Yamaha RY30 Circuitbent Drum Machine

Yamaha RY30 Circuitbent for sale.

As used by Autechre (and many others).

Crazy and capable digital drum machine that still sounds fresh in unmodded form (and is wild as bent here).

From Circuitbenders about the mods:
Our mods have added a 24 way 'Bend Bus' based switching matrix that feeds the digital sound sample data back on itself into places it was never designed to go. This results in some very industrial sounding distortions, bit crushing, comb filtering, sample splicing and sound swapping effects that still sound 'natural' in some undefinable way, as the effects seem to sit in the stereo mix in a far more convincing manner than you hear on similar modified drum machines. Nothing seems particularly out of place, as if the RY30 was always designed to be producing such incontinent sickness and was just waiting for its real potential to be unleashed.

We decided to go with a switch matrix rather than a patchbay on this machine as the bent effects available seem to lend themselves to creating evolving changes while a pattern is playing. This kind of response is easier to achieve with the speed of just activating or deactivating switches, rather than having to repatch cables.

While it is still possible to make the kind of dramatic and excessive changes normally associated with bent drum machines, but you can also subtly vary a pattern from one bar to the next to allow things to evolve in a more organic way.

Condition

Excellent condition - a few slight marks, but fully functional and in great shape overall. Fully circuitbent.

Voltage Information

Uses 15v centre positive supply (not included)

Tax

For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.