Rucci 16-Step CV Sequencer

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RUCCI 8-Bit Power Synthesizer

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Rucci Touch Synthesizer

Published on Feb 2, 2020 CatSynth TV

"We explore the Rucci Touch Synthesizer, a tiny handmade electronic musical instrument. We play it on its own, then run it through the QuBit Prism and Strymon Magneto modules."

RUCCI HUMAN RESISTANCE SYNTH

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Published on Oct 3, 2019 Michael Rucci

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"This is played by making contact with the two plates. Pitch is controlled by the resistance of the player?s skin. The stronger the touch, the less resistance and higher the pitch. The lighter the touch, the more resistance and lower the pitch.

Use the included alligator clip cable to experiment with attaching any conductive material to the contact plates. Metals, liquids, graphite pencil or other people work well.

There is also a filter and volume control. It has a mono 1/4? output and is powered by either an included 9V battery or 9V DC Center-Negative Power supply."

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Rucci Handmade 8-Bit Power Synth, Maximal Drone And 16 Step Sequencer

Published on Sep 27, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"Rucci Electronics has an interesting take on compact pedal format synthesizers. The have both 8-Bit digital synths and rich drone synths with tons of oscillators and a filter. Their 16 step sequencer has multiple sequencer modes that can produce more complex results than most analog style sequencers.

The 8-Bit Power Synth has a built in keyboard as well as CV input. It can play back single notes or arpeggiated sequences the way retro video games did, and also has a drum loop mode. The Maximal Drone has six oscillators for creating incredibly thick drone sounds. The CV input on it sags the voltage to the circuit, changing the pitch as well as the sound of the synth."

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Matrixbrute & Rucci Drone: Arabic/Persian ("منطق الطیر")

Published on Jun 7, 2019 Kris Lennox

"Matrixbrute & Rucci Maximal Drone. Improvisation in the Persian style. Rucci Drone is ran through the MB filters. Sounds good. I'd love to do a synth concert with a mix of Gregorian chant, & Arabic improvisations. Could be fun.

I edited this version so the video began near the entrance of the melody. Slightly longer version on Soundcloud at the following link - https://soundcloud.com/user-736798162...

RE Persian music/art: if unfamiliar, possibly the Persian equivalent of Dante's Inferno (in terms of cultural significance) is Farid Attar's 'Conference of the Birds'. Great book, well worth a read.

Best
Kris"

Rucci Maximal Drone (x2), Strat, Moog DFAM (x2)

Published on Jun 2, 2019 Kris Lennox

"I was speaking to Michael a few weeks ago RE his instruments. I noticed his Maximal Drone a while back, but had picked up other gear in the meantime. I got round to ordering some of his items, which arrived yesterday. I'll possibly post some music with some of the other toys in the near future.

Warning to UK residents: I paid almost £60 just on customs charges (!). Postage alone added up to the price of a reverb pedal.

The Maximal sounds great. Quite lo-fi, but when ran through some outboard, it really comes to life. When I head it, to my ear it was begging for some guitar. Nothing complex or technical, just textural for setting the mood/feel.

The guitar is a '94 Strat ran through a Mesa TC-50. Great sound. Every note comes through clean; no distortion-blurring. I didn't film the guitar part, given it is just a few chords. Also opting to keep the video all-synth.

The DFAM section is quite the contrast to the sense of freedom of the first half.

Interesting meter in this piece (15/8).

Enjoy
Kris"

Rucci Touch Synthesizer 2019

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Published on May 16, 2019 Michael Rucci

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"This synthesizer is played by touching one of the fifteen contact points. It is monophonic and will sound the highest pitch being played. Pitch is also sensitive to pressure and even the resistance of a particular player’s skin. For example sweaty hands will produce a higher frequency.

There are also two effect points. The far left contact point adds modulation and the far right contact point responds well to light touches that can zap the frequency well out of audible range. In addition to a control for modulation speed there is a low pass filter and volume control.

It has a mono 1/4″ output and is powered by an included 9V battery."

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CLOCK MANIPULATOR

Published on Mar 14, 2019 Michael Rucci

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"This device manipulates clock pulses in three ways. “Humanize” sets the amount of delay randomly applied to clock pulses. “Improbability” increases the likely hood that a clock pulse will be held back from being passed through. Finally, “swing” will delay every other pulse to change the feel. It works with either external 5V clock sources or can generate its own clock.

All three effects can be used simultaneously and mixed for desired result. This works well paired with a sequencer or drum machine to smooth out robotic perfection, add a groove feel, or create some chaos.

There is a speed control for the internal clock generator which is overridden when an external clock source is connected. In addition to a power indicator, a 2nd LED displays the original pulses and a 3rd LED shows the manipulated pulses.

Clock in and out are 1/8″ jacks. It is built in an aluminum enclosure and powered by an included internal 9V battery or any 9V Center-Negative DC adapter. Connecting a power supply will automatically disconnect and reserve the battery. This was designed and hand-built in Oakland, California.

Shipping to the US is a flat $10, everywhere else is $22 for the first item and $8 for each additional item.

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16-STEP CV SEQUENCER by RUCCI

Published on Aug 8, 2018 Michael Rucci

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"This is a 16-step sequencer that outputs control voltage from 0 to 5 volts. This is used to manipulate other equipment that utilizes incoming CV.

In addition to being able to select the number of steps (2 to 16) there are other modes and patterns…

16 Steps forward followed by 16 in reverse
8 blocks of 2 steps repeated 16 times
4 blocks of 4 steps repeated 4 times
2 blocks of 8 steps repeated 8 times
Dual overlapping 8-Step Sequences
Holding 3 beats on steps 1, 5, 9 and 13
2 steps forward, 1 step back
Random Mode
Modes are selectable via a mode control knob. You have control over the speed and 16 sliders to set the voltage of each step. There is a switch to start/stop the sequence and a button to manual step through when stopped.

All jacks are 1/8″ (3.5mm). The CV output is separated from the sync jacks. It has a sync input and two sync outputs, one that outputs a 5V clock pulse for each step and one that outputs a pulse only at step one. This allows multiple units to sync up either step for step or overlapping. Sync in is closest to the DC input, in the middle is the sync out, and closest to the CV output jack is the sync out with one pulse at step one.

It is housed in an extremely tough, raw aluminum case. It is powered by an included 9V battery or any 9V center-negative DC adapter.

Shipping to the US is a flat $10, everywhere else is $22 for the first item and $8 for each additional item.

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RUCCI Handmade Electronic Instruments 8-Bit Power Synthesizer with CV Sequencer

Published on Nov 25, 2016 Michael Rucci

Super Mario Bros Theme on 8-Bit Power Synthesizers

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"The 8-Bit Power Synthesizer produces lo-fi sounds reminiscent of retro video games. It has a single octave keyboard with an octave control knob to sweep through a full six octaves. It is monophonic and only the highest key pressed will sound.

Seven different modes allow for lots of variety and are selectable with a mode control knob. A drone switch plays the last pitch played indefinitely, hands free. There is also a speed control to manipulate patches as well as a low-pass filter and volume control.

Modes
1. Simple Square-wave
2. Oscillating between two octaves
3. Ramping up and down by octave
4. Minor Pentatonic Arpeggios (Key selects the root)
5. Vibrato
6. Random Octave (Octave control sets maximum range.)
7. Drum Loop Mode (26 loops selectable with each key and drone switch. Octave control acts as pitch control in this mode.)

A CV input (0-5V, 1/8” jack) overrides the octave control. Clock Out (5V, 1/8” jack) provides pulses in time with suitable modes to sync with other devices. CV IN is located next to Power IN and Clock OUT is next to Audio OUT. Audio output (1/4” mono jack) is ideal for amps, effects or recording equipment. Powered by included 9V battery or 9V DC (Center-Negative) power supply.

It is built into a rugged die-cast aluminum case with an NES inspired light-gray paint job. This was designed and hand-built in Oakland, California.

Shipping to the US is a flat $10, everywhere else is $22 for the first item and $8 for each additional item.

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Minimal Drone

Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012 Michael Rucci

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"Minimal drone synthesizer. Three oscillators modulating each other, with the first tuned extremely low to add more interesting rhythmic drones.
Case is carved from a single piece of found wood."

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"Another @mikerucci gorgeous handmade #synth: "Minimal Drone", with carved case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb0ZCWkx1ME … @matrixsynth"

Clock Trigger with Drum Input

Published on Nov 18, 2015 Michael Rucci

"This converts trigger hits or audio signals into 5v clock pulses."

Clock Trigger with Audio Input

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"This converts trigger hits or audio signals into clock pulses. The clock output works with devices that accept a 5V pulse. For example using this with a sequencer results in the sequencer taking one step per hit. This can interface simply with drum machines or DAWs by simply panning a click track out to one side and sending that to the Clock Trigger and panning the rest of your sounds to the other side.

With control over trigger input sensitivity you can tune it to work with various piezo input methods and a pulse length control lets you filter out phantom hits that would otherwise result in multiple unwanted clock pulses.

Turning the pulse length all the way up activates a second mode that lets you use trigger hits to turn on and off a 5V signal. This can be used with the CV input of devices like the Maximal Drone to work as a trigger controlled on/off.

The trigger input is 1/4″ and the clock output is 1/8″. There is an LED to indicate power as well as a 2nd LED that gives a visual representation of the clock output. It is powered by an included internal 9-volt battery or any 9V Center-Negative DC adapter. Connecting a power supply will automatically disconnect and reserve the battery. This was designed and hand-built in Oakland, California.

Shipping to the US is a flat $10, everywhere else is $18 for the first item and $6 for each additional item. All packages will ship by the next day."

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RUCCI Touch Synthesizer

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"This handmade synthesizer is played by bridging the contact points. There are 15 contact points, each of which plays a higher pitch. It is monophonic and will sound the highest pitch being played and 2 effect points.

There is controllable LFO that is activated by pressing the far left contact point and is fed to the square-wave oscillator producing quick modulation, or an almost distorted throaty sound. In addition to LFO speed there is a low pass filter and volume control. Also the far right contact point will create some interesting effects, responding well to light touches that can zap the frequency well out of audible range..."

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RUCCI Touch Synthesizer

Published on Nov 30, 2013 Michael Rucci·72 videos

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"This handmade synthesizer is played by bridging the contact points. There are 15 contact points, each of which plays a higher pitch. It is monophonic and will sound the highest pitch being played and 2 effect points.

There is controllable LFO that is activated by pressing the far left contact point and is fed to the square-wave oscillator producing quick modulation, or an almost distorted throaty sound. In addition to LFO speed there is a low pass filter and volume control. Also the far right contact point will create some interesting effects, responding well to light touches that can zap the frequency well out of audible range.

The contact strip is sensitive to pressure and even the resistance of a particular player's skin. For example someone with sweaty hands will produce a higher frequency. Please note with excess sweat on the contact points you will find a slight decay, however it's quirks are easily learned and tamable.

It has a 1/4" output and is powered by an included 9volt battery. The copper finish will have an aged look especially after being played a bit."

RUCCI Handmade Ring Modulator

Published on Aug 7, 2013 Michael Rucci·71 videos

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"This is a passive ring modulator that blends two signals by multiplying the frequencies. The controls are simple and let you switch between the modulated signal or either of the two input signals.

It is built into a tough aluminum die cast enclosure painted matte green. With two 1/4" inputs and a 1/4" output. The circuit is completely passive so it does not require power.

Please note although the outcome can be quite satisfying it can also be a bit unexpected. For tamer results use a more simple waveform for one of the inputs. Also be aware the modulated output will often have less volume than the input signal."

sonic powerbeast

Published on Mar 23, 2013

"the soundsource is a little red handbuilt synth by michael rucci
(www.etsy.com/people/MichaelRucci), run through a noise-machine by drmoonstien (www.youtube.com/user/drmoonstien), which alters the soundspectrum. the distortions are controlled by body contacts, as you can watch in the video. the body contacts allow a very intuitive handling. at least the sound passes the memory man by electro harmonix, a delay/reverbdevice with a lot of possibillities."

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Maximum Minimal Drone

YouTube Published on May 5, 2012 by mike19822058

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Housed in a very rugged and well used slide case, this synthesizer is capable of extremely dense sounds. The controls can be broken down into two sections, the drone and the auto-step synthesizer. Each section has it's own filter, volume control, and on/off toggle to blend the sounds. There is really nice cross-talk, especially in the way the auto-step will warp the drone section.
Above, the drone section consists of two oscillators that modulate each other while a third selectable LFO adds more interesting rhythmic sounds. This creates a nice thick bed.
Below, the auto-step section is based on a stepped-tone generator but with a sweeping LFO, giving it an almost automated looping effect. This is controlled with speed, frequency, and pulse length.

With a 1/4" output jack it is easy to connect to amps, effects or recording equipment. It is powered by an included 9volt battery or any 9volt center-negative DC adapter. This was designed and hand-built in Oakland, California."