"Control your Disting EX via a TouchOSC control surface running on your phone or tablet, and see those changes reflected in real-time on another TouchOSC instance running on your studio computer. Grab for a knob on your MIDI controller because you like its tactile feeling for a particular parameter, and see those changes reflected on the Disting EX and in the TouchOSC instances as well. Meanwhile, Live is recording all of the parameter changes, regardless of their origin.
Read up on how this all works, and download a pre-built Live set that you can customize for your own MIDI hardware layout."
SIGNOS is an incredibly versatile dual channel utility and waveshaper module for CV and audio processing in just 8HP.
Both X and Y channels feature a classic / unipolar VCA with separate normal and inverted outputs, a polarizer / four-quadrant multiplier / bipolar VCA, a -5V to +5V manual offset voltage that gets summed with their respective channel's bipolar VCA outputs and a red/green LED indicator for this output. The offset voltage can be used on its own if no input signal is present.
X and Y sums of their bipolar VCAs output + offset (X+offset and Y+offset) are then feeded to these logic and waveshaper circuits:
AND analog logic gate: outputs the minimum of X+offset and Y+offset. OR analog logic gate: outputs the maximum of X+offset and Y+offset. MOD waveshaper: represents the mathematical modulo operation as a CV modulator and waveshaper, with X+offset and Y+offset affecting different parts of this circuit. SHIFT waveshaper: originally designed to pitch-shift sawtooth waves up an octave, it can also do interesting wave-mangling to all kinds of signals.
All of the above are just the module’s building blocks, only the tip of the iceberg of what SIGNOS can do. It naturally lends itself to feedback patching techniques within itself and/or other modules, complex waveshaping, external signal processing and more. The limits of what SIGNOS can do are completely up to you.
"All synth sounds are from the 4 voice, Dave Smith Instruments, Poly Evolver Rack. I'm using a hardware looper to create a few short demos to show how the synth sounds. Its one of the earliest analog stereo synths and still sounds amazing! You can download some of my tracks for free at http://retrosynths.com"
"Quick test to see if this rechargeable 12 volt battery pack by TalentCell, model LF4100, would power my Mellotron Micro OK and it does! I haven’t tested it for how long it can power the Mellotron but I’m guessing “long enough”? 😄 This battery pack also has a 9 volt output and a 5v USB output. Once I find my 9v polarity reverse adapter cable I’ll try another more involved test. #mellotron #synthesizers #batterypowered"
