TB-303 Service Notes
February 21, 2009
by Pavel
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This is a PDF of the TB-303 service manual, on A3 size paper like the TR-606 and TR-808 manuals posted earlier.
TB-303 Service Notes (2.5MB – zipped PDF)
A Tale of Two Loaves…
February 7, 2009
by Pavel
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Two loaves, here I’m testing out different darknesses. Personally, I like the darker variety (some may say “burnt”).
Personally, I consider little bits like this the crème de la crème when it comes to bread.
TR-808 Service Notes
January 30, 2009
by Pavel
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This is a PDF of the TR-808 service manual, which appears to also be on A3 size paper like the TR-606 manual posted earlier.
TR-808 Service Notes (4.8MB – zipped PDF)
More Sourdough
January 27, 2009
by Pavel
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This time I still used a dutch oven, but I also utilized the spray bottle technique to get some extra steam action going. The result is a crispy outer crust with a chewy layer underneath, with very fine bubbles on the surface. Next time I will crank up the moisture even more and see what happens.
No Knead Sourdough Bread
January 21, 2009
by Pavel
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This was made using instructions from Breadtopia. Actually, it’s my third loaf (technically my fifth but I had two experimental ones that turned out kind of gross).
Due to not wanting to order an expensive and fragile clay baker, I opted for a heavy 12″ Lodge dutch oven. The specific heat capacity of cast iron (0.46 kJ/kg K)* is slightly more than half of the specific heat capacity of stoneware (0.8 kJ/kg K)*, but my oven is relatively new and has stable temperature control so it doesn’t seem to be an issue.
Before using the dutch oven, I also tried using a very large Pyrex bowl inverted on a pizza stone with great success. However, it was horribly dangerous as the bowl was smooth and had no handles to speak of.
* http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/specific-heat-solids-d_154.html
* http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/specific-heat-metals-d_152.html
Shagghie’s Machinedrum
January 18, 2009
by Pavel
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I’m famous, yay!
If you want one of these or some other custom synth project, please email Shagghie or myself (pavel at kirkovsky dot com).
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TR-606 Service Notes
October 17, 2008
by Pavel
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This is a high-resolution scan of the original Roland TR-606 service manual. Originally these were printed on A3 size paper, so they are quite detailed.
TR-606 Service Notes (8.2MB – zipped PDF)
Shagghie’s TB-303 Overhaul (Finished)
October 14, 2008
by Pavel
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It’s all done! I also added Colin Fraser’s MIDI kit and shaved down the LEDs I replaced so they are flush with the faceplate…
mi-sugar 0.5.8
September 30, 2008
by Pavel
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mi-sugar is an excellent SPICE/Gnucap interface for OS X. The author stopped distributing the code in mid-2006, and apparently every single download site only has “external mirrors” pointing to the author’s nonexistent binary. I finally found a copy, so I’m mirroring it here since it’s considered abandonware.
Shagghie’s TB-303 Overhaul
September 9, 2008
by Pavel
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Started work on shagghie‘s 303
Plans:
- Clean board and battery leak residue
- Replace switches
- Replace boring red LEDs with snazzy blue & white