Jasper Wasp, DX7II and TR-909 clone test with HQ Sound!!

Published on Mar 30, 2017 Todd Murray

"Here I am using an Arturia Keystep to clock my big MFOS (DIY) sequencer and run the DX7II (off screen) on MIDI. The MFOS sequencer is triggering the 909 (DIY) clone triple toms and kick. The Wasp (DIY) is played freestyle, no sequencer or trigger.

Ya, I know the video sucks, but this is about the sound of the Hexinverter Nein-oh-Nein PCBs and the wasp. I recorded the sound off the mixer and then synched it to the video track using Adobe Premiere. I am ever amazed at how I can run multiple digital and DIY analog synths with the Arturia Keystep.

- Nein-oh-Nein clone is the red panel unit
- MFOS Sequencer (4 x 16 CV/Gate/Trigger) large blue unit at top of screen
_ Arturia on table top
- Jasper Wasp is the black unit I am tweaking
- Yamaha DX7IIFD is off screen and behind me.

More info can be found here: http://sixbyseven.ca/synthesizers"

Jasper Wasp Clone Analog Synth

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"Jasper Wasp Clone Analog Synth. Non Midi. Just built ready for first owner. 2 DCO’s triangle, square, pulse width..."

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Jasper Wasp clone - RAW recording

Published on Nov 22, 2016 fonitronik

"A few sound examples of the Jasper Wasp clone."

Jasper Wasp Clone w/ Yellow Desktop Side Panels

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"Jasper wasp clone. All analog filters. 2 DCO’s. midi in midi out. 2 octave keyboard."

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Jasper Wasp clone hybrid analogue digital mono synth

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"Jasper Wasp clone. 2 octave mono synth 2 x DCO’s each with SAW, SQUARE and ENHANCED PULSE WIDTH waveforms. EXT audio in. Non midi. Easily upgraded to midi using one of midi kits available. Custom yellow side cheeks one offs"

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Jasper Wasp Clone, 1st sounds (Work in progress)

Published on Nov 18, 2016 fonitronik

"It lives! I just finished the basic build of the Jasper Wasp clone. A wooden cabinet with speaker, battery holder and built in transformer is still to come."

Jasper, Matriarch et un soupçon de BigSky...

Published on May 27, 2020 Laurent Baloran

"Jasper midifié (bidouille maison) et boutons en place, la guêpe est habillée.
L'étendue du clavier du Jasper et donc étant limité (3 octaves), j'ai mis en place un renversement automatique bien pratique pour avoir en midi une plus grande étendue sans interruption, ainsi que la (dé)sactivation automatique du midi pour jouer avec le petit clavier intégré.
J'aime vraiment bien le son de la guêpe, ainsi que son ergonomie sommaire mais suffisante."

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"Midified jasper (homemade hack) and buttons in place, the wasp is dressed.
The extent of the keyboard of the Jasper and therefore being limited (3 octaves), I set up an automatic reversal very practical to have at noon a greater extent without interruption, as well as the automatic (de) deactivation of the midi to play with the small integrated keyboard.
I really like the sound of the wasp, as well as its basic but sufficient ergonomics. "

JASPER WASP (EDP WASP SYNTH CLONE) SYNTHESIZER

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"Hand built from DIY kit to a very high standard, not getting much use so moving it on.
*Note this doesn't have the midi option.

Fantastic monosynth clone of the legendary lectronic Dream Plant synth the 'Wasp' by Chris Huggett."

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Is Behringer's WASP Deluxe a Clone of a Clone?

Thought this was interesting. Take a look at the front panels.

The top is the original EDP WASP Deluxe.

The middle is the Jasper clone.

The bottom is the Behringer WASP Deluxe.

Note the knob layout for each.

Clone of a clone? Depends on the internals. Reminds me of the original Technology Transplant (Cyclone Analogic) TB-303 and x0xb0x clones - see this post. This is also worth a read.

Update: Note the ENV hold switch, ENH waveshape in the oscillator section, and Noise level knob on the Jasper & Behringer clones. They are in the exact same locations yet completely absent on the original. These were introduced in the Jasper.

Jasper Wasp Clone - Brighton Modular Meet 2016

Published on Nov 17, 2016 DivKidVideo

"Here's a quick play around the with Jasper. An EDP Wasp Clone. This was built by Mike Gorman 'MagMan' on Muffs and was on show at the Brighton Modular Meet from earlier this year."

Jasper Wasp Diy Build (EDP Wasp Clone)

Published on Jan 16, 2020 Uros Stojnic

"Easy and straightforward build.
All music and sounds in the video created by Jasper only. No heavy processing except pad sound (no mixdown nor master)."

Jasper Wasp Clone DIY Synthesizer PCBs

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"The remaining parts need to be ordered and a build guide & parts list for ordering from Mouser / Digikey / etc. can be found at https://www.jaspersynth.co.uk/

*ONLY the PCBs and a few of the harder to source parts are included in the kits from Jasper, everything else has to be ordered on the assemblers end*"

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Electronic Dream Plant WASP synth, Kim Wilde, Nick Rhodes... in memory of Chris Huggett,

Electric Cafe

"This video demonstrates the sound of the Electronic Dream Plant WASP synthesizer, Kim Wilde used it for her hit single Kids In America, and Duran Duran keyboard player Nick Rhodes used it early in with the band.

Sadly Chris Huggett passed away on October 22nd 2020 but leaves behind a legacy of synth production that in a British way rivals that of Moog, Oberheim, ARP, and other synthesizer manufacturers. Today there are companies who recognise the popularity of the EDP WASP and have cloned them, Behringer and the Jasper are just two who have released their version of this classic vintage sounding synthesizer which rivals some Moog, Oberheim, ARP, Yamaha, and other famous synthesizer company products since the late 1970's.

This video contains images that do not belong to the uploader of Electric Cafe but are being used for education purposes. The music created is all original apart from Kim Wilde Kids In America:
Artist
Kim Wilde
Album
Kim Wilde
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[Merlin] Absolute Label Services; ASCAP, EMI Music Publishing, UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, PEDL, SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, Kobalt Music Publishing, and 16 Music Rights Societies
All synths programmed were: Electronic Dream Plant WASP, and that's all!

Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use."

Also see: Legendary Synth Designer Chris Hugget of EDP, OSC, and Novation has Passed Away

Jasper EDP Wasp Clone

Published on Jul 17, 2018 KlangGenerator

"Just a simple performance with my DiY Jasper Synth and a 606. The Jasper has MIDI IN and OUT and the custom case is made of acrylic and 3d printed parts. The 606 is connected to the EXT IN of the Jasper."

The Jasper EDP Wasp Clone

Jasper Synthesizer Demo Published on Apr 9, 2016 LektroiD

"This is my build of The Jasper; an EDP Wasp Clone, originally designed by Wagner & Hugget. The current design is by Jason L of the Muffwiggler forum. This was a limited PCB set of only 100 units."

JasperIN Sequencer first tests

Published on Jul 9, 2017 Altitude909

"This is the sequencer addon to the JasperIN Jasper/Wasp interface that adds a SH-101 style sequencer"

Ruby2 riffs

Published on Mar 11, 2020 Vykaar Tones

"Another jam in the style of my favourite electronic group. GRP R24 sequences Arturia Minibrute 2S. Jasper Wasp clone, Mellotron Micro, Korg Microsampler, Waldorf Sreichfett, Korg Triton Extreme, CR8000 drums, Mutant bass and snare."

ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - so holic

Published on Jul 12, 2017 thenoiztemple

"ASTROGENIC HALLUCINAUTING - so holic
- for more noiz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/as...

live noiz with:

Vermona DRM1 MKIII
Elektron RYTM
JASPER WASP clone
Arturia Beat Step Pro
Pigtronix Echolution 2
Pigtronix Echolution 2 Ultra Pro
WMD Protostar
MFB Schlagzwerg
Future Retro ORB
e-rm MIDI CLOCK
RAT ATTACK distortion
Sunsine PLL
Electro Lobotomy Distortion Wave Shaper Filter
Red Panda BITMAP
RAT PEDAL modded
Bananana Effects Tararira
Analogue Solutions VOSTOK V2
Erica Synths MIDI 8 splitter"

ELBY Pixie Attache EDP WASP clone with distortion + extra waveforms

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"Australian WASP clone with added distortion circuit, extra waveforms + a few other sweet tricks up her sleeves.

In my opinion this is the best rendition of the WASP synth and blows the Jasper / Behringer versions out of the water. ELBY is a legendary modular synth company who really know how to cross their T's and dot their I's. This thing has some huge bass!"

Little butler cat in one of the pics.

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Polivoks Creator Vladimir Kuzmin Teams up with Behringer

Another synth legend joins Behringer. You might recall KORG's Hiroaki Nishijima joined back in 2019. PPG's Hermann Seib joined in 2020. Luigi Scarano of fingersonic joined back in 2019 as well as Mode Machines Michael Thorpe. Robin Whittle of Devilfish fame almost worked out a deal to bring the Devilfish mods to the TB-3 but that fell through and Behringer moved forward without him. Not sure what the story was behind the Jasper WASP and then there's the Swing. It is interesting to see who is willing to work with Behringer and who isn't. You might recall Behringer sued Dave Smith Instruments/Sequential along with 20 forum members, they threatened to sue an online publication, and they created the Cork Sniffer. That said, here's the news:

"Vladimir Kuzmin and Behringer announced today that they have entered into a collaboration to develop a new Polivoks synthesizer.

Vladimir Kuzmin stated: “With great interest have I followed Behringer’s Vision to bring back iconic synthesizers and make them affordable for musicians. For all my life, I have been extremely passionate about synthesizers and I decided to contact Uli to see if Behringer would be interested to design a new Polivoks as I would love to see my legacy live on.

I designed the Polivoks in 1980 at the Urals Vector plant in Russia, while it was produced by the Formanta Radio Factory. The Polivoks has features that are very unusual on most analog synthesizers, which creates this very unique and distinctive sound, often referred to as “Russian synthesizer sound”. For many years it has been my dream to create a new and much improved Polivoks. Uli’s synthesizer Vision provides a fantastic opportunity for me to contribute to the reimagining of my Polivoks and to make it accessible to everyone - a Vision I profoundly believe in and want to be part of.”

Uli Behringer, commented: 'It’s an immense honor to have Vladimir Kuzmin on our team as he is a legendary synth designer. We are extremely proud, we could win him for our ambitious Vision.
This partnership demonstrates again that we welcome collaborations with boutique inventors and manufacturers, as we believe we can perfectly coexist and complement each other. We invite anyone interested in a possible collaboration to contact us at joinus@musictribe.com.'

Here is a great article about Vladimir Kuzmin and his amazing Polivoks story."