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"Vintage ARP Solus mono synth for parts or restoration. Powers up and makes noises that can be altered with controls but when you press the keys no note changes happen. Who knows maybe I'm doing something wrong, I'm just the dumb guitar player. This was thrown in on a trade many years ago. I had thoughts of having it repaired but now I'd like to see someone get it who'll understand and use it. Nothing inside looks or smells burnt, I tried touching-up the solder joints hoping that would fix it but nothing got better or worse.It is beyond my skill set of repair and collecting dust. It has 5 broken faders (master tune,VCO 2 waveform mix,ADSR decay, sustain and release) but there is enough of the fader shafts left that they can be adjusted with a little effort.The knobs for the 5 broken faders are missing"
Published on Feb 20, 2013
A bit of an Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations vibe to this one.
"During a recent visit to Japan, Dubspot instructor and globe-trotting performer Abe Duque got a chance to road test Keith McMillen's QuNeo 3D controller and was impressed. The QuNeo is a USB MIDI controller that offers pressure sensitivity as well as directional control on a series of low-profile pads and sliders. We've had our eye on the QuNeo for some time and have been eager to see how it performs in real-life situations. Abe's report shows a multitude of uses for controlling Ableton Live's clips, effects, and envelope parameters in real-time. He found that while the touch-sensitive interface may take some getting used to, it also provides numerous control options that don't exist on most other MIDI control products.
The QuNeo pad MIDI controller from Keith McMillen Instruments brings a fresh design philosophy to a market dominated by endless variations on the same common designs. While its pads appear superficially like those of an MPC or NI's Maschine, the QuNeo also adds touch recognition in multiple dimensions. The "3D" in its name refers to the fact that its sensors can send velocity, pressure, and location information in addition to simple on/off note triggering. The drum pads can send x/y axis information, or each pad can send 4 separate note/pressure commands, one from each corner, making the 4×4 pad array into an 8×8 grid of 64 triggers. Some pads can also send direction and width information. The QuNeo's dimensions are also identical to an iPad's, which allows you to use it with popular iPad stands and accessories.
Free Download: Abe's Ableton Live QuNeo Template
To get you started with the Keith McMillen QuNeo, Abe Duque has provided the Ableton Live template that he uses in the above video. Please visit our blog at http://blog.dubspot.com/quneo-road-test/ to download the template."
"Demonstration of my Ultra Simple LFO circuit based on the ICL8038 chip. The LFO is plugged into my synthesizers.com state variable filter.
read more about it on my blog
http://www.charlieslick.blogspot.com"