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Mods & repairs

If you are interested in modifications of your analog gear or you want to control your 70’s and early 80’s machine with MIDI it might be possible to put a retrofit into it. check out the list of...

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HOHNER drum performer – the german linn drum – 8ch output mod

This lovely linn drum sounding drum machine with 24 sounds and a lot of interesting preset rhythms and fill/break variations. the programming is fantastic and uses a very lively feel (they call it a...

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Studer A820 serial control (Max/MSP, Ableton)

Studer A820 controlled by serial remote controller, resoldered 9pin cable (different studer pinout) to a usb-serial converter directly to Max/MSP (M4L) in Ableton Live. Now it reads the timer, but i...

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Roland TR-808 mod/repair

After decades i was able to aquire this gem in my hometown. Switchboard and transistors on the mainboard for driving LEDs were faulty and some switches needed a replacement. I decided to modify it non...

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E-MU SP-12 turbo mod+repair

Got this iconic beat machine in town fora fair price. Battery needed a replacement and all of the 30 push buttons were cleaned with isopropanol. Fader 8 is still flakey. After that i experimented with...

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EMU-EMULATOR II + refurbished

THIS WILL TAKE A WHILE… I had the chance to grab an all-time fav from an Emu collector 30 minutes away from home. The EMU EMULATOR TWO with an PLUS expansion (double tap 0 and ascess second bank)....

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Yocto TR-808 Clone + Mods

Looking for a real 808 since ever and finally got it (and modified it as well:)) Yocto Mods from the Forum: BD tune, SD OSC1 Tune, Clave/Rim1 Tune, CP Reverb, incl. On/Off switches for most of the mods...

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Behringer TD-3 STACHELFISH MOD

After growing up with the sound of Trax, Djax-Up and German Acid+Rave (Harthouse, Junkfood etc) i owned a RE-303 25 years later that I sold since I thought something is missing after working with a...

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