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Synthrovert
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2007
An introvert with a synth and drummachine homestudio.
Zachary Drummer Boy 10 Drum Rhythm Machine
This drum machine recently joined my studio-before purchasing I was unable to find any information about it online (aside from eBay auctions) and am excited to share the wonders of this little jem with The Internet.
It's a light, plasticy build but sounds surprisingly crisp. The circuit board has pots to adjust the overall gain and noise on the snare (from none-making it sound more like a blip/tom-to a hissy mess).
As with most (all?) pushbutton rhythm machines, two/three/etc. rhythms can be selected at once.
This style of machine was made to be mounted underneath an organ (four screw holes are present on the top of the machine). Two short screws (also on the top) open up the case.
The Drummer Boy The front panel is a paper sticker-in roughly 30 minutes of recording I managed to do more damage to the machine than the last 30 years. If you find one, be warned...
The case is a flexible plastic-I don't imagine it would take too much abuse before breaking.
Compared to the Seeburg Rhythm Prince (which I've also recently received and posted a video for) the Drummer Boy feels cheap and poorly made. Sometimes, though, that's exactly what a person is looking for.
And warnings-*never play with the internals of machines that are plugged in to an outlet. I'm using a metal screwdriver in the video-this should have been plastic. Anything plugged in to mains power, as far as the internals are concerned, should be treated with respect and caution. Small slips can have major consequences.
It's a light, plasticy build but sounds surprisingly crisp. The circuit board has pots to adjust the overall gain and noise on the snare (from none-making it sound more like a blip/tom-to a hissy mess).
As with most (all?) pushbutton rhythm machines, two/three/etc. rhythms can be selected at once.
This style of machine was made to be mounted underneath an organ (four screw holes are present on the top of the machine). Two short screws (also on the top) open up the case.
The Drummer Boy The front panel is a paper sticker-in roughly 30 minutes of recording I managed to do more damage to the machine than the last 30 years. If you find one, be warned...
The case is a flexible plastic-I don't imagine it would take too much abuse before breaking.
Compared to the Seeburg Rhythm Prince (which I've also recently received and posted a video for) the Drummer Boy feels cheap and poorly made. Sometimes, though, that's exactly what a person is looking for.
And warnings-*never play with the internals of machines that are plugged in to an outlet. I'm using a metal screwdriver in the video-this should have been plastic. Anything plugged in to mains power, as far as the internals are concerned, should be treated with respect and caution. Small slips can have major consequences.
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Seeburg Rhythm Prince Analog Drum Machine
มุมมอง 30K10 ปีที่แล้ว
This drum machine recently joined my studio-the analog sounds are great but I LOVE the mechanical triggering. More to come later (fuller coverage of each rhythm, primarily) but I had to grab some footage and add my share of information about this little Prince with The Internet.
Surprise Visitors (Owl)
มุมมอง 9713 ปีที่แล้ว
I pulled into the driveway after a weekend away from town and found this little guy in the street in front of our house, being taunted by neighborhood birds; I hopped out of the Jeep to see if he was injured when he flew up to our flower boxes. I had about five min. with him and shot this video. Video/Music by the majestic Moog MG1.
Sequential Circuits Prophet2002 Compare Disk to Internal Patches
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A brief, no-frills video demonstrating how to compare a disk on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 to internal patches. Learn more at Prophet2002.com. TO COMPARE DISK MEMORY. 1. Check that PRESET and SAVE are on 2. Use PARAMETER VALUE to set the option to "C" (Compare entire disk against current memory) 3. Press EXECUTE Comparing will take about 20 seconds, and, if the memory is the save on d...
Sequential Circuits Prophet2002 How to Format a Disk
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A brief, no-frills video demonstrating how to format a disk on the Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 in preparation for saving. Learn more at Prophet2002.com. FORMATTING THE DISK. 1. Check that PRESET is on 2. Switch SAVE on 3. Use PARAMETER VALUE to set the option to "Fd" (Format disk). 4. Press EXECUTE Formatting will take about 30 seconds, and, if all goes well, you'll see "Fd" in the VALUE d...
Sequential Circuits Prophet 2002 How To Save to Disk
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A brief, no-frills video demonstrating how to save the internal memory of a Prophet 2002 to disk. Learn more at Prophet2002.com. TO SAVE FULL MEMORY. 1. Check that PRESET is on 2. Switch SAVE on 3. Use PARAMETER VALUE to set the option to "S" (Save entire disk) 4. Press EXECUTE Saving will take about 20 seconds, and, if all goes well, you'll see "S" in the VALUE display. The preset buttons 1-5 ...
1:35 Der Donau, so blau, so blau, so blau
0:54 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark?
My friend used one for live performances
I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that this fucks severely
Great piece of gear! I absolutely love the sound it produces! The amount of manual work that went into producing this 60s beauty is heart warming. Very rare, yet not over the top expensive for what I found. No midi-upgrade kits availabe though LOL.
You mentioned on Reddit that you were going to release a sample pack. Did you ever put it together? Definitely up for buying.
I second this, I want that 2nd rhythm and I'm not afraid to rip if I have to but would prefer the easy version lol
theres a free sample pack for this machine on reverb
Do you still have it?
I do!
@@synthrovert I just bought one now. Is it possible to press more than one preset at once to make new rhythms?
@@stevenr.sellick1395 - congratulations on the find - these are fun old machines! I've just fired mine up again and am pleased to report that yes - multiple rhythms can be selected simultaneously.
@@synthrovert Great! Do you have a service manual or schematic for it?
@@stevenr.sellick1395 - unfortunately, no - I'll keep my eyes open, though!
I bought one of these on eBay, connected the outputs to an RCA cable, and... nothing. It came in a sealed box, never been used. There are no lights on this or any indication that it would even be on, except for the sound-which I'm not getting. How did you connect your audio out? Any idea why this wouldn't generate sound?
Contrats on the NIB find! I've fired up my unit tonight to have a look - if it's any consolation, it was temperamental as well, but I was able to get it up and running and have a couple of observations that might help: (1) Unfortunately (as you noted) there's no indicator light on either the box or circuit board to indicate anything's happening inside. (2) It took roughly 10m of plugging in/unplugging before I was able to successfully use the machine. Until then, I'd periodically get short bursts (up to 1-4 measures), but after enough power cycles it started behaving well (and has been up and running for roughly 15m now without a hiccup). (3) The trimpot next to the power in/audio out on the circuit board affects audio out and may be worth looking at if power cycling doesn't do the trick. Additionally, my "volume" slider has become quite stiff after sitting unused - the cap also rubs against and removes small bits of the paper background if I'm not careful. (4) My unit has a 1/4 mono plug - entirely possible that this isn't original and should be RCA as yours. No preamplifier was needed (I couldn't recall if I used one in the video, but I don't believe so) and the signal is strong enough to run straight in to a mixing desk. I hope this helps - good luck!
tap tap chuff ! 1:07 zap
2:22 proto "chiptune"!
1:40 "They're coming to take me away, ha ha!"
We used to say it sounded like 2 chinaman p'ing in a bucket or 2 skeletons' making love in a biscuit tin. Happy day's then.
what an interesting drum machine, I just learned that this is what Suicide used for their early recordings!
Do it nice…cool as ice..
I thought you were going to say, "I just learned that this is what suicide feels like". 😅
Looks amazing, sound awful though.
If anyone is selling one please let me know. I want to buy one.
Just saw 1 on reverb for $349
Only a jukebox company could come up with this.
Maybe the only rythm box that can get a wonky timing just like a real drummer
lol - I hear that. Although, I've recently picked up an unrestored Wurlitzer Sideman; in comparison this thing's locked in to a grid!
@@synthrovert Hey Synthrovert, how can I message you? I'd like to talk about using some of your beautiful footage here for a project.
@@TheLeechPedal thanks for asking - I use the same handle at IG if you'd like to reach out there.
Reminds me of Terminator. Stark, cold, and creepy (to me).
Ha! I love it. In person, the neon bulbs (flashing along w the rhythm) actually made me feel like the machine was living/warm.
Where's the USB port? :)
Just wait until Behringer clones it.
Why does it have all those winking LEDs hidden behind the front panel?
So nice!
You made my day! Big thanks
Does it recieve MIDI sync clock 😁
lol, wouldn't that be something?
Phillip Zacharias 😊
No only the kitchen sink then sorry.
those are little NEON LAMPS maybe used to cause some discharge, infact they strike when V is up to 100 V... more about the circuit pleaseeee
How are the actual sounds produced? Can't imagine they're pre-recorded? Dedicated analog synthesizers for each drum?
Exactly - the machine is early enough (mid '60s) to predate ROM/RAM, each of the voices is discrete circuitry (behind the "button" panel, which I don't believe I explored when I had this open).
is it plugged into 120V? I have one here..plug cut
@sounddoctorin - it is! Just a two-prong, 120v plug. I've just posted an image at instagram.com/p/B-VJ5MIjZkJ/. Hope this helps, and good luck with the repair!
Never seen one of these before - great vintage sound full of character. Even the mechanical sound of the rotor going round is evocative.
dat rusty raw sound is sweet
This thing fascinates me to no end.
🖤
Why would they cover up all the bulbs? Great bit of kit though...
WOW
thats true analogue <3
Woow It is like the first keio doncamatic DA-20 drom 1966
Cool
Crazy !! 😍
Wow THATS awesome jesus those hats!!!
Полный атас. Вот это гроб с цветомузыкой.
love the style of your demos.
Wow that is amazing! Thanks for sharing this.
Amazing
Did you add all those LEDs, or are they normally on all Seeburg Rhythm Princes?
The bulbs are original; no mod on my part. As I understand it, they act to round out the "attack" for each percussive hit.
Thanks for the info! And thanks for sharing the video.
+Mitch Wells thanks for watching!
Bit like a vactrol? But without a lightproof case?
Thanks for uploading. Really cool machine and I'm surprised at how good the bass and snare sound for such an oldie!
I love Doo Wop, not many people know what it is or actually hear this type of music. I have several collection boxes.
Thanks, and good ear ;) I was converting the box set of The Doo Wop Box, Vol. 2 from cassette to CD during this taping. I believe the tune was "Guided Missiles" by the Cuff Links.
love the doo wop tune at the background.
WOW, I havent seen this sampler in 7 years, I miss my 2002 + !!! But I upgraded to the Akai S1100. The cool thing about the Prophet is you can sample and loop it in forward to backward continuous, you can ONLY loop in forward continuous increments with the Akai
Nice tutorial video(s)! I own two p2002 and one p2000 kb myself so I guess I'm a fan of that sampler too ;)