MATRIXSYNTH: BugBrand Drone Machine


Thursday, September 21, 2006

BugBrand Drone Machine

Title link takes you there.

-Audio input with Envelope Follower - input preamp with variable decay enevelope follower (EnvFlw based on SynTom ideas)
-Ring Modulator - using the AD633 multiplier chip
-3 x Voltage Controlled Oscillators (plus Low Freq Osc) - three powerful VCOs (based around the Thomas Henry XR2206 VCO) that can also run at low freqs for modulation, offering tri / sin / sqr waveforms, plenty of modulation and sync function.
-Voltage Controlled Filter - state variable (Lo / Band / Hi response) resonant filter with modulation and two audio inputs
-Digi-delay - based around the PT2399 digital delay chip that can be cranked down into very noised-up territories.
-2 x Voltage Inverters - for audio or CVs

via Sendling.

Update via Tom Bugs in the comments:
"Hey, thanks a bunch!

I've been battling with learning Avid Free DV to get some videos of playing the Drone Machine -- just uploaded the first one onto YouTube and its now embedded on the Bugbrand sound devices page: link"

Also posted here.

5 comments:

  1. I was going to email you this, matrix-wonderful!

    -Colin

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  2. It looks wonderful. It's probably very fun to use. Small modulars look sweet!

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  3. Hey, thanks a bunch!

    I've been battling with learning Avid Free DV to get some videos of playing the Drone Machine -- just uploaded the first one onto YouTube and its now embedded on the Bugbrand sound devices page: http://bugbrand.co.uk/pages/sounddevices.htm#dronemachine

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  4. Thanks. Post updated with this and I put up a new post on the video here. I must say it sounds really nice.

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  5. Hey, double thanks!

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