MATRIXSYNTH

Friday, November 11, 2011

wobble.mov - Livid Instruments Desktop Controller Wobble Fix

YouTube Uploaded by lividTV on Nov 11, 2011

'If your controller starts to wobble here's a simple solution to fix it without having to send it in for service."

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Dewanatron Dual Primate Console

via I Dream of Wires on Facebook where you'll find more pics and info.

Also see I Dream of Wires on Indiegogo and the IDOW label for more including the IDOW & MATRIXSYNTH modular pic of the week contest. BTW, I created a new label for just the contest, so you can go straight to them now. And of course see the Dewanatron label for more Dewanatron including the latest video of the Novitiate.

"Leon and Brian Dewan of Dewanatron playing their Dual Primate Console."

Analogue Solutions Roland TR808 rack mount kit

via this auction

"New condition

professionally silk screened 3 colour front panel with 'authentic' design.

Case with silk screened back panel.

All that is included is front panel and rear panel.

Original TR808 electronics will screw directly to the front panel.

The output jacks PCB will screw to the rear panel. You may have to extend some of the audio wires.

You will need M3 screws to screw front panel to rear panel.

The front/rear panel has spare holes if you decide to fit your own MIDI to it.

You can mount the original mains power supply to the case (seek professional advice).

I designed this for my own 808 (which I since sold). I had 5 made total. This is the last one. There will be no more!"

Polivoks VCO before and after (Harvestman)

Via Scott Jaeger on Facebook where you'll find more pics and captions.

"This set of photographs shows the difference in size between the original Polivoks oscillator card and the Harvestman eurorack module equivalent."

Bottom pic: "Angle shot of my completed implementation of the circuit. That brown square is a Russian NOS mica capacitor that costs a tenth of the Western equivalent. The two "special" Russian ICs are the KR551UD1 (precision op amp used for temperature compensation) and the KR198NT1 (transistor array with matched pair)."

Krisp1 MU-SVCO-B

via Krisp1 on Facebook where you'll find more pics.

Note the krisp1.com etching in the side panel shot below.

Elektron Sidstation 100% sounds demo mix

YouTube Uploaded by Polynominaldotcom on Nov 10, 2011

"for more demo sounds and information, please visit my sidstation page here:
http://www.polynominal.com/site/studio/gear/synth/sidstation/index.html"

Sidstations on eBay

Buchla Nord

YouTube Uploaded by Ebotronix on Nov 10, 2011

"Buchla System #1 and Clavia nord modular Vocoder
Akai MFC 42
Boss SL 20 for Vocoder
Doepfer R2m
Make Noise Format Jumper
Rocktron Rack Interface
Yamaha KX 25 sequence
Yamaha MCS 2 to 225e-281e for attack decay
Logic Ultrabeat"

Geo Synthesizer Tutorial #2

Added to this post.

Yamaha CS-50 Analog Synthesizer 4 voice

via this auction

"The Yamaha CS-50 has 4 VCO's and 4 VCF's. It has 4 note polyphony. You can play 4 notes at a time.

The keys work perfectly. The PW and PWM potentiometers are damaged. But the Pulse and Saw wave VCO's still work fine. This CS-50 works well enough to play.

The filter ENV works. The VCA ENV works, except for the DECAY pot is not 100% functional.

The "Tone Selector" section : String 1&2, Brass 1&2, Flute, Electric Piano, Clavichord, Harpsichord, Guitar1&2, Funky1&2&3, & Panel: All of these work fine.

The "Transposition" section ": 1&2 OCT DOWN, Normal, 1 OCT UP ...works fine

The "touch response" controls: "Sub VCO, Oscillator VCF, Brilliance and Level" need servicing.

The "Foot Controller" jack has a problem. I tried plugging in an Alesis Foot Controller, and the CS-50 blew a fuse. (The "-15V" fuse)

The "External IN" jack works, and it causes VCO FM, VCF FM, or AM. The sound at the "External IN" jack is also heard at the Main OUT jack.

All of the other controls work fine.

I added an RC4558 op-amp to boost the output sound.

The sound is very good. This synth is fun to play. The VCO, VCF and VCA are all 100% analog. No DCO's or anything like that.

There are a few scratches on the front panel.

The signal to noise ratio is about -50dB.

The CS-50 is a "Performance Synth." It is meant to be played by hand, like a piano. There is no onboard sequencer. There is no Midi IN or OUT. There is no GATE CV INPUT. There are no CV inputs at all."