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  • 2025-12-30

    Teaching the AK-Drummer new Rhythms (Part 2)

    Teaching the AK-Drummer new Rhythms (Part 2)

    Part 2 of a series about the modification of a South Korean rhythm machine from the 80s.

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  • 2025-12-29

    Teaching the AK-Drummer new rhythms (Part 1)

    Teaching the AK-Drummer new rhythms (Part 1)

    The drummer of our band MASCHIN KAPUT asked me if it was possible to modify one of his two cheap 1980s Korean preset rhythm boxes. He likes the Lofi sounds of his AK-Drummer CRM-260 rhythm machines, but wants it to produce more interesting rhythms. Knowing how analog drum machines work in principle and seeing the

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  • 2025-11-20

    RB 500 Connector-Mod Guide

    RB 500 Connector-Mod Guide

    A step-by-step guide on how to replace the dangling cable of a RB 500 ribbon microphone with a XLR-connector

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