The Rock Drill 4069

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Published on Apr 6, 2016 alphabetadragon

"The Rock Drill 4069 is the new synth kit from lushprojects.com. This beginner-friendly kit is touch controlled and makes some of the meanest sounds around. PS - sorry about the clicks - these are some problems with my recorder and aren't true to the real sound."

via this auction

"The Rock Drill 4069 is a touch-driven synthesizer with a unique look and a mean sound. The deceptively simple circuit creates an amazing range of organic sounds in response to the connection between the performer and the touch pads. The project involves no microcontrollers and relies entirely on classical electronics being pushed in to interesting distorted operation for its effects. The sounds produced are a mixture of the expected and controllable and the totally unexpected as the system tips in to chaos. The sound is always raw and menacing.

Inspired by designs like the Electronic Dream Plant Wasp synth the Rock Drill 4069 uses a standard logic chip from the 1980s in a very original and unconventional way. Technically the circuit consists of two interacting oscillators, one audio frequency and one low frequency, driving an distorting amplifier. The touch pads make the player's body part of the circuit and provide many levels of feedback and connection between control voltages and signals in the system. The Rock Drill 4069 is powered by a 3 Volt coin cell and is completely safe in operation."

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LushOne Mini Modular Hybrid Digital Analog Synth

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Click the image and note the orientation of the labels. Makes for one tall synth.

"High your looking at lush one mini modular in case with power 30 patch leads. 2dco each with 5 waveforms and cv input one useable as an lo. 2 ADSRs.1 LPF with 1 input and 2 cv inputs.2square+triangle LFOs.1gateable squareLFO.2VCAs.2ring mods. 4 RCA breakouts and 1 mini jack breakout. 1 joystick controller with button out.1 noise source.1sample and hold.4input signal mixer. MIDI in. Good with euro rack or free running on its own. Powered buy 12v power supplie all topped of with1900 type nobs. All this enclosed in custom timber case."

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LushOne Mini Modular Hybrid Digital Analog Synth

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"A nice little mini modular with a good selection of features -
2 DCOs each with 5 waveforms and a CV input. One useable as an LFO
2 ADSRs
1 LPF with 1 input and 2 CV inputs
2 Square+Triangle LFOs
1 Gateable square LFO
2 VCAs
2 Ring Mods
4 RCA Breakouts and 1 MiniJack breakout
1 Joystick controller with button out
1 noise source
1 sample and hold
4 imput signal mixer
Midi in

I think that's about it...

It's quite a fun piece of kit - good fun to use with a eurorack modular, or just freerunning on its own.
Here's a quick play around from today with it patched to itself doing some some fake stereo panning using the two VCAs and LFOs. The only external effect was a little bit of reverb [embedded above] - For some reason the ADSR knobs work in reverse - no idea why. But it's like that on both for some reason.

Powered by a 12v wall-wart type power supply which I'm including, and about 30 mini-banana patch cables and all topped off with a bunch of 1900 type knobs.."

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LushOne Base - simple test for filter operation

Published on Apr 3, 2015 alphabetadragon

Little Noise Box Synth Jam (Mute Synth, Lush One, Standuino 2pi, MicroBrute) #TTNM

Published on Nov 4, 2014 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Playing around with some small noise and drone synths. More info below. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks for watching! Check out my channel for more Synthesizer Music:
http://nightmachines.tv/youtube

Audio gear used:
- Lush Projects LushOne (DIY modular synthesizer through Kind Instruments Alter-Echo pedal)
- Arturia MicroBrute (analog synthesizer)
- Standuino (Bastl Instruments) 2pi White Noise Edition (Arduino noise synth through Electro Harmonix EHX Super Ego Synth Engine pedal)
- Dirty Electronics Mute Synth (lickable weird sound generator)
- Zoom R16 (recording & mastering)

Filmed with a Canon EOS 550D (Rebel t2i).

If you've read this far, post a comment with the word "cutesies" in it :D"

denha's Geek Tuner Inspired by Lush Projects' Tune In Tokyo

Geek Tuner Published on Aug 30, 2014 denha

"Noise synth like a radio tuning
4584 schmitt trigger oscillator x3
TLC2262 LFO x1

Inspired by "Tune In Tokyo" sound effect synthesizer.

http://lushprojects.com/kitdocs/tune-..."

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Fat Analog Sounds: MicroBrute & LushOne Synthesizer #TTNM

Published on Jun 29, 2014 The Tuesday Night Machines·112 videos

"Here's a little Sunday Synth Jam: I connected the LushOne Modular DIY Synth with the Arturia MicroBrute, to add another VCO and various CV modulations to the latter. The LushOne clocks the MicroBrute and the Volca Beats via an LFO. Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks for watching! Check out my channel for more Synthesizer Music Videos: http://youtube.com/flx04

MORE INFO:

Gear used in this video:
- LushOne Modular Synthesizer (DIY Synth)
- Arturia MicroBrute (analog synthesizer)
- Korg Volca Beats (drum machine)
- Zoom R16 (recording & reverb)

Filmed with a Canon EOS 550D (Rebel t2i)."

LushOne Modular Synth Experiment - Cars by Gary Numan

"Experimental multitracking - using Python, MIDI files are separated in to mono voices suitable for playing on a modular synth. These are then multitracked to create songs. For this demo I have used Cars by Gary Numan. All sounds are from a LushOne modular synth with Base, Contour and Inca modules.

This is the first cut, so very rough."

http://lushprojects.com/store/

LushOne System Demo - Bach Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2 Prelude 1

"Bach Well Tempered Clavier, Book 2 Prelude 1 played on a simulated harpsichord from a LushOne system. Recorded by multitracking single voices. System consists of three oscillators (one LFO, two MIDI controlled), filter, mixer (LushOne Inca), ADSR and VCA (LushOne Contour) and Echo (LushOne Echo). For more details see lushprojects.com/lushone/system/"

New Sponsor Shout Out! - LushProjects

Please welcome LushProjects.com as a new sponsor of MATRIXSYNTH!  You'll find their banner on the right. The LushProjects.com store carries a wonderful range of original synthesizer kits as well as kits from other independent designers. LushProjects is based in Nottingham England, and outside the site has information on a cornucopia of creative technology projects including one-off arcade machines and video circuit bending.

For audio enthusiasts, LushProjects has spent the last three years developing the compact and low-cost LushOne modular synthesizer system. The LushOne is an excellent system for people wanting to delve into the modular world and includes extensive documentation and videos demonstrating how to go from generating simple sounds to combining multiple modules in complicated patches to create sophisticated effects.

LushProjects.com also has a range of kits suitable for beginners to electronics construction. They run workshops to introduce DIY electronics to people coming from creative backgrounds in music and the arts.

If you like quirky applications of technology or unusual synth kits then a visit to the LushProjects site is heartily recommended.

LushOne Custom Modular Systems & Updates

Updates via LushOne

"- There is a new Echo module for the LushOne modular system. [previously captured here]

- There is also some new general information about the LushOne and some example projects built using it:
(here and here) [Azymbol from Belgium & Treasure Chest Synth pictured]

- Lastly, but probably mostly of interest to people in the UK and EU because it saves them importing from the US, we now stock a range of Bleep Labs and Rare Waves audio kits:

http://lushprojects.com/store/bleeplabs
http://lushprojects.com/store/rarewaves"

New LushOne Echo Module

via Lushprojects.com where you'll find some audio demos.

"The LushOne Echo module provides highly flexible delay and echo effects. All key parameters can be set manually or manipulated using a control voltage. With the LushOne echo you can simulate room echoes or create space-age effects. The LushOne Echo also contains an envelope generator which produces a control voltage based on the amplitude of the input signal.

The LushOne Echo kit continues the design principles of the LushOne base. A single board design is used to keep costs low. The LushOne echo uses the popular PT2399 digital delay chip with supporting analogue circuits. The PT2399 is a really fun chip. At long delays it gets noisy and creates a lo-fi roughness to the sound. At medium and short delays it has a nice, natural quality. The ability to vary the delay on-the-fly and with a control voltage allows it to create space-age swoops and zaps as well as more normal static delay effects.

The LushOne Echo can be added to any level of the LushOne system. It can be used with just the LushOne Base or integrated in to a bigger system. The audio sample below shows how even with just the LushOne Base and LushOne Echo you can create some amazing sounds.

The LushOne Echo provides:
Echo effect
Add echo effects to any input signal
Adjustable input sensitivity level
Adjustable level of original input in the output
Adjustable level of echo in the output with voltage control
Adjustable level of feedback in the echo circuit with voltage control
Adjustable delay with voltage control
Exponential response on delay control for ease of use
Internal or external feedback switch which allows extra processing functions to be inserted in the feedback loop using the Send/Return connections
Power-on protection circuit so that the PT2399 chip can be run at its shortest possible delay without damage
Envelope generator
Create control voltage based on amplitude of input signal
Allows effects to respond to volume level of a sound
Single board design including all controls and connectors (except power-in) providing straightforward construction and neat presentation. A laser cut case is available that contains the LushOne base and the Inca or it can easily be housed in a project box.
Open-source access to schematics

The LushOne Echo is straightforward to build but it does have quite a high component count. It is recommended that you have some experience in building electronics before starting on this kit."

LushOne modular

via LushProjects on Facebook

Circuit board eurorack panels.

LushOne 302 - LushOne Inca, mixer functions

Published on Jan 2, 2014 alphabetadragon·37 videos

"Training part 2 for the LushOne Inca synth module. Demo of the mixer to combine control voltages and audio signals. For more details see http://lushprojects.com/lushone/inca/"

LushOne 301 - Introduction to the LushOne Inca, the joystick and the signal processor

Published on Jan 1, 2014 alphabetadragon·36 videos

"Introduction to the LushOne Inca module. Demo of the joystick and use of the mixer/signal processor to manipulate control voltages. For more details see http://lushprojects.com/lushone/inca/"

Modular Synthesizer Noise Quartet (Modular iOS, Eurorack/Doepfer, Tinysizer, LushOne, Vermona DRM-1)

Published on Sep 13, 2013 flx04·55 videos

iTunes: Modular Synthesizer - Pulse Code, Inc.

"I synced* the Pulse Code Modular iPad app with my Eurorack, Tinysizer and LushOne to create a huge, interconnected, drony modular synth noise mess. All sounds and sequencing done with this one patch. The Vermona analog drum machine is also CV-triggered by the Eurorack for some additional drum sounds. Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks for watching! MORE INFO: V V V V

* I used LFO pulses as a clock, going out of the iPad's right audio channel. The left channel provided the sounds from the Modular app, going into the rest of the synths.

Gear used in this video:

- Modular Synth iOS app (www.pulsecodeinc.com/modular.html) running on an iPad 3 with the Behringer U-Control UCA 202 USB audio interface
- Anyware Tinysizer Modular Synth (www.anyware-instruments.de)
- LushOne Modular Synth (www.lushprojects.com/lushone)
- Eurorack Modular Synth (Doepfer, Flight of Harmony Sound of Shadows, Plague Bearer, DinSync Modseq, Stoicheia, Turing Machine, Koma Kommander, DIY stuff, etc.)
http://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/31670

- Vermona DRM-1 mkIII analog drum machine
- Yamaha AW1600 for recording

Filmed with a Canon EOS 550D (Rebel t2i) and a GoPro HD Hero1.

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ARPIE Arpeggiator meets LushOne Synth

Published on Jun 23, 2013 alphabetadragon·35 videos

"Buy the ARPIE kit at: http://lushprojects.com/store/arpie
Demo of the ARPIE MIDI arpeggiator kit with the LushOne synth. The ARPIE controls any MIDI synthesizer and automatically sequences chords in to the component notes. Lots of options and fun to be had.
The ARPIE is fully open source with hackable hardware and software."

Something New in the Works from LushOne

via LushOne on Facebook: "Is that a new prototype for a LushOne module under test? With a joystick? Certainly looks like it!"

Hacked Casio PT-82 Keyboard Demo

Published on Apr 11, 2013 alphabetadragon·33 videos

"Short demo of the classic 8 bit Casio PT-82 keyboard that has been hacked using a LushOne module to add a filter, LFO, second oscillator and ring modulator."

Update:

Hacked Casio PT-82 Keyboard Demo - Playing from the ROM
Published on Apr 12, 2013

"Short demo of the classic 8 bit Casio PT-82 keyboard that has been hacked using a LushOne module to add a filter, LFO, second oscillator and ring modulator. In this demo we're playing a tune from one of the PT-82's ROM cartridges."

Space Jam :-P (Moog Slim Phatty, LushOne, MPC500, Blackdeath Noise, Lexicon, Kaosspad, etc.)

Published on Jan 26, 2013 flx04·34 videos


"Sounds like some kind of spaceflight music. Questions or comments? Go ahead and post them below! :) Thanks a lot for watching! ____MORE INFO:____

Gear used in this video:
Moog Slim Phatty (bass synth),
Lushprojects LushOne DIY Synth (lead synth),
Micro Blackdeath Noise Synth (noise),
Akai MPC 500 (drums),
Lexicon MX200 (global delay & reverb),
Kaosspad Quad (various effects),
MXF analog micro flanger pedal (LushOne flanger),
Electro Harmonix Octave Multiplexer pedal (LushOne sub signal)

Sequenced and triggered with the Novation Launchpad and Ableton Live.

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