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AceTone (Roland) FR-6 Rhythm Ace
The FR-6 is more or less a 1972 Roland Rhythm TR-55.Ā There are lots of reincarnations of this machine. The Roland corporation began as AceTone.In 1972 AceTone was sold but continued to make drum...
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Havana Cuba 3
Shopping in CubaThere is lots on the shelves, just not a big choice.One of the main shopping centres in Havana.the oldest building in CubaĀ The Bacardi Building in Havana
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Roland CR-78
The CR-78 CompuRhythm is one ofĀ THEĀ Classic DrumĀ machines from Roland.It's quite small compared to a 808 or 909.DIMENSIONS:300(W) x 280(D) x 205(H)mm11.8ā³(W) x 11.0ā³(D) x 8.1ā³(H)NET WEIGHT:5.5...
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Boss DR-550 MkII Dr. Rhythm
Boss DR-550 MkII Dr. RhythmThis is a great sounding machine Early NIN ???Nice for techno, rap and industrial. The Mark II model dates from 1992.The Mark I is from 1990.Ā It's small and runs on...
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Elektron A4 & RYTM - Paradise Lost
Here I'm mainly experimenting with the Scene Mode on the Rytm Drum machine. The Analog Four is just providing some background sounds.The more I use the Rytm the more I realize that its real power lies...
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The ARP 2500 & the 1005 MODAMP module
The ARP 1005 MODAMP.The 2500 manual describes this as" a balanced modulator, a VCA with certain associated circuitry"It's very much like your standard ring modulator.There the output consists of the...
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KORG Mini Pops 45
The Minipops 45 is actually an improved Minipops 35.It's also known as the Keio Giken 45.The MP 45 is from 1976/77.As far as I can tell, the only difference between the 35 & 45Ā is thatĀ the later...
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Bethlemen - Street Christmas lights
It's 21 sleeps till Christmas happens all over again. :-)Can't wait.These pics were taken on Christmas Eve in BethlehemSome wonderful memories. I'll upload pics of Bethlehem itself and the Churchof the...
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BOSS DR-220e
The "e" stands for electronic.This is the brother of the Roland/Boss Dr-220a.Produced around 1985/ 86, it's very small & light. The sounds are all digital. It's electronic sounds are very different...
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Electro-Harmonix Rhythm 12
The EH Rhythm 12 is ElectroHarmonix' very first drum machine.It came out in 1976.It's pretty unusual isn't it. Nothing like their later pedals & effects.It is actually made in the UK by a company...
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KORG MR16
Korg released the MR16 in 1985.This is not exactly a drum machine. It doesn't possess a sequencer so you will need to trigger this with external hardware such as a MIDI keyboard, MIDI sequencer, or a...
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ELECTRO-HARMONIX DRM16 DIGITAL-RHYTHM-MATRIX DRUM
This beautiful drum machine was made in NEW YORK in 1978.It's nearly 40 years old. DRM = Digital Rhythm Matrix The DRM 16 is a lovely red with a chrome metal sheen.The 16 is the first in the DRM series...
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EMS - Pitch to Voltage converter
A problem I constantly encounter is how to modulate or control synths using old instruments that don't use any triggers/clocks or any other type of voltage control.Buchla use the 130 & 230 modules...
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Bethlehem - The Palestinian Territory - West Bank
The city of Bethlehem is located in Palestinian territory - in the West Bank.It's a easy 30 min bus ride from Jerusalem.Even if you don't have one religious bone in your body it's still worth...
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NonLinearCircuits - panel 7 & 8 installation (Vox & Drum)
Finally getting these puppies installed. The NLC synth is close to finished.(One panel to go).These are pics of the VOX panel:The Veena module is based on a circuit that simulates Indian Instruments.It...
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Sydney Seige
This is a tribute to Katrina Dawson & ToriĀ Johnson.Two young people whose lives were taken away too soon.Everyone I know is devastated and we are all thinking of their families, friends.This...
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ARP 2500 - SAMPLE & HOLD / RANDOM VOLTAGE (1036 module)
In electronics, a sample and hold circuit is a device that captures the voltage of a continuously varying signal. It holds onto its last sampled value until the input is sampled againThis saved voltage...
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ARP 2500 - Sample & Hold (videos 1 and 2)
Experimenting with getting a clock out from the sequencer (to sync the sample & hold)The sequencer's clock goes into the 2 sample ins.Set the "clock in" toggle to the off...
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