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TR-626 Rhythm Corroder A bent TR-626 Rhythm Composer a friend built for me for a small fee. The box with upward pointing screws on the right side of the machine is a patch bay where connections are made by bridging two or more screws with alligator clips. The results wreck the machine's sound in many beautiful ways, and since multiple bends can be tied together, the combinations are almost unlimited.
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ReverendHammer posted:Is there any way we can get some sound clips of that? I would love to hear what crazy things can come out of that thing. Ask and ye shall receive. I recorded this one last night. Because I hate programming stuff on a tiny LCD, it's only one drum pattern repeated over and over. The final sound is formed by the patch bay and two custom distortion pedals made by the same guy. I'll upload a dry clip once I get a MIDI cable so I can start programming this thing from my sequencer. http://www.radiumclub.net/151206_corroder.mp3 please don't rape my bandwidth terribly, people
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Dec 15, 2006 11:36
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ReverendHammer posted:Wow, that was pretty cool. Do you have any ideas of how the bends are mapped out in regards to how they may affect the sound, or do you pretty much have to fly by the seat of your pants? I have no clue about the bends. I map the best ones by playing different patterns and connecting stuff randomly. When I find something that really clicks, I mark the positions of the bridging connections into a text file with a short description of the sound. The whole idea of the piece is that in itself it's a nice machine but even bent it wouldn't suit my purpose because the basic sounds of the TR-626 aren't really the kind of stuff I'm into, but combined with pedals from the same guy it's exactly what I've been looking for. The friend in question has pretty much stopped bending though, because he has something bigger in mind. The few works he does anymore are unique custom pieces for me and another guy he knows. Kekkoslovakia fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Dec 16, 2006 |
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Dec 16, 2006 02:00
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A week ago I took the first step towards getting a modular analog synthesizer. I was planning on buying the parts for some VCOs first, but decided to get the chips and boards for a TLN-156 Neural Agonizer spring reverb first, since the unit is no longer in production and I wanted to make sure I could get the parts before the stock runs out. Example of the front panel:  This monster is a two-spring tank reverb that is capable of warping the input in some very beautiful and bizarre ways. The moment I heard the bass pulse sample clip that can be found on the page linked above, I was sold. "The TLN-156 features: an amplifier for controlling the input signal level, two reverb tanks that can be driven in series or parallel, separate recovery amplifiers and resonators for each reverb tank, a feedback amplifier with lowpass filter, and a deformation processor for combining the reverb tank outputs. Most parameters are voltage controllable and several patch points are available for adding additional signal processing. All inputs and outputs handle 10 Vpp audio signals and 5 volt control voltage signals (modular standard)."
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Dec 26, 2006 22:10
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Pants: creamed. This is the first of two panels made out of analog modular kits that a friend is building for me.  From left to right, the panel contains the following modules (mostly Music From Outer Space kits): 2 x VCO Noise Generator Sample & Hold LFO State Variable Filter ADSR Envelope Generator Dual VC Amplifier
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Mar 19, 2007 08:55
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toadee posted:Synthesizers.com Q118 Instrument Interface: How much did this thing set you back? I'm getting a custom modular built for me (a pic of the first panel is probably a couple of pages back now), and the second panel of it is still in planning stages. I've been thinking an instrument interface might be a nice addition since I've already got a Kenton Pro-2 heading my way to handle the MIDI side.
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Apr 11, 2007 14:01
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A measly Boss SD-1 + an awesome friend =
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Apr 15, 2007 20:41
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heehee must... get... second... panel...
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May 14, 2007 19:01
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plester1 posted:what in the everliving gently caress is that A custom-built panel full of modular analog goodness, built by a friend mostly from Music from Outer Space kits.
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May 14, 2007 22:16
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toadee posted:This is pretty sweet, pretty comparable to the synthesizers.com set up I have going at the moment. How much did it end up setting you two back in terms of both parts and labor time? I paid about $1150 for it including labour and a Blacet power supply, which easily has enough to give for another panel as well. Forgot to say, I dunno if it shows in the picture, but that whole panel is just 19" wide in total. The jacks used are 3,5mm instead of 1/4". Kekkoslovakia fucked around with this message at 11:45 on May 18, 2007 |
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May 17, 2007 13:10
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Kenton Pro-2 dual channel MIDI/CV-converter for controlling my synth with a laptop
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Jun 3, 2007 13:49
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A couple of new pedals: Boss LS-2  Line 6 DL4  Why does the DL4 have to be so unbelievably ugly?
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Jun 30, 2007 14:03
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Latest finds: FMR Audio RNC1773  This little box is worth many times the two hundred it retails for. Coupled with an FMR RNLA (next on the shopping list) and an NCC-1701 rack tray, it makes up a 1U-sized compressor-expander combo. (picture has two RNCs mounted)  T.Mix TX1002  In the price range of similar Behringer mixers but the sound isn't as wonky. I needed something to go between a pedal chain or synth and my audio interface, since the FA-66 is in my opinion way too oversensitive.
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Jul 20, 2007 22:01
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The Huntsman posted:I love the "really nice" button but can't help wonder what it does. Where did you get it and where can I find one? The compressor on my Eureka is good and all but I am looking for something a little tighter. The "really nice" button activates an almost-transparent soft knee mode. I don't have much use for it but anyone with a need of delicate compression should appreciate. I ordered mine from Thomann in Germany, but these babies should be on sale anywhere, including eBay.
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Jul 21, 2007 08:09
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getting bigger
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Jul 31, 2007 20:49
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Engine Fortegue posted:jesus christ dude, how do you even control this one it's finished? Enslaved machine elves. Their back-breaking labor keeps the waveforms flowing and the souls of their dead are forever locked into powering the Sample & Hold module.
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Aug 1, 2007 00:03
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I was supposed to buy this Boss RC-20XL ...but then I found out about the Digitech JamMan, which is basically the same but much better with a negligible price difference, so here we are:  I did consider the RC-50 for a second but gave up when I realised it has only one out jack.
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Jan 20, 2008 11:15
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Finally got the Rockcase pedalboard I ordered a week back.
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Jan 22, 2008 18:51
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TheDingo posted:Why are you using both a JamMan and DL4? Captain Organ posted:more importantly, why do you have 36 toggle switches on your pedal board? It's either because I get off on thoughts of endless overdub loops in stereo and tiny metal switches, or because I don't play the guitar but instead what you see in the picture. I don't remember which. edit: besides there's only like 35 switches
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Jan 22, 2008 21:03
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Handen posted:Did you make those custom pedals yourself, or is there a corner of the internet where people build and sell odd customized pedals with a billion switches? I ask because I'm into DIY stuff but hardly have time to do it myself. Those pedals are the work of a good friend who's been kind enough to build me some other stuff as well. The bent pedals are: [that little black box in the lower left corner] This used to be a Boss Metal Zone MT-2. The switches (on all the custom pedals) activate and deactivate bends on the circuit boards, and their combinations touch, fondle, ream and rape the sound. This thing now sounds quite a lot like the Metasonix Scrotum Smash and Butt Probe pedals. One of the switches actually bumps the volume up to about double the normal if the pedal is the last one in a chain. If not, it just roughs up the sound some. [the metallic box above it] A pedal is like a box of chocolates, especially when it is built into a box of chocolates. The barcode around the second power led is a dead giveaway. The box houses two pedals: a DOD Death Metal and a DOD filter (I forget the name). The four input jacks in the upper right corner allow me to use either one or both, just as if they were separate units. The bends on the switches still effect the sound of both, even though the distortion is always more heavily touched. [the black box with knobs attached to a pedal] A Boss DS-1 with an external switch-/knob box. This thing is best for a sort of a "straining" sound where the toggles are turned so that the outcoming signal cuts between moments of silence and heavily saturated distortion. Also I found out that when the DL 4 is connected to this box's input, the box works as an analog synth that's good for radio noise or low low bass. If you take a look at how the pedals are connected, you'll notice some small things like the DL-4 connecting both to the reverb and the line selector. The cables going outside the board are supposed to be connected to a mixer. Essentially, what I do is choose the route the feedback loop takes through the board and the mixer, and what the pedals do is make it timid, squeaky, rhythmic, loud, annoying, or plain weird. Imagine using Märklin model trains as an instrument setting up hammers and buzzsaws to beat the trains as they speed around the looping tracks.
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Jan 23, 2008 09:19
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squidgee posted:Can you post a recording of this? It sounds rad. Sure. I'll try to get one done tomorrow night.
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Jan 23, 2008 20:42
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squidgee posted:Can you post a recording of this? It sounds rad. Here. It's slightly dulled, because I only noticed I had the reverb on full power through the entire thing at the end, when I was supposed to turn it up. You have no idea of the costs involved in the recording of this short clip.
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Jan 24, 2008 21:34
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squidgee posted:Those were actually some really neat sounds. What do you mean the costs -- the expense of the hardware? I could imagine that those sounds could yield some really cool samples. Thank you. Costs on sanity and my supply of "art enhancers".
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Jan 28, 2008 21:57
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i51423 posted:I guess it doesn't help that you're not seeing the progression to this.. but here: Are you quite sure you have enough delay there?
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Jul 18, 2008 12:16
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Today, this: Next week, an Oxygen 8v2. Those combined with my UC-33e should provide all the MIDI control I need.
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Mar 13, 2009 14:39
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Hadlock posted:Made me think of this: http://www.najle.com/idaft/ Hey, that's good for finger exercises while waiting for the real thing to arrive 
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Mar 13, 2009 20:54
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MyushiVerSCOOTY posted:I got a new electric drum pad Gaseous Clay posted:I just ponied up for this on friday I go between noise music and IDM, depending on whether I want to improvise or program stuff, but grabbed those controllers to help my DJ'ing as well. Made the mistake of trying to DJ with Live last year and dumped CD decks completely as a result. I thought about those Akai pads too, namely about the MPD 16 because it was dirt cheap. Changed my mind when I noticed a bunch of MPD 16 owners whining about "how they should've bought the trigger finger" and got "insensitive pads" as the usual answer as to why. I've been satisfied with my UC33 for five years straight now so I thought I can't go horribly wrong with another M-Audio device. If anybody knows any cheap controller that would have an XY pad, holla up. Still missing one of those. edit: Oh. My. God. Who can I rob for one of these and why didn't anyone tell me it exists? 
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Mar 15, 2009 10:06
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Run Dodo Run posted:Korg's nanopad Thanks, that's a perfect suggestion! Might as well not waste space and list a new old purchase  Bought this little box from a Canadian friend over 3 years ago, but during the sale we both had a brain fart and forgot that the power supply was a US one, and because I couldn't find a converter anywhere around here, it just sat on the top shelf unused. Today I out of curiosity plugged a JamMan power supply in it and was pleasantly surprised when it lit up like a christmas tree.
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Yarbald posted:
Set type to Digital w/ Mod,repeats to max, mix to max wet, and time to anything past the middle point. Input any sound. Set time to min and voila: sweet modulating drone that carries on forever. Great for meditation before practice.
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