EML Product Literature

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EML PRODUCT LITERATURE SYNTHESIZER PRIMER BOOK (RARE)
EML Electronic Music Labs Inc. Vernon CT
Interesting for any vintage synthesizer collector. A great reference for any future buyer of EML instruments. These are my clear copies of EML’s product literature packs.

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Roland Juno-60

Title link takes you to shots via this auction.

How to Boost a Kick

via translucencecs in this VSE thread:

"The way to do it is to EQ your kicks with very little sub. It gets lost because it's inaudible.

The way to make a kick drum really SPANK in a mix is to kill the lowest sub completely, boost low audibles and some high frequencies. For use on the ES-1, try EQ-ing your favourite kick sound before sampling it or copying it to a memory card and on to the ES.

For a quick and easy example, using a 10-band graphic EQ (it approximates to something that a lot of people have), try the following values:

30Hz - as low as the value can go (I use a setting of -36dB)
60Hz - boost by 1-2dB
125Hz - boost by 2-4dB
250Hz - boost by 2-4dB
500Hz - cut back - I use a setting of -3dB
1kHz - cut further back - I use about -5dB
2kHz - boost by 3-5dB
4kHz - boost by 4-6dB
8kHz - boost by 6-8dB
16kHz - leave at 0dB

You'll need to approximate these for other numbers of bands, or parametric EQs, etc. If it helps, draw a curve on raph paper to see what this shape looks like, then apply that shape to your EQ module/unit/software/plugin.

Also, you may find that the boost a 4kHz drowns vocals out, so you may want to tweak that band down a little.

BTW - these may sound like weird values to use, but seriously, TRY it!"

Model13andQuadADSR

flickr by felixinferious.

"Plan B Model 13 Dual Timbral Gate and Doepfer A-143-2 QuadADSR. The first two modules of my modular synth."

Bleep Labs vs. Doepfer

Title link takes you to the audio demo on Old Socks and New Toys.

Chester with Reason

I think he might prefer DaevlMakr.

via CatSynth.com.

100h Monome Coming

"The prototype is moving along. we’re still finalizing each part of the design and trying to figure out how in the world we’re going to manufacture these. some details:

* black walnut base enclosure, measuring about 10.8 inches on each side, about 1.4 inches tall
* anodized aluminum top plate, once again
* new keypad design engineered from the ground up, with several improvements and different feel than the 40h
* the grid pcb prototype was so expensive i think it made me ill, ha

we don’t have enough keypads to fill the entire plate, hence the above photo. we’ll be showing the prototype at the makerfaire in may.

we don’t expect to be shipping until early august. we may consider taking preorders on the first 100 units. we’re uncertain on the price because we haven’t secured all part sources and contracts, but we’re expecting to run between $1200 and $1500. (we’re of course hoping it will be cheaper.)

35 units left as of this posting. wait time of about a week before shipping."

Title link takes you there.

DaevlMakr Daevl.Plugs

"The Daevl.Plugs were built to bring organic qualities to electronic music and digital audio. Many employ random or chaotic processes triggered by peaks in the source material. Standardized controls, one-touch randomization, title links to help docs in each of 9 major and 9 CPU light plug-ins make it easy to put the Daevl into your own productions, up front in a mix or layered beneath for change and interest.

Each has its own strengths depending on source material, but every Daevl.Plug will transmogrify anything: voice, bass, guitar, synthesizers, drums, choirs of heavenly angels... you name it."

daevl.sixcylinder pictured
"Three dual-mono amplitude oscillators in a cat's cradle delay network, daevl.sixcylinder creates shifting, pulsating terrains, from ultra slow oscillation rhythms to synthetic audio rate tones. Source audio is amplitude modulated by three pairs of independent oscillators, each available as sine, triangle or sample and hold. A single value controls crosstalk among all oscillators in the network simultaneously."

Title link takes you to the full line up including samples. Also check out CDM for more including some thoughts from Liz Knight.

simulacreant - Evenfall Mini Modular Tracks

Click here for tracks of the Evenfall Mini Modular by cebec. Via the Matrixsynth forum where you will find more info.

Update: you can now find the track on this post.

Latinsizer Synth Cover Art

Remember these videos by pepemogt of latinsizer? He wrote in with the following: "when i released my first latinsizer album, for the art cover i was try to do something diferent with the art, so i found a guy that his way of living is painting signs for mexican wrestling, and puting them on streets, in your trips to tijuana maybe you have seen this, anyway, i took some synths and drum machines and went to his workshop and ask him to paint them, and also the credits of the record and basically all the art"

Pretty cool...
http://www.myspace.com/latinsizer
http://www.latinsizer.com