B00GA

Name: B00GA
Price: 36.69 USD
Author: AudioThing

by AudioThing · Synth · Experimental rhythm and drone generator

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B00GA is a micro-sound rhythm and tone generator made with Hainbach and inspired by the HP 8006A Word Generator, a piece of vintage test equipment.

A dual sequencer running from 0.1 Hz to 5 kHz drives a sample player and noise synth, for $69.

Best for: Sound Design, Keys & Synths, Drums. Genres: Ambient & Cinematic, Electronic & EDM.

Keywords: experimental, drones, sequencer, vintage, textures, hardware emulation, randomize, sample-based, sound design, 70s, bright, cinematic, creative, film & game audio, inspired by, resizable UI, simple, tempo-synced.

What it does

B00GA is AudioThing's rhythm and drone generator, made with Hainbach and based on the Hewlett-Packard 8006A Word Generator, a rare piece of logic-testing gear. Its sequencer runs slowly enough to play pulses as rhythm or fast enough to turn them into pitched tones, for "experimental rhythms and tonal textures."

Dual sequencer: two 16-step lines, one for pulses and one for noise, running from 0.1 Hz to 5 kHz, free or synced to the host, with 8 patterns per preset and step randomization.
Pulse banks: 28 banks sampled from the original unit, vintage pulse generators and experimental recordings, played by a sample player that can crossfade (Xfade) across the first eight samples.
Custom banks: load your own WAV, AIFF, FLAC or OGG files as pulse sources.
Noise synth: a second source for percussion and crackling textures.
Octave filter: a 10-band passive octave band-pass filter modeled on vintage passive designs.
Effects: tape echo based on a Space Echo emulation, spring reverb and a vintage-style phaser, in a chain you can reorder by dragging.
Workflow: keyboard playing as an experimental synth, a preset system with randomizer, a resizable window, and brightness and contrast settings.

Version 1.0.1 (November 2025). The free demo inserts 3 seconds of silence every 45 seconds and disables saving.

Source: AudioThing product page

When to use it

B00GA is far from general sound-design synths such as Serum 2, Vital or Phase Plant. Those build any sound you can program; B00GA does one odd thing deeply, turning tiny clicks and pulses into grooves, crackles and drones that blur the line between beat and tone. It is also not a drum machine in the usual sense, with no kit of kicks and snares to program. It works best as a source to jam with and resample, closer to a piece of lab gear than a keyboard synth, and it pairs well with conventional instruments as a texture layer.

Best for: experimental rhythms, drones, glitchy and industrial textures, and film sound design.
Genres: ambient, experimental electronic, industrial and cinematic.
Look elsewhere if: you need a playable melodic synth (Vital or Phase Plant) or conventional drums; Synth Anatomy notes it is "not a replacement for a TR-808, 909".
Tip: automate the sequence rate for evolving, improvised passages and record long takes to resample; low clock settings give dense crackling textures.

What producers say

Early reviews call it inspiring and characterful, with a few wishes about pattern chaining and randomization.

Wavepusher (November 2025) rated it 4.1 out of 5, praising the simple but flexible sequencer, custom sample banks and automatable effects.
Synth Anatomy (November 2025) liked its raw, industrial character, the Xfade feature and the random cycle that gives "consistently new results."
Criticisms: Synth Anatomy wanted pattern chaining, more selective randomization (it shuffles all eight patterns) and other noise colors, and warned of a learning curve for anyone expecting a normal rhythm machine.

Where to buy

Best Service: $36.69
Plugin Boutique: $39 (regular $69)
AudioThing: $69
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