MATRIXSYNTH: Bionic Lester MK1.5 : the Black Patchings

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Bionic Lester MK1.5 : the Black Patchings


video upload by Robotopsy Robotopsy

"Short Audio Demo of the Bionic Lester MK1.5

Slightly Inspired by the Black Paintings of GOYA (nothing to do with this level)

Except for the first patch that contains sounds of Kicks
made with the Slew section of the King Slender
Every sound and samples involve the Bionic Lester MK1.5
Samples are all from feedback sessions
the Bionic Lester MK1.5 is such a playground!!!
Hope this short audio demo will please you"

Side note: I beleive the first mention of the Bionic Lester 1.5 was back in November.

Some additional details:


"This module is a special rerelease of the 'Mark 1' Bionic Lester circuit with the unreleased 'Mark 2' control layout. The Bionic Lester Mark 1 was first released in 2012, and only had one production run. It uses a rare switched-capacitor filter IC with multiple outputs and four operating modes. The character of the overdrive changes with each mode selection and all are distinctive.

DIFFERENCES FROM THE ORIGINAL MODULE:

Reverse power protection
Metal shaft pots, long life
this time ALL of the knobs are MK2 style
Resistor network and opamp package substitutions for compact PCB layout and greater manufacturability
Output mixer and A/B crossfader. A feature from the planned but never designed “Aggro Eddie” expander. Enables more elaborate feedback and overdrive patches.
Features:

Dual 12dB multimode filter
Based around rare and vintage switched capacitor filter IC
Rerelease of Bionic Lester MK1 circuit with MK2 interface and integrated Aggro Eddie mixer expander
Dual CV inputs for filter cutoff of each filter


Dedicated input and drive stage control for each filter
Direct outputs for low pass, band pass, and selectable high pass, all pass, or notch modes for each filter
Mixer section enables mixing multiple filter types at Mix, A, and B outputs
Crossfader control for Mix output blends between A and B outputs
Shared resonance control for either filter, does not self-oscillate
Alias mode switch selectively exaggerates aliasing at low frequency settings
Clock for channel B can be controlled by its own clock, the clock from A, or both for chaotic filter clocking fun"

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