EDP Gnat Synthesizer Schematics

Tim Stinchcombe reverse engineered the EDP Gnat and has posted the schematics online.

"I originally bought one of these out of idle curiosity - having read all about the Wasp and its use of digital inverters in the analogue section, I couldn't resist buying a Gnat (a 'Special' in fact) when the opportunity arose. It was sold as none-working, and after replacing a few chips, I got it working. On acquiring a Wasp, and then a second Gnat, it became clear there were differences between both the Gnat and the Wasp, and between the Gnats themselves. Nothing for it to but to reverse-engineer the whole thing, and have a look-see myself! The schematics are only hand-drawn, and I make absolutely no guarantees to their correctness whatsoever (more notes follow)"

click here for the for more including a link to the schematics.

Scream 2007: AnalogLive! Images via Amateur Chemist

Click here for the full set of images on Amateur Chemist.

Pictured: Peter Grenader's setup. Peter Grenader organized the event and is the man behind Plan B.

Be sure to check out the comments of this previous post for some good reviews over the show. There are also more shots added to the set.

Prophet '08 Desktop

Before you get too excited, this is only a photoshop via babic via sequencer.de. What do you think?

Molar VST

YouTube via spmaspma.
"walkthrough of setup assumes you know MonoChrome VST, as Molar is the audioversion."

Technicians - NAMM Diaries Day 1 and 2

Technicians - NAMM Diaries Day 1


Technicians - NAMM Diaries Day 2

YouTube via museumoftechno.
"Back in January we went to California, USA, to attend and report on the NAMM 2007 music trade show, in association with our sponsors, Novation. We're going to put them on Youtube now: have at you!"

EMS VCS3 MKII & Universal Sequencer

YouTube via buchla300.
"Very simple patch and sequence.
VCO 1 to the left speaker through the reverb
VCO2 to the right speaker through the filter"

E-Mu Proteus Pack

"Digital Sound Factory has reissued the original Proteus sample content for use with Cakewalk's Dimension Pro and Dimension LE synthesizers. Founder Timothy Swartz is a 20-year veteran of E-MU Systems and producer of the original Proteus sound sets used in their hardware products. Using the original sample content, combined with the advanced parameters available in Cakewalk's Dimension, these new instrument programs were perfectly matched and tuned to the original hardware products.

The E-MU Proteus Pack consists of over 3,500 immediately useable, go-to sound programs, perfect for any style of music you can imagine. And when you combine them with the infinite synthesis options of Dimension Pro, they also provide the perfect springboards for custom sonic creations."

click here for more info including samples. This pack has been making some buzz. At first I thought it would be a VST of the full blown synths, but briefly looking at the site it appears to just be a sample pack. If anyone knows more, feel free to comment.

Roland RS-09

flickr by enjoy february

full size

"Roland Organ/Strings RS-09 Analog synth."

Pearl Syncussion SY1

via this auction, via Magneteyez. Note this is a re-listing of this auction. It fell through so it's up again. New post for the new shots and as a courtesy for the support.

Brian Kehew of The MOOG Cookbook Looking for a Website Designer

Via Brian Kehew of The MOOG Cookbook.

"I have some good info collected on old Minimoog, lots of details of the variations/changes over the years. It was intended for a website that never happened. Also have good info on the 360 Systems keyboard - which is a constant mystery to people who own one. I have spent some years doing research on it. Finally, the Con Brio restoration/documentation is going on - and also need a good website. I want simple stuff, nothing tricky, but would like it to look good. This is nothing "for pay" as these sites would be just to disseminate good information to people who need it. I want help from someone who is quick at website work. Just text and photos, maybe hosting and playing a few soundfiles?"

You can reach Brian at briankehew at gmail.com