"This is an early analogue synth that I built from a series of articles in
Wireless World magazine. I obviously spent a LOT of time making it....let's see
if it still works..... (update coming soon!) Here's a link to the original
articles....http://www.keith-snook.info/wireless-..." (PDF link - pics below if you want to skip)
Note the article appears to be by
Tim Orr of Powertran, and a D. W. Thomas. Anyone know who that is? The design reminds me of a
Maplin.
"This ๐๐๐๐๐ patch shows the most rudimentary, normalized signal flow principles:
• ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐ + ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐๐ to ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ to ๐ฉ๐๐ to ๐ฉ๐๐.
• CROSSFADER ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (VCO I - Square to CROSSFADER input I, VCO II - Variable Pulse to CROSSFADER input II).
• Standard ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ per VCO (coarse/fine).
• VCF manual ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ setting as well as resonance control.
• VCO I and VCO II normalized ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ (1v/oct) and ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ pitch tracking.
• VCA and VCF modulation using ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง control voltages (แตสฐแต๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฟ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐).
"Part six of a getting started guide for the Erica Synths LXR-02 drum machine. This is with firmware 1.2. This tutorial covers a selection of shortcuts which are sometimes not even indictated on the machine - they're just things you have to know. Some things here, like the Pattern generator, I've covered in detail in other videos, but I thought it worth grouping the best shortcuts together as a reference. And with the Automation shortcut here, this is the "quick and easy" method rather than going into the options in detail. Hope you find it useful.
0:00 intro
0:14 Pattern Generator
1:30 Deleting steps
1:55 Rolling steps
2:53 Last Step All
4:45 Copy & extend
5:50 Global sample rate
7:04 Easy automation
9:30 Deleting automation
11:14 Revert pattern
"The audio you are hearing is my first exploration with Giorgio Sancristoforo's 1950's electronic music studio emulation, Berna 3 https://www.giorgiosancristoforo.net
It is a true treasure trove of vintage gear, a wonderland to sonically explore. Enjoy!
My patreon: https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"
"SoundScaper is an experimental sound mini lab for creating unusual soundscapes, atmospheric textures, drones, glitches and noises based on circuit bending principles.
BeatCutter is an experimental multi-channel app for slicing and recombining sound based on rhythm. In the center of the app is a matrix of sample cells with smoothly reconfigurable recording, playback and control busses. This app is best for those who would like to experiment with large audio files or live instruments, creating chaotic constructions and patterns from sliced rhythm-driven samples."
Note SoundScaper has been updated to version 1.9.8. Via Motion Soundscape:
"This update improves compatibility with new devices with different aspect ratios and compatibility with new versions of iOS. Also added support for bluetooth midi controllers, the sound engine has been slightly optimized and the description of the app has been updated. Description also available as PDF file.
And this app still works on previous generation devices starting with iOS 9.0 like iPhone 4S / 5 / 6 and iPad 2, iPad Mini / Pro 1st generation!"
"Attention, big boys in town.
After successful release of MatrixBrute by Arturia - here comes mighty PolyBrute!
True analog, polyphonic, state of art synthesizer which sounds incredible - a modern CS-80.
0:00 Message from THE FUTURE
1:04 intro from the present/past
2:00 Interface
3:40 Oscillators
10:07 Oscillators (big differences)
10:45 Overdrive
13:23 FM & Ring Mod
14:09 Filters
19:01 LFO and Envs
21:52 Final thoughts
"A little drone with Pasco Scientific educational equipment, and a Tibetan singing bowl, looped with Axoloti.
The mic input is pretty hummy, so i tuned the drone to the hum and made it part of the drone.
The Fourier Synthesizer is fixed at a base frequency off 440 Hz."
"A few weeks ago I saw this Pasco Scientific set on a second hand site, and thought that these would be great for making drone music. It was made for education on waveforms, AM, FM, and Fourier Synthesis, and once belonged to a University. Steve Mann made a great video about the Pasco Fourier Synthesizer [below]. Today i made a little drone video with this set, and looping it with the Axoloti Core. The dual oscillators have sine, saw, square and ramp waveforms, and there is AM, DSB (dual sideband) and FM. OSC 1 is routed to the modulation input for OSC 2. You can also cross modulate them. At 4:00 i patch the sum out OSC 1 modulation. The Fourier Synthesizer is fixed at 440 Hz, the harmonics have individual level and phase controls."
Pic of the setup.
Steve Mann's video mentioned above:
PASCO FOURIER SYNTHESIZER: Understanding Fourier series with one of my favorite things from 1970s
"One of my favorite things from my childhood was the PASCO FOURIER SYNTHESIZER which left me with a very deep and fundamental understanding of periodic waveforms and their Fourier series representations.
I was fortunate enough to be able to play on this apparatus back in the early 1970s.
Here I try to capture the ineffable sense of awe and wonder that it left upon me.
Also featured is the Eico460 cathode ray oscilloscope that I've had since childhood, modified by switching over to a transparent CRT so you can see inside it and understand how an oscillosocpe works.
In 1978 I composed a piece of music that contains only a single note (while its various harmonics gently rise and fall): Adagio for PASCO FOURIER SYNTHESIZER and Lock-in Amplifier.
In 2016 we (Splashtones) did a live performance of this piece, accompanied by hydraulophone and clarinet, as the headline act for VRTO 2016.
See also http://wearcam.org/vrto/
eico pasco015
eico_pasco015.mp4"
