Dynacord ADD ONE 1980s Hybrid 8 Voice 12-Bit Drum Sampler & Drum Synthesizer 230/120V w/ Analog Self-Resonating CEM 3389 Filters per each of the 8 Voices

Dynacord ADD ONE 12 Bit Drum Sampler & Synthesizer from 1986

Full functional & pro serviced in 2023, smoke and pet free studio.

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UPDATE: THE ADD DRIVE on the photos is NOT FOR SALE anymore.

I'm selling only the ADD ONE. Therefore reduced price.

ADD ONE can be used as stand-alone with the factory sounds.

The ADD ONE has an internal RAM-Board with lots of tweakable sounds. This means that you can create your own sounds and safe them.

The permanently installed samples include not only bass drums, snares, congas, hihats, etc., but also waveforms such as sine, triangle, pulse, various types of noise and more.
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SOUND & TECHNOLOGY

The purely analogue part of the ADD-one ultimately takes the cake - and easily overshadows all the cult drum machines. Each of the eight voices goes through the voltage-controlled, purely analog modules: filter (with resonance!!!), amplifier and panner (see Fig. Parameter Controls). The filter appears to be a 24 dB filter, the resonance of which extends to the natural oscillation. The filter as well as the resonance parameter, but independent of the filter, are modulated by the first envelope. The filter can also be modulated by the second envelope, the resonance and the LFO.

This is followed by the amplifier, which can be modulated by the second external controller. The volume of the samples can be varied via the velocity of the MIDI keyboard. The “Duration” parameter is a special feature. This means that samples can be played back later without having to be cut. This parameter is modulated by external, dynamic triggers. Last but not least is the voltage-controlled panner, which can give the monophonic samples some stereo effect. In addition to the panorama position, the sample can be modulated via the second envelope or the LFO. The envelopes have some peculiarities: The first envelope is always controlled by the velocity and can only be changed using the Decay parameter. The second envelope, on the other hand, has a classic structure and does not depend on the velocity. When using envelopes, you have to be clear in advance about your editing intentions. The LFO does not have any major special features: the waveform is a right-hand wave or a random wave, and the speed can be adjusted in the usual way.

HISTORY OF THE DYNACORD ADD ONE

The ADD-one was created between June 1985 and February 1986 as a result of a collaboration between the Bavarian company Dynacord and the American design team Fast Forward Design. The designer forge in Los Angeles was founded by Marcus Ryle, Michael Doidic (both previously at Oberheim and now at Line6) and Carol Nakahara. Products like Alesis ADAT and Quadrasynth, Digidesign Sample Cell, Dynacord ADS and ADS-K and many more come from this. Ryle is best known for his work for Oberheim. The Matrix-12 and Xpander come from him, for example. Legends like Jean-Michel Jarre also use the ADD-one.

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Technical specifications:
Polyphony 8 Voice, 8 Dacs
Timbrality 8 Part
Oscillator 1 Oscillator/Sample per voice
LFO LFOs triangle saw square sample and hold
Synthesis type Samples
Filter 8x Low pass resonant (self-resonating) Analog CEM 3389 filter per voice
Storage memory 1Mbytes upgradable to 8Mbytes
Input/output : MIDI, CV, Pads

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PURCHASE

including

- 1 power cable

Unit has MIDI IN/THRU/OUT.

As it got 8 single trigger Inputs you can trigger the ADD One with CV.

Unit works flawless. Optical condition: good, one slightly bent rack ear.

Voltage:

You can easily change the mains voltage settings from 200-240/100-120 V as seen on the user manual's screenshot. You just need a screwdriver!

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Secure, insured, double boxed shipping with tracking.

Personal pickup also welcome.

Open to reasonable offers :-)