Red VCO PCB Demo

Red VCO PCB Demo from BLCLONES on Vimeo.

"A midi to CV converter is used to play a Full Scale Sequence to show you the Excellent Tracking. First run is a SAW wave, then a Square Wave, next a Triangle wave, then (2) VCO's to show tracking, and finally a Linear FM patch between (2) red VCO's." BLCLONES on Ebay

MODULAR SYNTH PROTOTYPE DEMO

MODULAR SYNTH PROTOTYPE DEMO from BLCLONES on Vimeo.

"This is a quick setup to demonstrate the modular in a music setting. It can handle midi no problem. The lower notes are the modular. The higher lead is a Juno 60. I am about to sell this sucker on ebay. I just have to make it all tidy and neat with tie straps. There is nothing out there that quite sounds like this modular. It can sound very old skool. The vco's have SuperSaw waveforms.

I can only do so much with (1) hand. I have to hold the camera." On Ebay

ANALOG SYNTH RUSSIAN VCF FILTER

via this auction
"THESE ARE THE FEATURES AND HOW TO USE THEM:

-CV INPUT JACK: THIS INPUT STARTS AT ZERO AND GOES POSITIVE. THE CV KNOB THEN DETERMINES HOW MUCH MODULATION IS TO BE APPLIED

-FM INPUT JACK: THIS INPUT IS BI-POLAR AND SIMILAR TO THE CV INPUT. THE FM KNOB THEN SWEEPS FROM NEGATIVE TO POSTIVE. THE MIDDLE POSITION IS ZERO.

-(2) AUDIO INPUTS: THESE CAN BE LINE LEVEL, MODULAR VCO’S, ETC. THERE ARE (2) GAINS IF THE SIGNAL IS TO WEAK. WHEN OVERDRIVEN WITH A HEALTHY SIGNAL IT WILL SOFT CLIP AND SOUND TUBE-LIKE.

-THE LOWPASS AND BANDPASS JACKS ARE THE FILTER OUTPUTS. NORMALLY YOU CONNECT THIS TO A VCA NEXT. YOU CAN USE THE ONBOARD VCA. IT REQUIRES YOU TO MANUALLY MAKE THE PATCH.

-THE VCA KNOB IS TO ADJUST THE GATE MARK WHEN TOGGLING BETWEEN LOG AND LIN SETTINGS. THE LOG/LIN SWITCH IS FOR THE VCA. TO ADJUST THE GATE MARK TURN THE VCA KNOB UNTIL YOU HERE NO MORE SOUND COMING FROM THE VCA OUTPUT JACK. IT IS NOW READY TO BE CONTROLLED VIA THE VCA CV INPUTS. YOU CAN CONTROLL IT WITH AN ADSR/AR ENVELOPE GENERATOR OR LFO TRADITIONALLY. BUT YOU ARE FREE TO USE ALL KINDS OF SIGNALS TO CONTROL IT.

HOW THE SWITCHES FOR THE FILTER CORE WORK:

-THE TWO “REZ HACK” SWITCHES EITHER LOWER OR HIGHER THE REZ NOTCH. SO ONE WILL MAKE IT LESS HARSH AND SOFTEN THE REZ SOUND. THE OTHER SWITCH WILL MAKE IT HARSHER AND YOU WILL HERE THE DIFFERENCE. WHEN BOTH ARE ACTIVATED IT DOES NOT FULLY CANCEL OUT BUT PUTS THE NOTCH IN AN INTERESTING STATE. THE CUTOFF KNOB WILL ACT “BLOTTED” WHEN THE CUTOFF IS IN LOWER FREQUENCIES WHEN BOTH SWITCHES ARE ACTIVATED.

-THE BURBLE SWITCH: THIS WILL GIVE THE VCF A BLEED THROUGH STATE. IT WILL LET SOME OF THE HIGH FREQUENCIES THROUGH BUT WILL ALSO EFFECT THE REZ. WHEN ACTIVATE THE CUTOFF RANGE WILL ACT LIKE AN LFO. THIS IS THE SWITCH THAT MAKE THE STRANGEST BEHAVIOR."

WITH MIDI

YouTube via bluelantern320. via this auction
"THIS IS DEMONSTRATING A SALAMANDER PROTOTYPE SYNTH WITH A NEWT 10 STEPPER, AND POLIVOKS VCF."

ALONE SELF REZ

"Demonstration of Polivoks VCF with a 10-step Sequencer (NEWT) based on CD4017 counter chip."

Gate Switch Demo

previously posted

SALAMANDER SYNTHESIZER

Salamander Slime Melody from BLCLONES on Vimeo.


Salamander 2 Demo from BLCLONES on Vimeo.


salamander demo 3 from BLCLONES on Vimeo.

via this auction via the forum.
"The front panel is Lexan.
These are the sections
(2) VCO's: VCO1(RAMP), VCO2(RAMP, PWM)
(1) LM13700 based Filter
(1) LM13700 based VCA
(1) LFO. It can do audible speeds. Square, Saw, Ramp, Triangle shapes. this has an LED indicator also.
(1) Attack, Release Envelope. This has an LED indicator also (indicates when gate signal is inputed)
(1) Portamento, It can do exaggerated portamento.
(1) MIDI-2-CV converter in 1v/oct format. There are outputs(PITCH/GATE) so you could use this as a converter for your other gear.
(1)+/-12v regulated power supply with exaggerated DC power Filter Cleaning for this synth.

There are (17) slide switches to either turn on/off a modulation patch or decide between something like for example white or pink noise.

The PCB was CNC pro Manufactured and has Solder mask to last a very long time. The unit is almost wireless, the only wiring is for the jacks. The pots are directly on the PCB, this results in very accurate and fast response.
The internal power supply is using 11000uF for each rail (+/-12v), that's (10) 2200uf CAPS total. This is really cleaning the POWER!"

steiner vcf

YouTube via bluelantern320. on Ebay.
"A korg ms2000 line level signal is passing through a steiner synthacon clone vcf . It makes the sound come alive with mid level rez harmonics. This demo shows how it can make your virtual analog sound real analog for studio recording."

steiner vcf003

"I have a sidbox patch going through a steiner vcf and being played from a korg ea-1 sequencer. I use the korg for midi notes also. You can hear how it can animate and make your basslines sound acidic, thanks to the diode filter design.Sorry i don't have any more sidbox, all out and do not have pcb's any more."

steiner vcf004

"Here's a demo of what you can do with just a steiner vcf all-in-one external vcf box that i sell online at ebay. If this is your first analog product you can at least do this. You can also animate and pass your virtual analog synth through the filter to make it sound better/vintage."

steiner vcf

YouTube via bluelantern320
"STEINER VCF CLONE DEMONSTRATION. IN THIS PARTICULAR PROTOTYPE I HAD TO CHANGE THE REZ POT TO A 1K, THAT IS WHAT THE ODD LONELY KNOB IS FOR ON THE RIGHT. FUTURE RUNS OF THIS WONDERFUL VCF WILL HAVE THIS CORRECTION IMPLIMENTED TO MATCH THE REST OF THE KNOBS."

POLIVOKS VCF Bass Guitar Pass Through

YouTube via bluelantern320. via this auction. Also see these videos.
"I had my Neighbor Play Bass while I fiddle with the VCF. It was also FM Modulated by an Analog VCO"

"These are the inputs:
(1) CV
(1) FM bipolar CV
(2) Audio In (Ain)

These are the Outputs.
(1) FIlter out BP/LP (selected by swtich)
(1) LFO out
(1) LFO SQUARE OUT
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Now for the hard Facts: The pre-amp section was intended for VCO analog synth Signals, It sounds very clean with these signals because these levels are usually Beefy and Big.
It can however amplify Line level by x100. But by cranking it up all the way you will hear slight distortion and a little Noise. This also applies to Guitars/bass. In other words this is not a crystal clear Pre-amp when cranked up x100 gain. This is how I wanted it to be, distorted and sour mainly for Analog Signals. I made some demos passing various signals through the filter so you can hear it in action."

Big Toad with Newt Sequencer Demo

YouTube via bluelantern320
"Demo of a rare Big Toad Synth with all CV's routed for Semi Modular action. Only 1 was made and auction on ebay."

BIGTOAD alone

"DEMO OF A RARE SEMI-MODULAR TOAD SYNTH USING A KORG EA-1 AS A MIDI CONTROLLER (NOTES ONLY)."

Gate Switch Demo

YouTube via bluelantern320. follow-up to this post.

WITH MIDI

YouTube via bluelantern320 via orange_LED on the forum. On Ebay
"THIS IS DEMONSTRATING A SALAMANDER PROTOTYPE SYNTH WITH A NEWT 10 STEPPER, AND POLIVOKS VCF."
"I made 10 step sequencers based on Counter CMOS CHIP CD4017. In this demo, i use the polivoks vcf, a prototype Salamander Modular Synth, and the NEWT (brick red box). The Salamander has a Midi-2-cv converter. That is how i was able to play with a midi keyboard."

Update:

WITH SYNTH

"Polivoks VCF, Newt Sequencer, and Prototype Salamander Synth all together."

ALONE SELF REZ

"Demonstration of Polivoks VCF with a 10-step Sequencer (NEWT) based on CD4017 counter chip."

ANALOG SYNTH RUSSIAN VCF FILTER

images at this auction

"Russian based VCF filters with a really sour Rezonance Character. It is an External All In One unit that is self powered with a 12v AC wall adapter. It has an onboard LFO section and Pre Amp to amplify lower sound signals. This was intended for the Modualar Synthesizer People, but it can be used with Line level signals also. It can also handle a guitar/bass directly connected. It can easily Self Resonate."

ANALOG SYNTH MIDI CONVERTER

via this auction via the forum.
"Here is a cheap solution if you want to add midi to your Analog Synth. It is in 1volt/octave format which makes this compatible with alot of stuff out there. By default it is set on Midi Channel 1, but there is a dip switch to activate a different midi channel if you wanted to. The actual PCB was CNC professionally manufactured, so it is highly reliable. The panel is Lexan and the box is wood. A 12v AC wallwart adapter is included with this auction.
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THE UNIT IS SIMPLE IT ONLY UNDERSTANDS: NOTE OFF/ON, and VELOCITY.

THESE ARE THE OUTPUTS
(1) PITCH 1v/oct OUT
(1) GATE rated at 5v OUTPUT
(1) VELOCITY ACCENT rated at 5v OUTPUT (HINT**) you can run this to a filter CV pot and dial in the amount of "bright" you want when you slam those Keys!

This is the way I calibrated the unit: Note -C3 puts out 0v, -C2=1v,-C1=2v,C0=3v,etc
THERE IS A VERY BIG RANGE, SO YOU CAN PLAY OFF AN 88-key controller.

There is a RED Led that lights up when ever you play a midi note.
There is a Yellow Led to let you know the power is on.
It runs off 12v AC, the wall adapter is included."

ANALOG SYNTH RUSSIAN VCF FILTER

images at this auction

Note this is the same filter as the one in this post (see specs there), only with an orange faceplate.

POLIVOKS SELF REZ

YouTube via bluelantern320. On Ebay

POLIVOKS VCF Line Level Pass

"I had a Korg ER-1 Beat play through the filter."

POLIVOKS VCF MODULAR VCO DEMO

YouTube via bluelantern320
"This is a demo with a an Analog VCO and Polivoks AIO VCF kit."

POLIVOKS VCF Bass Guitar Pass Through
"I had my Neighbor Play Bass while I fiddle with the VCF. It was also FM Modulated by an Analog VCO"

POLIVOKS PROTOTYPE DEMO

YouTube via bluelantern320. Available on Ebay.
"THIS IS A PROTOTYPE FOR THE 12db VCF. IT HAS A COOL UNIQUE REZ FEEDBACK, S&H like squares."

Toad synth Theme Song

YouTube via bluelantern320.
"This is why the synth is called toad, it can make amphibian sounds and croke."
The following are some images and details via these auctions. You can find more at the auction.

"Introducing the next chapter in Underground Electronics: The Toad Monophonic Synthesizer.
Made with the highest quality CNC PCB manufacturing, hand selected parts, and lexan front panel. Almost 90% of the controls have no wires, all onboard tight fit electronics-lightning fast very accurate response off the BOURNS high quality Pots.This project was created for my musical purposes and my higher requirements. It had to perform ILL! and be very unique. It came out so good, I am attempting to populate the world with toads! at a very resonable price level." via the forum.

SSM2044 VER2.0 BOARD example

YouTube via bluelantern320
"I used a Korg MS2000R for the midi ARP. I used my NExus 6 SYNTH VCO's to go to my SSM2044 VERSION 2 VCF, then to a MFOS DUAL VCA. I used A NADYTMP-3 channel strip to allen&heath mixer and mixed Behringer delay pedal, and V-verb FX. This is to demonstrate Pro Recording Examples using the Module."

Sidbox v2 CV

YouTube via bluelantern320
"I connected the SIDBOX MATRIX TO a MOOG VCF CLONE and 3 VCO's. All were then controlled by the sidbox."