Making of a drum synth

[Joel]

Hi all,

a guy called Philipp has started a new blog, Making of a drum synth, detailing his construction of a tr-808-style drum computer. Analog sounds, digital control!

Only a few posts so far and no confirmed schematics (a couple of unconfirmed ones) but seems to be coming along quite quickly, definitely one to watch....

Joel

[Luka]

if your keen on this also check out the mb808 project joel, run 3 is about to happen and it looks like doug is even sorting out entire kits ala xoxbox.
this really is a hot project. im about to order the parts for mine this week.

http://www.eight-oh-eight.org/phpbb2/forums.html

[Joel]

Thanks for that Luka, looks great! Do you have a guetsimate for how much the project will cost in total?

[Luka]

id say somewhere around 5-600 for a pimped out mb808

however doug is yet to cost out the full kit
keep an eye on the forum

but that is so worth it for what you get
mbSEQ + original 808 drum voices, match made in heaven

im going to implement the same SEQ design for my SDS3s and THMPS drums

[creatorlars]

Luka -- I'm planning something similar in a modular format. I want a rackmount MB808 sequencer + trigger distributor + mixer in a case with a bunch of drum module clones. At first I wanted to avoid patching triggers/audio outs, but I think if everything is in a single enclosure then it's going to work well and allow a lot of flexibility as far as FX modules and drum-voice stacking goes (esp. with banana cables... just patch the same trigger out to my 808 kick and an SDS3 voice, for example.)

[bugfight]

mmmmmm me likey