Tuesday, January 05, 2021
G-Storm Electro Synthesizer Studio/Lab Tour 2021
gstormelectro
Audio + Video by G-Storm Electro c. 2021
Let's kick 2021 off w/ a proper bang.
Today I am giving you a tour of my Studio/Lab.
It's where I make the music and build the eurorack modules.
background music: Oberheim Matrix-12 + Digitakt
Thanks for watching and as always...
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Plinky Synth DIY Kit - Step by Step Build Guide
Making Sound Machines
"Join us while walk you through soldering the brandnew #Plinky touch surface #synthesizer! It’s designed by mmalex, both standalone and #Eurorack compatible and available as a full #DIY kit through Thonk.
Plinky looks and sounds amazing - it's a fullblown stereo synth voice with lush reverb and delay, which can function as a standalone desktop box or built into the rack. Its CV control and audio line in allows it to double up as a touch controlled effects processing box.
So follow along as we guide you step by step through the electronic components and soldering techniques needed to complete a happy, gleefully bleeping Plinky. We've include chapters with this video, so you can easily skip between sections, re-watch or pick up where you left off.
Plinky lives here https://www.plinkysynth.com/
Written build guide https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O...
Plinky Firmware https://www.plinkysynth.com/fw/
Full DIY kit available at Thonk - https://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/plinky/
00:00 Introduction
01:39 What's in the box?
02:56 Required tools
03:40 Remove the PCB assembly rails
04:10 Solder headphone and line-in
05:38 Secure the USB port
06:29 Solder inter-board connectors
07:32 Eurorack Power
08:32 Trimming the pin headers
09:31 Preparing the OLED Screen
10:31 Placing Sockets and Pots
11:20 Placing the green Thonkiconn
11:33 Placing the black Thonkiconn
11:59 Placing the trimmed pinheaders
12:33 Placing the front panel
12:54 Temporarily fixing the front panel
13:40 Pull out encoder
14:01 Soldering the Thonkiconn
14:51 Soldering pots and encoder
15:48 Soldering the OLED display
16:10 Soldering the SMT pin headers
17:00 Finishing the connectors
17:48 Main board is done!
17:55 Preparing the LED pads
18:49 Placing and soldering the blue LEDs
20:22 Placing and soldering the white LEDs
21:23 Place front panel
21:41 Check your LEDs
22:28 Fix the panel with hex nuts
22:43 Place the washers and nuts
22:57 Put on the T18 shaft caps
23:09 Installing Plinky in Eurorack
23:56 Pocket Operator style case
24:57 Installing Plinky in Aluminium case
25:46 Updating firmware
26:41 Touch calibration
27:22 Ready to play!"
Tabletop pinball machine, two synths and an effects pedal USB powered with 9V Ripcord power cable.
myVolts
"USB powered pinball? Grinning face With a backing track? Smiling face with open mouth
We've used a single 9V USB Ripcord to power two Korg Volcas, a Digital delay pedal, and....a pinball machine. Zany face Check out Crazy Chain, our modular power supply chain. #Pinball #synths #effectpedals #korgvolca #usbpower
Volca Modular and Volca beats used.
Channels mixed with myVolts mickxer.
All power and audio solutions available through www.myvolts.com"
MAM SQ16 MIDI 16-track Step Sequencer
Roland Jupiter-6 SN 333185
Roland System-100 Model-102 SN 531068
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via this auction
"This synth is super rare and highly sought after because it can generate some amazingly fat synth tones! Really provides a thick vintage synth bass that can be replicated.
Best utilized in combination with the System-100 Model-101, but if you have a keyboard generating CV you can still use it to it's full potential!"
via this auction
"This synth is super rare and highly sought after because it can generate some amazingly fat synth tones! Really provides a thick vintage synth bass that can be replicated.
Best utilized in combination with the System-100 Model-101, but if you have a keyboard generating CV you can still use it to it's full potential!"
Oberheim TVS Pro SN 0110
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via this auction
"Here it is, the one, the only, Tom Oberheim TVS PRO!
This mint TVS Pro has been kept in smoke-free studio, covered and never gigged. It is completely functional and sounds amazing. It will come in original box and padding with power cable and manual.
Some of the features include:
• Two classic Synthesizer Expander Modules (SEM)
• SEMs are 100% discrete analog - no custom chips
• Two MIDI-sync-capable LFOs per voice, with multiple waveshapes including sample and hold
• Two programmable ADS envelope generators per voice
• Selectable master tuning (each VCO or VCO2 only) allows easy detuning for huge unison sounds
• Enhanced onboard mini-sequencer
• Store sequences in flash memory (up to 99 sequences)
• Sequences can be chained into songs
• Each song step can be programmed for sequence number, transpose amount, and number of repeats
• Sequencer syncs to MIDI clock
• Keyboard outputs velocity and aftertouch
• Each module (both SEMs, mini-sequencer, keyboard control) sports over 50 mini-jack patch points
• Pitch and modulation wheels, pan pots, headphone output
• Separate LFO for vibrato"
via this auction

This mint TVS Pro has been kept in smoke-free studio, covered and never gigged. It is completely functional and sounds amazing. It will come in original box and padding with power cable and manual.
Some of the features include:
• Two classic Synthesizer Expander Modules (SEM)
• SEMs are 100% discrete analog - no custom chips
• Two MIDI-sync-capable LFOs per voice, with multiple waveshapes including sample and hold
• Two programmable ADS envelope generators per voice
• Selectable master tuning (each VCO or VCO2 only) allows easy detuning for huge unison sounds
• Enhanced onboard mini-sequencer
• Store sequences in flash memory (up to 99 sequences)
• Sequences can be chained into songs
• Each song step can be programmed for sequence number, transpose amount, and number of repeats
• Sequencer syncs to MIDI clock
• Keyboard outputs velocity and aftertouch
• Each module (both SEMs, mini-sequencer, keyboard control) sports over 50 mini-jack patch points
• Pitch and modulation wheels, pan pots, headphone output
• Separate LFO for vibrato"
Arp Synthesizer Demo Records
via this auction
"ARP Synthesizer demo records. One is vinyl with paper sleeve, the Arp Soloist which is double sided. The flexi disc is the Arp PPC and is single sided. Both fair to good condition, except for some small imperfections, few scuffs on both. No folds or creases,on the flexi disc."
Dave Smith Instruments Mopho Keyboard Synthesizer w/ Gig Bag
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via this auction
"This Mopho Keyboard is a compact but powerful monophonic analog synthesizer. The voice architecture is similar to a single voice of the Prophet '08, but with a couple of twists to distinguish it. DSI have added two sub-octave generators—one per oscillator—for additional girth and crushing basses. It also has an audio input that lets you process external audio and mix Mopho's own audio output back in pre-filter for feedback effects that can range from subtle distortion to extreme skronk. It features the same semi-weighted keyboard action as the Prophet."
via this auction
"This Mopho Keyboard is a compact but powerful monophonic analog synthesizer. The voice architecture is similar to a single voice of the Prophet '08, but with a couple of twists to distinguish it. DSI have added two sub-octave generators—one per oscillator—for additional girth and crushing basses. It also has an audio input that lets you process external audio and mix Mopho's own audio output back in pre-filter for feedback effects that can range from subtle distortion to extreme skronk. It features the same semi-weighted keyboard action as the Prophet."
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