1. CD40106 Oscillator BRAEDBOARD Build and JAM 1|🎶🔌🎹 | #synthesizer #electronicmusic #diysynth
I got a BRAEDBOARD (not a typo) breadboard module for an AE modular synth a while ago. I've only just managed to install it. So I thought I'd try some example circuits out from the AE modular Wiki, just to see if it works ok, and also before I go onto something more complex.
00:00 Intro to the BRAEDBOARD.
01:19 Fitting the module into the synthesizer.
03:55 Building the CD40106 oscillator.
04:46 Trying out with the basic oscillator.
05:56 Adding a filter to it. Altering cutoff and resonance.
06:57 Sequencing the filter cutoff.
08:35 The rest of the jam.
2. CD40106 FM Oscillator 2 |🎶🔌🎹 | #synthesizer #electronicmusic #diysynth
Building a rough CD4106 FM oscillator on a breadboard and making some horrible sounds with it......
Also running it through a sequenced filter and adding some lofi drums.
"I put together this infographic with useful detail about the jacks on the back of the Voyager, including some interesting characteristics not described in the Moog manual. Good for a refresher or quick reference."
"Also! This endeavor brought my attention to a typo on the front panel of my Voyager. Does yours have it too?"
Interesting. Looking at old auction listings it seems to vary. Some have MOD 1 some MOD 2. My Signature Edition has MOD 2.
Playlist:
Tuning and Understanding Kirnberger III from Equal Temperament on Novation Summit
“Jump” synth intro in Kirnberger III
How to tune Pythagorean by ear (on a Notation Summit)
Short jam in Pythagorean tuning
"Trying out 2 80’s/90’s Boss guitar pedals on simple synth notes using the 3-VCO MiniMod voice from AJH Synth for some fat Minimoog sound. This video was mainly to hear what the delay of the DSD-3 sounds like, but I thought I’d add the RV-3 on the end of the signal for some reverb too, to keep it all-guitar pedal. No post-processing, just the raw output of the pedals.
The 1987 Boss DSD-3 is apparently internally identical to the 1985 DSD-2, and shares the ‘long chip’ of the rack-mount SDE-3000. Here I’m just using it as a delay effect, but I’ll experiment with the sampling function in a future video. Excuse the typo in the on-screen titles - this was an 80's pedal, not 90's.
The 1994 Boss RV-3 however is quite a lot different from the 1987 RV-2 - a later and more advanced processor, so it’s bound to sound a little more modern, although it does seem to have that vintage digital metallic quality to the reverb tails sometimes, at least to my failing ears.
You buy these pedals for their character, not their realism, but for me they’re also pedals I wanted when I was a broke teenage guitarist back in the day, so there’s nostalgia and curiosity in them too.
The Synth: The MiniMod is a Eurorack modular synth system, accurately based on the vintage circuitry of the original R.A. Moog Minimoog. It has that huge, rich, warm sound, but with the open architecture/flexibility that modular offers.
"Spec run down. Eye candy and chill tune.What it is and where to get it - below:
Available at:https://x1l3.bigcartel.com/
MX2 is an expander for the manipulator module.
It adds six toggle/latching gates to the main module.
These are tied to the momentary triggers of keys C1 - D3.
The vid run says the module is 8hp. It's actually only 4hp.
Funny enough, i'm not feeling too inclined to re render it all and re-upload the lot for a typo 🙈🙈🤣
Useful for additional control of anything requiering a constant gate.
The frag/shard gates of the shard module being a good example.
Half demo vid - half chill run with some visuals for a bit of fun.
Cheers for checking it out. I hope you enjoy the vid and find the module useful if you choose to pick one up 😊"
"MX2 is a 4HP,, 37mm deep expander for the manipulator module.
Available in yellow or black.
Current draw: V+ 30MA / V- 20MA
MX2 adds six toggle/latching gates to the gate array of the manipulator. The latching gates are tied to the keys C1 - D3.
Power is provided via the expander header. No additional power cable is required.
Works well with shard when the latches are tied to the frag/shard gates and the four CV outputs from manipuilator are used to control the atrophy and osc pitches of the module."
"Maschine+ and aFrame jam, creating a modern take on a classic sea shanty: Hi-ho, Come Blow Me Over
(the title card has a typo)
'Ambience, Seaside Waves, Close, A.wav' by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org
- sorry I forgot to put that in the title card as well for the ocean clip at the end..."
Playlist:
1. 5 Pixels of you - A Holiday Meditation [Dec 25, 2020]
Thinking about how grateful I am for reflective time, and the seasons.
I miss so many of my favourite humans this year. I wish you all peace and reflection.
'Remember to extend grace because we're all just walking each other home.'
"I always disliked the dirty, scratched look of my black #MPC1000XL i once bought 2nd hand. In summer 21 i finally found the time to give it a decent styleflip. I planned to make it look a bit like the gorgous #MPC-60. First the original frontpanel was scanned to have a Photohop background. After all outlines and typo were added i gave a faceplate sticker with cutouts into production. Then the case and the acrylic window with it's deep scratches were sanded. The case got a white painting, the window was polished to high gloss. The window did not come out 100% perfect but much better than before. Btw... toothpaste does NOT do the job. Then I made some 3D-prints for nicer Data and Volume knobs, first in fancy transparent blue and red, later dark grey. Not sure which i like more, tending to the red/blue ones. The last step were some woodcheeks - difficult because the 1000 does have strangely formed sides with all kinds of edges and corners.
Featured gear besides the MPC: #OSCar, #JV-1080, #NordDrum2, DIY-MPC-MuteScener"
The Jupiter-8 also used a Roland IR3109 IC for the VCF, BA662 for the VCA, and IR3R01 for Envelopes.
Via wikipedia: "The voice architecture is almost identical to the Jupiter-6 synthesizer, the service manual states that "The module board of MKS-80 features the following in addition to that of JP-6, its brother module. 1) HPF. 2) Low boost circuit in the 2nd VCA. 3) DC supply current boost circuit (IC50)." The unit is fully capable of producing most of the Jupiter-6's signature sounds, in addition to many sounds unique to the MKS-80. In February 1985, Roland started producing a new revision of MKS-80, known as "Rev 5", that had no ties with any previous Jupiter's hardware, as it used a new generation of both Roland VCO's, VCA's and filter. The Rev 5 filter was also used in JX-8P, JX-10 and MKS-70 synthesizers."
And the following which I thought intersting:
"Confusion with Jupiter 8
In 1998, UK magazine Sound on Sound published an article about MKS-80. It contained a critical typo. Instead of referring to Jupiter 6, the comment about the rack version constantly referred to Jupiter 8, leading to serious confusion and even spreading myths across various online forums. However, once we read that article and replace numbers 8 and 6, the whole part of the article suddenly makes sense:
'The MKS80 delivered the entire Jupiter 6 wish-list and more, including a much larger memory and upgraded internal electronics. Now let's get one thing clear -- despite a few commentators postulating otherwise, the MKS80 had nothing to do with the Jupiter 8. Although there were ultimately to be two versions of the instrument (one with the Jupiter 6's Curtis oscillators, the other with custom chips developed by Roland themselves) both retained the architecture of the Jupiter 6, sounded identical to the Jupiter 6 and, apart from their many enhancements, were the rackmount module versions of the Jupiter 6.'."
Also see this post for The Story of the Roland JUPITER-8 & JUPITER-6.]
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That said, here is the description for the video above:
"Roland MKS-80 - the Super Jupiter. Rolands last analog VCO synth and one that packs all the punch of the mighty Jupiter 8 and 6 into one box
With 8 voices, 16 VCOs, fast envelopes, cross modulation, sync, 2 ADSRs, a very flexible LFO and velocity and pressure sensitivity over Midi, the Super Jupiter was the professional musicians dream module in the mid 80s. Used on countless hit records.
Support this channel on Patreon:
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Through the years the MKS-80 came out in a Rev.4 and a Rev.5 and the debate over which one sounds the best never seems to stop. I don't care about that at all. The versions used in this video are both Rev.5, but as I actually compare these to a Jupiter 8 here, no one should tell me that the Rev.5 can't sound like it. It DOES sound like it, down to 99% and that's enough for me.
A big thanks to Joakim Tysseng for the loan of the Jupiter 8 and a big thanks to Brynjulf Blix for the one MKS-80 and the MPG-80 programmer.
Anders Jensen has as always been very kind too and thanks for the other MKS-80 Anders, as well and for all the driving!
The other MKS-80 programmer I use here is from Retroaktiv and that's a new one. I did a demo of that just a couple of videos before this so check that out if you want to."
Update: moved this post up as I had a typo in the video ID. It should play now.
"After my video about the "One finger Chord" with Arturia KeyStep 37 controller & Sequencer Keyboard ( below ) some people asked me how the keyboard manages chords with the scale quantizer , because doing maj 7 (for exemple) on every key is cool (and lot of good house or rave tracks we were made that way) but most of the time it's better to have chords that fit with the scale you use.
So I did this quick exemple , hope it can help some of you.
Little reminder, on Chord mode you can choose 12 differents chords type and on the Scale Quantizer you can choose between Chromatic /Major/Minor/Blues and User Scale.
For this video I also use the Novation Peak Synth and the Boss DD-8 delay.
Voila.
Leonard de Leonard"
Easy Chords with one finger with Arturia "KeyStep 37" (Feat Novation Peak Synth)
"Quick test of the Chord feat from the "Arturia KeyStep 37" The new Arturia 37 keyboard controller and Sequencer.
For this test the Arturia Keyboard control my Novation Peak Synthesizer."
Yes, I'm aware of the typo. That's how it's listed.
There's also Korg's new fripSide, which isn't a typo. Not sure if that was a reference to "flip side" or other. It would be interesting if using "r" instead of "l" is a new thing and simply a new embracement of the phonetic abroad. If anyone knows feel free to comment. It's silly, but kind of interesting...
