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Roland JX10 SN 684652 with Colin Fraser Sysex Update

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"Like many JX10 owners without a PG800 programmer I was disappointed to find that Roland had made a complete arse of the midi implementation - there is no way to edit sounds via midi.
So I got hold of the service manual and the datasheet for the 6303 processor used in the assigner board, and set about dis-assembling the firmware, in the hope of finding the 'bug' that stopped SysEx sound edits working.

In the process I learned a lot about how the JX works, how the PG800 works, and how NOT to write firmware for a synthesizer. The Roland software engineers must have either been under real pressure to get the job finished, or they simply got the office cleaner to write it, because it is a poorly structured, badly written mess.

When I found the code for SysEx reception there was only a slight hint that they had planned to implement editing via midi, no 'broken' code for it, but with a little thought, I found a way to hack it in there myself..."

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Roland Jupiter 6 Analogue Synthesiser

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Plan B Model 13 Dual Timbral Gate

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"The Model 13 is an enhanced derivative of the infamous Buchla 292 Low Pass Gate.

Like all Lowpass gates, at the heart of the Dual Timbral Gate is a device known as a Vactrol -- a small electro-optical coupler which opens the filter with it's characteristic ringing qualitiy. As sonically compelling as they are, Vactrols however are not perfect. While some of their anomalies are desirable (ringing for instance), others are not. Long story short - Vactrols leak. Not vactrol juice, but sound passed through them, even when you're telling them to be quiet. While it can't be eliminated without jeopardizing the ring, it can be improved upon and the Model 13 does just that, decreasing the nominal leakage associated with other LPGs by a factor of 10, from 3mv to just a under one third of a mv...barely audible even in at very high volumes.

Each gate is fitted with an offset knob which serves two functions: If no VC is applied, they act as manual level controls. Once a VC is patched they act as low threshold offsets, as the gate will not close below the level set on the pot. A three position switch selects the modes of operation: Amplitude only (no filtering), LowPass (high filtering) or Both (a combination of Amplitude and Lowpass settings). The M13 has been further enhanced by a dedicated crossfading sum output, allowing for a sonic mixtures of the information passed through both. One application for this output being when both gates are set to amplitude mode, your DTG becomes a handy 2 in, 1 out mixer!"

minipops 7 drives eurorack with homemade LDR2Gate module (video 2)

Published on Jan 21, 2013 heodesalciphron·79 videos

"needs a gate delay (Maths), but works like a charm :)

http://www.dendrobate-magnetique.org/synth/article31/diy-ldr2gate"

NAMM 2013: Sneak peak at the new SWAGG Kontakt library

Published on Jan 21, 2013 SoundsAndGear·444 videos

"More NAMM Updates coming -http://namm.soundsandgear.com

This is a sneak peak of a new kontakt workstation from VIP Loops (MVP Loops) and distributed through Big Fish Audio. It's called SWAGG and it's a new urban/pop workstation with a bunch of instruments and a custom interface.

I will be getting an exclusive interview with the creators as well as more footage this week at NAMM. It will be debuted at the Big Fish Audio booth."

An 8-octave polyphonic tone generator

Published on Jan 21, 2013 organfairy·359 videos

"This is a simple tone generator - well, simple in the sense that it might look very complicated. But in reality it is a simple circuit that is repeated twelve times. I use the well known LM555 - actually in this case it is called NE555 but they are practically the same - and an HCF4024 binary counter or frequency divider. It is pretty much an integrated circuit version of the tone generator from the typical analog organ of the late 1960's and early 1970's. And cheap too...

The music is played on Yamaha HE-8 and Technics SX-C600 organs and the rhythm is from a Roland CR-1000 that runs in sync with the Yamaha's own drum machine."

Elektron Analog Four Test3

Published on Jan 21, 2013 K More·19 videos

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"This isn't a musical statement by any means.
Just some knob tweaking fun out of the box with the outstanding Analog Four synthesizer from Elektron.
DSI Tempest for the percussion sounds. The melodic bits are all Elektron.
Warning : some analog screeching sounds here and there!"

Add MIDI to a MiniMoog with a Kenton Retrofit Kit

Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"Add MIDI functionality to a MiniMoog with a Kenton Retrofit Kit"

Connect MiniMoog to Kenton ProSolo
Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to connect a MiniMoog to MIDI using a Kenton MIDI Rerofit kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo"

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Playing a TB-303 & MC-202 with a Keyboard & Kenton Pro Solo

MIDI control of TB303 with Kenton Pro Solo
Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to add MIDI control to a TB303 using a Kenton Socket Upgrade Kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo"

MIDI control of MC202 using Kenton Pro Solo mkII

Published on Jan 21, 2013 KentonElectronics·6 videos

"How to MIDI control a Roland MC202 with a Kenton socket upgrade kit and a Kenton Pro-Solo mkII"

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