Yeno
- Der kleine Musikant (squarewave toy keyboard with
analogue rhythms)
This toy keyboard (German name means "The little musician") has unique
analogue rhythms and nicely gritty squarewave sounds.
main features:
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yellow console shaped case with red LED note display above the keys
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monophonic main voice
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23 mini piano keys + foil keypad control panel
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volume control pots for keyboard and microphone (2 big red knobs)
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5 OBS preset sounds {trumpet, flute, violin, organ, piano}
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12 preset rhythms {rhumba, disco, rock'n'roll, bossanova, swing, tango,
jazz waltz, slow rock, 16 beat, waltz, march, beguine}
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tempo +/- buttons (They can only double or half the actual rhythm speed
at each press, which is a very stupid concept for making normal music,
but it is interesting for tekkno.)
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4 tiny foil drum pads
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4 percussion sounds {base, snare, hihat, conga}
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main voice is squarewave with very gritty digital zipper noise envelopes
(3 bit?). The piano sound ignores key press duration.
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analogue transistorized drum sound circuit with white noise transistor,
a simple click as base drum and a great conga. (Sounds resemble 1970th
home organs.)
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5 audio games and several built-in melodies
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simple sequencer (record/ playback, no edit)
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10(?) demo melodies
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power supply jack
eastereggs:
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The conga pitch fades from very low to its normal frequency within some
seconds when power is turned on due to charging capacitors.
(I didn't modify this instrument yet.)
notes:
By the analogue drum section this instrument provides a very high potential
for circuit- bending. By replacing the clock crystal with something adjustable
the problem with the strange rhythm tempo button behaviour could certainly
be solved. Also the gritty squarewave sounds are quite interesting.
removal
of these screws voids warranty... |
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