Sakata Hammond DPM-48 Pitch mod demo

video upload by umusic6

"This mod hacks each voices sample clock by using a NE555 based clock on a small pcb yhat replaces the provide clocks for the 4040 counters of each voice.
The results make this machine so much more versatile.
Still have to do this for all other voices and add knobs to the surface."

Crumar Bit 99 with Tauntek Firmware Upgrade Midi CC Control & Sakata DPM 48

video upload by umusic6

"Bob Grieb did it again and brought Midi CC control to another old veteran synth: The Crumar Bit. Information can be found here: http://www.tauntek.com/CrumarBit.htm
You can also get the new Firmware Eproms , officially licensed, from https://www.untergeek.de/crumar-bit01...
My old iPad 1 is running theTB Midi Stuff App with the Bit Controller panel. But of course any other controller or software supporting customizable Midi CC will work."

Stereoping Controller Bit 99 Tauntek Firmware and Sakata DPM 48
video upload by

Sakata comes in at 2:23.

"Checking out the new firmware from www.tauntek.com for the Bit 99 with a early version of a stereoping controller layout.
Sakata DPM-48 on beats. Bit 99 sequenced by Yamaha RS 7000, DPM synced by KMS-30. Running through the new Klark Teknik 3rd Dimension."

Roland Promars MRS-2 Demo

video upload by umusic6

"Roland Promars, freshly repaired and calibrated. Dry sounds with no FX. Going quickly through the 8 hardwired presets, then the 8 user-presets of mine, then into manual mode. What a great raw analog sound."

Oberheim Matrix-1000 Through Roland GP-8 with Stereoping Controller - Awesome Chorus

video upload by umusic6

"Running an already great Matrix 1000 String sound thru the Roland GP-8 with just Delay and Chorus activated.
Quite a nice digital (!) Chorus with unusual additional Predelay and Feedback parameters.
As well as a basic but good sounding digital delay.
Everything running through Lexicon 300 Large Hall at the end of the chain."

Korg Polysix Unison Mod

video upload by umusic6

"Applied this easy mod to my Polysix: http://synthhacker.blogspot.com/2013/....
Thanks to Thorsten for the idea and hint.

Gives control of the detune amount which is originally fixed to 220Ohm. So Unison can now be controlling from very harsh to heavily detuned.
Since i don't like drilling holes in those vintage gear, I sacrificed the Chord Mode Input on the back, where a simple pot with fastener can nicely be fitted."

Korg Polysix with Lexicon 300

video upload by umusic6

"A perfect combination."

Back to the 80ies Loop (RS7000, TR-8, Pro-1, Model D, DRM-1)

video upload by umusic6

"A litte relaxed loopback to the 80ies. With some analogs and some digials mixed together."

Some cool Yamaha SPX90 demos w/ a Roland Juno-60

video upload by SynthMania

"A Roland Juno-60 synth through a Yamaha SPX90 multi-effect processor.

00:00 Opening Titles
00:07 AUTOPAN
00:45 CHORUS B
01:25 DELAY L,R
01:59 DELAY VIBRATO
02:25 EARLY REF 1
03:00 GATE REVERB
03:32 REV HALL 1
04:18 REV 2 ROOM
04:53 REV 3 VOCAL
05:43 REV 4 PLATE
06:13 REVERB GATE
06:44 STEREO ECHO
07:30 STEREO FLANGE A
07:59 STEREO PHASING
08:40 SYMPHONIC
09:30 TREMOLO
10:07 End Titles"

tahti.studio - Online Elektron Inspired Groovebox with Sample Import

check it out at https://tahti.studio

Mouse over the controls for tips at the bottom of the player.

Some details via Create Digital Music

"maxjvh writes us to tell us about their creation tahti.studio, a labor of love inspired by Elektron’s fine groove hardware and workflows. It seems ideal for the person who adores their Elektron machine enough that they want to have some echo of it even looking back from their browser.

We’ve seen lots of these kinds of creations over the years – ah, remember the days when some folks were predicting browser tools would replace everything else? But this one is unusually powerful.

You get support for your own samples, for one, and easy secret link sharing of grooves you create means you can use this as a collaboration tool – or just a way of sending folks your feelings by drum machine pattern instead of words.

Single cycle waveforms? Yes. Powerful voice architecture? You bet. Per-step trigger conditions and p-locks and microtiming? I mean, honestly, this actually bests a fair amount of hardware. Add some sends and you could even finish stuff on this – but it also looks like a cute way of making some loops at random times that you can later load on your DAW or hardware."

The full feature list:

sample-based sound generation with support for single-cycle waveforms

almost all parameters can be modulated on a per-step basis

each track has a multimode filter, distortion, frequency shifter, sample-rate reducer, and amp envelope

three freely assignable modulation sources per track (essentially flexible LFOs that can be used in one-shot mode)

steps have micro-timing, retriggering, probability, and trigger conditions

tracks can have individual lengths and sequencer speeds (the latter can even be step-modulated, because why not)

four send effect: chorus, phaser, reverb, delay

a master compressor and soft clipper

macro controls for working with all kinds of inputs (check out the shortcuts)

pattern sharing via secret links (e.g. tahti 13)

rendering patterns to .wav"

1987 Kawai R-100 and R-50 "Overnight Sensation" Drum Machine Ad

via Retro Synth Ads, where you'll find the full write-up and additional scans.

"Kawai R-100 and R-50 drum machine "Overnight Sensation" full page colour advertisement featuring Jan Hammer and Steve Smith from page 73 in the June 1987 issue of Keyboard Magazine."