The Three Prototypes

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"Voice of Saturn prototypes, testing out the new ~modulator (middle)"

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Anyone know what that little, yellow, plastic looking monster thing is on the top left of the rightmost prototype?

stg/soundlabs

Just a nice shot of an STG (Suit & Tie Guy) modular system currently on the stg/soundlabs homepage.

Russia's Last Tzar

Another one from Space Opera, Mexican Style.

Moog Little Phatty and a Bear

Electronic Music is Complex

This one in via g2d
via Space Opera, Mexican Style

Electronic Music is Complex
"'Moog' Synthesizer in the 1970s (a pioneering era of Jean Michel Jarre compositions)"

Anyone know more about this shot? Who that is, who's modular, when and where it was used, etc? Also is it all Moog or do you spot anything else in there? What are the bottom modules?

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www.guyd2.com [photography]
www.sweetcucumber.com [blog]
www.pillion.be [music]

Update: It looks like it's Hans Zimmer. via Qwave and Stretta in the comments.

Update via Loren Norell in the comments:
"It is Hans Zimmer, it was taken from an 1980s British magazine (Electronics and Music Maker?). It was in an article on some band that Hans and Warren Cann had formed with some cabaret singer and a concert they gave with too much gear. The modular synth was only a part of what he used in the concert. BTW it is Moog modular with Roland 700 modules and a sequential circuits programmer on the far left. I have that issue of the magazine somewhere, although I'm not sure where it is at the moment."

Tim's Ancient Analog Synthesizer Page

"This is my Monophonic Synthesizer. It was designed and built in the late 1970s. It is shown here with all the patch cords removed so the panels are more visible. Some of the modules were never completed beyond the panel. Click any image for a bigger version."

Tim's Ancient Analog Synthesizer Page

The site includes images, schematics and more general info on the following DIY modules:

VCO
VCF - 2 pole state variable
VCA
ADSR Envelope Generator
Sample and Hold
Ring Modulator
LFO (8038 based)
Pseudo Random Noise Generator
Flanger

via SK

Combined LFO Pattern

YouTube via isotopeofme
"LFOs are great. Modulation is the heart of many good sounds, but a single LFO can get boring. Up, Down, Up, Down. So why not mix 2 of them together? Here's an example of a slightly more complex pattern made by summing 2 midi synchronized LFOs at the Linear VCA.

The patch is extremely basic, a simple 2 OSC saw fed to a 24 DB lowpass filter. the output of the combined LFOs is brought into the secondary VC input on the LPF creating a syncopated pattern.

See more videos here or on my site www.isotopeofme.com"

This Modular Synth Patch Even Smells Like Ass

YouTube via dkimcg
"A drone that used up almost every last patch cable I have. But they all do a little something. The way one small individual fiber is harmless, but combine many together in some Metamucil and you get crap for sure. This patch even smells like ass. Like the big turd that never ends...drone away.

It sounds much better not on youtube.

In PooO'phonic sound here:
http://joekickass.com/donk/sounds/sou..."

SSM2044 VER2.0 BOARD example

YouTube via bluelantern320
"I used a Korg MS2000R for the midi ARP. I used my NExus 6 SYNTH VCO's to go to my SSM2044 VERSION 2 VCF, then to a MFOS DUAL VCA. I used A NADYTMP-3 channel strip to allen&heath mixer and mixed Behringer delay pedal, and V-verb FX. This is to demonstrate Pro Recording Examples using the Module."

Zorlon Cannon

image via felix inferious where you can find some first impressions on the harvestman Zorlon Cannon.

The Gypsy: Circuit bent Casio SK-1 in antique suitcase

YouTube via TheUmbrellaCo
"The Gypsy is third in the tourist series.
New features include a copper touch pad, increased led activity monitoring, more presets, an assignable footswitch output, in panel speaker, and fine pitch trim. availible on ebay!" It looks like the auction ended with 0 bids. It had a BIN of 900. images saved off here. via GetLoFi.


There's also The Skyway by the same bender:

The Skyway, circuit bent SK-1 housed in antique suitcase

You can find more videos here.
"The Skyway is #2 in the Tourist series. It's features are the same for the most part, with the exception of: an improved I/O section, voice volume knobs, activity indicator, larger patch bay, and a custom independent speaker box. Also available on ebay @ item number 190237314770"