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YouTube via EA78751 | January 08, 2011 |

"Synthesis of complex stereo waveforms with CPLD programmable logic core. (Lattice ispLSI1032E).

If you are comfortable designing DIY digital circuitry with 7400 / CD4k chips, look into CPLDs, they are amazing. Inside a CPLD is a collection of primitive logic elements equivalent to hundreds of 7400/CD4k chips, and through the magic of logic synthesis, these elements are configured by software to realize your circuit. Its like a dream where the chips jump up and plug themselves into your breadboard, and wires magically appear to fulfill the schematics you draw on the screen. Plus they are erasable/reconfigurable indefinitely. It is a very futuristic feeling to use this technology.

I used Lattice's free software environment ispLEVER Classic 1.4 and the ispDOWNLOAD USB JTAG programmer (~$80) to configure these devices.

This is a nice way to familiarize oneself with the toolchain. Once a few more concepts are in place, the power of FPGAs will be accessible."

Roland JP-8000 Pad

YouTube via stuthomson | January 08, 2011 |

"This is a bit I came up with last night whilst noodling in the studio. It is the "lower" voice on one of the Template patches."

MVI_0895.MOV

YouTube via etonepan | January 08, 2011

toppobrillo sport modulator and Tripple wave folder

YouTube via DrOctave1 | January 08, 2011 |

"just unboxed these and here is the first patch. HD is the sound source qmmg is the filter res4 in there to add some res maths controling the clock on the brains pp combo. some knob twiddles"

Expensive Crap: AKA The 200e Takes a Shit

YouTube via dkimcg | January 08, 2011 |

"All that money spent to sound like crap...

The Flight of Harmony Plague Bearer is an amazing, very economic device for ripping sound apart. The Geiger Counter is back in my setup as well.

261e generates the main signal that is torn apart and mixed back in. Frequency shifting and balanced modulator are also used. 250e sequences. Most of the cables aren't doing anything, the patch is pretty simple actually."

Vince Clarke Analogue Monologues Part 4 - Boss DR-55 & Roland JP-4

Video at Vince Clarke Music here. For some reason there was only audio when I first watched. Reloading the page brought the video in.

YAMAHA CS-01 MK II

YouTube via rancherofeliz | January 08, 2011 |

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VINTAGE MOOG SATELLITE

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"THE MOOG SATELLITE IS THE SUCCESSOR OF THE RARE "MINITMOOG". IT IS BUILT AROUND A SOLID WOOD FRAME AND LOOKS GREAT. IT IS A MONOPHONIC SYNTHESIZER WITH PRESETS, WHICH CAN BE CHANGED (FILTER, MODULATION, LFO, ENVELOPE). THE FILTER SOUNDS GREAT AND HAS CHARACHTER. THE MEATY ANALOGE SOUNDS REALLY COME TO LIFE WHEN USING IT WITH DELAY, PHASER, FLANGER, ETC......."

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ARP 2600 Vintage Analog Synthesizer Tonus Logo

via this auction

via the seller:
"You may have noticed several 2600s have sold here on eBay recently. Some refurbished, some not. Now if you look at the pictures, you will see that they have the common ARP "G clef" logo. This tells us that these are the later edition synths. Many more of these were made than the rare earlier TONUS ARPs.

The TONUS logo on the electronics and keyboard units not only tell us that this instrument is one of the earliest made but as a result is made as the ARP engineers originally designed it. The great sound and feel of these ARP 2600 TONUS synthesizers attest to this. From what I have seen, the last TONUS ARP 2600 to be offered on eBay, was a very rare Grey Meanie.

Another thing I have noticed when looking through the mods offered to owners of the ARP 2600, is that most of them attempt to bring the later edition synths back to the original edition TONUS specifications.

Some things you get with the TONUS ARP 2600 are the "coveted" sweet sounding 4012 "Moog" style filter, the accurate and stable 4027-1 oscillators, the original Hammond long pan reverb unit, a truly amazing versatile musical instrument that you will enjoy programming and playing and the envy of all your friends."

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