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Stereosonic 2015 - Sydney Australia
The festival has been marred this year with 2 deaths so far - Sydney & Adelaide.Please everyone be careful & don't do drugs. The Music is all you need to have a great time.The final fireworks....
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bUCHLA 100 - exploring the 195 filter
I started with the intention of only using one VCO (a 144) and the 195 , ten channel (Octave Format) comb filter to see how many sounds I could get from a minimal setup.Ā It seems quite a bit.Ā Over the...
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Buchla easel vs Korg Littlebits (and some patch card magic)
I'm surprised at how good the Korg LittleBits sound through a Buchla 208.This setup involves a BEMI easel with the Cobramatic breakout box (BOB) and two of my easel patch cards (the main &...
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Buchla Easel - Program card map for BEMI, Vintage & Rev II 208s
Some maps to help navigate the Buchla Easel program/patch card.These first 2 pics are for vintage & rev2 versions (not the Rev 1).1. +15VĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 15. sequencer...
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Korg Monotron Delay - Build notes for Shock Electronix euro version
These are my build notes for the Shock Electronix Eurorack conversion of the KorgMonotron Delay.I remember modifying my monotron back when they were first released. So much fun. Matt from Rhythm Active...
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Korg Monotron (Duo) - Buchlarized
I'm resurrecting some of my old Korg Monotron hacks for a new job - adding an extra voice to a Buchla Easel. The easel is a wonderful synth and I'm always looking for ways to expand on it.The Duo...
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New years eve. 2016. New Zealand
Happy new years eve everyone.2015 was a shocker so i was very happy to seeThe end of it.I spent new years on a farm with 3 great djsĀ dj agent 99electronic noiseAndĀ Ā dj marty aka martianSome more pics...
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Buchlaized Korg Volca Bass
Some notes regarding incorporating a Korg Volca Bass into a Buchla 208 easel.The aim is that the Easel's patch card provides all power, sync & CVs for the volca bass.This is a progression from my...
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The Hattersley Loom - NZ - a early sequencer
On a recent trip to New Zealand I came across a ancient loom that is still in use today.It's job is to weave textiles for use in the burgeoning film industry of New Zealand.The firm running this mill...
View ArticleBuchla 100 at the Library of congress
Great post on the legendary Buchla 100.It now resides at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. I reckon this should really be on display at the Smithsonian.Ā It's music room in the American History...
View ArticleBuchla-Volca Bass
Published on Jan 14, 2016 This vid is a unedited take. The sounds are just from the hacked Volca.I'ts not a TB303 but it's not too shabby either,,... esp considering its price.The 208 is syncing the...
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Korg Volca Beats - A Modding, Circuit bending & Hackers Guide
The Korg Volca Beats is an awesome drum machine which can only be made better with the helpof some mods and a bit of hacking. There are quite a few mods out there already so we (Cobramatic &...
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ARP 2500 DIY cabinet
Some more pics from the mysterious Japanese ARP2500 DIY cabinet.http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/arp-2500-nlc.htmlAndrew ofĀ NLCs is working on some of the modules.They will eventually be...
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Electric Gardens Music Festival - Sydney 2016
Electric Gardens Music Festival. Australia Day weekend Sat January 23rd, 2016.Centennial Park, SydneyA much smaller line up than your average EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivalthough I kinda like...
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Vintage Telephone Exchange
My mate Ian and I discovered this in a pub in New Zealand while downing a few beers.It's an old telephone exchange.I understand these use bantam jacks. They are spring loaded so when not in use fit...
View ArticleRoland 303 acid with a Korg Volca drum
Testing out the modified Korg Volca Drum.We modified the snare and added Midi out.Sounds great.You can see the drum mods here:http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/korg-volca-beats-modding-circuit.html
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ARP 2500 - Vintage Brochure
A cool brochure.I picked this up the other day and thought I'd share.It's a useful summary covering the main modules.Summary1004 - VCO modulesĀ 1005 - The Modamp Module1006 - The Filtamp Module1016 -...
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New Zealand - Franz Joseph Glacier
These are pictures from the beautiful south island of New Zealand.It's very cold - the day before the climb.These are the steps (cut into the ice) that lead to the glacier.For more travel postcards...
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ARP 2500 - Module 1045 - Voltage Controlled Voice
I've always wanted one of these. The 1045 is virtually a whole synthesizer in one package.It has a VCO, a low pass VCF, a VCA & two envelope generators.EG 1 controls the VCF, and EG 2 does the...
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