AM8075SE Athena VCF

AM8075SE Athena VCF Demo by AMSynths
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"Back in the 2004 I replicated the ARP 4075 VCF module using exactly the same design and sold a few PCB's to customers as the AM4075. I also licensed the design to Bananalogue, and you can still buy these modules on eBay all these years later. The licensing deal enabled me to buy a new PC and greatly speeded up my design work, which is all done in Eagle CAD. Whilst the filter sounded good, I wanted to improve and simplfy the design when I started up AMSynths. I also wanted to use slider potentiometers and introduce a HPF - the idea of a Special Edition version (SE) was born.

Athena The AM8075SE filter is the first module to be launched as part of a complete modular analog monosynth. VCO, VCA, ADSR etc will all follow. Athena is the greek god of inspiration.

The Special Edition At the end of 2011 I had a new prototype on the test bench, implemented with matched transistor pairs, reworked LM3900 power supply and cut out the rejection trimming circuit as this was no longer needed with matched transistors. Op Amp buffers before and after the filter core were added, as the one complaint from the original AM4075 was that it was rather quiet as it had no buffer circuits and worked best on 10V audio signals.

I added a 1-pole high pass filter based on the classic Roland OTA circuit rather than the awful design in the Odyssey. Slider potentiometers are used through out and after some adjustments to work on 12V power the VCF sounds fantastic! The matched arrays make a great improvement along with using high quality filter capacitors. The slider caps are the same as in the Odyssey Mark 1 and 2, and they will appear through out the Athena synthesizer (and yes I do have pink caps!).

The moudle went into production in July 2012 and the first batch sold out quickly. Further batches will be manufactured, as there are no rare parts to find.

AMSynths Panel The panel is professionally manufactured in 1.6mm thick alumnium in Germany with black lettering. The module is EuroRack sized and fully compatible with many other EuroRack modular synthesizer systems such as Doepfer."

Grove Audio Big Box for Box 11

via Grove Audio

"Available soon will be a new module chassis for use with Box 11 systems. The new chassis will have an additional 1 3/16 inches of internal depth for a total of 4 5/16 inches. The chassis can be used in any Box 11 configuration. Here is a photo of a prototype chassis mounted in a Box 11 console configuration.

The unit will include two buffered multiples with one in and four out, power indicator LEDs, internal power harness with 11 cables and additional 6 pin DIN connectors for power routing. A coupling adapter will also be available to connect two Big Boxes together to form a 22 MU chassis."

Hidden Clavia G2 Modular Modules

via brunov on electro-music.com

"I found some extra modules in the editor that actually seem to work!

It's a "resonator" module and "driver" module. I don't know exactly how to use them or connect them, you can see them below in the screenshot.

There are some more modules that never made it into the G2, I tried some of them, but not all seem to work. Maybe because they don't exist in the G2 firmware, or maybe I haven't formatted the message correctly.

ModuleType ShortName
======== =========
AR-Env
AudioIn
Blue2Red, seems to be a testing module
BusIn
ClkDivFix
35 Driver -> Works!
EnvDX
LfoD
Mixer6-1A
Mixer6-1B
OutBusA
OutBusB
PeakFollow
101 PolarFade -> Doesn't seem to work
120 PolarPan -> Doesn't seem to work
10 PulseOsc -> Doesn't seem to work
Red2Blue
56 Resonator -> Works!
207 RndChaos -> Doesn't seem to work
RndDistr
RndState
RndStep
SeqA
104 ShelvEQ
14 SyncOsc -> Doesn't seem to work

The bottom screenshot shows some of the modules I tried sofar, so only the Resonator and the Driver worked, but interesting none the less!

I wonder what the driver is supposed to do..."

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eDrops Nature On An iPad 3

YouTube Published on Aug 12, 2012 by Ashley Elsdon

Also see: eDrops for iPhone/iPod/iPad

iTunes:
Noe Guerrero - multiple versions
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Animoog on iPhone Looping Performance Video

ハックルベリーはどっかにいるんかね？

YouTube Published on Aug 12, 2012 by nakanosyun

"iPhoneだけの即興なんですけど、途中でなんか変な風に撮影開始になっておもしろかったんで！"

iTunes:
Moog Music Inc.
iPads on eBay
iPod Touch on eBay

Ensoniq Fizmo 48-voice Transwave Synthesizer SN FIZMO-10112

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"This one also has the regulator fix that plagued this synth. Comes with AC Adaptor and manual in pdf. on cd. The extras are the hundreds of sounds I saved from over the years is included on cd and a copy of sounddiver 3.5 (Windows) which has a editor for the Fizmo and hundreds of other synths. The specs below but you really have to hear it to enjoy it. If you have any questions feel free to contact me. Check out my other auctions and good luck to the winner.

Specifications
Polyphony - 48 voices
Oscillators - 4 MB of 16-bit internal wave ROM, featuring Transwaves (created through digital synthesis and resynthesis technologies); 2 osc for each of 4 presets - total of 8 simultaneous - 58 waveforms
LFO - 8 LFO's (7 waveform choices, can sync to Arpeggiator or external MIDI clock)
Filter - Resonant LP & BP 4 pole filters. Non-Resonant 2LP+2HP, 3LP+1HP, 2LP+2LP, 3LP+1HP filters.
Effects - 41 digital VLSI 24-bit effects (8 Global Reverbs, Chorus, Flanger, DDL, Distortion, Tunable Speaker, Chatter Box, Vocal Morph, Auto-Wah, Vocoder); Processes incoming audio
Keyboard - 61 semi-weighted keys (velocity and channel pressure sensitive, 4 programmable key ranges, 4 possible zones)
Memory - 128 ROM sounds, Up to 128 RAM, 64 Presets
Control - MIDI (up to 4 polyphonic channels)
Date Produced - 1998"

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Reconditioned Korg MS-20 SN 142146 Vintage Analogue Synthesiser

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"Korg MS-20 ‘KORG35’ filter version Vintage Analogue Semi-Modular Synthesiser. In Excellent condition, reconditioned by a synth tech in July 2012"

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Sequential Circuits Pro-One SN 4845

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"In Excellent condition, reconditioned by a synth tech in July 2012

This is a Sequential Pro-One vintage analogue monophonic synthesiser in wonderful cosmetic condition and full working condition. This is the version you want, a late J-wire version, meaning it has the transformer bolted to the chassis, as opposed to the later models that had it bolted to the circuit board, and the J-wire keyboard. And to boot, check out the images below, I’m selling it complete with a ‘just in case’ accessories kit from Wine Country Sequential’, including the manual and service manual – I doubt you’ll see such an opportunity come by on eBay for quite some time, if ever.

When I obtained the synthesiser some years ago, the keyboard action was really sloppy; it turned out that the little rubber key contacts had turned brittle and hard, something that’s very common. And so I obtained replacements via Wine Country Sequential in California and replaced the lot – it’s laborious but not too difficult. The keyboard action is now wonderful!

As the pictures below will indicate, I had the Pro-One recently checked out by a synth technician, and in my opinion I used one of the finest in this country, Lucid Sounds based in Cornwall, UK.. If you have heard of the VEMIA auctions that are run bi-annually, then you will be familiar with that name, because Lucid repairs and overhauls probably about 80% of the items that end up being auctioned! He is a very talented guy, and I feel privileged to have been lucky enough to have him look at this item. As you’ll see via the invoice (a copy of which will be sent to the winning bidder), there were just a few minor things that needed attention, and Lucid tested the machine for a whole 3 hours – no problems! :-)

On a personal note, I think the Pro-One is one of the finest from the vintage era, and totally underrated. Vince Clarke loves this thing, and I particularly love what Add N to (X) do with it (check out their track ‘Revenge of the Black Regent’ for a very powerful bassline). And then there’s the sequencer – an amazing package."

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