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Saturday, June 16, 2018

Korg Wavestation A/D Synthesizer with Upgraded Display

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"Refurbished Korg Wavestation A/D. Looks like it had been considered a parts unit at one point, but it only needed some TLC to get back into shape.

Upgraded LED, white-on-black display looks great on this unit. LED also has a much nicer response time when switching patches or editing patches and performances. Glorious wavetable sound from the DAC (same as Kurzweil K2000's).

Cleaned up inside and out. Still has marks here and there from some neglect (see photos), but functionally as good as ever."

NEW TIPTOP AUDIO - Z-DSP VC Digital Signal Processor (24 bit/variable clock) Details


TIPTOP AUDIO - Z-DSP from Tiptop Audio on Vimeo.


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'Tiptop Audio’s Z-DSP is a cartridge-based open source digital sound processing and effects generating platform for your modular synthesizer. Lush audio processing, greater stereo depth and a unique set of digital synthesis is what the Z-DSP is all about.

The Z-DSP has a stereo digital sound processor with 24-bit sampling, 15kHz of bandwidth, voltage-controlled parameters of stereo feedback, program switching, DSP parameters, equal power crossfading dry/wet mixing, as well as sequential program control switching and a clear display – all in Eurorack format. A dedicated clocking input for the DSP chip does wonders to passing sound by bending the algorithms in an unexpected way, a hardware technique computer plugins can’t do and is unique to the Z-DSP.

In a recent update, the Z-DSP (NS) got an all new design of its analog circuitry, contributing to a lower noise signal path, clearer sound of the entire frequency range, lower distortion and better immunity to noise emitted by other modules sharing the same power supply. A new analog dry/wet circuit has been implemented to remove the 3db gain drop when the mix knob passes through the center of the dial making the use of this function more practical in a live application. A reverse polarity protection has been added as well. The new front-panel matches Tiptop’s colorful design, and a single printed circuit board and surface mount technology improve reliability during production and use. The powerful Z-DSP engine remains the same as the original Z-DSP module and all cards are compatible across both versions."

Follow-up to this post.

Roland JX-3P Kiwi-3P multitrack


Published on Jun 16, 2018 Joakim Floke

"This is a multitrack using just the Kiwi-3P expanded JX-3P.
The upgrade just transforms the synth into something new.
I spend most of my tweaking time with this synth.
Kiwitechnics did a great job on this one.
I'll leave a link here for more info on the now(!) discontinued update. In this video there's a Roland TR-505 that makes the drums."

Vintage Moog Minimoog Model D Synthesizer SN 10460

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"Vintage Moog Minimoog Model D - One Original Owner now selling. I bought the Minimoog in about 1977 or 1978 New from Naperville music in the western suburbs of Chicago. The Serial # looks like it is Serial # 10460. However, the serial number stamp is very light and it may be 10468? This instrument has been stored for about 40 years in a custom travel case. I have loved this instrument, but it was rarely played the first few years I owned it and then locked away ever since. I have tested the operation and all keys, oscillators, pots, filters, switches and wheels are working properly.

There is a cosmetic issue with the right side and the rear of the walnut case. The foam in the travel case degraded over 40 years and bonded with the lacquer finish on the cabinet. I removed as much of the foam as possible manually. Then I tried a bit of soap and water to remove the remaining foam from the finish. When this did not work, I tried some lemon oil and that softened the foam embedded into the lacquer. I then attempted to use a plastic card to remove some of the softened foam off of the wood finish but it appeared that the laquer was also coming off. Rather than continue attempts to remove the foam and damage the finish I have left it as is."

Moog Rogue Analog Synthesizer SN 9076

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Elektron Sidstation C64 MOS 6581 Synthesizer

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[exploration] playing around with the Qu-Bit Nebulae


Published on Jun 16, 2018 Tom Hall

"Using the DIY Controller '16n" to send a 0-5v control into every encoder input on the Qu-Bit Nebulae (v2)"

Drone Your Own on a Drone Squad, Eurorack


Published on Jun 16, 2018 Reckless Experimentation Audio LLC

"Using a Drone Squad as the only auditory range oscillator, and a lot of resonant low pass filters. I made this ambient drone track."

https://www.matrixsynth.com/search?q=Drone+Squad

Wait, that's no Pi?


Published on Jun 16, 2018 Tasty Chips

"Work in progress.. No Pi, something else.. (and quite promising)"

GEOSynths Live Stream - Roland System 8


Started streaming 7 minutes ago GEOSynths

"Just recently picked up a Roland System 8 and exploring the Sound Design capabilities it has. www.geosynths.com"
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