yellow puppet

x0xb0x listy.

x0xb0x = Synth + Sequencer

"The x0xb0x is not just another MIDI-controlled TB-303 clone. x0xb0x is a full reproduction of the original Roland synthesizer, with fully functional sequencer. The sequencer can be programmed just like the original 303 (ok its actually a little easier, we think) and can be used to control other synthesizers via any of its various output formats. 128 banks of track memory and 64 banks of pattern memory are stored in onboard EEPROM, no battery-backup is needed!"

so im officially on the list now to get one of these bad boys....should be about 5-7 months wait, but its totally worth it. once i have completed building this thing i will have a perfect replica of the original roland tb 303, how sweet is that?? It is going to be a lot of soldering, which i still gotta practice a bit before im ready to take on such a tedious project.

It was the ROCK.

my next toy: MPC 1000

so after thinking long and hard about what piece of gear im going to pick up next, i finally decided to get a mpc 1000. i had always been interested in using a mpc since i heard dj shadow's endtroducing album back sometime around 97. i had no clue at that time what was used to do such things but i wanted to do it myself!

mpc's always popped up, a few of my buddies used them to make hip hop beats and what not back in orlando. it has just a great vibe to it, its like a collage maker for sounds haha.

anyways, a friend of mine here in town was talking to me and was just like "if you are going to get one thing, get a mpc 1000" haha. it was the final nail in the coffin. so now i've begun the long process of saving up enough cash to get this bad boy...which is probably going to run me somewhere from like 699-900 dollars! $@#%$*!!

i was a bit concerned about the fact that this is the only mpc model that doesnt feature the classic soft touch pads. i even gave up on the model and felt like i should just settle for a mpc 2000xl. but then i found through youtube, that you can replace the pads with the much better soft velocity sensitive pads! this model is like a smaller version of the 2000xl with better computer functionality (a must for my studio since im currently entirely pc based), and with the pads its going to be great! if my calculations are correct i should be able to possibly get one by jan or feb. sheesh. i hate waiting lol i just wanna go and get one!

heres a video of the installation of the much better pads into the mpc 1000!

prefuse 73 - point to b

ive been rocking out to this album for the past couple of weeks. enjoy.

augmented sculpture project

quote from youtube:
created by Pablo Valbuena, it mixes a "volumetric base that serves as support for a second level, a virtual projected layer that allows controlling the transformation and sequentiality of space-time."

the hang drum

wow. so i was randomly surfing around on youtube and i found some videos about this AMAZING piece of musical artwork...

PANArt, a two man company hand makes these things and let me tell you that they are crazy to see in action. i want one. haha but i might just settle for the samples available through a company online. thats because the inventors are still the ones hand making these things, and there is like a two year waiting list if they even decide to make one for you! plus its about 1500 dollars! ahh! they need to start making these things in surplus its great!

oh yes.