Blackbox to 200 EF

Published on Jul 19, 2019 Todd Barton

"You're seen my previous posts of this little Blackbox [posted here]. Today I imagined connecting it to my Buchla 200 via the 230 Envelope Follower -- here's the result. Also, keep an eye out at http://pigtagram.com/tonewreckerdevices for a 21st century version of the blackbox. Oh, and checkout my Patreon page to help support these little video explorations :-) https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"

The Blackbox Revived

Published on Jun 24, 2019 Todd Barton

"Yesterday I pulled out this little blackbox and was delighted that it still worked having been gifted it in the 1980's. I posted a little something on Instagram @synthtodd and immediately a friend posted that that day he had coincidentally been searching for the schematics, he had remembered building one back in the day.
Amazing synchronicity!! Here is his MW thread with more info including the original article from Popular Electronics: https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/vie...
And . . . Logan Erickson at Low-Gain Electronics & ToneWrecker Devices will be revitalizing this unit soon!!! @lowgain @tonewreckerdevices"

Apparently this is the circuitry featured in the Bongotnik previously featured here. Also check out the updated Bongotnik 2 here.  The following are scans of the project from Popular Electronics via the muff thread.

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Bongotnik 2: The Sequelencer

YouTube via MirlitronOne.

see the original Bongotnik here.

"The MK107 sequencer has metamorphosed into "Bongotnik 2: The Sequelencer" and now plays the bongo as well as sequencing external VCOs. Marvel at the exciting new technology arriving on this planet via the Mirlitronics Labs!"

The Bongotnik

YouTube via MirlitronOne.

Definitely sounds like a bongo. :)

"Another audio device from the Mirlitrons' sonic armoury, courtesy of the Mirlisonics Studio. This bongo-playing analogue computer is based on the Popular Electronics 'Audio Artist' which can be found here: http://www.synthdiy.com/show/?id=1654"