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Babybotte Sample

Remember the Babybotte fractal synth that I accidentally called the Babybottle. Yep... Well you can find a sample of it on this post on synth-diy.

09 modular

flickr by cray5656

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"EMS SYnthi AKS, BUCHLA 200e, SERGE, LIVEWIRE,PLAN B DOEPFER,CGS, WIARD"

MiMa feat. Van Halen - Jump! - 2nd version

YouTube via mima14031985

"Hi folks! Here's my second version of Van Halen - Jump, this time featuring the Roland JP-8000, all another story from my previous attempt with the Korg N5. I've also played the 1984 opening song as Jump's intro. My version of 1984 is transposed a semitone up respect to the original, in order to come in with Jump in a perfect fifth (1984 ends in G major, jump starts in C major).
The patch used is the same for both songs, and is the usual used and abused double detuned sawtooth sound, which differs in the 2 songs by it's envelope settings (very slow volume attack and release with filter steady opened for 1984, fast volume attack and release and very slow filter decay for Jump). The bass for 1984 it's also a double detuned sawtooth sound, but this time the 2nd oscillator is 1 octave higher than the 1st. Here we have constant volume but filter envelope with slow attack and release and stronger resonance, in order to obtain that whistleing effect.
As usual comments, while not being offensive, are really appreciated! Enjoy and thanks"

Isidore preparing Absinthe

YouTube via DamagedMeat
"I love Absinth, and I love modular synthesizers, so I thought it would be a good idea to do something featuring those two wonders... And as it actually looked quite good and kinda hypnotic, I taped and uploaded it. This shows the absinth ritual using a see saw brouilleur and Verte de Fougerolles Absinth (I love that brand). The sound of the see saw brouiller is captured by a microphone and used to trigger stuff in the modular synth (Doepfer A100, with the one and only Isidore robot cabinet)... so that every drops (approximately) changes synth parameters such as pan, fm, filters and delay clock. I also added some melody from my micromoog and some rvb (on the moog only).

I had to make several takes and edited the thing while I was totally drunk.
I hope you enjoy it, if you do, don't forget to rate, comment, subscribe and all that stuff."

The METZ Synthesizer

The maker of the METZ synth, Mike Metz, wrote in with more info on his unique creation. You can find more images and what he had to say in the original post. Scroll down to the Update that begins with the image pictured here.

Side note: Mike Metz now runs Thesis Audio Service. It looks like we have a new (old) synth tech in town.

"Since 1976, THESIS AUDIO SERVICE has provided the midwest with quality, afforable repairs, maintenance, and restoration services on all types of equipment for musicians, sound companies and dealers."

SonicLAB: Arturia Origin DSP Modular

see the write-up on Sonic State.

NEW POLIVOKS CLONE VCF COmING SOON

via orange_LED on the forum. Note the image here is actually The Toad (listed for auction here) referenced below, and not the new filter.

"I finished a prototype of this filter and have the pcb laid out already. It is a matter of meeting my budget to have these made. Most likely it will be released late November early december.
Here's the Info.
-it will be self powered and an External VCF for your Modular or DJ/VSt/VA filtering purposes. it will come with a Wall wart plug.
-it has Line Level boosters so if you plug in a 'low' level signal it has a Gain Knob to amplify it. If you do that to a high Synth Level signal you will make a cool distorted signal. It is possible to plug in a guitar direct and amplify.
-there will be 2 of those Boosters and they will have an final 'input' Knob to fine tune Distorted (just the way you want it)sound going into the VCF and Attenuate. Otherwise if you cranked the GAIN all the way it would be over kill sound going direct to the vcf with no way to adjust it. The whole sound input thing was all well thought out.
-it will have (1) onboard LFO, a slim down version of the TOAD lfo.
-I figured out a REZ HACK FOR THIS TOO! there will be 2 switches to give you different flavors of the unique Rez on this thing.
-all the inputs/outputs wil be 1/4" phono
-it will look like the same design as the Toad (lexan and wood) and be called a 'the Tadpole VCF'.
-The size is a little smaller than a DR670 drum machine.
-I have to build one from the final PCB and see about parts/etc before I decide on a price. The goal is to sell it less then 200.00
**Here's more happy news: I got all worked up about this external vcf idea and already have an EMS VCF clone laid out also But I only managed to cram the VCF only, no onboard LFO"

Prototypes

flickr by Dan McPharlin
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A few of these were at this year's Pacific Northwest Synth Gathering. If you go through the foto sets for PNW2008 you will find some. They are really nicely done.