MATRIXSYNTH

Blackbox to 200 EF

Published on Jul 19, 2019 Todd Barton

"You're seen my previous posts of this little Blackbox [posted here]. Today I imagined connecting it to my Buchla 200 via the 230 Envelope Follower -- here's the result. Also, keep an eye out at http://pigtagram.com/tonewreckerdevices for a 21st century version of the blackbox. Oh, and checkout my Patreon page to help support these little video explorations :-) https://www.patreon.com/synthtodd"

Dannysound Timbre // Buchla 259 inspired wavefolder in Eurorack

Published on Jul 19, 2019 DivKidVideo

"Here we have the new Timbre from Dannysound. It’s a 6HP Eurorack wavefolder inspired by the Buchla 259. There's bags of character and tone and plenty of options for modulation. We can control wavefolding manually and with CV (with attenuverter), the input section has a crossfade between two inputs, we can move the symmetry of the wave and blend between dry and wet (both with CV too). In the video I aim to demonstrate not only the module but the wide range of potential uses for creating compression like FX, soft clipping and folding FX, processing CV and of course making complex oscillator tones. Leave a comment with any questions and thanks for watching.

Timbre is available exclusive through Thonk, for more info head here - http://bit.ly/timbrethonk

TIMING INDEX / SECTIONS

00:00 Hello and video previews

01:04 What is Timbre - feature run down

02:10 Sound demo - lovely wave folder sweeps + folding multiple inputs

03:41 Complex Oscillator tones with EN129 + Cali OSC

05:12 Turning a wavefolder into a saturating compressor

06:12 Meet your new favourite guitar fuzz and the unholy Div O)))

07:35 LFO CV processing

09:03 Audio rate modulation

11:12 Wavefolding reverb and why you’d want to!?!

12:25 Waveshaping with multiple oscillator waveforms

14:26 Kick drum processor, folding, distortion, compression like FX.

15:30 Adding maximum animation to drones.

** THIS VIDEO WAS SPONSORED BY THONK. By working together they have received this demo video. This isn’t a review, but an overview / demo. Thonk also had no control over content with what I said, presented or chose to patch. Any questions please ask. **"

The Timbre is 6HP Eurorack module based on the wavefolder section of the Buchla 259 oscillator as implemented in the Music Easel. The wavefolder adds extra harmonics to input signals that have low harmonic content to creating rich and interesting timbres. Typical input sources to use would be Sine and Triangle waves but you are welcome to try other sources as well! The Dannysound Timbre adds an extra input to the Buchla design to allow 2 oscillators to drive the wavefolder simultaneously – this dramatically increases the range of possible tones that can be generated and allows the folder to go wild!

Features
Osc1 / Osc2 Mix – Adjusts mix between oscillator 1 and 2 inputs, also acts as an attenuator if only one of the inputs is used.
Timbre Control – Adjusts the overall wavefold amount.
Timbre CV – Bipolar (attenuverter) controls the Timbre CV input.
Symmetry – Adds an offset to the input so the top half of the wave starts folding earlier.
Blend – Mixes between the clean and effected sound.
Ins / Outs
Osc 1 Input
Osc 2 Input
Timbre CV Input
Symmetry CV Input
Blend CV Input
Audio Output

Informant

Published on Jul 19, 2019 zack dagoba

"I've been getting into the Formant Modular today. I recently built a new cabinet for my modules and had them all refurbished, and they sound great. This is a really interesting system, and sounds like nothing else, mainly due to the way it distorts and all melds together. I think its because there are loads of really cool 1970s components inside it!"