Category Archives: New Equipment

Return of the Microcomposer Day

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

A while back a blogged about the Roland MC-300, which is a hardware sequencer. I decided to revisit it, and made a much improved video on it. Including a poorly executed multi-cam setup!

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Let’s celebrate Thrift Town Today

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Yesterday, on my usual run to the Thrift Town (Local Thrift store) near my house, I find this Weatheralert Storm Alarm, and while looking at it, I find that it’s in the perfect casing for a guitar stompbox/effect pedal! And … Continue reading →

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Terrifying Children’s Cassette Recorder Day

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

This was another Garage Sale item I found. I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, my account’s been sorta screwy lately… This time, it’s a cheap Fisher Price tape recorder! The tape deck has a built in microphone, … Continue reading →

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MORE EQUIPMENT DAY

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

This is one of those things someone’s going to have to stop me from doing. Recently I went to a pawn shop near my house, and they had lots of effect pedals! So I bought one of those compressors, right? … Continue reading →

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Quirky Japanese Man Day?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

My dad often goes to garage sales to look for used vinyl records. But today, he came across one sale run by a Japanese man who had most likely worked at one too many electronics companies, as is evident by what my dad bought from him… (From here on, it’s going to be mostly pictures- incredible pictures. So read the full post…)
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New amp day!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

I really should have posted this a while ago, but, as I’m sure you all can probably tell, I haven’t been keeping this blog updated… Nontheless-I have this friend (whose name shall remain unstated) whose dad is one of the … Continue reading →

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New stuff! (And Paint job) day

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

So, for a while now, I’ve had the Stylophone, not the original, but the 2007 remake… With mine, I’ve modded it- I’ve added a “C” button, and an external jack! But recently, I’ve added another to my collection! (Maybe I’ll … Continue reading →

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TUBEZDAY

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

So while looking through my attic, I find very many interesting things. My Dad and I recently put up a new ceiling in our living-room, so I got a chance to look around from above it! Anyway- I found an … Continue reading →

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Best Day Ever Day

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

After a visit to Switched On Austin, I picked up what’s called a Roland MC-300 from 1988! The system is a full-fledged Tracker/MIDI interface, and can even save songs to a 3½” Floppy diskette: And here are all of the … Continue reading →

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