GRENDEL DRONE COMMANDER HAND BUILT ANALOG SYNTH

YouTube via EA78751
"http://ericarcher.net/devic...

Shown with red panel / silver text / natural aluminum knobs.
Filter CV In & Clock Out.
Enclosed in a steel ammunition can with detachable lid."

via this auction

"The Grendel Drone Commander is an incredibly portable and versatile Analog Droning Synth, built by Eric Archer.

'With a total of 9 knobs, the Drone Commander offers two manually-tuned oscillators and two LFOs, plus an unusually colorful and nasty filter. LFO1 is an analog variable-shape oscillator, and LFO2 is a pulse waveform that auto-synchronizes to LFO1 at a ratio of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x. Both LFOs can be routed to the filter for rhythmic patterns. A line-level output jack is provided for connection to amplifiers or effects.
Six of the Drone Commander’s nine knobs double as push-pull switches to control signal routing and waveform selection.
The Drone Commander is housed in a dark green military ammunition case with engraved aluminum control panel. The case is welded steel with an easily removable, rubber gasketed lid. There is almost no plastic in the drone commander! It measures 10″(w) x 7″(h) x 3.5″(d), and weighs about 6 lbs.
The unit is powered by a 9V battery accessible through a slide-out drawer in the side, as well as a 9VDC adapter.'"

Ham Heart Analog Synth Noise Box W/ LFO FM circuit bent

via this auction
follow-up to this post
"This is a handmade Ham Heart, 100% analog synthesizer.

It features 2 squarewave oscillators, with one acting as an frequency modulating LFO.

The main oscillator is triggered by the 3 yellow buttons, each one represents a different frequency range. These buttons allow you to play the device rhythmically or piece together simple melodies.

The LFO has a 2 position frequency range switch, allowing for a great variety of sounds and textures. From slow rhythmic beeps and buzzes up through swarms of mosquitoes. With both the LFO and main oscillator in their highest ranges some really nice glitchy, distressed landing pod chirps and buzzes can be had.

There is also a modulation depth control allowing for subtle pitch modulations and/or complete clangorous metallics.

The controls:
The yellow push buttons trigger and select the frequency range of the main oscillator.
The two large green knobs control the pitch of the main oscillator and LFO.
The small yellow knob on the lower left is the modulation depth control.
The small yellow knob on the upper right is the master volume control.
The green toggle switch is the frequency range selector for the LFO.
The yellow toggle switch selects between fine/coarse frequency modulation.

6.35mm (1/4 inch) audio output
2.1mm 9v DC input (tip -)
On/Off switch
Metal, lime green face plate
6 legged beast and Ham Heart logo drawings.
Rubber feet"

Roland Juno 60 Vintage Analog Synthesizer

via this auction

Doepfer A-188-1 BBD

via this auction

Plogue Chipsounds review - retrogaming nostalgiap

Keyswitching with Plogue Chipsounds

YouTube via Torley

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Cynthia Photon and Logipac

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Big City Music Welcomes Welcomes HamHeart Synthesizers

via the Big City Music blog

"We're super excited to announce that we will now be offering HamHeart synths. These little beauties should be available late next week! Woohoo."

http://bigcitymusic.com/

Note: this is the first post on HamHeart Synthesizers.

Another symphonic theme

YouTube via attorks.

"This theme is somewhat like the symphonic theme I uploaded in February of this year, yet it is also quite different ;-)

The 3 rows of the Doepfer MAQ16/3 sequencer drive 4 voices. The first voice you hear is one Q106 VCO through the CGS Steiner Synthacon VCF and the Oakley Equinoxe phaser. The second voice one Q106 VCO through the Q150 transistor ladder filter. These first 2 voices have the same 4 step sequence running on row 3. Then you hear the self build Modular running on row 2 and after that the Creamware Minimax ASB running on row 1. These 2 voices start each with a 4 step sequence which after a while is varied between 5 and 8 steps manually. Then the bass and the theme are played on the Waldorf Q keyboard with a PPG-like sound. The Mellotron-like strings are played on the Roland XP-80. The solo is performed on the Clavia Nord Lead 1.

I noticed the video is gradually getting out of sync with the sound; I don't know what caused that and I also didn't know how to fix that when editing the clip. So, sorry for that."

Pre-order list for Frac Sound of Shadows delay module

via timm AKA Mood Organ on the AH list:

"Fellow Frackers:

Shawn Cleary at Analog Haven has graciously offered to start a pre-order list for Flight of Harmony's Sound of Shadows delay module. Flight says that if we can amass 30 pre-orders, he will do a run of them in Frac format. Flight's estimated price is VERY reasonable but I'll not include it here until I know he's OK with that.

I need not remind you that the Time Machine and Bugbrand delay are the only Frac delay modules and both are difficult to obtain. I haven't had the chance to play with the Bugbrand, but judging from demos the SoS is quite different from the Time Machine.

You can hear some demos here:
http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8461

Read more about it here:
http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7448
http://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8753

Email Shawn and let him know... and remember: why buy 1, when you can buy 2 for twice the price?"

franck vigroux -turntables- live

YouTube via fretless
"excerpt from Franck Vigroux & Marc Ducret concert at Lavoir Moderne, Paris, december 08, film by igor juget."
via d'autres cordes
"a new video of Franck Vigroux improvising with Kaoss pad 2 and 3"