Modular synthesis: the Moog to reacTable

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"The sound of generators
The synthesizer requires a module that is capable of generating some sort of initial sound on which amendments will be introduced later with other modules. The sound of generators, therefore, constitute the fundamental basis from which will synthesize a sound more complex. We could differentiate 4 basic types of sound generators:

* Oscillators: These are modules that allow generate a wave periodic simple. These were the essential element in the early analog electronic synthesizers, since there are electronic circuits capable of generating these waves simple (oscillators). In the world of electronics, these oscillators are called Voltage Controlled Oscilators (VCO), or voltage controlled oscillator, which let you control the pitch of the wave generated depending on the voltage of an external signal. I list below some examples of simple waves generated by the module oscillator Audio Architect.

* Table-wave oscillators (digital synthesis): The electronic analog only allows certain types of simple wave (sine waves, square, the sawtooth or triangular). In software synthesizers, however, it is possible to generate waves somewhat more complex simply "drawing" it with the mouse. The computer stores that drawing in what is called a "wave table" and then the module oscillator is capable of generating a wave of real agreement on how stored at that table. In the examples shown a subsequent wave of this kind.

* Schedule of waves or Samples: In electronic music, a "sample" is a piece of music or sound previously recorded, and also to be stored as a wavetable. Thus, we can record the sound of a drum battery or a musical note of a saxophone and incorporate them into our synthesizer, so that we can then use as a source of sound in our synthesizer, and apply changes of tone, phase, and so on. This is not unique to computers. The famous Mellotron (1960) and its precursor, the Chamberlin (1946) had a keyboard and a set of samples recorded on tape that was played by touching the keys of the instrument. These instruments were the parents of current samplers.

* Generators noise: Well, that generate noise, noise as it appeared acompañanado the "snow" in the old tels when it had not been tuned a program."

close up der Woche #41/08 -Moog EQ

Moog 3-Band Equalizer

via Aliens Project.

You can see previous close ups here.

AH Bay Area 2008 official date

"http://www.fdiskc.com/ahcali/
Saturday, October 25th 2008 at the TechShop in Menlo Park, be there or
be square.

We'd like to have a Moog Foundation raffle as we have for the last few
years, so if anyone wants to step up and handle the
tickets/collection/etc for that, please contact me.

Actually, if you're planning on going, I'd like it if you signed up
for the AHCali list (link in url above) and RSVPed there, so we have
some idea the size of the crowd we'll have.

-Brandon"

Mirror of the Creator

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"Buchla Lopass Gate Clone Revision 2.0 has arrived for testing!!!"

natural rhythm music

Casio CZ-101

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x0xb0x - Best Roland TB-303 Synthesizer Clone

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Features:
* Pure analog voice circuitry
* Critical analog components including:
o 2SC1583, 2SC2291, 2SC945P transistors
o 2SK30AO and 2SK30AY JFETs
o AN6562 and BA6110 Op-Amps
o LA4140 Power Amplifier
o 1% Thin-film resistors
* Calibrated with high-end oscilloscope
* High-quality Lexan overlay
* Clear back panel
* Un-modded (original sound)
* Contact us for x0xio I/O and Overdrive kit
* Other features:
o MIDI Play
o PC hookup (software included)
o EEPROM for 128 banks of track memory/64 banks of pattern memory
o Computer download and upload of saved tracks/patterns
o Upgradeable firmware (preloaded latest v1.05. Will be upgraded to sokkos at customer's request)

Input/Output:
* DINSYNC (in/out)
* MIDI-in
* MIDI-out
* MIDI-thru
* CV (⅛")
* Gate (⅛")
* MIX-in (¼")
* Headphone (¼")
* Line-level out (¼")
* USB for computer interface & control

WERSI Bass Synthesizer

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"This is a vintage synthesizer from the German company, Wersi. As you'd expect from German engineering, Wersi is the BMW of synthesizers and organs.

FEATURES & CONTROLS
36 keys cover the C below a bass guitar open E string up to the B on the 16th fret of the G string without using the glide control. Push buttons select 2 bass guitar synthesized tones: 1) bass guitar, 2) damped bass guitar. Then there are eight synthesized pipe organ tones: 3) 16' sawtooth wave, 4) 8' sawtooth wave, 5) 8' square wave, 6) 16' sine wave, 7) 8' sine wave, 8) 4' sine wave, 9) 2' sine wave and 10) 1' sine wave. Any or all voices can be combined together. A pitch control on the rear panel 'tunes' the unit to different reference frequencies, if desired (say, when your guitarist thinks he's SRV and tunes his guitar half a step low).
SOUND
As mentioned, the bass guitar sound is excellent. Add in some of the deep, growly pipe organ sounds of the 16 and 8 foot pipes with a rotating speaker effect and you can mimic some of today's sounds easily."

CONNECTIONS
There is a high and low output, both TRS 1/4" and a 'pedal' input to control this unit from bass foot pedals. See photo of rear panel. Of course, a power cable is required and I will include the rather unique one that came with the unit."


The Wersi Bass Synthesizer YouTube via AutomaticGainsay

"The unit in the video is a Wersi prototype of this model; it looks smaller and has different switches and knobs, but the sounds are the same.

Moog Rogue

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cellar

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"Moved the machine down to the basement while waiting for some electrical work to be finished up in the studio"

A bit steam punk.

Event Arranger

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"Beginnings of John Blacet's Voltage Controlled Clock with Event Arranger from the Feb '78 issue of Synapse magazine."

Interesting. I didn't realize Blacet went that far back. Anyone know when they started as modular company?

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