New AMSynths Aqua Synthesizer In the Works

Some details via AMSynths

"The Aqua is a complete analog synthesizer inspired by the mono-synths of the 1970’s. A single VCO with sawtooth, pulse and sub octave square waveforms drives a 4-pole Low Pass Filter, which is connected to a final VCA with ADSR envelope. Noise, S&H and an advanced LFO complete the configuration. The synthesizer is analog with CV inputs for keyboard CV, gate and trigger – there is no MIDI. The Aqua is based on two PCB’s; one for the potentiometers and switches and a second for the analog circuits. The PCB’s mount to a powder coated and silk screened steel front panel designed by AMSynths.

Detailed Description
The Aqua is an all new design that uses modern components.

One wide range VCO with precision power rails, sawtooth and square waveforms.
-1 and -2 octave sub-oscillator waveforms.
VCF 8075 4-pole Low Pass Filter with matched transistor arrays.
CMOS based based ADSR with x0.1 and x1 timing switches.
S&H, Noise and high quality LFO with frequency LED and delay control.
VCO Range rotary switch provides 32′,16′,8′,4′ and 2’octaves.
VCO Fine Tune rotary potentiometer.
High Pass Filter with 4 modes including Bass Boost.
Portamento slide potentiometer.
Robust power connectors for +/-12V on PCB.
Non-illuminated 45mm slider potentiometers with plastic slider caps.
High quality metal baton slide switches.
3.5mm jacks sockets for inputs and unbalanced output, all mounted on PCB.
Pitch, Gate and Trigger 3.5mm jack socket inputs plus a variety of patch points.
NO MIDI input, please use a MIDI to CV with gate & trigger (e.g. Kenton).
Product Details

Stage 1: The Aqua will be available as an unpopulated PCB’s with a professional EuroRack front panel, customers need to buy and fit the components, AMSynths provide any hard to find parts. The Panel is rack mounted into a standard 3U 84HP EuroRack with rails within the customers case. The Aqua is powered via 12V using a standard Doepfer power socket.

Stage 2: The Aqua will also be available as a completed synth in EuroRack with all parts fitted and the synth tested.

There are no plans to sell the Aqua in a metal case with a mains power supply, and customers can design their own cases. Pricing and BOM will be announced when the PCB and Panel have been finalised."

Geektronica #11: John Williams Medley

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Ace Waters

"This video has been in the works for a long time, and I am happy to finally present my John Williams Medley, featuring songs from Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Hook, and of course, Star Wars."

OBERHEIM MATRIX 6 with Calzone Case

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Shruthi XT w/ Roland IR3109 Filter Board

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"New Mutable Instruments Shruthi XT w/ IR3109 Filter Board assembled by Jason Fry @ Free State FX during May 2015."

Cool PCB art!

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Tiptop Audio Quantizer lullaby

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Tiptop .Audio

"Testing the tuning of our new Quantizer circuit. Playing manually on two of them, controlling four Z3000 passing through Z2040. All mixed up in MIXZ and sent to the Z-DSP running Halls Of Valhalla. Drums from 808 drum modules. Everything is sequenced from the Circadian Rhythms."

Modular Wild Visits New Media and Art Sound Summit Performances

Published on Jun 17, 2015 Modular Wild

Playlist:
1. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015- Tyler Thompson
"A live performance fromTyler Thompson from WMD devices. Performed at the New Media and Art Sound Summit on June 13, 2015 in Austin, Tx. Showcases some of the abilities of the Monolith Synthesizer. Sound and Video by Raul Pena."

2. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015- Dylan C

3. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015-Snowbeasts

4. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015-Surachai

5. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015-Richard Devine

6. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015- Alessandro Cortini

7. Modular Wild Vists New Media and Art Sound Summit 2015- Baseck

2010.10 x0xb0x / z0xb0x demo

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Roland SH-2 Vintage Analog Synthesizer 70's

Published on Jun 17, 2015 SubTokyoShop

"Roland SH-2 Vintage Analog Synthesizer 70's

recorded with Roland RE-101 space echo / Tascam RS-20B spring reverb / Arturia beatstep"

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Nihon Hammond & Ace Tone (Pre ROLAND) Rhythm Ace FR-6 Drum Machines

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Percussa AudioCubes Sensor Mode

via Percussa where you'll find a video tutorial by Rishabh Rajan.

"When you put an AudioCube in sensor mode, it will work by itself, and doesn't detect any other cubes. It just measures distance to your hands or other objects nearby using its 4 sensors. For each AudioCube in Sensor Mode, you can assign each of its 4 sensors to different effects in your DAW, and MIDIBridge 3.0 allows you to use 15 wireless audiocubes as Sensor cubes.

AudioCubes can definitely sense distance to other cubes or your hands and at the same time detect other cubes, if you use the new topology mode. However, if you just want to sense distance you can use sensor mode, which is sometimes easier and quicker to work with than topology mode :-) The data provided by sensor mode and topology mode is the same.

A very cool application of using AudioCubes in Sensor Mode is building an interactive sound and light installation where visitors can interact with each other, sounds and visuals.

Imagine a room where visitors can grab an AudioCube, go to the other side of the room, while controlling effects by moving their hands and fingers in front of the sensors. The wireless range of the AudioCubes is up to 3 meters, so the AudioCubes don't need to be next to each other, but can be placed around the central master cube within the range of a couple of meters.

Besides controlling effects, they can also receive feedback through the colors when moving their hand closer or further away from the sensors.

The sensors of the AudioCubes are very accurate and high speed: the audiocubes data updates at 1kHz sample rate so latency is on the order of a few milliseconds."