08modular

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"Elby Design Synthacon Filter, Super Psycho LFO, Wiard Wogglebug"

eurowoggle

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Euro Wogglebug

Sept 07

Ems synthi aks
serge modular
waldorf pulse
alesis andromeda a6
roland tr 606
xoxbox
elektron machinedrum
eurorack ( Plan b, livewire,cgs,doepfer)

flickr via cray5656
aka ghostdog.

music to play in the dark

flickr by cray5656.

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Another synth in the dark, this one via ghostdog in the comments of this post.

Guess the synths.

Roland Oberheim

Title link takes you to some tracks previous unreleased by Ross Healy, aka Cray5656, primarily featuring the Roland Jupiter-8 and Oberheim Xpander.

Serge modular recordings via cray5656

Update via cray5656 in the comments: "i have added another all serge track: link"

Grant Richter on Cutting Down Modular Costs

Update: Adding a shot from this previous post on what this could look like. The shot is an Elby Designs Steiner VCF via cray5656's flickr set.

Via Grant Richter on the Wiard list:

"If the public could change their perception of how a synthesizer module must be constructed, we could have a renaisance unlike anything in the past. The single most expensive component in a synthesizer is the aluminum faceplate. There is only one source for turnkey faceplates in the US and they are obscenely expensive. I pay $70 each for 1200 series faceplates. Your only other option involves using 4 different vendors. One to get the metal blanks, one to put the holes in them, another to anodize them and another yet to silkscreen them. Each step is a chance for errors to creep in. Also, there are 5 shipping charges to move everything from place to place or lose the whole batch. Or drop the box...

The people who make printed circuit boards are used to doing most of these operations to a higher degree of precision and more quickly and cheaply than machine shops. If the buying public was willing to accept faceplates made from fiberglass instead of metal, it would open the floodgates to new module designs.

You can hardly see the difference either, the fiberglass is painted and silkscreened just like the metal. Plus fiberglass is lighter and stiffer. I have heard this idea repeatedly from many people, but no one believes people will buy modules with fiberglass faceplates. It is not historical.

There are also design advantages to PC material faceplates. The faceplate can become part of the circuit. Touch switches for triggers or mode selects are essentially free. Things that are expensive in metal, like slots for linear pots or perforated grills for speakers, now cost a few pennies instead of a few dollars.

It is a practical idea, but the world is not yet ready for it."

cardboard wiard

flickr by cray5656.

fav synth books

flickr by cray5656 aka Ross.

I added a couple of these to my book links on the right of the site. Take a look at the list. If you think there are other books I should add to the list, feel free to comment.

Plan B Knobs on Doepfer

cray5656 replaced the knobs on his Doepfer modular with Plan B knobs. Pretty nice. I see Livewire there as well. Title link takes you to cray5656's flickr set.

music to play in the dark

flickr by cray5656

Title link takes you to more.

New Bananas

flickr by cray5656.

serge
Plan b
Livewire
doepfer

Update via Cray:
"Forgot to mention the brilliance of Mr Stones work, all you see there is bananafied! Even then modules that look like normal 1/8 inch jacks are banana plugs!"

More shots.

Analogue Haven to Carry Blacet

Via ross healy, aka cray5656:

"Hi Matrix
Ross here in AUstralia
Just thought you may like to know that Analog Haven will be selling
Blacet modules as of Wednesday."

Title link takes you to the Blacet page on Analogue Heaven.


Update: If you click on the link for Ross Healy above, you will notice it takes you to a wikipedia article with the following:

"This Digital Ocean is an electronic and industrial band.

Originally formed in the early 90's Ross Healy, Simon Bowley and Tristan Upton were all friends of electronic music. TDO released 2 albums with German "Machinery Records".

Ross went on to record under alias Amnesia for SOUR UK Drum N Bass label and as Cray for French label Bip Hop records.

Ross also teamed up with Simon Bowley to release an album for Australian Creative Records as 56k.

Ross died on his birthday in 2005."

I just wanted to personally thank Ross for coming back from the dead for this post.

Banana Plantation

flickr by cray5656.

Serge and Plan B

Title link takes you to more.

matrixsynth2 - New Flickr Shot

flickr by cray5656, who gave us this wonderful set.

Funny. : ) Thanks cray5656! Now I just need one of those mirror effects where you see the site within the site, within the site,...

Wonder what Matrixsynth1 was. Hmm....

Update: here's the post where this was taken from.

cray5656's Flickr Set

Sent my way via cray5656. Title link takes you there. These are some nice shots.

JP8 CLRTRK - New Flickr Set

flickr by cray5656. Title link takes you to more shots of the Roland Jupiter 8 sent my way via Ross Healy.