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Blacet Research News: Small Business Saturday Deals

This is a follow-up to the Black Friday Deals post from earlier today. The following came in on the Blacet news email list. Be sure to check out http://blacet.com for more.

"EXTREME DIY FILTHY FILTRE DEAL:

Use your own parts to complete one of the most amazing filters ever!

PCB, Front panel , Manual: $39.
Pots, knobs: $12

Plus, all regular complete kits: 20% off.

Offer runs from now until Sunday midnight, 11/25.

How to order:
Send an email to blacet@blacet.com with items you wish to purchase, including knob color, power cable length. Include your shipping address.

We will send you an Invoice payable with credit card or pay pal."

TipTop Audio Eurorack Drum Machine

Published on Nov 23, 2018 Perfect Circuit

"This TipTop Audio eurorack setup uses all TipTop modules and Mantis case to create a versatile setup for creating rhythmic music. The Circadian Rhythms is the rhythm sequencer which can clock the Z8000 for voltage sequencing. The sound sources are 808 and 909 based drum synthesis modules and multiple One sampler modules. There are two filters, a wave-folder and Z-DSP for effects.

The TipTop Stackcables make it easy to connect multiple cables to a single patch point. Since all of the sound generation modules have volume controls they can be mixed together with the compact Mix7 which has 7 inputs in only 3HP.

TipTop modules and cases available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/tiptop..."

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Supporters of MATRIXSYNTH get %10 off at Perfect Circuit!

Earth's Magnetic Field Producing Sine Waves

This one is in via MATRIXSYNTH reader Gerard, spotted on SpaceWeather.com:

"A RARE WAVE IN EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD: When a stream of solar wind hits Earth, magnetometers around the Arctic Circle normally go haywire, their needles swinging chaotically as local magnetic fields react to the buffeting of the solar wind. On Nov. 18th, however, something quite different happened. Solar wind hit Earth and produced ... a pure, almost-musical sine wave.

Rob Stammes recorded the event from the Polarlightcenter, a magnetic observatory in the Lofoten Islands of Norway. "A very stable ~15 second magnetic oscillation commenced and persisted for several hours," he says. "The magnetic field was swinging back and forth by 0.06 degrees, peak to peak, with the regularity of a metronome."

Imagine blowing across a piece of paper, making it flutter with your breath. The solar wind can have a similar effect on magnetic fields. The waves Stammes recorded are essentially flutters propagating down the flanks of Earth's magnetosphere excited by the breath of the sun. Researchers call them 'pulsations continuous' -- or 'Pc' for short.

'A very sensitive magnetometer is required to record these delicate waves,' says Stammes. 'I use a mechanical magnetometer with bar magnets suspended from a special wire. LEDs and light detectors in an isolated dark box record the motion of the magnets, while vanes in oil damp out non-magnetic interference.'"

CRUEL & UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS C.U.I. RINOSYNTH

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Published on Nov 16, 2018 CRUEL & UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS

"FULL ANALOG SYNTH, smashing sign and triangle waves into their various inputs creating evolving analog textures, boosted by the 3 amp/tone knobs for full chaotic control. 9volt battery operated 1\4 inch output. BEAST!"

via this auction

"CRUEL+UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS PRESENTS: RINOSYNTH!

21 PATCH TOGGLES
3 TONE KNOBS
3 TUNE KNOBS
9 VOLT BATTERY POWERED
BLUE AND GREEN LED LIGHT UP THE INSIDE! (separate circuit)

THREE sign and triangle waveform oscillators compete and mesh to create evolving textures and throbbing basses. By patching the outputs of each using the 21 toggle switches to connect between inputs and outputs of the oscillators the droning possibilities are STAGGERING! THREE filter/TONE knobs are at the bottom for more flexibility and creative expression. measuring 22 inches tall this monstrous work of art is meant to be seen and heard!"

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