Diabolical Devices is now offering patch-grid and pitch modification services to the Alesis HR-16 and HR-16B. Your HR-16 will be cleaned and fully maintained before being carefully modified. Prices include parts and labor return shipping will be added. They will be modified to the following specifications, for full mod descriptions please see main HR-16 post.

Version 1 ($225.00 USD)as of 5/1/10

35 point Matrix Patching Grid Triggers Glitches and Effects

Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control with Int/Ext Clock switch and status LED

Blue LED Color Change

Version 2 ($125.00 USD) as of 5/1/10

12 position Rotary Switch Circuit-Bending

Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control With Int/Ext switch and status LED

Please contact us for shipping and additional info.

Circuit-Bent Alesis HR-16 professionally modified Diabolical Devices

This modified Alesis HR-16 (version 1) features a custom designed Matrix Patching Grid from Diabolical Devices. A single LED patch pin connects bending points which will generate a wide variety of effects and glitches ranging from distorted, filtered and modulated effects to bizarre sounds and warped drum loops. The patch pins have LEDs that will react to ROM data and put on a light show. We have also incorporated a Master Pitch/Clock Rate Control with bypass switch and LED indicator. These are great machines and the HR-16 is loaded with original features. The modification unleashes the evil monster that has been hiding inside since the 80’s.

Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 (version 1) Features:

35 point Matrix Patching Grid Triggers Glitches and Effects

Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control with Int/Ext Clock switch and status LED

Blue LED Color Change

Comes carefully packed with patch pins, basic instructions to get you started, and a repair warranty. Basically if it should fail in the future, just send it back, the unit will be repaired and returned to you no charge (excludes physical damage, mechanical components , misuse, and other unreasonable situations). Check out the videos below.

Circuit-Bent Alesis HR-16 by Diabolical Devices (version 2)
Version B of the Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 features a very simple circuit-bending interface and master Pitch/Clock modification. ROM bending is accomplished using 12 position rotary switch, position 1 is off, 2-12 are a variety off odd reactions from bit-reduction, modulation, filtered sounds, to holding and staccato effects. The Pitch Modification is the same as Version 1.

Diabolical Modified Alesis HR-16 (Version 2) Features:

12 position Rotary Switch Circuit-Bending

Master Pitch/Clock Speed Control With Int/Ext switch and status LED

Comes carefully packed with basic instructions to get you started, and a repair warranty. Basically if it should fail in the future, just send it back, the unit will be repaired and returned to you no charge (excludes physical damage, mechanical components, misuse, and other unreasonable situations). Check out the videos below.

Diabolical Amplification:

“Yesterdays manufacturing techniques, means it will still be around tomorrow”

Diabolical amplification builds high-quality hand-wired tube amplifiers and effects. Both amplifiers and pedals feature classic turret board construction superior quality components and amazing tone.
As the name might suggest our designs are a little on the dark side

Dealers:
Big City Music
web store:
www.bigcitymusic.com

Austin Vintage Guitars
1112 S. Lamar Dr.
Austin, TX 78704
(512)428-9100
austinvintageguitars.com

Diabolical Devices aka Class A Electronics, LLC is a leader in Professionally Modified Synthesizer and Audio Equipment, Expert Repair Services, and has a full line of Hand-Wired Tubes Amplifiers and Effects (Diabolical Amplification). Their work has been featured at NAMM, art galleries, music videos, countless tech blogs, and used by musicians all over the world, professionals and enthusiasts alike. The circuit-bending and synth mods are the work of head-technician James Gramling who has spent the last 12 years in professional audio service and electronics prototyping. Check out the new www.circuit-bent.com for updated specs, custom work questions, and new releases from Diabolical Devices

Diabolical Modified Casio SK-1 Features:

-20 point circuit-bending interface: Heavy-duty banana jacks on hand made turret board panels. This patch-bay allows you to scramble sound data as the synth addresses it, and the result is an endless variety of weird effects, noise, filtered and modulated bends, and one of a kind sounds (seriously, you might one hear some things once). It’s a mixed bag of playable bends and bends that play themselves. These patch locations will affect each preset sound differently and also affect samples and chord/auto-play functions. This patch-bay also allows you to cross-patch with other bent devices for more ROM scrambling goodness.

-Dual Square Wave Generator: A Diabolical Devices original. This mod allows you to patch the output of two different oscillators into circuit-bending patch locations. One oscillator is an LFO (low freq.), when patched to this point it will create controllable modulation, pulsing bends, and other strange reactions. The second stage is an Audio Frequency Oscillator which will react similarly to the LFO and create tunable overtones. Each Oscillator has an on/off switch with LED indicator, pitch/speed control, and a corresponding patch point.

-Skew Bank: This is a great mod adapted from Reed Ghazala’s original SK-1 bends, basically its a bank of 5 switches, when activated each switch will generate a different pulsing or semi-looping bend which affects original keyboard sounds.

-MIDI INPUT by Highly Liquid (www.highlyliquid.com)

-1/4″ Audio Output

-Blue Power LED

Comes carefully packed with patch cables and basic instructions to get you started, and a repair warranty. Basically if it should fail in the future, just send it back, the unit will be repaired and returned to you no charge (excludes physical damage, mechanical components, misuse, and other unreasonable situations). Check out the videos below, they feature the photo-controled oscillator #2 but everything else is the same. New videos coming soon.

Available On EBAY and through www.bigcitymusic.com for a limited time!!!

RCA patch-bay version with LED backlight

This is a great video and if you look closely (around1:42) you get catch a glimpse of our Diabolical modified SK-1