RADCASTle Documentation

You might remember the RADCASTle from this video. Docs and images are up here.

RADCASTle stands for "Really Awesome Digitally Controlled Analog Synthesis Tool, limited edition"

"The analog boards were purchased from Ray Wilson of Music From Outer Space. The team developed custom boards to interface the various analog synth boards with a PIC microcontroller through digital-to-analog converters."

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MOOG SOURCE With Sync In

via this auction

"16 programmable presets are available. The unusual thing about this synth is that instead of the common "Cassette Interface" on the back of most of the Sources, this one has a 5-pin jack that says SYNC IN. I have read that this was a feature that made the Source usable with some Roland equipment of the same era. I've never used this feature but I noticed it was unusual. I couldn't find any mention of the Sync In feature in the manual, it only talks about the models with the Cassette Interface."


Anyone know more about the Sync In?

Update via Kelly in the comments: "There were three eras of Sources. the earliest does not have DIN Sync. Then there is a "retrofit" era where it was added at the factory but without any silkscreening, so labels were affixed to the outlets. Then the final run that the silkscreening in black (like the one pictured)."

via Zero: "It's a DIN Sync jack making it compatible with Roland Drum machines of the era. I think it was 24ppq."

via Analogika: "The Sync input was standard on all later Sources (it's mentioned in my manual as an addendum from February 9, 1983). There was a period were the cassette input was re-assigned to sync in via factory retrofit, and a sticker applied to the rear of the case.

It's a rather bizarre semi-solution.

The arpeggiator needs a clock signal in order to run, but the actual notes are triggered by pulses to the "reset" in.

The sequencer will run in sync to the DIN 24 signal, AFAIK - I must confess I've never tried it, and my Source is currently cased up for live performance. :-)

-chris."

Update2: you can find a doc on the drum interface for the Source here.

Oberheim FVS-1 4 Voice Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

::vtol:: "bonds - sound - nodes - corners" synth installation

YouTube via Vtolus
"my special creation, made using Clavia Nord Modular g2 and 4 "bodies". some more info and shots -http://samoletuvvp.narod.ru/vto/abra.html"

Get To Know Your Gear: Episode 1

Get To Know Your Gear: Episode 1 from Blorp Corp on Vimeo.

Roland Juno-106

Get To Know Your Gear: Episode 2 from Blorp Corp on Vimeo.

Roland RE-201

Get To Know Your Gear: Episode 3

Get To Know Your Gear: Episode 3 from Blorp Corp on Vimeo.

UA LA-610 Mk II

machinedrum idm with juno 106

YouTube via 909techno
"messing around with machine drum triggering juno 106. DCO's on the juno? still sound beautiful to me!"

machinedrum loves juno 106

"machine drum triggering juno 106. some ctrl-all action, juno into the md. some random knobs twists - i still don't know much about the md's input machines.

i think this is why i'll never sell the 106. maybe my vco monosynths have a bit more refined sound but that juno saw is still nice.

same for the md. i'm using the user wave version btw. maybe a few samples. i don't know. just got the md out after a long break. mki. chaining two patterns at times."

machinedrum loves juno 106 part 2


elektron machinedrum random stream

"random stream from my machinedrum. just flicking through patterns. many with bad feedback so watch your ears.

really not worth watching unless you've watched every other machinedrum video and still want more.

userwave vesion in use."

Ensonic ESQ-1 synthesizer expander cartridge SQX-20

via this auction

"Blank expander cartridge used for ESQ-1 synthesizers. Cosmetically looks like new. These are extremely hard to find."

Casio CZ3000

via this auction

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Spectral enso

YouTube via Sigmuntowski. follow-up to this post
"This is a ten minutes excerpt of a new piece from me called "Spectral enso". (Enso is the circle sign of Zen buddhism.)

The drone sound of the music is based upon five layers: 1. a deep filter modulated bass drone (Doepfer MS-404), 2. a very soft rectangular wave drone sound (Yamaha Electone), 3. a looped tampura sample, 4. a very slow and delayed sequence of seven notes, tuned into just intervals to the drone's F base note (Doepfer A-100) and 5. a F major chord (Crumar Multiman S) forced through a phaser.

The video is nothing more than a circle with modulated colors and a moved video feedback, mixed with an image of blue and yellow colors. The video effects are done by TroikaTronix Isadora in real-time.

So this is served best with iced tea and ten minutes nothing to do... ;-)"