Meng Qi - RED 2012-03-14 @ Mao

flickr By Meng Qi

DIYer Meng Qi and a Haken Continuum.

Meng Qi Rollz-5+ Ciat-Lonbarde Experimental Drum Machine / Rhythm Synthesizer

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You can find demos of one in previous posts here.

"Experimental drum machine & synthesizer, designed by Peter Blasser of Ciat-Lonbarde and manufactured by synth designer Meng Qi.

Don't know how to describe this one other than it's a wickedly obtuse and noisy rhythmic synth, which uses banana jacks in a semi-modular fashion.

This is Revision 4 of Meng Qi's design, and has been modified with potentiometers for control of each of the 4 AVDog undulation speeds.

Functions great. There is a small crack on the bottom left side, which has been fixed with epoxy. Seen in picture 2."

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Meng Qi - Slight Cold (2012.11)

Meng Qi - Slight Cold (2012.11) from Meng Qi on Vimeo.

Meng Qi Squishable Modular Synth Workstation

via Meng Qi

"Squishable Modular Synth Workstation is a self-contained modular synth instrument. It has 3 parts that are all essential to the playing and composing experience.

Sidrassi is a analog modular synthesizer with 7 independent voices, each voice has 6 CV patch points, thus you can modulate each voice with audio signal and gesture signal from other voices. Sidrassi is designed by Peter B (http://www.ciat-lonbarde.net) and SMSW uses Peter’s original PCB.

VM (Voltage Memory) is interally connected to control pitch of 4 voices / main pitch / timber of Sidrassi. It provides save/recall feature, and it offers a vast number of modularized recalling methods. Thanks to it, SMSW can save 84 sets of tuning, so you can play complex chords, melodies and tonal music pieces. As well as complex automated pitch changes controlled internally or externally .

2 of AM (Arcade Manifold) provide a very versatile realtime re-patching and mixing system. And the format jumber feature allows SMSW to be connected to external modular system with ease*. Thanks to them, SMSW allows composers and players to travel anywhere between angelic triangle choir and demolic modulated chaos in absolute realtime, as well as connecting your SMSW to your other modular systems.



Designed based on Meng Qi’s vast experience of Sidrassi building.

*for safety of SMSW, please keep the incoming CV in 0-9v range."

MQ1 custom synthesizer for MENG QI

Published on Jun 23, 2015 noystoise

more info at www.noystoise.com

The following is just a small portion of the full post on noystoise and a couple of pics to give you an idea of what went into this custom synth for Meng Qi, know for his own designs, including modifications of Ciat-Lonbarde creations.  Be sure to see the full post for full specs, build details and more pics.

via noystoise:

"After some back and forth, we came up with a general formula for the synth-to-be. it would be comprised of two sequencers with capacitive-touch sensors, two voices with analog filters, frequency modulation, reverb, a few modular inputs and outputs, and a Meng Qi logo. knowing that this would likely turn in to a pretty large and time consuming project, i quickly got to work designing synth. the project did end up taking almost two months to design and build, but actually, it could have taken much longer and i am actually kind of impressed with how quickly this one came together, considering the complexity of the build...

The signal path of this synth is pretty straight forward, but extremely fun to play. basically the circuit starts out with two square wave voltage-controlled oscillators. the oscillators have a pretty wide range, from high to low. I probably should have measured.. the oscillators' pitch is controlled by its own respective 8-step sequencer. each step can be manually tuned with a pretty decent amount of stability, considering the range. the sequencers are driven by a single clock signal, or they can be triggered individually by an external gate input via the respective input jack. each clock input signal, whether internal or external, is sent through a frequency multiplier, and then a divider, before being sent to the sequencer clock input. the multiplier has four settings; X1, X3, X4, and X5. the frequency multiplication is achieved through the use of a CD4046 phase-locked-loop circuit. at lower frequencies, the PLL takes longer to latch on to the multiple, but eventually it ramps up or down until it is in sync. it is actually kind of a neat affect because the sequencer will sound kind of glitch for a while, and then gradually falls into sync, and then totally syncs up. this made it tricky for the external input though, because the PLL is looking for regular intervals, so if you were manually triggering the sequencer or you had a pattern sequencer running to the input, the multiple would be all kinds of crazy.."

Meng Qi Wing Pinger

Published on May 8, 2019 HAINBACH

"In which Chinese instrument maker par excellence Meng Qi visits my studio and we chat about his new instrument, the 'Wing Pinger'."

Meng Qi Wing Pinger

Meng Qi - Wing Pinger MInijack

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"COMES WITH A PROTECTIVE CARRYING CASE.Meng Qi Wing Pinger

The Wing Pinger from Meng Qi is an analog filter percussion desktop synth with internal feedback capabilities that can take you from gentle plucked tones to snarling feedback in an instant. The range of characters afforded by the Wing Pinger have to do with its shift register-based feedback FM routing, in which the output of each filter can modulate the cutoff of the other. Lest you think the Wing Pinger is a noisemaker and nothing more, the feedback FM can be dialed back to zero, giving you a playful, characterful dual filter-plucked modal resonator instrument to ping with the touch keyboard or even external audio. At sufficient resonance and feedback FM settings, the Wing Pinger can take on a life of its own, while touch control and robust MIDI and CV implementation make it versatile node in your setup regardless of its parameter settings. This version of the Wing Pinger comes with mini jacks for the CV I/O, making it a great companion for eurorack modular.

Wing Pinger Features

Dual filter/resonator instrument with internal feedback frequency modulation loop
Touch keyboard and finely tuned parameter ranges for expressive control
MIDI and CV I/O
Audio input and output"

Grassi PCB NEW - Circuit By Ciat-Lonbarde, PCB By Meng Qi

flickr By Meng Qi
"Circuit By Ciat-Lonbarde
PCB By Meng Qi

Totally self contained with battery holder and speakers.

Also with output jacks for connecting to sound systems.

Screw holes for mounting and protective faceplaces."


Related:
old Mr. Grassi Paper Circuit
Mayan Piano by Peter Blasser

Anookum/Snookum/Anushri Desktop Synth & Drum Machine w/ Meng Qi Dual Passive LPG

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"Anookum/Snookum/Anushri Desktop Synth & Drum Machine with Meng Qi DLPG

Excellent condition, Fully functional, professionally built (not by me). Comes in Metal Case with Wood Panels, a Meng Qi Dual Passive LPG for using with your favorite envelopes (added with stand-offs, removable), aluminum gold knobs, and Power Adapter.

From the Mutable Instruments website:

Anushri is a monophonic synthesizer with an all-analog signal path, paired with a lo-fi digital drum synthesizer. These two sections are controlled by an on-board sequencer/arpeggiator, featuring generative drum pattern sequencing. Anushri is open to the modular world thanks to its analog patching area."

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Meng Qi - APCS Demo

Published on Jan 26, 2013 Qi Meng·27 videos

"Circuit By Peter B / Ray Willson
PCB By Meng Qi

One of my favorite Ciat-Lonbarde Design.

Synth sounds with a comfortable amount of harsh feel, LOTs of modulation and variations, a certain amount of randomness with my light sensor and filter mod.

mengqimusic.com"

Meng Qi - Great River

Published on Sep 20, 2012 by Qi Meng

"music by meng qi
video taken by wyj

instruments:
Thomas Bothe 24-notes Custom
Haken Audio Continuum Fingerboard

recorder:
Olympus LS-100

My up/down alternative style kalimba allows convenient 4-finger playing.

mengqimusic.com"

Haken comes in at 3:09

Meng Qi Playing Aether Zither 以太筝

Published on Aug 4, 2014 Qi Meng

"Aether Zither 以太筝 - built by Meng Qi, is an electro-acoustic musical instrument. It's playing surface, assembled with springs, speakers, knobs and touch points. The combination of mechanical and electric aspects makes it an one of a kind and fully expressive instrument.

Detailed info here : http://mengqimusic.com/AetherZither

mengqimusic.com"

Meng Qi Karp And Detroit Underground DU-KRPLS Karplus Strong Modules

Published on Dec 26, 2018 Perfect Circuit

"Meng Qi has two Karplus Stong digital waveguide eurorack modules, the Karp (https://www.perfectcircuit.com/meng-q...) which has an agressive glitchy sound, or the Detroit Underground collaboration version DU-KRPLS (https://www.perfectcircuit.com/meng-q...) which has a unique circuit bent sound. These modules are great for percussion and sound effects, but can also produce weird melodies. In this video the Malekko Varigate 4+ sequences everything and additional drum sounds come from the SSF Entity Percussion Synthesizer and Dave Smith Instruments Feedback module."

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aluminum phosphate crystal simulation w/ldr&filter

YouTube Published on Apr 11, 2012 by anotherbbs

"made by Meng Qi
circuit by Ciat-Lonbarde / Ray Willson

*buttons with light
*each osc can modulate each other for complex output
*filter that effectively shapes the sound, red = cutoff, blue = tone micro adjustment
*ldrs allow continuous control of sound and a variety of performance possibilities

each apcs build will sound different due to the large amount of randomly selected components in the circuit."

www.mengqimusic.com


flickr By Meng Qi

Meng Qi Wingie 2 getting very excited by Novation Circuit Rhythm and some help from Just Friends

video upload by -CALC-

"A little demo track with the fantastic new Wingie 2 from Meng Qi Music.
Two resonators that are getting excited by audio inputs.
In many ways its a very simple box but it has some magical and musical secrets hidden within.
This track is really just Wingie 2 being excited by a beat from Circuit Rhythm. Wingie is also being handed a MIDI sequencer from Circuit Rhythm to form the Chord progression.
Wingie is set to the String algo and I genuinely love the way a heavy input overdrives and 'blows out' the sound."

meng qi "a cold forest"

Published on Apr 28, 2017 Meng Qi

"contributed to a 'Plant a Billion Trees' campaign album:
https://auralfilms.bandcamp.com/album...

mengqimusic.com"

Meng Qi : 静止 Static | 流动 Flow

Meng Qi

流动 Flow


"Link to EP : http://bit.ly/WPResoFb

2020 was a bumpy year. But there was a major achievement for me, which is the release of Wing Pinger and Wingie. For so long I've been dreaming of designing standalone synth, for that standalone synths convey more of designers' ideas and decisions. The release of Wing Pinger and Wingie are not just a graduation ceremony for me, it marks a starting point for new adventures.

In 2021, I have two major plans for me. One is several collaborative synth projects with synth designers I've admired for a long time. Once done, it'll fullfill my life goal in some way. Another is working with Annqi for a Chinese synthesizer podcast and WeChat social media, it's called 合成少数派 (Synthesize Minority). You can consider following it if you use WeChat.

At this moment, I would like to release an EP, it's called Wing Pinger Resonator Feedback. It was an experiment I've done in April, by using Ableton Resonator in the feedback loop of Wing Pinger. The thoughts behind was to use Wing Pinger chaos for timbers and dynamics, and to use Resonator to broadly hinting stable pitches. In this case, there is no need to worry about pitch quantization in a chaotic system, but "quantization" happens naturally with resonances. This method frees up the chaotic system, and at the same time providing stable tonal feels.

This experiment inspired me and actually gave me a new way of thinking. It's the start of designing Wingie, as well as a start for a very important collaborative project, and certainly means a lot to me. I choose the first day of 2021 to release it, as I concluded 2020, and start the new year fresh.

Wish all of you good luck in your future endeavours.

http://mengqimusic.com"

Meng Qi - Ping Garden

video by Meng Qi

"New Year Gift : Ping Garden Software Instrument

Happy Chinese New Year! We wish you a great fruitful 2021. Here is a gift from us, it's called Ping Garden, a software instrument utilizing Mac multitouch pad as playing interface. It uses filter pinging and FM for sound synthesis.

When I was working on Wing Pinger in last year's CNY, factories were closed during the holiday, so I learned a bit of SuperCollider to kill time. That's how Ping Garden was born.

Ping Garden makes rain falling sounds with gestural control density. Here is a small video of me playing it. Hope you enjoy.

Download & Guide : https://mengqimusic.com/ping-garden"

Meng Qi Wingie 2, Norns (Awake), Digitakt | run

video upload by patchesinblue

"@Meng Qi 's #Wingie 2 is one of the most deeply gratifying instruments i've interacted with in the last few years; it feels personal, intimate and experimental all at the same time. when i began sketching, i missed being able to add notes from a lower octave, while keeping most of the melodic content in the upper registers. so - i went out and got another Wingie 2. they make a beautiful pair together

for this piece, i tried to push the Wingie out side its usual familiar territory, and it responded very well. both Wingie's are receiving input from the monome norns awake synth; the black Wingie resonating an octave below the silver one, subtly, with a shorter decay time. i also added some color to the original sound from the wingie; the silver wingie is going through an electro-harmonix big muff guitar pedal (just off camera on the top). there's also an mxr dyna comp pedal (also slightly off camera) that is boosting the right-channel of the silver wingie.

there's also a norns shield (next to the silver Wingie), running an arp from Awake, tempo-linked to the standard black norns. ironically, the norns shield display went to sleep sometime before i started recording.

the expressive e touché is controlling the filter cut off of the norns awake synth. as the cut off changes, the wingie resonates accordingly.

lastly, there's digitakt for rhythm. yet another wonderful instrument that never fails to deliver.

this piece was a bit outside the usual for me, but so are the times we live in and everything i'm experiencing. i hope you enjoy listening."

Meng Qi - DPLPG

Published on Jul 3, 2015 synthemodulaire

"Demo of the DPLPG (Dual Passive LoPass Gate) by Meng Qi.
A 2 hp passive eurorack module."