Future Retro Swynx

New timing and Shuffle for drum machines & grooveboxes

The Future Retro Swynx is a sync box that converts MIDI clock commands into MIDI clock, DIN Sync, CR-78 Clock and analog Clock. Furthermore, Swynx offers the possibility to shift the timing of all these clock outputs in real time and to select different time signatures and additionally functions as a pattern programmer for the Roland CR-78.
Swynx can be used to supply an RE/TR-808 or RE/TB-303 via DIN Sync, an old Korg Electribe via MIDI and the Arpeggiator of a Jupiter-6 respectively the step sequencer in the Eurorack modular system or a Roland CR-78 at the analog output with a Clock and start and stop it. All settings are made with the two large knobs and apply to the three outputs in parallel. This gives the 808 an extremely funky groove because it can shuffle with Swynx as much as a 909 or the 303 runs along at half tempo. Swynx is a creative tool for live performers and studio musicians! The shuffle value is accurate to 0.5%, giving you much more control than sequencers and Drum machines usually offer.
Owners of an old Roland CR-78 know how difficult, if not impossible, it is to find a WS-1 or TS-1 programmer for this drum machine. Swynx can replace both devices and allows you to program the four user patterns with your own beats using a standard MIDI keyboard and a normal Y/insert cable.