Gristleizer for Modular Synthesizers - Demo (revised version).

video upload by EdEditz

"The original Gristleizer project on my website had a tiny mistake in it which has now been corrected and the Gristleizer works soooo much better now so here is the revised demo showing what you can expect from it. Of course I only demoed it with a sawtooth wave. More and different effects can be achieved with other sound sources such as the human voice or other synthesizers or a guitar even. You can find complete build instructions for this project on my website here: https://www.eddybergman.com/2021/09/g..."

Future Sound Systems: FIL3 and FIL4 dirty filters compared

video upload by John Schussler

"Future Sound Systems isn't known for making polite modules. Their original claim to fame was a Eurorack version of the Gristelizer, and surely the name alone is enough to tell you what it sounded like.

These two modules are both filters (though not part of the Gristleizer line). The FIL3 Spectral Devastator is two filters in series (unless you decide otherwise), whereas the FIL4 Timbral Sculptor is a single filter with a couple wave folders and a rectifier in the signal chain (again, unless you decide otherwise).

I suppose you can maybe make things sound 'nice' with these, but mostly I'm trying to decide which one creates a more visceral rip, tear, and shred for the hp it takes up.

Input audio was a basic sine wave from a Dixie II+. Sequenced by Stochastic IG. Envelope by Zadar.

00:00 Intro
00:20 FIL3 HP
01:56 FIL3 LP
03:19 FIL3 Both
05:26 FIL3 Sequence
11:56 FIL4
14:58 FIL4 Sequence"

Endangered Audio Research Gristleizer, desktop with CV in/out

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See this post for history on the Gristleizer. The demo in the listing was previously posted here. You can find additional demos here, and posts in order of relavence here. Finally you can check the Gristleizer label for all posts in most recent post order.

"Get ready to go THROBBING ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡
EAR Gristleizer, desktop version. Similar to their stompbox model but with the inclusion of CV in and out! Also has input for frequency modulation.

Synth, bass, guitar, vocals: anything you can get up to line level it works with
Putting the freq knob past 2 o'clock gets you into audio rates, you can really throw some crazy LFOs into your synths for FM
Freq and depth knobs work with both audio and CV out
4 waves available: saw, reverse saw, triangle, square
Bias and level control work in tandem to squeeze the signal or open it up
Comes with power supply, 18vAC"

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Patch Notes: Finlay Shakespeare

video upload by FACTmagazine

"Finlay Shakespeare is an artist that operates in two worlds of electronic music. As the founder of Future Sound Systems, Shakespeare engineers Eurorack modules (including a series based on Chris Carter’s device, The Gristleizer) and standalone synths such as the Brunswick. As an artist, he makes gritty, ’80s-leaning synth pop that sits somewhere between Factory Floor and Depeche Mode.

On this Patch Notes session, the Bristol-based artist performs live with an array of vintage and analog gear, including an ARP 2600. Shakespeare’s two recent albums for Editions Mego, 2019’s Domestic Economy and 2020’s Solemnities, are available now. Find more music by Shakespeare at Bandcamp.

Finlay Shakespeare: http://finlayshakespeare.com"

Anvil Synthesizers "The Anvil" Digital Percussion Synthesizer Ad

This one is via @mu_zines

"The Anvil" was featured in this post from 2014. Muzines, an online repository of music magazines, posted an article on The Anvil here. The question though, is did any of these ever get produced? If you know, feel free to leave a comment. The advert to the left implies they were taking orders at some point they were selling off their IP. Interesting bit of synth history. One of those mystery synths no one knows what happened to...

Update: note the address in the print is 29 Chowmley Gardens, Aldred Road, London NW6. Someone mentioned it could be Cholmley Gardens, pictured. A search on Chowmley gets redirected to Cholmley, so this is likely. Interesting to see where it could have all happened. I used to walk by Serge's shop in Hollywood, none the wiser, when I was a kid. I do remember the wig shop. :)

Update2: interesting side note from Rob Walker: "Reading the in depth article linked to, one of the designers was Roy Gwinn who is known for his Guitar Effects pedal design which Chris Carter adapted into the Gristleizer. I sold Roy a Doepfer Euro case a couple of years back, I’ve asked if he can shed any light."

Update3: via the comments below: "The story of the Anvil Percussion Synth is in RHYTHM MACHINES 2: The 1980s Drum Computers - By Alex Graham. It's available on Amazon (the book, not the Anvil)." [on Amazon here]

Update4: From Roy Gwinn: 'No, the Anvil was never finished. I underestimated the time to do the software, and the hardware was a bit iffy when it got hot. All fixable, but we ran out of money.'

DivKid / SSF Rnd Step Eurorack Module Jam and Patch Walkthrough

Perfect Circuit

"DivKid teamed up with SSF to make the RND STEP module. We used the RND STEP to modulate parameters on both of the voice modules in this patch. The RND STEP is basically six noise generators going into six sample and holds with some clever normalization so you can generate six random modulations with one trigger.

In this patch we used the SSF Entity Percussion module to generate all of the drum sounds and the Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas Alter as a voice sequenced by the Make Noise 0-CTRL. The XAOC Batumi and ALM Pam's New Workout clock everything. We used the Future Sound Systems Gristleizer Filter to add some screeching resonance that can be switched in and out with the Afrorack and Ali Modular OR Switch. Everything is mixed together with the Endorphin.es Cockpit.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:07 - Jam
01:10 - Patch Walkthrough Part 1
02:14 - Quick RND STEP Overview
02:30 - Patch Walkthrough Part 2
03:53 - More Jam
04:34 - Outro

RND STEP available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/divkid..."

Modcan A Series Modular Synthesizer

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Cynthia Photon interface * 2
Cynthia anything module
Cynthia Dark Star chaos
Cynthia psycho analog shift register
Cynthia programmer
Cynthia dual adsr * 2
Cynthia twin wasp filter
Cynthia filthy filter
Cynthia 6 input mixer
Cynthia gate sequencer

Cynthia large power supply
6 Cynthia six pack module holders

Modcan a follower 45a
Modcan triple vco 70a
Modcan dual video 62 a
Modcan noise / S&H / ring 07 a
Modcan CV recorder 57 a
Modcan low-pass Filter 02 a
Modcan for pole low-pass 14a
Modcan 4075 filter 36a
Modcan cem low-pass 29a
Modcan interface 25A
Modcan for VCA 31a
Modcan dual LFO 05 a

Sputnik waveform generator
AC gristleizer DLX
AC Russian module filter

Future Sound Systems Eurorack Modules (Including Gristleizer)

Published on Dec 16, 2019 Perfect Circuit

"Future Sound Systems modules have all of your distortion and signal destruction needs covered. FSS worked with Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle to turn the Gristleizer effect into multiple modules with more features and CV controls that the original Gristleizer. The OSC1 and FIL3 are an oscillator with interesting wave shaping controls and a wild dual filter reminiscent of an MS20.

FSS also has a collection of routing and utility modules including a 9X9 pin matrix module, 6 channel muting module with both momentary and switched muting. The MAKROW macro control outputs 6 CVs by turning one knob or from a single CV control.

Future Sound System modules available here: https://www.perfectcircuit.com/future..."

Future Sound Systems TG2 Gristleizer // LFO, VCO, weird rhythms + modulation in Eurorack

Published on Jun 25, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Here's the TG2 Generator from Future Sound Systems which is made with Roy Gwinn and Chris Carter (of Throbbing Gristle) as part of the new Eurorack Gristleizer range. It's an LFO that goes into audio range with points for external modulation, internal wave folding, different/unique pulse and PWM like audio options and it's also a totally weird rhythm generator. Skip around with the timings below and leave a comment

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:10 previews

00:42 Intro, features etc

02:05 LFO, modulator functions

04:24 Oscillator audio rate functions, LOVELY bass tones. Audio rate modulation, FM, sync etc.

07:27 ULTIMATE GRISTLE! TG2 with the TG3 + TG4

08:33 Sequenced oscillator, pitch range demo, warm “woody” folded tones.

10:27 Meet your new favourite weird rhythm generator

13:21 Modulated modulation

Thank you to Future Sound Systems for their sponsorship of this video. Their sponsorship made this demo video happen, however they had no control of what I said, patched or the sounds I made."

Konstantin Gervis - Live @ Hunter's Grand Cafe, Amsterdam

Published on Jan 6, 2019 Station 252

"Recorded live on 29.12.2018 during the last Modular Moon party in 2018. This is a 100% improvised performance using 100% eurorack modular gear:
Tiptop Audio modules: almost all the drum modules, MixZ, Circadian Rhythms, Trigger Riot, 2x Z3000, 5x Forbidden Planet, 4x Z2040, Z8000, 2x Z-DSP with EchoZ and Halls Of Valhalla, 3x ONE, 1x TG ONE, 2x VCA, 5x Z4000.
As well as: Serge ResEQ, Variable Slope VCF and Variable Q VCF. Future Sound Systems Gristleizer TG3 and TG4, Vermona VcDrive, Antimatter Launch Codes and Doepfer A-124 Wasp Filter."

Elements - d0 - AFG - A-101-1 - Gristleizer

Published on Nov 23, 2018 isvisible isinvisible

Let this one develop. The start of this one reminded me of Joy Division. I read that Ian Curtis was a big fan of Throbbing Gristle no less.

As always, the video description off of YouTube:

Drums:
Bass & Snare - Sound Master SR-88
Cymbal - Wurlitzer Swingin' Rhythm
(drums mixed, then a touch of gain added by the Gristleizer Pre-Amp (TG-5)

Picked String(ish) Sound:
Mutable Instruments Elements into Mungo d0 delay

Ambiance:
Mutable Instruments Rings into Shimmer card in Z-DSP

Bass:
Livewire AFG

Fuzz Bass:
Future Sound Systems Gristleizer

Acidic Bass:
Livewire AFG into Doepfer A-101-1 Vactoral Filter

Gristleizer - Sid Guts Deluxe - Akemie's Taiko - Rings - Edges - Elements

Published on Nov 20, 2018 isvisible isinvisible

"Complex-ish, Abstract-ish melodies with a fuzzy lead-ish provided by the Sid Guts Deluxe being rammed through the Gristleizer.

Sounds:
Drums: Soundmaster 'SR-88' into TipTop Audio 'Z-DSP' reverb
Bass: Mutable Instruments 'Rings'
Organ-ish: Mutable Instruments 'Edges' into Doepfer 'A-188-2 Tapped Delay'
Plinky plonks: ALM 'Akemie's Taiko' into Mungo 'd0'
Percussive sounds: Mutable Instruments 'Braids'
More Percussive sounds: Mutable Instruments 'Elements'
Fuzzy lead: ALM 'Sid Guts Deluxe' into ZVEX 'Instant Lo-Fi Junky' into Future Sound Systems 'Gristleizer' into Modcan 'Dual Delay'

Sequencing:
Music Thing 'Turing Machine'
Doepfer 'A-155'
Electro-Music 'Klee'
Plus lots of switches etc."

Modcan A Modular Synthesizer

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TG x5 .5

TG x5 .5 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"The last video in the TG x5 series.

3x regular ONEs, one ONE prototype and a TG ONE. 2x TG01 samples, 3x TG02 samples. Lots of processing> including 3x Tiptop Z-DSPs (Valhalla Shimmer, Tape Echo, E-Verb), Future Sound Systems TG 03 and TG04 Gristleizer modules, Serge Resonant EQ, Tyme Sefari MK2, a bunch of Tiptop Z2040s, Bubblesound SEM20, Doepfer A-124, Serge VSVCF, Make Noise Erbe-Verb, Roland Scooper and more.

Sequenced using 2x Circadian Rhythms

http://tiptopaudio.com/tg-one/"

Future Sound Systems at Brighton Modular Meet 2018

Published on Jul 16, 2018 DivKidVideo

"Here's another little taste of the Brighton Modular Meet this time with Finlay Shakespeare from Future Sound Systems giving his new Spectral Devastator a workout. There's help from other FSS modules including the Gristleizer range too.

This footage is from the Brighton Modular Meet on the 1st of July 2018. The event is held at the Attenborough Centre for the Arts at the University of Sussex. More information here - http://brightonmodularmeet.co.uk"

Superbooth 2018: Shakespeare's Synth - from Future Sound Systems

Published on May 8, 2018 sonicstate

"Finlay Shakespeare shows us various modules from the Gristleizer stable, and a couple of brand new modules too."

Z3000 vs TG3 & TG4

Z3000 vs TG3 & TG4 from Station 252 on Vimeo.

"Running a couple of Tiptop Audio Z3000 oscillators via TG3 bandpass filter and TG4 VCA from Future Sound Systems. First the low pitched one and later adding a hi pitched second oscillator. Manually changing the pitch of the first oscillator to check how it sounds at different frequencies and with sliding pitch. TG3 and TG4 are a part of Eurorack GRISTLEIZER modules.

TG4 is modulated by Z4000 (triggered by Trigger Riot)

FX: a touch of Z-DSP eVerb plate reverb.

http://tiptopaudio.com/z3000/

http://www.futuresoundsystems.co.uk/tg.html"

Future Sound Systems Gristleizer - TG3 Filter - Chris Carter, Roy Gwinn and Finlay Shakespeare

Published on Dec 19, 2017 DivKidVideo

"Here's the second video on the four new Gristleizer modules from Future Sound Systems made in collaboration with Roy Gwinn (the original circuit designer) and Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle.

This time I have the TG3 filter that provides a band pass, wah-wah like filtering but with bags of characters, resonance, distortion, quirks and all. It's a very cool characterful piece of kit that is way more than just a filter for your oscillators. Once you've watched this head over to this link - [posted here] - and watch the TG4 Modulator (VCA) video which is just as a good and way more than just a VCA. The distortion and drive stages on that are absolutely gorgeous!"

Future Sound Systems Gristleizer - TG4 Modulator - Chris Cater, Roy Gwinn and Finlay Shakespeare

Published on Dec 7, 2017 DivKidVideo

"Here's the first in a series of a few videos on the new Eurorack Modular Synth modules based on the Gristleizer as used by Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle. Roy Gwinn (who designed the original circuit in 1970s) and Chris Carter have worked with Finlay Shakespeare of Future Sound Systems to update and expand on the original Gristleizer with many updates and extras for the modular format.

This video is on the TG4 Modulator, which is the VCA in the series. But it's a highly characterful, drive, saturation and distortion module as well."

Future Sound Systems - Gristleizer TG3 & TG4 *FIRST PATCH JAM*

Published on Dec 1, 2017 DivKidVideo

"Here's my first play around with the new Gristleizer TG3 Filter and TG4 Modulator (VCA) from Future Sound Systems made in collaboration with Chris Carter and Roy Gwinn. If you want to know how the whole patch is made go join me on patreon.com/divkid as I've made an exclusive video looking at sequencing, synth parts, these modules and the drums / mixing too. Full demos of these modules coming soon. Comment away, share, like all that jazz! "