New 4ms Modules Coming Soon!!!

Clock dividers and multipliers with odd number divisions!


Check out the new eurorack page at 4ms.

Tetra MAPS, VCS, Noisering, Atoner

We're just messing around using the Tetra MAPS as a master clock/pitch source. Modules for this patch: Malekko/Wiard Borg, Boogie, Noisering, Anti Oscillator(primary osc) ; Bananalogue/Serge VCS (slewing CV from The Tetra) ; 4ms Atoner(CV mixer and secondary osc) Noise Swash for fuzziness ; Analogue Systems rs60 EG(off camera). There's some really great sounds coming out of the Anti Oscillator. Pairing it with the Borg as a low pass gate sounds super awesome. We're still amazed by the Malekko Wiard modules. Affordable and super BadA$$ sounding!

Bananalogue VCS Update

NOW SHIPPING!

Ham Heart Synthesizers -"the sweet yellow and black one..."

This Ham Heart, hand-made analog synth box sports one main oscillator, four modulating LFO oscillators, a filter and switches for LFO ranges. These little boxes are chock full of interesting drones and wild sounds. All Ham Heart synths are unique looking and sounding..... they're all different and we like that! This one is still available.

Keyboard solo in Del Shannon's RUNAWAY

I found the classic 1961 Del Shannon song, Runaway, on YouTube and was blown away by the beautiful and very unusual keyboard solo sound. There is an explanation of what the keyboardist used:

"Max Crook was his organ player, playing a "Musitron" which was built from parts from a Clavioline, Viking 85 reel to reel machine, Fisher K-10 Reverb Spacexpander, a Gibson guitar amp, and several other parts and pieces."

There's also a 1986 version on YouTube of Del Shannon singing with Paul Schaeffer and the Tonight Show Band (David Letterman show). It appears that Paul Schaeffer used an Oberheim Matrix-12 for the solo work. Paul's solo is well played as you would expect, and it does sound similar. But it certainly does not have the same WOW factor to it. It never ceases to amaze me how often I find that really primitive gear, combined with creativity, just totally kicked ass.
-Roger

Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret

Now available in a yellow, BCM edition!

The killer SFT bass pedal is also ready to ship!

Moog Taurus 3 Bass Pedals!

Woot woot! The bass is back. More info on ordering coming soon.

New Release on Palette Recordings "Marooned"

There's a new record out by one of our favorite customers John Tejada featuring Big City Music's own Josh Humphrey. There are some great modular synth sounds as well as the typically impeccable production from John Tejada.

Zero Inch
iTunes
Beatport
Vinyl

Bananalogue and the Serge VCS

The VCS in Eurorack is back! More info shortly.

Mellodrama: A Film About the Mellotron

Brian Wilson playing the Mellotron.

Big City Music is proud to announce our sponsorship of the exciting new film about the Mellotron and Chamberlin called Mellodrama: The Mellotron Documentary. The film by Dianna Dilworth will be shown at the 2010 NAMM Show. We can't wait to see it! The DVD will be released in late December but you can see it on the big screen at NAMM! More information coming soon. Check out the trailer below and Dianna's website.

http://www.mellotronmovie.com
http://echoesblog.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/echoes-top-ten-mellotron-albums/
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/11/mellodrama-the-mello.html#comments

f(h) Infernal Noise Machine Acid with Diabolical Devices 707 and friends

Too much percussion! It starts off with some drum sounds from the Diabolically modified 707. The 707 is clocking the x0xb0x 303 clone. The x0x's output is running to the mega-sweet Diabolical Devices Fuzz Burglar guitar pedal. It self oscillates and has twelve different settings for the internal oscillator as well as a momentary drop switch that lets you drop the pitch by about two octaves. The x0xb0x is also controlling the maniacal Flight of Harmony Infernal Noise Machine via control voltage. The INM has all sorts of sounds just waiting to make you sick to your stomach;) The joysticks are fun too.

Modular World Front Panel

Space for more modules!

BCM Welcomes Modular World Cases!

We just received our first shipment of Modular World cases. Each row sports 14 Doepfer power connectors and one Analogue Systems jack. The power supply is a hefty 2000mA, powerful enough for any array of your favorite modules. The case also has 4 attenuators, 6 four-way multiples and 3 momentary switches; all available on the bottom of the front panel for easy access. These are extremely well-made cases, built for the road with heavy duty metal corners and latches. All this and they're available at an unbelievable $385.00. What?!? Yep.
Available now.

KCP Glamour Box

Here's a quick noodle with the KCP Glamour Box. It's an insane two squarewave oscillator synth with some awesome modulation functions and external audio processing(the next vid) Just like all other KCP products the Glamour Box is extremely well-made, ready for the road or your local noise show. Oh, and it's sparkley too!

King Capitol Punishment Glamour Box Now Available

We finally have some KCP Glamour Boxes in stock! These are definitely a lot of fun with their high sound quality drones and insane external instrument processing. Video coming soon. Available here.

4ms News

The Atoner modules are on their way but while we're waiting here's the user's guide!

Also, we have a new batch of Noise Swash pedals on their way. Check out the artwork!

Tag Team Patch 10/24/09 - Analogue Systems Frequency Shifter

Here's a little patch we drummed up with our friend Don. Bad pun, good patch. The Jomox 999 is having it's frequencies shifted! We're also using the envelope follower function from the rs35 External Processor module. The rs50 is shaping the envelope out of the rs35 so we can trigger an rs60 envelope generator more accurately. There's actually a couple of envelopes modulating the rs 240. We're also using our shaped pulse to clock the rs200 sequencer, using output A to modulate the rs240 even more. We also used a little too much Eventide 2016 Reverb but that's okay ;) Fun stuff.

Wiard / Malekko NoiseRing Anti-Oscillator Random FM Sequences

Awesomeness! The NoiseRing is controlling the pitch of the Anti Osc which is being modulated by a Cwejman D-LFO. It seems random at first then you can start to hear a structure in the chaos. The NoiseRing will repeat a sequence for while and then change to another random sequence. The sequences vary depending on the "Chance" and "Change" variables which can also be modulated externally with CV's. The Noisering is also clocking an Analogue Systems rs200 sequencer, pitch A going to the linear fm input of the AO. The rs200 is also triggering an rs60 EG which is opening the Borg filter module, doubling as a filter and VCA. FM randomadness!