EKO ComputeRhythm drum-machine from 1972 (demo 1)
Oh my! That case, the carrying handle, the analogue sound, the punch card feed slot, and those lamps! ♥
Who dares attempt the impossible task of convincing me that this gloriously dusty, tactile, personable machine would be “better” as a cheap and disposable iPad App?
Raymond Scott demonstrating his Circle Machine sequencer:
…Now I would like to demonstrate a practical use of The Circle Machine. The problem: To create a sound that goes with the sequence of a TV spot in which the storage battery is dying because the electrolyte is rapidly evaporating, ending in a short circuit. The following demonstration starts with a Circle Machine impression of a dying battery. To keep the sounds generic in this commercial, The Circle Machine is also used in a punctuation manner. Here is our Ford ‘AutoLite Sta-Ful’ battery commercial…
i just got one of these: a maestro rythym king drum machine from the late 1960s. it is the greatest thing ever. this video offers an excellent demo of what it’s capable of.
Argh, jealousy rising! I am so in love with analog wood block and clave sounds.
The video was made by art from the band slowburn and, as well as having various interesting articles on the blog about the recording of their latest album with a mix of analogue and digital hardware/software, he’s also generously recorded and hosted a set of Maestro Rhythm King MRK-2 samples here for all of us who can’t track down one of these huge percussion monsters ourselves.
Mmm, polka time.
