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Specializing, but not limited to Mutable Instruments Shruthi & Ambika and Eurorack DIY.

Elements & Mikrophonie

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"I've been beta testing the new set of MI modules the past couple months. Elements by far is my favorite. The others are amazing in their own right, but Elements is something special. Hook a Mikrophonie up to it and it becomes unworldly."

Laurentide SynthWorks 16

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"Had a bunch of drum modules laying around waiting to be cased up. Finally made some time to get it done. Of course, Braids steals the show as usual."

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Laurentide SynthWorks 15 Knobcon Edition

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"Last patch on the last day at Knobcon. What an amazing and inspiring weekend. I am humbled by all of the positive responses I received. It was good to finally put faces to a lot of the social media friends and acquaintances. Looking forward to next year for sure!"

Check out a pic of the man behind Laurentide SynthWorks with Herb Deutsch here!

Knobcon 2014 Synth Meet Video via Stephen Drake

Published on Sep 14, 2014 Stephen Drake

"Some videos from around the exhibition room."

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Laurentide SynthWorks 14 - Werkstatt Mod Walkthrough

Published on Sep 9, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks

"Demo of the VCO/Ext. Mixer and Glide circuits added. The VCO of the Werkstatt and the External IN at the rear panel jack are fed into a mixer with volume control. The EXP VCO IN jack is fed into a glide circuit. The Werkstatt glide is part of the keyboard which scales 3V/Oct, so it's useless for 1V/Oct tracking."

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Laurentide SynthWorks 13 (ft. moog werkstatt)

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"Finally took the werkstatt for a proper test drive with the eurorack so I could get a decent demo of it in action utilizing some of the mod's. It starts the video out. The LFO is being modulated by Mutable Instruments Tides (slope is being modulated by a Make Noise DPO in LFO mode. The V/Oct is controlled by a sequence). The combined modulation of the Werkstatt LFO with it's own rate and Tides creates interesting variations of the rate. The Werkstatt LFO is controlling the PWM. The sequence is from Make Noise Rene. The VCF Out on the Werkstatt is going into a passive diode clipper (this is a prototype and part of a small line of devices that I am working on getting manufactured). Drums are handled by Mutable Instruments Peaks. The clicky hi-hat-y part is a Mutable Instruments Braids. The other sequence is a Make Noise STO controlled by a clocked set of Pressure Points.. Some Concertmate MG-1 'Bell Tone' for filler added. Then just some reverb and delay."

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Laurentide SynthWorks 12 (modified moog werkstatt)

Published on Aug 14, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks

"ATTENTION: Ear Piercing Frequencies Contained Within! Intended for Demo Purposes ONLY!

Just finished up modding the Werkstatt. Kept the mods fairly simple, with exception to the Gate IN (trace cutting and op amp adding). Also, the audio IN takes advantage of the jumper between the VCO and VCF. I removed the jumper and wired the swithed jack between it. When a jack is inserted, the VCO is silenced. For me that was ideal as the VCO is pumped into the VCF fairly hot. This way send the VCO into an attenuator and then back in (along with some other VCO's).

Drop me a line if you have a werkstatt you'd like modded @ laurentidesynthworks@gmail.com"

Laurentide SynthWorks 11 (modded Roland MC-202 demo-ish)

Published on Aug 9, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks

"I just acquired a 202 and right away started to mod it. So many possibilities with this little thing.

If you have a 202 and want it modded, drop me a line: http://laurentidesynthworks.blogspot...."

Moog Werkstatt Mods by Laurentide Synthwerks Continued

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"I designed a panel for the row of jacks I'll be adding to the back. Most of them are just taken right from the header patchbay. Instead of a straight VCO out, I'll route the square and saw waves to separate jacks. I'll more than likely remove the jumper on the PCB between the VCO and VCF and normal it to the Audio IN. This way I can send audio through without the VCO mixed in. Having the saw and square waves separate I can route those through modules and add other VCO's, then through a mixer and back into the Audio IN on the Werkstatt. The overall plan is is to keep everything relatively simple but still useful. The thing that makes the Werkstatt so much fun is its simplicity. I could go crazy and add a daughter board with a 2nd VCO with saw/square/triangle, a mixer section, a noise source, S&H, etc etc etc all with SMD parts, then create a new case with knobs and switches galore.... but why?! I have plenty of other synths that do that.

I may add a midimplant though. We shall see.

EDIT: of course I messed up on the panel above. Labeled VCO Square out as Tri. Bummer I already ordered it. Oh well. I wanted to add another hole so I can have an out for each of the LFO wave anyway.

Once I nail down a panel design, I'll offer to do this mod if there's enough interest."

Laurentide SynthWorks 9 - moog werkstatt-01 Mod Video

Published on Jul 10, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks

"1st modification of my werkstatt: adding an ext gate IN jack. All info on it is here: http://laurentidesynthworks.blogspot....

effects used: moogerfooger MF-104M Delay & Electro Harmonix Cathedral Reverb"

Follow-up to this post.

Moog Werkstatt-Ø1 Mods via Laurentide SynthWorks

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"I finally found some time to start poking around inside the Werkstatt. First on the list is adding a Gate IN to trigger the envelope. I followed peff's idea of using a voltage follower for the Gate IN. I did a breadboard test and had it running in minutes..."

Laurentide SynthWorks #8

Published on Jun 27, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·48 videos

"Received the Moog Werkstatt-01 today. Seriously, this thing is awesome! It doesn't do much, but what it does is huge. The drums and sequence are all from the Eurorack. Around 1:30 the Werkstatt comes in."

Moog Werkstatts on eBay
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Laurentide SynthWorks #7

Published on Jun 26, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·46 videos

"So, this one doesn't really qualify as part of the LSW series, as I'm not using any DIY modules (other than the 4MS SCM and RCD), but I'm posting it as such anyway.

Modules used:
Mutable Instruments Braids, Frames, Tides & Peaks
4MS: RCM & SCD (both with breakout panels)
Make Noise: Maths, Function, Optomix, Echophon & DPO (as an LFO)"

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TTSH Test 1

Published on May 13, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·44 videos

"First patch after completing (and losing hair trying to track down a a couple issues which ended up being several bad transistors). Still need to calibrate everything but still fun as hell."

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Laurentide SynthWorks Sequence #3

Published on Apr 26, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·43 videos

"Lotsa layers. Starts with a loop on the Phonogene of an STO. The "Shape" is modulated by Tides. The Tides "Shape" is modulated by Maths. The Phonegene "Organize" is also being modulated by Tides.

The next voice is pretty much the same thing as above, but being sequenced by Pressure Points. The variable wave out is fed into the Phonogene and mixed with the loop, which is fed into the Echophon, then into the Optomix.

The 3rd voice is the DPO Final wave sequenced by Rene. It's "Shape" & "Angle" are modulated by Function. The DPO output is fed into Ripples, then into the Optomix. The Optomix combined out is sent into the Music Thing Spring and out to the mixer.

The final voice is a Dave Smith Mopho X8 (well, an X4 and a tetra) played in realtime."

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Laurentide SynthWorks #6

Published on Apr 25, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·43 videos

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"Ok, firstly. This is not meant to sound 'good'. Just a quick demo of using 2 MIDIpals chained for multi effects.

I have the 1st MIDIpal set to the sequencer with a simple sequence playing. It is then feeding into the 2nd MIDIpal which is set to the delay app. That's a fun app to play with on a poly synth. I have the Ambika broken up into 2 parts. Part 1 is 4 voices and controlled by the MIDIpals. Part 2 is 2 voices and controlled by the QuNexus."

synthesizers.com Modular Synth with 808 Kick & Laurentide DIY Modules

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"This system started out as the entry system. I upgraded the case to Studio 22 walnut. Entire system is just over 1 years old. Every module works 100% and are all in like new condition. The system has never left my smoke free studio. Top of the case has some minor scratches and dings. Nothing unusal or unsightly. Some of the modules are DIY and/or have modifications that I did. Head over to Laurentide SynthWorks to check out the quality of my work.

Due to the size, weight and expense, I will not offer shipping.

List of modules. Please read carefully:
Q104 MIDI Interface
Q105 Slew Limiter
Q124 Multiples
C104 Odyssey of Sound VCO (Corsynth)
Q106 With Calibrated Range Switch (also, Linear Freq is rerouted to Soft Sync)
Q106 With Calibrated Range Switch. This one I made the CRS PCB myself.
Q123 4 Channel Mixer
Q117 Sample & Hold + Q110 Noise Modules mounted in 1 Space Re:Synthesis Panel. I replaced the S&H input jack with a switching jack and wired the pink noise directly to it. If a jack is inserted, it breaks the noise input.
Q125 Signal Processor
Hexinverter Symple Seq with Re:Synthesis 1 Space Panel
Q109 EG (2)
Jmej 808 Kick crudely mounted in the Noise Panel
Q150 Transistor Ladder Filter
Q107 SVF with Resonance Overload Switch Mod. There is an internal jumper to overload the resonance. I brought the jumper to the front panel with a toggle switch.
Q108 Amp (2)

I have a Q130 Clipper/Rectifier that's not in the case but also included with the system.

Cables:
8 12" (brown)
7 24" (red)
5 36" (orange)
2 48" (yellow)"

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Laurentide SynthWorks PolyLAB Update

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"List of things competed:

Prototype Case built
LFO, S&H, Globals PCB, Saw2Tri, Midi2CV, Power Supply & Transformer all mounted
Globals Panel Prototype built
MIDIpal LCD and Encoder installed and mounted to Globals Panel
To Do:
Wire it up!
I built a quick-and-dirty power buss board, but I did order a PCB. Just waiting for that and 1 10k Pot for Voice 2 Resonance. I ended up going with the Midimplant MIDI2CV with a MIDIpal for the dispatch to achieve poly. The nice thing about the Midimplant is 1 board has 2 independent midi2cv's. Each can be assigned a MIDI channel and have their own V/Oct & Gate. Wish I had read the spec more clearly before I ordered a 2nd one. Guess one can never have too many midid2cv's.

Hopefully 1 more month and the prototype will be complete! Then, this spring I'll try my hand at bending aluminum."

Mutable Instruments Frames Hidden Feature?

Published on Jan 15, 2014 Laurentide SynthWorks·47 videos

"Holding down DEL while powering it up turns it into a crazy CV modulator."