via JH on AH:
"many of you have shown interest in my PCB project to emulate the string ensemble effect of Solina, Crumar, and other similar keyboards. I have finished the prototype and have put up some sound samples.
Setup for demos: OB-8 (mostly set to a boring single-oscillator, unmodulated sound) -> JH Triple Chorus / String Ensemble Effect -> Reverb (String Ensemble Effect is sometimes bypassed to show the dry sound.)
Plain and simple string sound (1.1 MB mp3)I start with a dry sound just to show you how much the Ensemble Effect is altering it, and I switch back to the dry sound towards the end for the same reason.
Enhancing a bell sound (740 kB mp3)I think the effect is interesting for other sounds than just mere strings, as well.
Chorale sound (equalized ensemble effect) (470 kB mp3)I wouldn't sell this as a specialized choir effect device, but it's certainly an alternative to the straight Solina-like stuff.
All done with the on-board 3-band Equalizer (which was inspired by the Crumar Performer).
Stereo effect using individual outputs (390 kB mp3)Yes, we can do Stereo, with the individual outputs.
My first thought was to take the 3 individual outputs and mix them, one panned left, one center, and one right. But then the "Ensemble" effect falls apart, and the modulation sounds overly strong. I think you can do a lot of experiments with mixing the individual outputs, and will find interesting configurations.
The above sound sample was made with a very simple setup, however:
The full mix (main output) goes to one channel, and one individual channel goes to the other. The two channels are then panned almost (but not totally) left and right on the mixing desk.
Playing around with the EQ section (1.5 MB mp3)Just some aimless turning of the 3 potentiometers in the EQ section, while my OB-8 arpeggiates away. I obviously change the OB-8 sound to something percussive towards the end, and I also adjust the OB-8's filter envelope setting slightly for the percussive sound, but I think it's quite clear what comes from the OB-8 and what comes from the Crumar-like 3-Band EQ.
Adjusting the waveform pot to find the "sweet spot" (790 kB mp3)What is "the Solina Sound"? I think without any modulation waveform clipping (like the sound sample starts; please also see the discussion of this topic above!), is a tad overly lush for a solina. Or maybe it isn't. During this sound sample, I chance the modulation waveform from no clipping to almost totally clipped and back, and I think the "Solina sound" is where the waveform is just ever so slightly clipped.
This soft clipping (the "waveform" trimpot on the board) is different from a simple attenuation of the modulation CV. It's possible to attenuate (or to
boost) the modulation CV, too, by changing 3 resistors on the board, if you want to make further experiments.
More information, and pictures of the prototype,
here.
JH."
via phil on AH.
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The CV/Gate jacks let you send and receive CV and Gate signals. You can use it to play your modular synth or use a sequencer that sends CV/Gate signals to play it!! Mike also added a on/off switch for the Glide, so that if you are using it with a sequencer you can turn the glide fully off!!
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flickr by Synth... (click for more)
via Richard Lainhart of O-Town Media:
click here for the video on Gearwire. It's a good one. It of course touches on her introduction to electronic music at MIT followed by meeting Don Buchla and going to work for him. She talks about how she was very committed to non-keyboard synths and how she thought keyboards were an inappropriate interface for synthesis. Fascinating stuff. And... She pronounces Buchla, Boo-kla. So much for those that told me it was Buck-la. ;) I can finally go back to pronouncing it the way I had been all these years... life is better.
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via JH on AH:
via Loscha
stamba put up a few shots on the Matrixsynth forum.
flickr by Chris_Carter_. You can find some general info on Chris Carter on wikipedia and of course his official website. He is probably best know for his work in Throbbing Gristle and Chis & Cosey. Throbbing Gristle is considered to be the foundation of industrial music. Chris has been known to drop by Matrixsynth.
click here for a video overview of Arturia's Origin on Sonic State. The video covers the latest design, some audio and touches on the architecture, shipping dates and price.
images via this auction. Spotted by Chris.
via Navs:
"an evening of improvised electronic music will once more take place on: Friday 19th October 2007 at The Millennium Hall, Liphook, Hampshire"
David later repackaged the Memorymoog as the "Sanctuary Synthesizer" and sold them to a number of churches. I wonder how many are still sitting in storage... (image via this post)
click here for more shots of the 3rd Annual Austin Analog Synthesizer Party!.
demo track featuring:
flickr by DJ Axis (click for more synth shots).
