR-16 Drum Machine, this instrument has been beautifully Restored, Circuit Bent, Upgraded, Retro-fitted with a fully patchable Analog Step-Sequencer & Custom Acid ROMs which transform the machine into unique and powerful Techno-Glitch Synthesizer unlike any other...This machine's capable of producing an astonishing array of mindbending Electronic sounds, Phat Beats, Amen Loops, Synth Effects, Computer Speech and even complex Modulating Bass-Lines...
Not to mention of course, an arsenal of rich & Dynamic sounding digital Glitch effects, which can only be acheived by quality circuit bent gear.
This HR-16 now contains the latest O.S. and the Alesis 'Electronic' ROMs from the Black version of the HR-16, which (in my opinion) are far superior to the original acoustic kit. The pads & buttons are all clean and very responsive, and the Red LED lights have been replaced with beautiful Blue, Green & Purple LEDs. Custom chrome knobs & metal washers are used along with bi-colour blue / Green LED lights to indicate the various new functions of this very unique machine.
This machine can operate as a standard 'stock' HR-16 drum machine if required, with no functions affected."
Roland JX-3P 61-Key Polyphonic Synthesizer with PG 200 Program Controller
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Moog The Rogue Model 342A SN 8502
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MOOG MINITMOOG SYNTHESIZER
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Pics of the inside below. Description via the auction: "ULTRA RARE Moog Minitmoog Preset Synthesizer... NOT VERY MANY UNITS WERE MADE & TO MY KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING FROM OTHER SOURCES ONLY ABOUT 10 UNITS ARE FULLY WORKING PROPERLY WORLDWIDE... Why..?? Because of the "Variable Capacitance" Touch Sensor Bar or After Touch Mechanism is not like any other synthesizer's after touch mechanisms. This one is based on a simple variable capacitance set up by the use of a semi-conductive material which is extremely hard to find and obviously in ALL of the Minitmoogs around the world have failed because that semi-conductive material has ceased to work because of the aging chemical reaction between all the other materials involved & the semi-conductive material. But I managed to source all the parts and materials needed exactly as it was used by the Moog Factory back then... Note to add up to this, I have owned several synthesizers with after touch most of them by variable resistance, etc but no other mechanism responds as neatly as this one with variable capacitance... Read later why...
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Pics of the inside below. Description via the auction: "ULTRA RARE Moog Minitmoog Preset Synthesizer... NOT VERY MANY UNITS WERE MADE & TO MY KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING FROM OTHER SOURCES ONLY ABOUT 10 UNITS ARE FULLY WORKING PROPERLY WORLDWIDE... Why..?? Because of the "Variable Capacitance" Touch Sensor Bar or After Touch Mechanism is not like any other synthesizer's after touch mechanisms. This one is based on a simple variable capacitance set up by the use of a semi-conductive material which is extremely hard to find and obviously in ALL of the Minitmoogs around the world have failed because that semi-conductive material has ceased to work because of the aging chemical reaction between all the other materials involved & the semi-conductive material. But I managed to source all the parts and materials needed exactly as it was used by the Moog Factory back then... Note to add up to this, I have owned several synthesizers with after touch most of them by variable resistance, etc but no other mechanism responds as neatly as this one with variable capacitance... Read later why...
Custom White Technics SX-K250A Vintage Synthesizer
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via the listing: "Technics SX-K250A Synthesizer. I put a lot of time and care painting it myself and it came out great! This is a rare keyboard from the 80s MADE IN JAPAN, and is fully functional. It will come with a memory cartridge, and power cord. The farthest slider to the left is not original but works just fine."
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via the listing: "Technics SX-K250A Synthesizer. I put a lot of time and care painting it myself and it came out great! This is a rare keyboard from the 80s MADE IN JAPAN, and is fully functional. It will come with a memory cartridge, and power cord. The farthest slider to the left is not original but works just fine."
KAWAI SX-240
Moog Minimoog D SN 9501
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"Functionally, I would say it's in good shape overall. All of the keys, switches, knobs and wheels work, as do the outputs and the External Input. It does have a few quirks though:
As was a trait of Model D's, the tuning on this unit can be unstable and unpredictable. Sometimes it will stay in tune for hours and play beautifully, other times it won't stay in tune for five minutes. I believe it has something to do with letting it warm up, which I would recommend doing for at least 20 minutes before playing. Switching between waveforms and/or octaves can also knock it out of tune sometimes.
The pitch wheel works, but adds a crackly noise to the sound when played. I suspect it just needs a good cleaning.
The sound of Osc. 1 can become crackly when switching between the Sawtooth and Square waveforms. It will go away if you keep switching between waveforms, or if you just leave it on Sawtooth until the sound goes away.
I can't comment on the S-trig function as I don't have the proper cable for it nor have I ever used this feature.
Also included in this sale is a custom-made hard shell flight case."
via this auction"Functionally, I would say it's in good shape overall. All of the keys, switches, knobs and wheels work, as do the outputs and the External Input. It does have a few quirks though:
As was a trait of Model D's, the tuning on this unit can be unstable and unpredictable. Sometimes it will stay in tune for hours and play beautifully, other times it won't stay in tune for five minutes. I believe it has something to do with letting it warm up, which I would recommend doing for at least 20 minutes before playing. Switching between waveforms and/or octaves can also knock it out of tune sometimes.
The pitch wheel works, but adds a crackly noise to the sound when played. I suspect it just needs a good cleaning.The sound of Osc. 1 can become crackly when switching between the Sawtooth and Square waveforms. It will go away if you keep switching between waveforms, or if you just leave it on Sawtooth until the sound goes away.
I can't comment on the S-trig function as I don't have the proper cable for it nor have I ever used this feature.
Also included in this sale is a custom-made hard shell flight case."
OP-X PRO-II vs. Oberheim OB-X
YouTube Published on Apr 30, 2012 by virtualoberheim
This one is pretty uncanny. The OP-X Pro always impresses. I would love it on the iPad.
"http://www.sonicprojects.ch/opxpro2/description.html
A dry 1:1 comparison of the SonicProjects OP-X PRO-II virtual Oberheim VSTi software synth to an Oberheim OB-X Rev.2.
The lower manual in the video is an USB midi master keyboard (an Emu Xboard 61) which drives OP-X PRO-II hosted in Steinberg Cubase 5. No effects or any other treatments were involved, both OB-X and OP-X PRO-II were recorded directly to disk, OB-X over the line inputs of an RME HDSP 9632 which has very neutral sounding converters.
The exact detunings (deviating filter settings, warm up pitch drift, etc.) and the individual pan settings of the voices of OB-X have been copied in every detail before with the voice based tuning features of OP-X PRO-II for a perfect match to the real synth.
To copy the bright sound OP-X PRO-II uses the BRL (brilliant) filter setting (DMP button, second button above voice mutes) which is dedicated to copy the sound character of the early OB-X and allows the filter to open into the ultra sound area and adds some extra shine in the heights.
The used patches can be downloaded here:
"Brother Louie" - on Yamaha HE-8
YouTube Published on Apr 30, 2012 by organfairy
"Jeg prøver altså at bevæge mig lidt ved 1:15, Louise!
I played this in 2002 so it's taken from an old tape - and you can actually hear that there are some folds in the tape in the beginning.
Modern Talking had a number of hits in Europe in the late 1980's and this was one of them. Here I play it on Technics and Yamaha organs. I also managed to use the small Viscount RBX-850 for a few notes."
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