"Clever MIDI device from the 80's that produces no sound of its own, but elevates the creative possibilities for your synths that do not have a built-in arpeggiator. The 'SPEED', 'GATE TIME' and 'DYNAMICS' functionality are really what make this machine worth it, in my opinion."
"This patch of the week, we create a simple modulated ambience patch on volca modular. Check back each week for simple patches that you can follow along on your volca modular at home!"
Published on Apr 6, 2019 Audio Wanderer Update: Re-Published on Apr 7, 2019
"A little dreamy jam with the cheap and versatile K1 module from Kawai. A very decent polyphonic synth based on additive synthesis principles and very affordable back in the day (1988) and now in second hand markets. Definitely, a sound blast from the past!"
"LambdaSpeak 3 audio output can now also be sent back into the CPC to be played over the CPC's internal speaker, using mono SND pin of the expansion port. Hence, the final version of LambdaSpeak 3 will have 2 more DIP switches (one for left audio channel, one for right audio channel) that allow turning audio loop back on and off.
Also, the new serial mode seems to be working! LambdaSpeak 3 will have a new "serial" mode and 4 PIN headers (VCC, GND, TX, RX). In this mode, the hardware USART0 of the ATmega 644 will be used.
So far, there is a little test that initializes the USART, and then communicates with the Emic 2 speech synthesizer board on the little breadboard, connected over the 4 yellow wires (VCC, GND, TX, RX). The Emic 2 is connected to an amplifier. It uses a simple serial protocol (plain ASCII) which is being sent over the USART / serial connection. Seems to work!"
