"This is a slightly slimmed down Okita Vocoder. I built it from an old school kit. Much time went into this! I had to etch the boards and drill every hole. I built it per schematic and there were a few errors in the original design that have been removed or corrected. After having fun with it for a couple months I've decided to get rid of it and build one that is completely me design and does exactly what I want it to do.
If you're interested in this I will be selling it for a fair amount. mshaner84@gmail.com for details."
"I've been working on a guitar synth the past few days. I'm building a mini and mega version. Basically the mega version has more sub-octaves, pwm, and a vca for A/D controls.
I'm stuck on the layout. I just can't decide how I want things laid out. Ideally, I want each section (mixer/pwm/EF, etc) together but trying to lay them out symmetrically has been difficult for me. The posistion of the knobs must follow to the layout in order to fit in the case properly. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Just to let you know I'm not using 1v/oct frequency converter to control the vco's and it tracks pretty darn well. I'm sync'ing 40106 vco's that are based around my design. It's a fairly simple circuit that is a helluva lot of fun to play with!
The layout doesn't have the stompswitch or led indicator on there yet, but it'll go in the middle towards the bottom. The back will have vc inputs for each pwm, vco freq, and vcf." See the thread for updates.
YouTube via peahix. Be sure to check out optigan.com blogtigan! for more. "Over the years, I've had lots of folks propose various schemes for making new Optigan discs using computer software. Finally, someone has come through with a workable system! Robert Becker is the engineering wizard that made this technological advance possible! And what kind of sounds do I give him to make the first test disc with? Crappy-ass cheesy 80s synth pop!!
OK, this is just a quickie demo, and actually the sound quality on this video isn't that great but trust me, the disc sounds fantastically lo-fi and sounds just like an Optigan disc except with brand new sounds!
We screwed up a few of the chord button assignments, but that's an easy fix. The drum sounds are from an Oberheim DMX. The chord patterns are sounds from Native Instruments Reaktor, sequenced in Cubase. And the scale tones are also from Reaktor.
We're working on developing a scheme for making more discs and making them available. All I can say right now is that generating a master is very expensive, and additional copies are also quite expensive. So unfortunately we won't be able to just do whatever the hell we want. But soon I'll post a survey of some sort at optigan.com so y'all can weigh in on what kinds of discs you'd put down some cash for!
Oh, and yes- we'll be able to make new Orchestron discs too! (In theory we could make new Talentmaker discs, but the demand for those probably would not justify the expense.)"
via REwire: "I just got the Serge Creature M-Module from Sound Transform Systems. I always loved the Serge sound, particularly the filter, but couldn't find an easy way to incorporate it into my Eurorack system. The Creature is a half width M-Class panel that's practically a whole synth in one with many modules performing multiple functions. To fit it in, I used a Buchla box (doesn't everyone have one?) that it almost perfectly fit in save for 1/4" on one side. The power supply has a jack to ground to my Eurocase and the MakeNoise Format Jumbler is doing well connecting the bananas to my other stuff. This demo is all made with just the Creature, nothing else interfacing but CV and gate in. Thanks to Rex Probe for really hooking me up!!" Demo: REwire_-_Serge_Creature_Demo.mp3
via Clawjob: "Thought the readers might like to know... I preordered Korg DS-10 and it seems the release date has been pushed back to 11/14 rather than mid-October."
Click here for more videos on the Sensomusic Usine product page. You might remember Usine from this post. "Usine is a universal audio software especially designed for live or studio utilisation. Usine is made by musicians and audio engineers to respond to their specific problems in a lot of domains like live sampling, effect processing or sound design. Usine is a real musical instrument, flexible and powerful if you like to transform, resample the sound on stage (not only push the play button of your sequencer!), improvise and create unusual effect." It's beginning to look like a Lemur for the laptop.
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