ReVox A77 (Mark IV) Reel-To-Reel × AKAI MPC 2500 Drum Machine: DIY Varispeed "Part 2" Teaser

You may have seen Part 1 - • 🛠️ ReVox A77 Reel-To-R... ... Stay tuned for Part 2! (tl;dr: I got it working nicely.) UPDATE 8/9/2020: Part 2 is now live. • 🛠️ ReVox A77 + DIY Var...

[@scottschiller]

Thanks, all. "Part 2" is almost done, 24 minutes long, and 75% of it is demos! It should be a good one.

[@klinkske]

I love that screatchy leather sound too. Sample it. And give it a varispeed treat :)

[@ryal1]

So sick

[@neilmerchant2796]

So excellent ~

[@jonkennedyfederation]

woagh

[@sebastienkohler768]

Hi!where did you get the varispeed remote from? Did you ask so make it?I have a PR-99 and I have a hard time finding a varispeed remote ?thanks Seb

[@scottschiller]

I got the “official” ReVox remote from eBay, they show up from time to time but are $$$. Expect prices to be around $200 USD. If you can score one for less, consider yourself lucky! 😅
I made the circuit shown in Part 1 of this series for far less. If you aren’t familiar with electronics, soldering, circuit diagrams and schematics etc., this could be a challenge and I wouldn’t recommend it.
In your case, I think the official varispeed remote will work with a PR-99. It won’t be cheap, but will be easiest if you wait for one of those to show up on eBay or similar.
“Reverb” is a decent site specific to music gear. Roughly $200 USD is common for this thing, I’m afraid.
A current listing at time of writing...
reverb.com/item/22130794-revox-pr99-b77-variable-speed-remote-1985-silver
I decided to build my own version of it for much less, but I also managed to find an official one online and I’m going to try it on my A77 later.
For my DIY version, I used a slightly different 5-pin plug and connector in my case, but the official one has a 4-pin “DIN”-style connector.
Part 1, if you’re curious:
ruclips.net/video/oAG52DvfXcw/видео.html
I also have part 2 which is mostly demos, should be linked from the description of this video.