MATRIXSYNTH: Electronic Music Box #4


Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Electronic Music Box #4

via this auction. via Tony

"The Electronic Music box is a hand built, custom designed, small format, one of a kind, modular analog electronic instrment. The design is inspired by classic Buchla and Serge modular synth systems.

Listen to it here:
Make Noise

The enclosure is reclaimed medical surplus.

The interface is entirely modular and analog and uses mini banana cables (supplied) for signal distribution. The size is 5"x7"x3"

The unit can run from a signle 9 Volt transistor battery or a 9 Volt wall transformer (supplied).

This instrument consist of the following sub-modules:

1 Clocked LFO Bank. A master clock drives a bank of 5 LFOs all of which are rythmic divisions of the master clock. The LFOs are arranged slowest to fastest (left to right) with the slowest capable of 3 minute cycles and the fastest going well into audio range (for sideband). Each LFO has it's own attenuator (useful for setting modulation amonts and achieving desired pitches from the oscillators).

3 Triangle Core Linear Voltage Controlled Oscillators with dynamic wave clipping which allows for the triangle wave to be shaped into a square wave as well as different variations of trapeziods. Each oscillator has 2 Frequency Modulation inputs, 1 output and panel controls for Frequency and Wave Clippping.

1 Six Channel Mixer with 2 attenuators and Master Volume Panel control.

1 Expression Pedal/ external input. 1/4" TRS socket with +5V supplied to the ring allowing for the use of an expression pedal. Additionally, this socket can be used as an external input for either Control Voltages or Signals.

A single LED indicates power on/ off, and a Wall Transformer may be connect via DC barrel jack on the faceplate.

With this box you can creat everything from gurgling sequences to pure noise to complex drones (listen to the demos). The LFOs are not the only sorce of modulation. The oscillators are capable of modulating each other and the external input allows for modlation from an another source.

The Electronic Music Box will ship with MANUAL, power supply and 14 mini banana cables."

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