More Cowbell: a Physically-Informed, Circuit-Bendable, Digital Model of the TR-808 Cowbell

Kurt James Werner

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Abstract

We present an analysis of the cowbell voice circuit from the Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer. A digital model based on this analysis accurately emulates the original. Through the use of physical and behavioral models of each sub-circuit, this model supports accurate emulation of circuit-bent extensions to the voice's original behavior (including architecture-level alterations and component substitution). Some of this behavior is very complicated and is inconvenient or impossible to capture accurately through black box modeling or structured sampling. The band pass filter sub-circuit is treated as a case study of how to apply Mason's gain formula to finding the continuous-time transfer function of an analog circuit.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages10
Publication statusPublished - 08 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event137th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society - Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, United States
Duration: 09 Oct 201412 Oct 2014
Conference number: 137
http://www.aes.org/events/137/

Conference

Conference137th Convention of the Audio Engineering Society
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period09/10/201412/10/2014
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