Robots for Robots — General Hardware / Software Discussion

Roland TR-1000

null@example.com (dequalsrxt) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:49:06 +0000

Pleasantly surprised, looks pretty awesome. Expensive though.
https://www.roland.com/global/products/tr-1000/

Sonicware/Liven thread

null@example.com (Dade_Elderon) — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:08:02 +0000

I have owned a couple of these guys, the rompler one, and I am interested in the sega genesis FM synth one, as well as the ambient one.

I like this company from japan, seems like they are a great up and comer in the gearzone

New memory and firmware upgrade for the 909

null@example.com (dequalsrxt) — Wed, 22 May 2024 05:03:10 +0000

Pretty sure I'll go for it if it's in stock when I'm ready to buy.

https://addictiveinstruments.fr/en/kits … on909.html

Looking for old Reason refill/R.E. called Lawya's drums & hats.

null@example.com (S.T.E.N.T.E.C.) — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:50:32 +0000

Hello,

Im looking for an old ReFill/R.E. called Lawya's drums & hats.

I have many track from 10-18 years ago that have sample from this library but somehow it got lost over time. Does anyone know where to get this library?

TR-707 switch between pattern play / step write in realtime?

null@example.com (FrvrTrx) — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:09:29 +0000

I only have a TR-626 which requires you press stop to switch from pattern play to step write.
Can the TR-707 do this in realtime without the need to press stop?

also what are the other cool drummachines that can do this? :

NerdSEQ Portable tracker

null@example.com (FrvrTrx) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:40:08 +0000

XOR is releasing a standalone version of their NerdSEQ Eurorack Tracker.
Looks fantastic, really smart implementations, 8 Tracks of Midi Out (with 4 Note Polyphony per Track).

Almost the hardware sequencer of my dreams <3

https://xor-electronics.com/nerdseq-portable/

Where did everybody go?

null@example.com (Cosmo) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 16:05:20 +0000

Hello fellow Robots

Today this forum is pretty much dead. at least the the General Hardware section. So far I think there have not been 20 posts this year.

I was watching (and still am) watching all the shows of the Intergalactic FM Streaming Festival.
I saw shows of Computerdisco, Mule Driver, Mark du Mosch, Baz Reznik, Smackos, BMX to name a few.
I enjoyed a lot seeing you guy play with your machines. The ones you talked about here so much. I followed your discussions and learned so much about synthesizers.

so where did you move to. Do you know already everything about your gear? Do you learn all from the dedicated youtube channels or did you move to other forums? At least I know now, that you still twist the knobs and make music.

So I do not know, whether you still read this. Want you to know. I enjoyed to exchange nerdy details with you, I kinda miss the exchange with you Robots.

Tape Cassette Player/Recorder Recommendations

null@example.com (Guyver 303) — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 17:33:58 +0000

I seem to find meself with tapes. Not heaps but a few here and a few there.

I'm looking for recommendations of a walkman style set up I can hook up straight into my mixer. I'd like the player to both play and record and have a USB input and output so I could convert to MP3 and record straight from a soundcard via the laptop. I've seen a lot with an output but not come across one with an input. I know I could get a double tape deck set up but don't really wanna give the space to it. I'd happily have something smaller in all fairness.

Hope that makes sense and thanks for any help.

Our prayers have been heard...new 808 clone for 300 euros !?!?!!!

null@example.com (score100) — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:11:42 +0000

Also with mute and solo possibilities, and just the right amount of minimum extra features added
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US4jz0vrUOQ&t=286s[/youtube]

Too good to be true?

If not and you have an original one I'd say sell it for 3000 bucks, get this one and buy a car from the remains.

Oi, Kant! new drum machine by Optotronics

null@example.com (pelicanbananawheel) — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 01:31:55 +0000

https://youtu.be/n1fl5jv443g

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/601069111/oi-kant

from the Optotronics website: "Oi, Kant! is a sort of drum machine. Sort of. Drum-ish machine, as I like to call it. And it’s a weird one. It has 3 voices: drum, bass line and cymbal, though they all have their own Kant-related names, as do the rest of parts on this machine. It also has a resonant filter which can effectively be treated as a fourth voice."

Current Drum Machines

null@example.com (score100) — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 10:47:07 +0000

Yo Robots,
I'm curious as to which good drum machines are out in the 100-300 euro price-range. Looking for something more simple like a tr as far as the interface goes, not an advanced module with billion possibilities.

Recording synths through pre-amps

null@example.com (S.T.E.N.T.E.C.) — Tue, 30 May 2017 18:00:27 +0000

Anyone doing this, is it good, better or does it not make noteable difference?

I've been browsing on Gearslutz and the likes but I find it rather difficult to determine if people just say "yes i love my $2500.- pre-amp" for the sake of showing off or that it actually does work nicely.

New vinyl pressing machine

null@example.com (ronin) — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:49:53 +0000

WarmTone from Viryl Technologies

Cool to see this process get some 2017 treatment.

[youtube]WxLxityHTMw[/youtube]

Onde Magnétique OM-1 Cassette Synthesizer

null@example.com (Stalker) — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:25:00 +0000

http://www.ondemagnetique.com

[youtube]3YbyZPRTo10[/youtube]

DIY: zero delay feedback filter

null@example.com (biotek) — Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:33:13 +0000

Hi y'all.

Started a blog to clear up some mythology and shit:
http://radiofreerobotron.net/blog/