Starting a new patch

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"I'm not sure what patching a PWM input to a SYNC input will do, but I'll let her give it a shot."

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Jomox XBase 888 as a Sequencer w/ Cwejman S1 MkII

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"Yes, the Jomox 888 (and 999) analog drum machine has a built-in MIDI sequencer. In this video we're sequencing the uber-powerful Cwejman S1 Mk2 semi-modular synthesizer. Love that filter! It is possible to change your sequences on the fly (with a little practice;), making the XBase a great performance piece.

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Sequential Circuits Pro-One

images via this auction
"Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer that's had a lot of work put into it. The price is a little higher, but it reflects the work put into it so that you know you will be getting a Pro-one that will last. This is also the most desirable version that has the J-wire keyboard and chassis mounted transformer. Here is some of the work that has been put into it:

Brand new keyboard bushings installed
Keys aligned so they are all level (VERY uncommon on any SCI synth)
All electrolytic capacitors have been replaced by brand new ones (so no leaky caps for many years)
Pots cleaned so that there are no noisy ones when you turn them and other small things replaced and cleaned

Only issue of note and visible from the pictures is that one key has been glued back together (it split in two), but it still plays fine. If this ever bothers you new keys are still available from Wine Country."

THE HUMAN LEAGUE Almost Medieval early version

YouTube via PlastikOD
"THE HUMAN LEAGUE 'Almost Medieval' An early version (different to the one of "Reproduction")."

POLLARD CLONE STAND

YouTube via denha
"The Pollard clone was set up in tripod for the camera."

Max/MSP vs. PlanB Modular, Analog with Digital Control

YouTube via dkimcg

"I had read rumors of the MOTU 828MKII being able to send out low frequencies, low enough to be used as control voltages. So I had to try it to see if it works. Well, it does. The control signal is a little aliased, looks like a 8-16 bit signal. Not too steppy, fester than MIDI by far (but not precisxe for any real scale, need more tests to see how that is. But a very successful test to see if the MOTU 828MK2 could send out low frequency signals to control the modular synth without MIDI, a la VC. I patched together a simple little patch from the LFO tutorial on the Cycling 74 website (I'm a lazy ass programmer would would rather copy/paste). The 4 scopes on the left green side of the patch are the waveforms and clicks. The two waveforms on the scopes on the right are simple combinations of the 2 LFOs on the left. My camera sucks and the menus got overexposed. I'll cover what's going on in the annotations once again. I like watching videos for sound and music with no talking, so I make mine that way now that annotations are on youtube.

This is not meant to be a flex of my musical prowess or anything like that, just searching for interesting sounds, and testing out Max/MSP MOTU828MKII control of the PlanB modular.

Everyone who ever read those postings, but didn't want to shell out cash to test a theory, well, here's the proof it does, and now I have almost unlimited quick and dirty analog LFOs. At least good enough for almost unlimited 8 to 16 bit LFOs (that's about the resolution it looks, still better than an Arduino or other ATMEGA controller with a resister ladder DAC which is what I was going to try invstingating again next if this didn't work. It worked OK for teh theremin to Max before. Now on to integrating Max and the modular . Digital logic meets analog logic (Grenader & crew meets Zicarelli and crew). :)

I think one of my next MaxB tests will have to be making it stutter, afterall, isn't t a rule I have to make something stutter in real time as a Max user?"

Solar Module by ElectroKraft.com

YouTube via orphiusflux. Note this is up for auction here.
"The Solar Module is a combination MIDI controller and 8 Bit synthesizer.

Moving your hand above the photocell sensor, the Solar Module behaves like a Theremin. MIDI output and synth output, it's 2 instruments in one.

Notice how the synth can sound very much like an 80's video game? That's called the 8 bit sound.

Enjoy.
Tony Amendolare
ElectroKraft.com"

élkorus

via audible
"TRANSLATION FROM synthoma.net
The élkorus is an analog chorus module that re-creates the legendary ensemble effect that identifies some string machines from the seventies. Emulation is not achieved with any DSP technology or software. The élkorus sounds analog because it is analog. It features three delay lines and two sinusoidal LFOs that, conveniently summed and phased out, modulate each one of the three delay lines.
Frequency is adjustable for both LFOs within a wide range (1-30 Hz for the ‘high’ LFO and 0.2-8 Hz for the ‘low’ LFO) - so is amplitude (0-max). The ‘high’ LFO has a ‘clipping’ parameter that turns the sinusoidal wave into quasi-trapezoidal. This produces a slightly grainier, older sound.

The three delay lines feature individual level and pan controls, as well as two switchable EQ settings. The pan controls allow for stereo chorus effects with far more control than the old ensemble circuits which this unit re-creates. The three delay lines are symmetrically out of phase (120 degrees). Thanks to the ‘line 2-3 phase’ switch, phase between lines 2 and 3 can be switched to 180 degrees, to emulate ensemble circuits that used only two delay lines (level should be all the way down in line 1).

By the combination of all these settings, different chorus/ensemble effects can be obtained, be them emulations of old string ensembles or new original stereo modulation effects.

Price tag 390€ excl. VAT & shipping.
Contact synthoma[at]synthoma.net
SOME PICS HERE:
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SAMPLES AVAILABLE HERE"

The Clock Divider

"Here is a new YUSYNTH module: The Clock Divider which provides three independent decimal counter that can be selected to divide clock signals by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8. Very handy to control and synchronize two or three analogue sequencers or to trig events at regular steps.

Check it here or directly here"

Brainless Barnyard Keyboards: The Short Saga of Royal Quiet Deluxe, Chicken Band

"The keyboard players in my band were spacier than Sun Ra, more abstract than John Coltrane and brought more sheer, squalid anarchy to the stage than GG Allin and the Sex Pistols combined. When they weren’t playing music they were either feeding, fighting, or shitting on the floor – and they managed to do a lot of that onstage, too. But they didn’t just act like barnyard animals, they were barnyard animals: the keyboard players in my band were two chickens named Kitty Wells and Patsy Cline."

Full story on And I Am Not Lying. via Guy d2

Gattobus got his feet on a SH-101

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ARP Odyssey + Moog Minimoog + Roland TR-707

YouTube via retrosound72

"intage synth demo by RetroSound

bassline: Moog Minimoog (Lintronics Midi) sequenced by the MFB Step64 step sequencer, sync with the TR-707 and transposed by the DX-7 II
lead and sync sounds: ARP Odyssey MK3
drums: Roland TR-707


no overdubbing, no sequencer software used"

Nick Batt/Sonic State @ Synth-DIY 2008 Cambridge/UK

Nick Batt/Sonic State @ Synth-DIY 2008 Cambridge/UK from Noiseconformist on Vimeo.
"Nick Batt/Sonic State fiddling with a lovingly restored Jen SX1000 on Synth DIY 2008 in Cambridge/UK. See also: sonicstate.com/news/by_man.cfm?manid=0&m=Synth%20DIY

Large Frac Modular System

Note this one is for sale on Muff Wiggler.

Some pricing for the archives:
"every single Blacet module ever produced, with the exception of the Hex Zone, Window Comparator, and Mini Wave, all still in production and easily available.

I/O $140
Scanner $75
Splitter $45
Mixer $45
VCO $215
Stonz $150
EG1 x3 $170/each
Bar Graph $75
Klang Werk $190
Binary Zone $160
Dual Filter $140
Final Filtre $175
Filthy Filtre $190
Micro LFO x2 $110/each
Multi/Atten x3 $25/each
QuadMix VCA x2 $140/each
Frequency Divider $200
Sequential Switch $75
Improbability Drive $170
Time Machine Rev.B $500
Mixer Processor x2 $110/each
Dark Star Chaos Rev.B $250
Blacet Frac Rack x2 $65/each
Blacet PS500+PSCONN $85
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Total: $4315
20% Off: $3452
Please note that the original price of $4175 is still WAY WAY lower than new retail pricing. This is based on used module pricing for each one."

Electric Pick Synth-New for Guitar-Circuit Bent-Theremin

YouTube via musicsoluble. via Modd3d
"Bring your guitar playing to a new dimension with The Electric Pick Synth. A one of a kind new instrument that utilizes the natural picking style to send out two different audio signals:

1- The pick itself is a passive circuit that has a percussive attack at the output. This signal can be routed to any pedal or effect for interesting results. This signal can also trigger MIDI notes through devices with CV input

2- The Synth is a light sensitive oscillator circuit that is controlled by the pick with a photo-cell and contact to the guitar. It has a switchable range capable
of "low creaks" sweeping to "high screams". It runs on a 9volt battery and has a
built in speaker.

The unit is seated near the tail of the guitar behind the bridge. The guitar contact hookup wire is connected to the bridge. The pick's natural plucking produces the attack at the pick output. The synth voice is "cut" when a string is struck and the photo-cell varies the pitch at the synth output.

This is an experimental instrument with a range of possibilities.

Features: -Electric Pick -Light Sensitive/Contact Oscillator Circuit
-2 Outputs
-2 Photo-Cells
-1 Pitch/On-Off
-Tone range switch
-8 Ohm Speaker
-Speaker On-Off switch
-Guitar contact hookup wire
-Runs on a 9volt battery
-Adhesive strips

Ideas for use:
-Route the pick into a reverb and a wah-wah pedal for an instant analog filter
-Dazzle the your band-mates with 3 outputs from one guitar
-Trigger MIDI instruments and ambiences
-Turn that annoying "pick-tick" into an original sound
-Summon alien vessels and let their flashing lights play your synth!

Available soon on ebay"

Metasonix Drums - Eric B kicks ass!

YouTube via bigcitymusic
"I wanted to call this 'March of the A-holes' but Stephi thought some of you might take it for a NIN reference, good or bad.

The snare is running into the Metasonix TM-6 Multimode filter and the kick drum is having its scrotum smashed by the TM-7. The Analogue Solutions SEMblance is just being a tool in the corner. The Jomox 888 provides the analog kick and snare as well as the dry hi-hat, all via separate outputs. We tried to get really artsy but it ended up looking like this instead.

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