The original livestream was glitchy, so I was able to get the stream file from Franck Martin and edit it down - thanks Franck! Thanks also to Colleen (TanukiSpiderCat) for organizing the event.
My set has a few mixing, tuning, & timing issues, but hey it’s live :-P Thanks for watching…
Also the cool arp ratcheting in my set was done with Chris Jeffery’s special new module called GP-82, controlling the Behringer 182 sequencer (Roland recreation). His module is on sale on his Etsy site right now. https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/Maikshif... Go check it out, and support this awesome Aussie. :-)"
"The GP-82 is a 4HP eurorack module that enhances other basic step sequencers (such as the Behringer 182 and 960) by adding ratcheting, clock division, variable step lengths and gate width modulation, from one channel of your step sequencer CV output.
It also has a 2 input Precision Adder which you can use to transpose a pitch CV (eg. a melody from your step sequencer).
It also has a fun Bernoulli gate mode for random, and a number of burst modes as well as a clock shuffle.
Hand assembled in Australia using quality 'through-hole' components, making it easy for DIYers builders (DIY Kits available by the end of 2023)."
"Here we have the newest Eurorack module in the Entity range from Steady State Fate … METALLOID PERCUSSION. This is a simple set of controls for what is under the hood and much more complex circuit for synthesising metallic and noise based percussion. There’s 3 analogue oscillators which get ring modulated alongside having an FM bus for the most metally (move over Metallica) of metal noise sounds! This metallic noise synthesis is then split into two voices with multimode filters, VCAs and envelopes to control and create a huge range of percussion sounds. The trigger inputs are also dynamic, offering a velocity style (loud to quiet) dynamic and musical response to varying input material.
In the video I get snares, claps, rides, crashes, hi hats, gongs, video game coin collection sounds, Star Wars pod racers and plenty more! It’s not a clone of anything, nor is it meant to make one sound. But it’s easily bendable and shapeable to take the place of many classic percussion sounds. Check out the sounds in the timing index below and skip around as you like."
"Includes factory accessories, quick guide cards, and 8GB SD card containing all available factory libraries at the time I updated the OS earlier this year (‘23). + USB-C wall adapter, pair of TRS MIDI adapters. US and international power outlet adapters for UK and EU."
"Mariana is a dual-oscillator, dual-layer software synthesizer that pulls in the Taurus, Minitaur, Model D and Sub Phatty for some seriously analogue monophonic bass synth action."
Oficina de Sonido created by Daniel Llermaly is a project centred on designing music-making tools with Open source in mind. Based on Mexico City
My First Modular, your gateway to the Eurorack synths.
We know that Eurorack Synthesis (or Modular Synthesizers) can seem inaccessible due to its reputation for being expensive and complicated.
That's why we decided to design a modular system that is affordable without compromising on quality. My First Modular is a low cost eurorack modular system, with a precise selection of modules for beginners, versatile and with simple and colorful interfaces. As we are designers and musicians we have made an instrument with the basics to express your musical creativity.
This Opensource Synth design proposal aims to be the most accessible eurorack modular system that exists, where anyone with a little knowledge can use our templates and codes to produce their own modules and, like us, improve them and make them available to the whole community.
This crowdfunding project will allow us to finance the development and manufacturing of the first complete systems, therefore the current price is only for this campaign. Most likely in the future the price of the system and the modules may vary.
Key Features
Affordability: We have designed our Eurorack Module system to be the most affordable option for electronic music lovers. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to experiment with electronic sounds without going broke.
Ease of Use: Our system is beginner-friendly, which means that even if you're new to Eurorack, you'll be able to start creating music right away. No advanced technical knowledge is required. We deliver the modules pre-built without the need for soldering.
Sound Quality: Despite its affordable price, we have not sacrificed quality. We have carefully selected modules and resources that guarantee a good sound and a satisfying musical experience.
Open Source: crowdfunding this project aims to design an opensource system supported by and released to the community.
"Quetzalcoatl is a Harmonic Vector synthesiser plugin (VST/AudioUnit) for Mac OS & Windows. It features:
An 8 stage crossfading oscillator
Harmonic pitch controls for each stage
Pan per stage
Multistage, multimode filter
4 Multifunction modulation sources
A large and diverse sound library
Quetzalcoatl is open source and can be downloaded freely from my GitHub page, this listing is for an expanded version with additional sounds and presets."
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Update: The listing has the FAEMI-M as being from 1968. It seemed a little early to me so I checked my copy of Peter Forest's The A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers. It's listed but without a production date. Right before the entry for the FAEMI-M is the FAEMI children's keyboard which was released in 1972. I then checked http://www.ruskeys.net, but no date is given either. Previous posts refer to the FAEMI-M being from the 1970s. Sound on Sound's article on the Polivoks mentions the FAEMI-M but w/o a date. If anyone defininitively knows, feel free to leave a comment. A couple of interesting comments from that Sound on Sound article:
"The Polivoks is a duophonic synthesizer designed by Vladimir Kuzmin, an electronics engineer who had been the bass player and sound engineer in his student band. Having graduated in 1976, he was inspired to apply for work at the Urals Vector Company by the inventor of the FAEMI, the first commercially successful Russian electronic keyboard. That man was Vladimir Lugovetz, the Director of the bureau that controlled development of electronic instruments at the Vector company, and the father of Kuzmin's future wife."
Followed by "Interviewed by Polish synthesizer enthusiast and supplier Maciej Polak, in 2003, Kuzmin explained: "My first task was to design the spring reverberator, but I also tried to improve the design of FAEMI‑M in order to obtain some modern effects such as portamento and filtering."
Auction details:
"So, the good news: All four oscillator generators are working; I have cleaned the potentiometers, and only one couldn't be fixed, and just one is slightly crackling on movement. I replaced the output jacks with the standard 1/4" jack.
Things I couldn't fix: The vibrato section is not working. Several keys are not working at all, and some of them work when pressed harder.
The external original power supply is unusual – it is combined with the scale pedal in one housing. The pedal works, but it also has a slight crackle on movement.
To see and understand the objective condition, I recorded a video. Please watch below, where I aim to show the specific condition of the device. Despite the problems, it is still alive, and I believe you can either repair, sample, or simply enjoy the time with such an old and unusual synthesizer, even in its current state. Of course, due to these reasons, I have also objectively reduced the price.
The package is fully loaded: synthesizer, original power supply/volume pedal, original 5-Din cable to connect the pedal to the synth, power cable for the power supply, original wooden hard case
Here is some official spoecifications:
Specifications:
Keyboard volume - 4 octaves.
Full sound range (all the registers are switched on) - from F in the controctave to E in the fifth octave.
Output voltage at the load of 100 kOhm - not less than 0.1 V.
Power supply: -from an external DC source - 12 V +10\-20 %;
Power consumption from AC mains - not more than 15 W.
Current consumed from the battery of dry elements - 350 mA.
