The Riot Control Drone Commander
Image: ALH84001
Eric Archer’s Drone Commander is a $325 portable synthesizer housed in an awesome Riot Control Agent box.
With a total of 9 knobs, the Drone Commander offers two manually-tuned oscillators and two LFOs, plus an unusually colorful and nasty filter. LFO1 is an analog variable-shape oscillator, and LFO2 is a pulse waveform that auto-synchronizes to LFO1 at a ratio of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x. Both LFOs can be routed to the filter for rhythmic patterns. A line-level output jack is provided for connection to amplifiers or effects.
Six of the Drone Commander’s nine knobs double as push-pull switches to control signal routing and waveform selection.
The Drone Commander is housed in a dark green military ammunition case with engraved aluminum control panel. The case is welded steel with an easily removable, rubber gasketed lid.
The unit is powered by a 9V battery accessible through a slide-out drawer in the side, as well as a 9VDC adapter.
You can preview the sound of Drone Commander below:
Details at Archer’s site.
via the Synthtopia Flickr Group
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actually the Riot Control ammo box was a rare find. I wonder if its contents were actually put to use?! the standard Drone Commander enclosure says stuff like:
200 CRTG
7.62MM NATO
4 M80 1 M62
CARTONS M13
cheers
EA