Kommander E350

YouTube Published on Aug 2, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Testing out the new Koma Kommanders to control my modular synth.

Please note that Koma elektronic has mentioned that Doepfer cables are 100 percent able to utilize all four jacks on the Kommanders as the jacks are quite closely spaced together. I am only using the four cv jacks here, no gate jacks.

CV from Kommander B, if you can see the label stickers in the video, is going to the Intellijel HEXvca and controlling two channels there with cv I and cv II.

CV from Kommander A is going to the E350 Morphing Terrerium and cv I is for X/Y waves and cv II is for Z wave control.

CV for the 1 v/oct input on the E350 frequency is coming from the Flame knob recorder which turned out to be very useful as the E350 range in it's three modes is kind of narrow and all the random voltage sources I have kept pegging the range to it's high point. The knob recorder I was able to control the cv in the range and record a little cv sequence to be used here in the video.

I was surprised to see that my camera actually picks up the infrared lamps on the Kommanders and shows them as little white circles on the Kommanders. These things are FUN!!!"

Kommander Thingamagoop

YouTube ublished on Aug 30, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"After calibrating both of my Koma Kommanders I had a little test patch to try.

Gate two from Kommander to vca for Z3000's slightly detuned from one another sine waves.

CV two to vca controlling the sound allowed in from the Bleep Labs Thingamagoop.

CV one to the Z3000's 1v / oct. inputs.

That is all, dont mind my nesferatu hands and enjoy!!! Thanks for watching!!!"

http://bleeplabs.com/
http://www.tiptopaudio.com/
http://www.koma-elektronik.com/

Critter and Guitari Kaleidoloop

YouTube Published on May 21, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Critter and Guitari Kaleidoloop"

MATRIXSYNTH Card!

DRFresh 052609

YouTube via ISOTROPOSPHERE
"Tribute to our fighting forces on Memorial Day. Use of Doepfer R2M controlling Technosaurus Microcon, Microcon II and the Effexon. Korg ER-1 mkII percussion, Korg Z1 etherial backing, Casio VZ-1 controlling Electrix Warp Factory with formant locked on my vocal input."

ISO Modular Vid test

Published on Feb 26, 2014 ISOTROPOSPHERE·122 videos

"Hello again channel subscribers, I'm back online and have joined the twenty-first century by getting a cell phone, a new cmptr., internet at home, and a tablet soon to be on it's way.

This is my first test using said equipment but the same old stuff coming from the music room. These first couple of videos to follow were actually taped right before the tube here dropped my ancient format mpeg1, work security cracked down and disallowed personal uploading of sorts, and my trusty, dusty, windows 2K, dual 333Mhz processor, scuzzy harddrived tan box is starting to do funky things. Many new videos featuring reviews of kits and projects with be forthcoming if all of this new gear behaves as I hope it does. I held out for as long as I could pouring my hard earn cash into the music room gear but "progress" has forced me to upgrade. In the last six Months I have been busy folks and you will soon reap the benefits of my labor of love, 'fabrication'. I have many things to show you and I hope you enjoy the show.......stay tuned."

SK5_Mello

YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Apr 20, 2011

"Messing around with my Tablebeast circuit bent Casio SK-5 with external patchbay (not visible). I found an interesting patch using the external patchbay in combination with a 3XFX mod box 4 way mixer to get an interesting kind of organ sound from the straight piano sound. This organ patch also has a really long sustaining envelope that is kept in check as long as I keep playing, but when I stop you hear it sustain / feedback.
Sorry for the brief chaos / noise in the middle of the video as I threw the wrong switch on the patchbay. This same switch is used to good effect at the end of the video and if you turn up your volume or use headphones there are some nice textures and tones deep in that bent circuit chaos.
Enjoy.....:-)"

Modular jam in old movie mode

Published on Oct 18, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"More patching fun with the Doepfer sel. switch, using the raw outputs from the Drum Dokta.

Bleep Labs Nebulaphone, Midi in through Vermona qMI driving two detuned from one another Blue Lantern ZTVCO's.
4MS Atoner, Make Noise Maths and several other modules used.

This was after a four hour module re-arrange session in preparation for the Doepfer A-152 module arrival.

That's right, I posted the arrival / test video first, just to see if y'all are paying attention."

Neutron Sound / Orgone Accumulator Jam

Published on Jun 28, 2015 ISOTROPOSPHERE

"This is the Orgone Accumulator module by Neutron Sound, I built mine using the circuit board faceplate from Neutron7 himself, parts from the Mouser project cart, Tayda, Newark, and Sparkfun.


I had some trouble with this build and Neutron7 was so awesome for helping through diagnosis and pinpointing the probable cause. I had a bad Teensy and a bad push button switch, but all is good now and the module functions quite properly.

The Orgone Accumulator module is really quite capable and offers quite a range of possibilities, sounds and uses. I wont go into what it does and offers as it is quite lengthy and you probably know already.

We start off with the main output of the OA solo and slowly bring in the PWM voice of the OA as well. Fading in of the other sounds to this jam follows.
Phonogene thru Eko and matrixVCA. Two raw wave outputs from the Drum Dokta Breakout controlled by the Turing pulses and matrixVCA. Manual control of Drum Dokta breakout clap volume as clocked by the Drum Dokta2. Drum Dokta2 beat. Flame Tame machine is quantizing a sequence from the Turing machine which is locked a pattern I liked. Tame machine also providing main clock for all. While I was building this module another circuit board and faceplate showed up in the post (mail) which I guess went through after I had router trouble ordering the first time. Another OA is in the works and once again Neutron7 is helping me out with some issues. The parts are really crammed into the one board and delicate soldering is often needed, the few mistakes I have made have cost me each time.

Comments, suggestions and questions welcome. Enjoy!!!"

Advanced Maths 01.1 "Patching Up Your Balls"

YouTube Uploaded by ccdm9 on Jan 11, 2012

"As it was a common request on both muffwiggler and here on ytube, I decided to make a little video to accompany my first advanced maths course. This shows the basic setup of the Maths + QMMG bouncing ball patch. Also thank you for the 100 subscribers! More videos soon!"

Also see Make Noise Maths Bouncing Ball excerize by ISOTROPOSPHERE

ThreeAmigos Part2

Published on Jul 8, 2013 ISOTROPOSPHERE·118 videos

"Tom Whitwell - Random Looping Sequencer / Turing machine
Thonk - UK electronics kit provider

Three random looping sequencers with pulses and voltages expanders now.

Reving noise from MicroGranny, manual playing of the Anushri in there.
All other sounds from the DFMZ Deprivator modular synths.

These things are so much fun. Thank you Tom and Thonk."

Part 1 here

Synth Tech E350 fun

YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Mar 26, 2012

"Testing out my newly arrived Synthesis Technologies E350 Morphing Terrarium
module after a slight re-arrange of the DFMZ-2 cabinet.

Shown here for the first time in use is my newly created skiff, the DFMZ-4. This skiff is deeper than the one next to it and features Purpleheart wood cheeks. I went with a slightly different paint scheme as well to compliment the beautiful wood color.

Thank you to Shawn at AH, the folks at Big City Music, Pomona Noisebug, Moog Audio Canada, Bleeplabs, Switched On, Moog music, and all of the module manufacturers creating these wonderful products."

Moog Theremin refinished

via Doug Francis on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge


YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Jan 3, 2012

"I purchased my Theremin plus from a gentleman who built it from the factory kit.

I was never really satisfied with his finishing of the housing of the Theremin, so over the Holiday break I refinished it.

The grain of the wood on the cabinet really spoke to me and the eyeball was what it needed / wanted.

The eye area was sanded to raw wood, the lashes and the outline of the details were wood burned into the case using a hot tip pen / knife.

I then stained the case and around the eye. The eye was then treated to a coloration technique using pastels and markers. Sadly, it looked twice as good before I clearcoated the whole case as the clear paint soaked up much of the pastels.

The color of this thing really got washed out in the video conversion, it looks much better in person. Let me know what you think.

Audio is a little jam using the modular synth and the Korg ER-1 mkII."

Megaphone_Module_Demo.mpg

YouTube via ISOTROPOSPHERE
"This is a brief demonstration of a circuit bent megaphone voice changer which has been converted to the euro-rack style modular synth format module. This was done by Lab F / Cosmicblooper who offers his services via an ebay auction.

WATCH YOUR VOLUME LEVELS after the 4:20 mark, you will see that the input cable changes because I have disconnected the microphone and have patched in the Thingamagoop 2 into the module, you can see the blue light reflecting on the knobs and jacks from the TGP 2 lamp.

Enjoy."

I did a quick search on Ebay for Lab F and Cosmicblooper. All I found was this. Not sure if it's him/her.

Update: more contact info via DRFRESH in the comments.

Radio Music Module

Published on Mar 7, 2015 ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Music Thing Modular and Thonk provide us with a kit offering of the Radio Music module.

This is my build version of the kit with black faceplate and knobs. I did change the LED colors to blue but those were too dim for the power being provided so I went back to red but left the green start indicator.

The Radio Music module is meant to be used as a source of random audio but can be uniquely controlled (or not) to suit your taste and style. I outfitted mine with a 32GB microSD card and the 16 folders you set up act as the stations on the device.

This is some initial testing I am doing here and having a fun time with one station which I loaded Apollo 11 highlights audio from the suggested links on the module build documentation. I was one year and four days old when that glorious Saturn V lifted off.

Along with the radio music module here you will hear a Din Sync Osc303 being driven by a Turing machine (Another Music Thing Modular creation) being filtered by a Blue Lantern Diode filter and put through a synthrotek development delay module. Another voice using the Synthrotek Chaos Nand module and ring modulated by a Delptronics unit. 4MS Atoner and Noise swash processing audio from the radio music module with cv coming from a Flame knob recorder. Pulses and control voltages also coming from two other additional Turing machine with expander modules. These are feeding to the Delptronics Little drummer boy and Din Sync Drum Dokta v1.

These were proud moments for our space agency, our Nation, and the World. Let us not forget.

Enjoy!!!!:"

Akai Miniak controlling Vermona qMI

YouTube Published on Jun 4, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Akai Miniak to Vermona quad Midi Interface modular synth

After taking delivery of the Akai miniak and playing with it for a week or so to make sure everything was functioning as it should (used item) I set to work on a experiment.

The miniak has a great sequencer and arpeggio engine within it and I wanted to see if these features would integrate into usefulness controlling my modular synth. This is besides the intended use I have for the miniak which I wont go into at this time.

The first experiment failed and I was worried the miniak would not be useful driving the modular. After joining the yahoo user group and writing to Akai's technical service department I pondered of the path for experiment two.

Success!!! Turns out that passing the midi out from the miniak through a midi patchbay to the Vermona qMI works where direct midi line from the miniak to the qMI does not.

Now to set up the various voices on the modular in which the miniak is controlling. You will witness these in succession in the video.

Voice one: A sine wave from a Blue ZTVCO to the HEXvca and doepfer adsr to soften the gate hit.
Voice two: A four saw wave voice spread from the E340 into the EMS synthi filter (Vulcan modulated) and into the HEXvca.
Voice three: A saw wave sequence from a Tip Top Z3000 mkI into the HEXvca.
Voice four: Clock out from the qMI to Rene which is controlling a voice on the QMMG coming from the E350 Z output. This is the reverbed bongo like drums you here.
Voice five: The miniak driving a Blue ZTVCO Zodial wave through the Topobrillo wave folder being modulated by the Dalek out to the HEXvca.

Voice four through the Mutagen to the Korg KP3 and to the mixer with reverb added.

All other voices through the Mutagen and straight to the mixer. Trombone added for spice.

Liking the miniak so far, Thank You for watching!"

BitBlob2vsNoisering

YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Jun 3, 2011

FLame_Tame_Test.mpg

YouTube via ISOTROPOSPHERE — April 09, 2010 — "Testing the Flame Tame machine with the Technosaurus Cyclodon sequencer. The sounds heard are from the Microcon I, a Sine wave from the Tiptop Z3000, the square wave osc. from the Effexon, and the Thingamagoop2 being processed through the WMD Giger Counter with flanger effect from the Alesis mixer. First three sounds sources are going through the QMMG and out to the mixer (no effects) from the Format Jumbler.

Tame machine controlling all event timing and receiving cv from the cyclodon sequencer. Not much visually here, turned the lights off to enjoy the ambiance and added a camera effect to the video. Enjoy!!"

4MS Atoner

YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Jun 15, 2011

"BACK IN THE RA CHA CHA CHA !!!!!

This is also subtitled "Fun with real audio" and features the 4MS Atoner module. Most folks seem to go with the Noiseswash from 4MS, I went with the Atoner as it seems to be most like the Technosaurus Effexon in some ways.

This vid features audio I recorded at the local airport using the outdoor observation post where they have a PA Horn broadcasting the tower frequencies. This PA horn is just under the floor boards on the upper portion of the observation deck so getting a good recording was pretty easy.

Real audio sent to 4MS Atoner input / 4MS being modulated by the Wogglebug and by the Noisering / Atoner internal VCO off. Real audio also sent to the Elby Synthicon Filter bandpass section and being modulated by the Livewire Vulcan Mdltr..
Rene is locked on a 4 step pattern sending all info to the Flame tame machine. Rene pattern also straight to TT Z3000 mk I , pulse width on wave modulation from Synthwerks 4C/B. Flame Tame machine getting tickled by the pressure output from the Pressure Points, output to TT Z3000 mkII. Both Z3000 waves into the QMMG channels 3 and 4 and out the combined mix out. QMMG to Korg Kaoss pad then to mixer."

Ted the Spaceman

Published on Dec 13, 2012 by ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Showing off the new machined base plates I made for the ABG and Nebulaphone kit builds.

Had some fun syncing the IR units on these two.

Nebulaphone is going thru the Synth Tech E560, modded by the Wogglebug slow CV.

ABG is going thru the Korg KP3 effect with a motion pad recorded.

Wogglebug woggle audio straight out.

Doepfer R2M to a single square wave voice, no filter.

For my friend Ted the Spaceman."

http://bleeplabs.com

3XFX mod box

YouTube Uploaded by ISOTROPOSPHERE on Sep 7, 2011

"This is a mod box I commissioned to have built by 3XFX as a companion to a prior 3XFX mod box I purchased on the Bay way back when he was making them.

The mod box also provides a switched patch connection (x4) to assist in triggering bends on my Diabolical Devices bent Casio SK-8 as they dont have a switch matrix on the patch bay like the Tablebeast bent Casio SK-1 and SK-5.

The 3XFX mod box features two LEDicles from Bleep Labs which are controlled by 555 timers and the large dial pots on the box for speed. The LEDicles are also able to be triggered by the pushbutton switch for each.
Each LEDicle has an Opto-sensor below it on the box which is tied to the two rca points below each sensor for resistance bending. Then the 4 way switch matrix for rca bend points on the Casio's.

Korg ER-1 mkII and Korg ES-1 mkII providing back up for the Casio SK-1 bent by Tablebeast.

Just a video showcasing the 3XFX mod box and some experimenting. Enjoy!!!"

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