Music Related Electronics and Circuit Bending
In this episode, we explore the wonderful world of pitched-down cassette tapes with the Sidecar Cassette Mod from FoldyMakes. We dive into some sound sculpting possibilities with the use of delay pedals like the Boss Digital Delay, Hologram Microcosm, Death By Audio Echo Dream 2, and the Chase Bliss Habit. And also used some in-series …
We all know that 4 track cassette tape recorders are great, but probably way overpriced. Are they fun? Yes. Do they sound cool? Absolutely. Are they worth 500 bucks? Well, that’s debatable. In this video, we showcase the Zoom MRS-4 and walkthrough how it can be used to create ambient cassette tape looping without a …
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I have had the Hologram Microcosm for a few months now and I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised and pleased with it. It’s a versatile pedal, with loads of potential, and tons of features. It’s so much more than just a delay or a looper, it’s more of an idea generation tool. All hype …
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I put together some samples for my submission to #sampleFriday from @noirtdc. All of the samples came from the toy keyboard pictured below. I ran a little loop into the UHER for some texture and layered a loop on the BOSS RC-3 (offscreen in video) and then just jammed out. The Digitech and Echo Dream …
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In this video, I walk through what’s in the sample pack and how it came to be. Originally recorded straight from the Synsonics Drums, I then re-recorded those samples to tape on the UHER 4000 Report S and sampled the output. Because the UHER has 4-speed playback I recorded each speed individually. Below is an …
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Today we go through the sounds and features of this rare and forgotten classic, the Synsonics Drums. While it’s no match for the fabled (and nearly unobtainable) Roland TR-808, it’s still a fun little analog synth drum. The best part about this little guy being so void of features is that it makes it much …
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In this episode of SecondHandSynth we explore the 1820 Voice Recording Playback Module. After watching a video by Lonershy (https://youtu.be/JJU73BE90DU) where he creates a 4 channel version, I was inspired to create a similar build but with only two samplers. I love these boards because they can be purchased online for very cheap. My favorite …
In part two of this two-part series on repairing the Delux Sandy Reel to Reel, I struggle to get some tape fed onto the reel to reel. I figured out a clever way to wind some tape despite not having a take-up reel and was able to around with some sounds. Spoiler, it sounds awesome! …
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I this first episode of a two-part series I get down to the nuts and bolts of this old Japanese made Delux Sandy S-102 reel to reel tape player and recorder I wasn’t sure what was wrong with it before I made the repair, and if I’m honest, I still don’t. But, you get to …
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For the first video of the new YouTube channel, I’m revisiting one of my first circuit bending keyboard projects from about 10 years ago. I called it the Insect-A-Tron (not sure why). This was a circuit-bent mini toy piano that I added two LFOs to modulate pitch and volume and would make some pretty crazy …
