Converted FCB1010 Drum machine for Practice with Friends - Teensy Modification
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3214 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
I play guitar with some friends, none of who are drummers. We also have to play quietly to keep the neighbours happy. So I have made a drum machine using the FCB1010 and by replacing the internal Microcontroller with a Teensy and audio board. This video shows how it works. Great for practicing the multitude of tracks we play.
Features:
Different Styles of Beat and BPM.
Optional Song Count in.
Expression Pedal for changing complexity of beat
Expression Pedal for adding humanity (Probability of certain extra beats)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBRSK-BldSU
Videos showing the hardware changes:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/8b8WJWVNTxQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/jaV7MUaDSqk
Part 3: https://youtu.be/j_CLdwNco0U
Features:
Different Styles of Beat and BPM.
Optional Song Count in.
Expression Pedal for changing complexity of beat
Expression Pedal for adding humanity (Probability of certain extra beats)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBRSK-BldSU
Videos showing the hardware changes:
Part 1: https://youtu.be/8b8WJWVNTxQ
Part 2: https://youtu.be/jaV7MUaDSqk
Part 3: https://youtu.be/j_CLdwNco0U
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Music with progressive intent.
Music with progressive intent.
- Beware the Quoth
- 33299 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Interesting. Why that route (new 'brain') rather than translating the existing MIDI messages from the FCB?
my other modular synth is a bugbrand
- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 3214 posts since 28 Aug, 2012 from Melbourne, Australia
I had already converted the FCB1010 to a synth for something to do during Covid lockdowns and wasn't using it. What I like is that I don't need anything else except an amp to make sounds. Also I have full control of the software and can modify it as I feel I need to, which has happened several times already.
I also like that only one box is needed to be transported.
I also like that only one box is needed to be transported.
Bandcamp
Music with progressive intent.
Music with progressive intent.
- Beware the Quoth
- 33299 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
my other modular synth is a bugbrand