Frequency Central feat. Gnatophilidae Oxfordii, EDP Gnat style VCF with LP, BP, HP, Notch responses

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"If EDP had produced Eurorack modules, they would have been quirky, garish and killer. This is my homage. An expanded Gnat VCF with Lowpass, Bandpass, Highpass and Notch Reject responses as well as Drive and Clip options. The LFO is based on the ‘Enhance LFO’ from the Gnat, again its been expanded with multiple waveshape options. Yes, at 20HP it is twice as wide as it needs to be – you do you.

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In September 2023 I was lucky enough to acquire an EDP Gnat synthesiser after questing for one for many years. I’m already the owner of an EDP Wasp, and had always wondered about the Gnat, which is a smaller version of the Wasp in many ways, but with a character all of it’s own. After decades lying unloved in an attic for decades, my Gnat required a little love to get it in full working order, so I set to work on it, after looking up the schematic. The Gnat came to life, and we fell deeply in love with each other.

There have been a few remakes of the Wasp VCF, but never one of the Gnat to my knowledge, so with an original on hand I set out to remedy this sorry situation. The original is strictly lowpass, but it’s easy enough to add bandpass, highpass and notch reject – so that’s what I did. The Gnat VCF uses 3 gates from a CD4049, leaving 3 unused gates, so I used them to create an LFO based on the enhance LFO of the Gnat, which was used exclusively for a fixed rate PWM of the Gnat’s DCO. The LFO is expanded to offer multiple waveforms via it’s SHAPE control as well as it’s two outputs – saw/tri/ramp and pulse/square.

The Gnat was 9V battery powered, to get close to this in Eurorack I’ve given Gnatophilidae Oxfordii it’s own onboard +/-5V power rails. This helps keep it’s character close to the original. Gnatophildae Oxfordii is big and garish, a little whacky and a little leftfield. That’s it’s joy.

DRIVE: The two audio inputs pass through the DRIVE knob before hitting the filter itself. Higher levels of drive will clip the input waveforms to the filter, as well as reducing the available resonance.

CLIP: There’s a little circuit post-filter which will simultaneously amplify and clip the filtered signal.

The combination of pre-filter DRIVE and post-filter CLIP can get you into some pretty gnarly territory! Yes, at 20HP it is twice as wide as it needs to be – you do you."

Review: PWM Mantis // Here's what makes it special // Pros, cons and tutorial

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"Get access to Mantis multi-sampled instruments and my exclusive In-Complete Book of Electronic Music Ideas, Tips and Tricks, on my Patreon: ► https://www.patreon.com/loopop

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ELECTRONIC DREAM PLANT WASP DEMO

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"Electronic Dream Plant WASP synthesizer demo for Matt. This WASP was repaired and the ELBY MIDI kit was installed by Synth Tailor Electronics.

All sounds made by the WASP (excluding the percussion made by the Sequential Circuits DRUMTRAKS drum machine + Arturia Keystep Pro controlled sequences via MIDI)

The EDP WASP is a hybrid digital VCO and analogue VCF synthesizer designed by Chris Huggett. the Wasp was released in 1978. Such an interesting little synth, that has a very unique sound. The keybed is a touch sensitive two octave keyboard, that works by sensing skin capacitance, so playing with gloves on is out of the question. The midi kit is a must to install in these units to be able to use in a modern setup."

EDP Wasp with Midi - Super Condition

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"Manufactured originally in the UK, it is now increasingly rare to find one in this kind of condition.

Serviced and Midi professionally installed.

The synth is fully functional - keyboard works correctly, all pots and switches are smooth and free of noise.

Cosmetic condition is outstanding, with only minor marks and blemishes. Its as clean as it looks in the photographs.

Comes with the original manual. Included is a separate power supply for the synth."

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Behringer Wasp Vintage Patches: Bass, Lead, Pluck Sound Demo

video upload by Anton Anru

"Behringer Wasp Deluxe «Analog Classics» is a collection of 50 presets: 16 Leads, 16 Basses, 18 Plucks.
It includes famous sounds that are found in many electronic tracks, from vintage to modern, musical solo timbres; retro basses that will fit into any track or performance. The patches will add uniqueness to your music, featuring the characteristic sound introduced by the Behringer Wasp Deluxe.

Plucks are excellent for use with arpeggiators or sequencers. In most examples of this category, I utilize an arpeggiator. Wasp Deluxe doesn’t have a built in arp/seq, but you may integrate your preferred arpeggiators or sequencers from your DAW or MIDI controller.

📚 Get the soundset: https://antonanru.sellfy.store/p/wasp...

The presets are suitable for a variety of genres, including: ambient, electronica, IDM, deep, techno, house, progressive, trance, lounge, downtempo, funk, jazz, pop, chill out, new age, cinematic, breaks, jungle, drum and bass, dub and others.

The soundset is presented in the form of PDF-Document. Each page contains notes that explain how the patch works, what parameters are worth tweaking during playback, and how to develop the timbre during a performance.

There are audio examples of all patches inside the folder with the soundset."

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#NAMM 2024: PWM Malevolent and Mantis

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"Paul Whittington of PWM walks us through the wild sounds of the PWM Malevolent, a fully analog semi-modular synthesizer with a screaming filter, and the new Mantis, a hybrid analog duophonic synthesizer with digital oscillators and fully analog signal path downstream that takes inspiration from the legendary WASP synthesizer.

To find out more about both instruments, please visit https://www.1pwm.com/"

1978 Electronic Dream Plant WASP

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The spider and the wasp and the 606

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"Spider sequencing Wasp through Hypnosis clocked by trigger out of 606"

EDP Wasp

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"Very hard to come by these days. Not getting easier. Only one listed in the USA that I’m aware of. Works like a charm still but for a slightly muffled speaker but let’s face it nobody is using that and instead going line out to an interface and recoding/adding FX. Simply a stunningly awesome vintage analog sound that a repro can‘t come close to nailing."

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Happy 808 day 2023

video upload by Peter Maas

"Quick jam on the Roland TR-808 (and EDP WASP) to celebrate our anual 808 day"

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Michigan Synth Works Gnot

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"Quick overview of the sounds and controls of the upcoming Gnot DIY kit"

Jasper Synth EDP Wasp Clone in Yellow 3D Printed Case

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"This exceptional instrument comes complete with essential features such as a grounding strap for optimal keyboard functionality, extra 4006 chips (discontinued), and a reliable power supply. The 3D case, printed using hatchbox brand yellow PETG with designs from tillerphoto.

Stay true to the iconic EDP Wasp sound with the Jasper synth, as its only modifications are the addition of MIDI functionality, enhancing its versatility."

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Superbooth 2023: PWM - Mantis

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"Paul from PWM gave a us preview of Mantis, which is the last synth designed by Chris Huggett [EDP Wasp creator] before he passed away. The Mantis is described as a Wasp Mark II with an Oscar- inspired dual filter, and two analog signal paths that make it duophonic. The oscillators are numerically calculated on power-up using then move into the analog domain, where everything is digitally controlled.

The Mantis mixer allows users to balance between oscillator one and two, add noise, and ring mod. It has a deep, but simple to use modulation section, two envelopes with a unique sustain fall feature and 100 factory patches and 100 user patches. The instrument also includes a few digital effects at the end of the signal path that help sweeten the sounds and make it more of an all-around performance instrument.

While the instrument is still in development, PWM showcased the circuit boards that are provide a preview of the final sound of the Mantis.

PWM Mantis Available: Late Summer 2023

Price 1,599 Euro. 1,349 GBP"

PWM Mantis // released today

video upload by Starsky Carr

"A brand new synth from PWM - a new company with lots of history. Paul has worked extensively in the industry. Most interesting here are his connections from his time at Novation as the BassStaion 2 product lead. You may know that the inventor of the classic WASP and OSCAR, Chris Huggett, was involved there, and before his unfortunately untimely death he was working with Paul on this new synth. Paul has brought it to life with his families blessing.

A great story, and a great little synth. Still has a couple of pre production hoops to jump through but will be available soon."

Duophonic Hybrid-Analogue Synthesiser

• 200 Patches
* All patches in RAM so can be overwritten
* Bank A: 100 Factory presets
* Bank B: 100 User presets (all set to initial patch)
* Compare function
* Initialise patch function

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EDP Wasp 25-Key Analog Synthesizer

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EDP GNAT made in UK

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Will Gregory: My Favourite Synthesizers

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This one is in via John L Rice.

"Composer, producer and one half of Goldfrapp, electronic musician Will Gregory has an amazing collection of modern and vintage synthesizers, including the ultra-rare Korg PS-3300 polysynth. In our latest video feature, Will opens up about the instruments that mean the most to him — and shows us how great they can sound in the right hands. Did you know you could play a Minimoog using a Yamaha WX7 Wind Controller?

00:00 - Start
00:16 - Intro with Will Gregory
02:20 - Roland Jupiter-4
06:40 - Composition and Production Process
08:05 - Minimoog with Yamaha WX7 Wind Controller
13:52 - Improvising with Hard Disk Recording
15:48 - Electronic Dream Plant Wasp
18:48 - Korg PS-3300 Polysynth
24:54 - Unexpected Results
27:05 - Moog Polymoog
32:05 - Outro

Goldfrapp - https://www.goldfrapp.com
Moog Ensemble - https://willgregorymoogensemble.co.uk"

EDP Wasp

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Runningonair Studio Tour

I Rebuilt My 90s Music Studio! video upload by

"After several years of collecting and fixing various synths and pieces of equipment, I finally have the studio I had in the 90s once more. In this video I do a brief over view of the setup and highlight the role of various pieces of equipment along with musical examples.

Title/Closing Track:
Less than Human
https://open.spotify.com/track/5Pw3eJ...

If you'd like to support the channel, you can check out my tracks below:

Bandcamp
https://runningonair.bandcamp.com/

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fNUf...

Swarm of Wasps - Minute ish Jam - NO TALKING NO EFFECTS 7 Layers of the Behringer Wasp

video upload by HansiLa

"Another minute (ish) jam. This one consists of the Behringer Wasp mono synthesizer layered 7 times (8 if you count the duplication and panning of one of the tracks). I had some fun tweaking the high pass filters on a couple patches to create a snare and high hat.

Every sound on this jam is from the Behringer Wasp.

As always there are no effects and the only processing is panning so you can really get a feel how the Wasp sounds with other instruments... in this case, itself.

Enjoy and thanks!"

ELectronic Dream Planet - EDP WASP - Serviced + Kenton PRO-KADI MkII w/ Manual

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"Recently serviced by analoglab in LA & ready to record. Sounds amazing! USA power + Kenton Pro Kadi MK2 for sequencing."

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