via this auction"very unique modern analog monosynth, the Grendel Drone Commander by Eric Archer. Lacking voltage control of oscillators or gate, this synth is designed for one thing, and one thing alone: analog drones. And it does them very, very well.
With a total of 9 knobs, the Drone Commander offers two manually-tuned oscillators and two LFOs, plus an unusually colorful and nasty filter. LFO1 is an analog variable-shape oscillator, and LFO2 is a pulse waveform that auto-synchronizes to LFO1 at a ratio of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x. Both LFOs can be routed to the filter for rhythmic patterns. A line-level output jack is provided for connection to amplifiers or effects.
The sound samples on this page are recorded with one Drone Commander plugged straight into a Fender Princeton Chorus.
Six of the Drone Commander’s nine knobs double as push-pull switches to control signal routing and waveform selection. Scroll to the bottom of this page to view the control layout.
red panel, black text, black plastic knobsnatural panel, black text, natural aluminum knobs
gold panel, black text, gold “marshall” knobs
black panel, no text, black aluminum knobs
The Drone Commander is housed in a dark green military ammunition case with engraved aluminum control panel. The case is welded steel with an easily removable, rubber gasketed lid. There is almost no plastic in the drone commander! It measures 10″(w) x 7″(h) x 3.5″(d), and weighs about 6 lbs.
The unit is powered by a 9V battery accessible through a slide-out drawer in the side, as well as a 9VDC adapter.
Filter CV input (0-10V) and clock pulse output (+8V) are now standard features."
See http://ericarcher.net/devices/drone-commander/ for samples and more. Video previously posted here.
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