tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68664382706034398042024-03-13T20:53:45.534-07:00Zeitdehner's modular pagesThe modular synthesizer is evolving by nature, an instrument in perpetual refinement and mutation.
Each modular synthesizer is unique in it's purpose, in it's setup & layout, has his own voice and sonic character, reflects the artist's personality and sensitivity.
These pages will tell you the story of the development of my very own particular instrument, including some SDIY (synthesizer do-it-yourself) developments.
Sit back, relax and enjoy !Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-15298208241672063872016-03-30T06:12:00.000-07:002016-04-07T03:06:39.458-07:00New compilation available now<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yep, it's compilation time again for the active members of the French speaking forum about modular synthesizers : <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.synthe-modulaire.com/" target="_blank">Synthé-modulaire</a></span></div>
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This year no general "theme" was followed, but rather was chosen to apply some sort of common methodology : one-shot recording of instant sequenced multi layer compositions.</div>
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As usual, the compilation is available for streaming or download on Bandcamp : </div>
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Again, this compilation shows an amazing diversity of sonic worlds, produced by largely diversified and personalized modular synthesizer systems.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-13586145069978688912015-06-25T04:42:00.001-07:002015-06-25T04:45:26.219-07:00Almost there...The idea of building a Modcan B series system came up in my head somewhere by the end of 2012. I then planned on a theoretically ideal system that met my musical ambitions and financial capacity. I was lucky enough to find someone in Germany willing to part with most of his own system. First modules arrived by the end of March 2013. Shortly after that came another, larger batch of modules... just about enough to have a small but coherent and effective system that could be used in stand alone. Now it's a little over two years in the making, having taken the opportunities to buy second hand modules as they came within my reach. Not that I do not want to support Modcan directly, but the cost to have new modules shipped and imported from Canada to Belgium is quite prohibitive with arbitrary import taxes, handling fees and 21% VAT added on top of the already hefty but still decent prices. After all, in buying second hand, the manufacturer has been supported once already and the customs had their share as well, so I don't feel bad when offering correct return on investment, with little or no loss, to the seller of these second hand modules... I think this way of doing is fair to all parties !<br />
I only bought one module (35B Spring Reverb) direct from Bruce, and that ended up to be very expensive with all the above extras...<br />
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Anyways, enough money talk, I now have the feeling the White Dwarf V2 project has come to maturity. In fact, when looking back at the initial plans, I find the current system being very close to how I imagined it to be back in 2012. It has taken me a little further than I projected, but in essence it is the instrument I dreamed of !<br />
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Given the format of the modules, its actual size and footprint are still very reasonable, with tremendous creative potential, wonderful ergonomics, fantastic build quality and bags of character, both esthetically and sonically. This all adds up in a system that is equally pleasant to play, to listen to and to look at.<br />
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The three cabinets are of my own design, the base console is 100% DIY, cut and assembled in my kitchen... pine wood with Congolese Wengé stain finish. The main cab and the oscillator bank were cut and assembled in a wood workshop, plain walnut with natural varnish.</div>
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All three cabinets have their own IEC inlet with power on switch and fuse. Each sports a Mean Well RD-3513 PSU. The base console has a Rob Hordijk made power distribution board, the main cab has two Cynthia boards and the oscillator bank has a DIY board... all with assorted DIY power connection cables.</div>
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Even with different form factors, different looks and different functional siblings, the three cabs fit together nicely to form a coherent, well balanced, flexible and powerful single instrument, with a strong and charismatic identity, and that integrates perfectly into my working/living environment: </div>
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This set of modules provides for all the basic needs and beyond I have in my current musical project.</div>
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Actually the system has come to a point I don't feel the need anymore to extend on its functionality.</div>
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That being said, I might consider swapping out some modules, for example to get other filter flavors or to integrate some different functionality for specific applications. </div>
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Of course, you will have noticed there's still a 1U gap in the base console to be filled with a module. This "missing" single module would most likely be a "space filler" doubling on already existing functionality, like a 3x1 mixer, or a dual cross fader, or a dual VCA, or even a reverb, or maybe something "fresh" like a 66B Control or even a Clock or a Switch... I'll see what comes up, hopefully soon ! </div>
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Ok, now enough blabla... let's go back to making music !</div>
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The case on the right contains a lovely "Music Easel", with a DIY 208 clone and an original BEMI 218.</div>
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Next is a no less lovely, genuine EMS Synthi AKS in its recognizable Spartanite case, pictured here at some other occasion.</div>
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Then we have a massive DIY Buchla 200 series clone... still some works in progress, but fully functional, truly beautiful AND sounding fantastic ! The 218 is a recent BEMI one.</div>
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Last, but not least I'm tempted to say, we have my very own BEMI Electric Music box, aka "Music Easel"</div>
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I always felt the need to have a self contained, compact, portable yet powerful and charismatic modular system aimed at performance and improvisation. The two original instruments I considered, the Synthi and the Music Easel, were inaccessible due to the insanely high prices of the former and the extreme rarity of the latter. So, it was with excitement and enthusiasm that I learned about the intention of BEMI doing a reissue of the Music Easel back in 2013. This was an opportunity I had to take, at last an affordable instrument for me ! I pre ordered directly from BEMI in february 2013 and the wait was long, full of anxiety because of the negative reports on the early models BEMI produced and delivered. It was a sunny day of May 2014 when I finally got custom clearance and picked up my coveted Easel. Excitement was at climax and it was with great relief and satisfaction that I unpacked an apparently perfectly well built and assembled Easel.</div>
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Playing the BEMI Music Easel is nothing short of a thrilling and fascinating experience. It definitely has that unique playability and ease of use, those peculiar attitudes and that very charismatic sound. It sure acts and sounds different to an original or even a clone, and despite all the problems BEMI had in doing this reissue of an instrument that gained quasi mythical status (those also have their lot of problems...), this 2014 Easel is a truly fantastic electronic music instrument, doing exactly what I hoped it would do and it brings a very interesting expansion to my musical project, in its own particular way. It really is an "electro organism", living a life of its own, temperamental, sensitive and highly expressive. So many new sonic paths to explore and so many new musical encounters to be had with fellow artists and creators... good times !</div>
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I've replaced the original 200e style knobs by Rogans, because everyone knows that an Easel sounds better with Rogan knobs :-) </div>
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It loves to play and communicate with my Moisturizer, PT Delays and home made matrix mixer.</div>
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I'm still considering adding some other bits to expand on 208 functionality, but that really is no necessity for the time being, as the use of program cards opens it up a little more... working on an expander/break out box of some sort seems like an interesting way to go in the first place...</div>
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Here's a little video with two short excerpts ( smartphone capture, sorry...) of the first improvised performance I did with my Easel, together with my friend Constantin and his Synthi, in September 2014 at Huis23, Brussels, for the "All connected" series of events curated by Floris Vanhoof.<br />
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For the fifth installment of the annual compilation of works by the
active members of the French speaking forum about modular synthesis,
Synthé-modulaire, we chose the question mark as a theme.
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The question mark is the global symbol for questioning and
interrogation, mystery and doubt. Questions arise from statements and
statements arise from questions, an interactive concept that relies on
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By presenting this collection of untitled pieces by unidentified authors
we hope to stimulate your curiosity, to give you total freedom in
making up for your own statements in regards to your own questions. One
will take a piece as a statement, while the other will take that same
piece as a question. The whats, whys, whens, wheres, whos and hows are
all up to you, the only thing we can say, and that you can take for
granted, is that modular synthesizers were part of the production
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<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="https://synthe-modulaire.bandcamp.com/album/compilation-2015"><span style="color: red;">Synthé modulaire - compilation 2015</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;"></span></div>
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<br />It is with great excitement and some pride that I may announce the release of a first digital EP for you to enjoy on Bandcamp : <a href="https://zeitdehner.bandcamp.com/album/today"><span style="color: red;">Zeitdehner - Today</span></a><br />
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The set consists of two "nocturnal" pieces. The first one being rather linear with a single evolving texture produced on the BEMI Electric Music Box, aka Music Easel, with two Bugbrand PT Delays.<br />
The second piece is a more sophisticated affair, with more elaborate imagery, making use of all my currently available modular equipment.<br />
Both tracks were, as always, recorded live in one take, no layering and no post production.<br />
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These pieces are best to be enjoyed on a high quality audio system, in a calm and comfortable setting in favor of total immersion.<br />
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Thank you for giving it a little time and attention.<br />
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Cheers !<br />
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The members of Synthé modulaire, the French speaking forum about modulars, are very proud to present their fourth annual compilation.<br />
This year we chose the table of the elements as a theme.<br />
As for the three previous editions, this one is available in free streaming or download, just proceed to the dedicated Bandcamp page : <br />
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Enjoy !Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-32559974479224055782014-02-11T12:00:00.000-08:002014-02-11T14:23:33.540-08:00Grey, black & red little boxesTo expand on functionality of my modular system, I've built and bought some nifty little boxes ...<br />
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<u>Passive 4X4 matrix mixer</u><br />
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This little DIY project is based upon a simple design by Repeater Electronics, with a few adaptations.<br />
Each Input column is fitted with one 6.35 jack socket and a banana socket.<br />
Each Output row is fitted with a "kill" switch, a banana socket and two multied 6.35 jack sockets.<br />
The black banana socket is to make the ground connection with other banana fitted equipment.<br />
This way I will be able to interconnect my 6.35 equipment with an upcoming Music Easel or any other banana system.<br />
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For this one I dismantled a Mos-lab 995 passive attenuator and again added some bananas and multied jack outputs.</div>
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So, each of the three channel Inputs is fitted with one 6.35 jack socket and a banana socket (black) and each of the channel Outputs is fitted with a 4-way, passive, 6.35 jack socket multi and a banana socket (red).</div>
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A banana socket is fitted at the back of the unit, to make the ground connection between 6.35 and banana systems. </div>
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Connections with switching jack sockets are made so that any signal input to the first channel can be sent to three different destinations, each with it's own, independent attenuation level. The chain is broken as soon as a jack is inserted at the Input of a channel. So, if a jack is inserted only into channel 1 Input, then that same input signal will be distributed to channels 2 and 3 also. If a jack is inserted into channel 1 Input and a second jack is inserted into channel 2 Input, then channel 1 will be independent and the signal input to channel 2 will also be available at channel 3. If a jack is inserted into channel 1 Input and another jack is inserted into channel 3 Input, then channel 2 will have the same input signal as channel 1 and channel 3 will be independent.</div>
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4 rows of 6.35 jack sockets multiple with one In and 4 Out per row.</div>
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I was looking to replace my beloved Fulltone TTE by something smaller, less heavy, easier to take along for gigs. The replacement needed to be equally charismatic, sound wise, and needed to offer the possibility to overdrive the sound in a nice, warm analogue way. I went for Bugbrand's PT Delay Standard because it delivers all the aforementioned plus lots more...</div>
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Separate Dry and Wet level controls</div>
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Separate Delay Out and Feedback In for external feedback processing</div>
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This surely is the most analogue sounding, compact, lightweight digital delay unit to date.</div>
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At the heart of the unit is the very "common" PT2399 chip, but it is cleverly complemented by pure analogue circuitry, which makes for a very special and unique character.</div>
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The filters are very effective and very "musical", really fantastic sounding !</div>
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The PT gets very noisy and crunchy with longer delay times but this is more of an asset than a drawback.</div>
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The various gain controls make for seamless integration with my modular stuff and provide really creamy overdriven sounds when dialed in properly.</div>
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CV control over the delay time makes it an ideal companion to any modular system.</div>
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What's not to like about this red little bug ? Maybe its limited availability...</div>
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This left me no choice but to get a second one while I still had the chance to do so. That thing is so good that the lucky owners sure won't let it go easily.</div>
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Having two of those more than doubles the possibilities ... series, parallel, cross-feedback, stereo, ping pong, etc... Even stand-alone it's almost like an instrument, more than a simple effects unit, capable of producing the weirdest and the most beautiful sounds by the twist of a knob. It really begs to be used and abused in real time, to be played, to be part of a performance. It's definitely not the set and forget kind of thing.</div>
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Oh boy, am I looking forward to receive my Music Easel and to take it on the road with these two little red devilish bugs !</div>
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Technical details and ordering over here : <span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.bugbrand.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=113">Bugbrand PT Delay Standard</a></span></span></div>
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All connected is a new series of 6 evenings, initiated by the multi-talented Floris Vanhoof and organised by Ancienne Belgique, in Brussels. Central theme is the modular synthesizer, with performances but there will also be some screenings and talking...</div>
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I'll be playing a set in januari or februari.</div>
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Here's a link to an overview of the project, with links to the first two dates :<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://www.abconcerts.be/en/projects/p/detail/all-connected" style="color: red;">All connected !</a></div>
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The above is the latest iteration of the original white Dwarf hybrid modular synthesizer a couple of months back, just before I sold it.<br />
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Synthesis Technology E560 Deflector shield</div>
Synthesis Technology E580 Resampling mini delay<br />
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Synthesis Technology E350 Morphing terrarium x 2</div>
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Synthesis Technology E340 Cloud generator</div>
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Synthesis Technology E355 Morphing LFO</div>
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STG Soundlabs Sea Devils filter</div>
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STG Soundlabs Post Lawsuit filter</div>
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STG Soundlabs .Mix</div>
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STG Soundlabs .SHN</div>
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Make Noise Maths</div>
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Make Noise Wogglebug</div>
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Doepfer A-199 Spring reverb</div>
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Doepfer A-156 Dual quantizer</div>
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Xaoc Devices Moskwa rotosequencer</div>
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Plan B M9 Attenuators/mixer x 2</div>
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Plan B M10 Polyphonic envelope x 2</div>
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Pittsburgh Modular Analog delay</div>
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Pittsburgh Modular Dual index</div>
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Oakley Sound Systems Classic ring mod</div>
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Why did I sell it ? </div>
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Well, one reason is because I had the feeling I never would manage to finish it, knowing I didn't want to expand it further than 12U of 84hp. My wish was to add some analogue oscillators to complement the digital ones but I didn't find the modules that would fit the picture I had in mind. Some were the wrong hp count, others didn't have the features or the sonic signature I was looking for, or the aesthetics/ergonomics were not suitable...there was always at least one aspect of the modules I was considering that made it a no go ! Still, there were some ineteresting options in the SDIY, but no kits were available at that time and my lack of skills prevented me from designing my own ideal modules.</div>
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And, despite all my efforts in trying to make it look coherently, it always remained a Frankensynth...</div>
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Another reason, closely related to the first reason explained above, is that I wanted an affordable, hybrid monobrand system that offers both classic, analogue modular synthesis tools, and also more innovative designs, with high functional density, a comfortable and attractive interface and a strong and charismatic sonic identity.</div>
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There's, to my knowledge and for the time being, only one brand that offers all the qualities above : Modcan ... and more particular the B series.</div>
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The circle is full, back to my first love...</div>
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May I introduce you to White Dwarf V2...</div>
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The main cabinet is made of solid European walnut, coated with clear, natural varnish and was cut and assembled in a local wood workshop.</div>
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Powering is done with a Meanwell RD3513 switching power supply and two Cyndustries distribution boards. I know linear power supplies are recommended for use in modulars, but the Meanwell are high quality, inexpensive, compact, silent, stable and reliable...so, why not ! This type of power supply was recommended to me by Rob Hordijk and I've used them to power my Hordijk modules, various MU modules and the Modcan, and this without any problem or inconvenience. They are just perfect!</div>
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The actual setup consists of following modules :</div>
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16B Dual X-fade</div>
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27B Dual mixer</div>
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40B Dual multimode filter</div>
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35B Spring reverb</div>
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60B Quad envelope</div>
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61B Quad LFO</div>
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31B Quad VCA</div>
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59B Digital delay</div>
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39B Frequency shifter</div>
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Layout of the controls and the I/O is very ergonomic, clear and intuitive.</div>
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Some clever use of switching/stereo jack sockets for some I/O permits extended functionality.</div>
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On all levels, Modcan delivers very high quality products for the modular synthesist, both on functional and on sonic levels. Of course, this kind of quality comes at a price... I was lucky enough to find most of my Modcan modules second/third hand. If it wasn't for that, I would have had to sell all of my Hordijk modules too in order for me to buy a Modcan system as small as the one I planned. Second hand means no import taxes or custom duties and no long weeks waiting time for the modules to be built.</div>
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The only module I had to order straight from Bruce, till now, is the 35B... it comes very expensive with the extra shipping costs, import taxes, custom duties and VAT, but still, it sounds great so that eases up the pain a little !</div>
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The 60B and 61B are momentarily placed in the Nano Mammoth side cab, but I intend to build an extension cabinet, console style, that will be placed underneath the main cabinet and that will provide space for a third tier of 12 spaces. That bottom extension will be slanted, at a slightly tighter angle (probably 45°) than the bottom tier of the main cabinet.</div>
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With the 60B and the 61B in the bottom extension, I will still have 8 spaces to fill... a 62B and a second filter (probably a 36B) will take up another 4 spaces. At that point I will see how to use the remaining 4 spaces in the most effective way...</div>
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Even though I had splendid times designing, building and playing my original Eurorack White Dwarf, I do not regret selling it as this Modcan is definitely another league... it's more of an upgrade than a swap. Watching, playing and listening to the White Dwarf V2 is much more pleasurable, even if its Eurorack counterpart did provide more functionality in a more compact form.</div>
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Modcan the ultimate modular for me ? Possibly, because there is a serious contender for the Ultimate Zeitdehner Modular award coming up... </div>
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The Analogue Systems RS95e oscillators do not have any output level control. <br />
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I primarily use it to control waveform output levels of the oscillators, thus creating new complex waveforms by blending different waveforms. This yields for some stunning results in conjunction with the onboard, active, voltage controlled waveshaping functionality of the RS95e oscillators.</div>
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Not only this attenuator bank is a great sound sculpting tool, it is also a great performance tool. It makes for more dynamic performances in a multi timbral setting by fading in and out manually and acurately different sound sources within the synth.</div>
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All this makes the Little Putney an even more unique, flexible and powerful synth with an infinitely extended sonic palette and his very own and unique sonic character.</div>
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The Little Putney is now living a new life with his new owner... I miss you, buddy...</div>
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It's made out of Wengé stained pinewood, sports a Meanwell RD3513 power supply and a busboard with MTA156 4 pin connectors.</div>
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The Nano Mammoth can hold up to 8MU of modules.</div>
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It is the ideal partner for the Micro Mammoth. With these two portable cabs I can have my complete Hordijk system with me on the road...</div>
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Hereunder with my friends Bishop Dust, Fallafelbiels, 440Hz and Trap&Zoid at the Café Central Brussels Modular Meeting, in November 2012.</div>
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Synthé modulaire, the French speaking forum about modular synthesis, is proud to present the third annual compilation of works produced with modular synthesizers and by active members of the forum.<br />
For this edition we wanted to explore the relationships between architecture and electronic music produced with modular synthesizers and electronic audio equipment, be it digital, analogue or hybrid, software or hardware, be it contemporary or vintage.<br />
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Texture, color, light, form, function, structure, dynamics, space, balance, precision, poetry, technique, soul, purpose, concept, craftmanship and many others are notions common to both disciplines.<br />
Each track of this compilation is developing on one or more of the interrelational aspects of architecture and sound, each with its own vision, vocabulary and tools.<br />
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The pieces on this compilation are not copyrighted and are free for you
to enjoy, but please don't make any commercial use of these pieces without
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You can download the compilation on our <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> <a href="http://synthe-modulaire.bandcamp.com/album/compilation-2013" style="color: red;">Bandcamp page</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">1) Trente-trois intervalles by Mechaseb (The sun also rises)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">2) Architecte de mon intérieur by ReNédesFlammes</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">3) Scrapbooking (Glue edition) by Mercutio</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">4) Modulor by Phisynth</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">5) Arts-Loi by SubG (Vedic spaces)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">6) +47° 28' 22.01", -0° 33' 52.63" (in prison) by Ikkini (Wilfried Thierry)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">7) </span><u><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span">Gameboy 2b by Bambou</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">8) Leakage by BLT (Trap&Zoid)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">9) Town transformation process by Teethgrinder</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">10) Tatlin's tower by Zeitdehner</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">11) Le cabanon by Robonom</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">12) Architecture du corps humain by Yohda</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">13) Deviant structure mix by Djo</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">14) Bonus track 01 by Bambou</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span">15) Bonus track 02 by Yohda & Mechaseb (The sun also rises)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-37618833957604500262012-11-01T08:06:00.000-07:002012-11-06T07:41:55.478-08:00The White Dwarf hybrid modular synthesizerHere's the latest iteration of my Eurorack modular, named The White Dwarf :<br />
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During the last months, my White Dwarf has undergone a quite significant downsizing.</div>
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The complete system (including the FriFri Deluxe patch matrix) once culminated at a (too) massive 1176hp.</div>
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I've now brought back the hp count to a mere 252, parting with some modules that didn't get much use and thus redefined the instrument, focussing on simplicity, efficiency, ergonomics and playability, limiting functionality to the essential. </div>
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No more dedicated sequencing modules as I prefer to articulate my pieces using modulators only (mainly envelopes, LFOs and random CV sources).</div>
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Analogue oscillators (Plan B M15, Analogue Systems RS95e (x3) and Pittsburgh Modular Generator) were replaced by digital audio sources and processors. Still, I'm planning to extend the actual system with some complex analogue oscillators (considering Make Noise's DPO, Intellijel's Rubicon, SDIY, ...) in a not too distant future.</div>
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Here's a shot of a friend of mine playing The White Dwarf :</div>
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And here's a close-up :</div>
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<u>Top row :</u><br />
- Synthesis Technology E560 Deflector Shield<br />
- Synthesis Technology E350 Morphing Terrarium<br />
- SDIY expander for two E350s<br />
- Synthesis Technology E350 Morphing Terrarium<br />
- Synthesis Technology E340 Cloud Generator<br />
- Synthesis Technology E580 Resampling Mini Delay<br />
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- Make Noise/Wiard Wogglebug<br />
- STG Soundlabs Post-Lawsuit Filter<br />
- Doepfer A-156 Dual Quantizer<br />
- Make Noise Maths<br />
- STG Soundlabs Sea Devil Filter<br />
- Synthesis Technology E355 Morphing Dual LFO<br />
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<u>Bottom row :</u><br />
- Plan B M9 Mixer/Attenuator<br />
- Plan B M10 Polyphonic Envelope<br />
- Oakley Sound Systems Classic Ring Mod<br />
- Pittsburgh Modular Analog Delay<br />
- Pittsburgh Modular Dual Index<br />
- Plan B M10 Polyphonic Envelope<br />
- Plan B M9 Mixer/Attenuator<br />
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This selection of modules provides a good balance between audio sources, processors and modulators to form a coherent, self contained, flexible, versatile and powerful yet compact modular instrument with a strong and unique sonic footprint. Like this, it is perfectly matching my own personal needs, production techniques, patching methods and it is delivering the sonic aesthetics I'm currently after. <br />
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Module layout is optimized for visual symmetry, maximum ease of use and comfortable patching.<br />
Visual unity and coherence is enhanced by reknobbing some modules.<br />
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As mentioned earlier, this 9U synth is to be further extended with another 3U for a total of 12U.<br />
Once the last 3U will be filled up, I'll make a nice portable cab for the system so that I can easily take it on the road for performances. Maybe at a later stage I'll add some sort of skiff with controllers and performance tools...<br />
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As I occasionally perform outside my little cocoon, I begun to think about a portable solution to take a selection of Hordijk modules on the road. I wanted something elegant, compact, ergonomic and comfortable to work with.<br />
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So, I designed this little cabinet, perhaps the world's first DIY portable 5U skiff with detachable lid :<br />
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It's made of beautiful European walnut and coated with natural, clear, outdoor varnish.</div>
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I had it cut and assembled at a local wood workshop, because I don't have the tools and the space to work with the kind of precision I had in mind. I did the sanding, coating and mounted the hardware.</div>
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There are strips of felt in between the lid and the base to protect the wood and to prevent dust or moisture to enter the cab when it is closed.</div>
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I wanted the modules to be mounted at an angle, not straight up or flat, so that the instrument can be played standing or seated in an equally comfortable and ergonomic way :</div>
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I thought this selection to have the right balance between audio sources, CV sources and processors to be able to produce interesting enough sounds to perform solo improvisations.</div>
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For this time, the Dual Phaser was prefered over the Triple Input Filter for various reasons, but this can easily be changed.</div>
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I deliberately chose to have the cabinet set up in one single row because of the grid layout of the Rob Hordijk modules, like that of MOTM modules, with all jacks at the bottom of the modules. This way, all modules can be fully patched up without having patch cords running all over the controls and thus freeing access to those very sensitive knobs.</div>
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The system is dual brand, consisting of 2 rows of 12MU each of Mos-Lab modules (faithful reproductions of the original Moog modules) :<br />
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2x CP-10 mixer<br />
1x 992 controls to oscillator<br />
1x 921-A oscillator driver<br />
3x 921-B oscillator<br />
2x 995 attenuators<br />
1x 911 envelope generator<br />
2x 902 voltage controlled amplifier<br />
1x 904-A voltage controlled low pass filter<br />
1x 904-B voltage controlled high pass filter<br />
1x 904-C filter coupler<br />
2x 905 reverberation unit<br />
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The bottom two rows are occupied by Original Rob Hordijk Design modules :<br />
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3x VCO HRM<br />
1x Dual phaser<br />
1x Triple Input Filter<br />
1x Dual Fader<br />
1x Rungler<br />
1x Triple LF-VCO<br />
2x Dual Env<br />
1x Mini Matrix / Node Processor combo <br />
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Last weekend I had Rob Hordijk coming over to my place to deliver the latest additions to the system, the two Dual Env, the third VCO HRM and the Dual Phaser :<br />
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The Dual Env, as it's name suggests, consits of two voltage controlable envelope generators.<br />
Both share the same Gate input.<br />
The first one is of the ADBDR type (Attack, Decay I, Break, Decay II, Release).<br />
Each stage has its own control voltage input (unattenuated), except for the Break parameter.<br />
The second envelope is a simple voltage controlled Decay with direct output and polarized output.<br />
In addition, there is a S&H circuit that can be used indepently .<br />
When self-patched or cross-patched with a Triple LF-VCO, the Dual Env proves to be very effective at creating complex, polyrhythmic modulations. <br />
Here's the block diagram and panel layout of the Dual Env:<br />
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"The Dual Envelope module (DUAL ENV) is a fully voltage controlled envelope generator specifically designed to be used with sequenced music. There are two different types of envelopes available, one is a four stage (attack, decay1, break level, decay2, release) envelope and the second is a one stage envelope (decay only). Both envelope generators share the same gate input, meaning that they can not be triggered separately. Triggering treshold is at roughly 100mV above ground and also accepts e.g. triangle waves. The ADBDR envelope is primarily intended to be used for volume envelopes. When the decay2 knob on the first envelope generator is fully open the decay2 acts like the sustain that you find on most of the traditional envelope generators. In this case the break control will act like the sustain level. There are CV inputs for the attack, decay1, decay2 and release rates. The CV for the attack is inversed, so increasing the CV level will shorten the attack time while increasing the decay times for the decay1, decay2 and release. This means that when e.g. the key velocity voltage is used a higher velocity will shorten the attack and increase the other decay times. Rate settings can be from really snappy to pretty slow. Care was taken that you still have good control over the rates when in the snappy range. The second envelope generator is intended as a modulation envelope generator to e.g. sweep a filter or control the harmonic waveshaping of an OSC HRM module. It has an extra output that is controlled by a bipolar mix knob that can invert the envelope shape and also gives some extra overall ‘sink’ or ‘lift’ when the output level is increased. Rate can be set from a glitch to about a minute. When modulating decay times with control voltages it is good advise to keep the voltage fixed while the envelope is developing. E.g. trying to modulate the decay time with an audio rate signal does in general not produce sensible results. A S&H is integrated into the module to sample the decaytime modulation input signal for the second envelope generator on every new gate trigger. This way the modulation amount will stay fixed until the module is triggered again by a new gate pulse. The sampled signal is also brought out on a connector, so it can be routed to a CV input on the first ADBDR envelope generator. Or be used in any other S&H application. The ADBDR envelope is designed in a way that is hás to finish its attack phase to reach its peak level before it can be retriggered. When used for sequencing this allows for complex envelope shapes that give interesting rhythmic effects, but when used for keyboard play it might feel a bit strange to play the module with long attack times and fast play. Note that there are no attenuator knobs to set the amount of modulation for the ADBDR envelope CV inputs, these inputs are at full sensitivity. They can be connected directly to e.g. the velocity CV or CC# CV outputs of a MIDItoCV converter, but when modulated from other sources one might need an extra CV mixer module to set the modulation levels properly."<br />
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The Dual Phaser is more of a complex multiple filter system than your average, bread & butter phaser. The two phase shifters are independent and can be used separately or can be used in parallel or series. The sound is lush, precise, punchy, crispy, deep and organic. It delivers wonderfully at the classic sweep on the pad/noise patches, but also gives more unusual vocal, liquid and percussive sounds when patched in a less conventional way.</div>
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Here's a more detailed description, along with the panel layout :</div>
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"The internal CV voltage scale is 1V/Oct. Each phaser has a reasonably accurate one volt per octave direct control input that can track the keyboard voltage. Normalization is used, routing the V/Oct input signal of phaser1 into phaser2 when the phaser2 V/Oct input is left unplugged. Total control range is about 18 octaves. The Frq knob goes over the top 9 octaves of this range. Through the V/Oct and Modulation inputs you can go deeper, but you get into the LFO range and audible phasing effects would disappear. It is however possible to use the phasing effect on LFO control signals in the 1Hz to 10Hz range by supplying the V/Oct with e.g. a fixed -5V control signal, which can create quite interesting LFO effects on e.g. drones. All inputs and outputs are DC coupled, so CV signals can pass the module equally well as audio signals. Only the internal resonance is AC coupled, so resonance drops off below roughly 10Hz. Additionally each phaser has a modulation input, also at 1V/Oct when the mode is set to sweep. When the mode is set to spread it behaves like the modulation sensitivity is halved, also when it is in half mode where only half of the poles in each phaser are modulated by this input. These inputs are not normalized, in fact if no plug is connected the modulation level knobs receive a fixed voltage so a manual spread value can be set. Audio input is maximum 12V peak/peak before clipping occurs and there is 6dB attenuation from input to output to enable resonance peaks without clipping. Audio routing is as follows: If a jack is connected to input1, and if input2 is unconnected, then the audio will route into both phasers. In this mode you can use the two phaser outputs as a stereo signal. Connecting a jack to input2 will override this internal input1->input2 connection and separate both phasers. If audio is routed into input1 and if input2 is left unconnected, and if a jack is connected into ónly output2, then the two phasers are automatically set to "inverse parallel" mode. Meaning that if both phasers are set to exactly the same knob settings the phaser outputs would be in exact reverse phase and thus result in almost silence. If audio is routed into input1, and if output1 is connected with a short cable to input2, and if output2 is taken as the overall output, the two phasers are in series and thus result in one 16-pole phaser. To summarize: you can use the phasers fully separated, parallel with two (stereo) outputs on one input signal, parallel with mono output but with one phaser in reversed phase before the mixing of the outputs of the phasers take place on output2, or in series. All this is accomplished by the internal switches in the connectors and only depends on which inputs and outputs have a plug." </div>
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Another very interesting module, which I haven't covered before, is the Mini Matrix / Node Processor combo.</div>
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This combo can be associated to a Triple LF-VCO, a Dual Env or a Rungler in a triple panel.</div>
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The Mini Matrix is a buffered 6 inputs and 4 outputs routing and mixing system using TRS jacks.</div>
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Each row of the matrix can be used as a simple 4-way buffered multi when inserting mono jacks in the row's nodes.</div>
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Multiple inputs can be routed/mixed to one output using TRS jacks (with shorted tip-ring, or with a resistor between tip and ring for attenuation). The matrix comes with some ready-made shorting jacks with a female banana socket to interface with other systems using banana plugs.</div>
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"The Active Matrix module is a fully buffered six by four matrix where any one of six input signals (rows) can be added to any one of four outputs (columns). By using ¼-inch tip-ring-sleeve insert jacks for the matrix nodes (equal to stereo jacks) a whole range of applications become possible. First the row input signal is buffered and then routed to the tips of the nodes in that row. The ring signals of the nodes are basically summing inputs and summed to the final output signals at the ends of the columns. By connecting a stereo jack where the tip and the ring are connected directly together, a connection with unity gain is made from a row input to a column output. If the tip-ring connection in the jack goes through a resistor an additional attenuation can be accomplished. E.g. a 30k resistor will attenuate by 6dB and a 91k resistor by 12dB. When a stereo audio cable is soldered to a jack plug and on the other side of the cable a potentiometer is attached, the potentiometer will act like a pot on the node, enabling to set the mix level by the pot. Basically each node is an insert, just like the inserts on a mixing desk. And can thus be used in the same way. So, using a jack with a pot means to ‘insert’ the pot into the signal path. This means that you can insert any other external device in the signal path by using an insert cable with a stereo jack on one side and two mono jacks on the other, provided signal levels match of course (e.g. 5V pp oscillator output signals will severely overload line level inputs on e.g. a digital effects rack or the guitar input of a stompbox). One could also connect a resistive sensor like a light dependent resistor (LDR) to a jack and make the node light sensitive. Each row also acts like a multiple. When a mono jack is connected into a node it will pick up the row input signal from the tip. But the ring input is now short circuited to the ground through the sleeve of the mono jack and will so disable any input from this particular node to the column output. This will not interfere with any other nodes in the same row or column, because of the full buffering of both the row inputs and column outputs. So, any node that is not used to route a signal to a column output can be used as a multiple output. Meaning that the matrix is also six multiples with one buffered input and four buffered outputs on each multiple."</div>
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It consists of a quantizer with independant range and scale control, a Gain pot that provides up to 20dB boost, a bi-polar offset generator (-5V -> +5V), two voltage controlled bi-polar VCAs and two audio tapers. In addition to the Node Processor I/O jacks, there's a Transpose input.</div>
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Node Processor functions are simply inserted into the nodes of the matrix by using stereo (TRS) patch cables.</div>
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The Mini Matrix / Node Processor combo is a crucial addition to any small to medium sized system with little or no dedicated utilities and/or mixers.</div>
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Here you can download the manual :<span style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/?5mk1f2e5usjzf5x" style="color: red;">Working with the Mini Matrix and Node Processor</a></div>
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All these together add up to form a powerful, flexible and versatile yet compact modular system with bags of character, attitude and loads of creative potential ... Thank you Mr. Hordijk !</div>
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The French speaking forum on modular synthesis, <a href="http://www.synthe-modulaire.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Synthé modulaire</span></a> , is proud to present the second annual compilation of pieces produced by active members of the forum.<br />
For this year's compilation, the name of the game was "collaboration", in opposition to last year's solo works only.<br />
This is to expand each participant's approach to modular synthesis by putting together his own and other people's methods, to explore new creational paths and bring together people with sometimes different mindsets for a common project. We wanted to develop plurality over individuality.<br />
Strong artistic personalities sometimes clash but also sometimes can create beautiful things in joining forces for an even stronger output.<br />
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Mainly two different approaches were used for these creations.<br />
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One method is physical, very intuitive, where the performers meet physically for instantaneous, spontaneous and common output. Working towards that "magical" moment when it all fits together, generating happy accidents whilst freely improvising, without any frame or prepared basis. This can be hazardous when in a live performance context but here it was done in a familiar environment with only the other party as audience. Improvisation on modular synthesizers is a very demanding affair in terms of concentration (as it is the case with all types of instruments) and discipline, especially when there's more than one player... One has to pay attention to what he's doing but also needs to listen very carefully to what the other(s) is/are doing. It helps when the players know each-other well but it can be interesting to discover new or unknown aspects in each player's output. <br />
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The other method is virtual and differed in the sense that individual tracks are exchanged and that the pieces are built up gradually, layer by layer. Each one providing material that can be reworked and/or complemented by the other. This way of working obviously relies less on immediacy but is in no way less valid. Time is taken to refine details and to explore all available options. Validation of the material by all implied parties is essential. Results of this methodology are obviously more controlled, perhaps but not necessarily less intuitive and also very interesting. This production technique is more natural to artists that are geographically set apart or have differing schedules.<br />
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All in all, I think the pieces for this year's compilation are a little "wilder", more loose and more adventurous than the ones on the previous set. I guess this is inherent to the creational processes described earlier and in that respect I think the initial goals are reached.<br />
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The pieces on this compilation are not copyrighted and are free for you to enjoy. Please don't make any commercial use of these pieces without explicit consent of their creators.<br />
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No normalization or mastering has been applied to this compilation, so there are some significant differences in average output levels of the individual tracks.<br />
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You can download or listen to it on Bandcamp,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://synthe-modulaire.bandcamp.com/album/compilation-2012" style="color: red;">here</a><br />
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<u>Track listing :</u><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">1. Zeitdehner Vs ReNédesFlammes : Nonexistent colours surrounding the subject<br />
2. Yohda Vs MechaSeb : Under the lightning wall<br />
3. Zeitdehner Vs Phisynth : A machine, made entirely from ice, still detecting the remnants of galaxies<br />
4. Phisynth Vs Trap&Zoid : Smells like a Burned Pizzeria<br />
5. Trap&Zoid Vs RenéDesFlammes : Les Zombelges<br />
6. Zeitdehner Vs Trap&Zoid : Sponge<br />
7. Protofrangiste Vs Fréquence absurde : ProtoZap<br />
8. [Djo] Vs MechaSeb : Recitify the parallax </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-45767934578052715112012-06-05T14:48:00.000-07:002014-12-27T14:12:52.409-08:00Synthé modulaire 2011 - free compilation back online<div style="text-align: center;">
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After the demise of Megaupload, the 2011 free compilation produced by members of the French speaking forum "Synthé modulaire" is back online, free for you to download and enjoy.</div>
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Click <a href="http://synthe-modulaire.bandcamp.com/album/compilation-2011"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">here</span></a> to get it now on our Bandcamp page !</div>
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Watch these pages as the new 2012 compilation is coming up shortly... full of exciting collaborations and fresh modular sounds !</div>
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Whilst remaining in the MU format, I went looking for modules with much higher functional density and I found some interesting options in Oakley or SDIY, but still, I wanted something else, with a different design philosophy and overall character. That's exactly what I found with the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: cyan;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">Original Rob Hordijk Designs</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"> </span>modules.<br />
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So, I settled for a six module combination to start with : a Rungler, a Triple LF-VCO, two OSC HRM, a Triple Input Filter and a Dual Fader. This little set of modules is already very powerful all by itself and contains no less than 7 VCOs, 3 VCFs and 5 VCAs (without counting the numerous CV controls with attenuators) !<br />
Later on I will add another row of Hordijk modules to eventually get an instrument consisting of two rows of 12 MU each of Mos-Lab modules and two rows of 12 MU each of Hordijk modules. This is still quite "reasonable" in terms of size and cost.<br />
This is how the mixed system looks for now, in its home made wooden cab :<br />
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Before I get to single module descriptions, I would like to share some insight to the philosophy behind Rob's designs. In the process of designing a module, the first constrain is that of the format of the module. For that matter Rob has settled for two units wide MU (Moog Unit) panels. He then sees what maximum functionality can be fit into that finite three dimensional space, i.e. one can only fit that much components onto x square centimeter of PCB, and one can only fit 8 potentiometers and 10 jack connectors (maybe a very few leds and a switch...) while still retaining comfortable ergonomics with clear and logical control layout. This space equation is the main driver behind the engineering choices that have to be made, i.e. can I have voltage control with attenuation over that parameter or not, or would another feature be more useful or more interesting. No guesswork here, it's all about pure engineering skills Rob has developed over many many years working in the electronics industry. Every single feature is thought out carefully, as every single electro mechanical part and component is carefully selected for maximum performance and reliability.<br />
Also notable is the fact Rob has total control over the whole conception and building process. He makes his own PCBs, he stuffs and wires them manually, he cuts and drills his own panels, labeling of the panels is done in house as well as assembly, trimming and calibration of the finished modules. He does it all by himself ... well, almost, as he has the precious help of his friend and associate Richard. Impressive ! Even more impressive are the resulting qualities of the modules. We all know perfection does not exist, but Rob's modules are getting damn close to that ! Rob puts all his heart, his knowledge, his experience and his skills in his designs. Everything is relevant, every feature is useful and will be used, no flashy, trendy bells & whistles, no useless space filling or price boosting gadgets ... just wonderfully crafted tools with huge creative potential, that perfectly fit his conception of an analogue modular synthesizer system.<br />
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Rob, just like Seb from Mos-Lab, builds on demand, no stocking items... with that difference that Rob works fast : delivery of my modules was just about a month and a half away from the moment I confirmed my order.<br />
I personally went to The Hague to pick up the modules at Rob's workshop. This gave me the opportunity to meet him, to learn about his modules as a system, to discuss possible evolutions of the system (he's developing some multi panels, integrating 3 individual modules with some normalizations) and to discuss analogue modular synthesis in general. In short, I had a great time.<br />
Even more so now that I'm enjoying working with his modules.<br />
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Every single module is packed with some clever features, some quite unique. This makes them obviously more complex, with a steeper learning curve than the average and it takes many many hours of practice to get the full grasp, to understand fully the logic behind certain functions, even for a "seasoned" amateur like myself. It's all about trial and error, happy accidents due to the lack of user manuals and the scarce information being available. Fortunately, Rob is always happy to provide detailed explanations and flow charts. Also, some general information can be found over here :<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span><a href="http://wiki.muffwiggler.com/wiki/Rob_Hordijk_Designs"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Rob Hordijk Designs Wiki page</span></a><br />
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This is a special circuit that is based on two oscillators combined with a shift register. These two wide range oscillators (not compliant to the 1V/Oct standard response) can cross-modulate and/or can be modulated by external signals. Oscillator A produces a Sine wave and provides clocking for the shift register. Oscillator B produces a Triangle wave and provides the material for the shift register. A special Fluctuation modulation signal derived from oscillator B provides combined AM and FM to oscillator A and can be replaced by an external signal. Oscillators A & B are available as direct outputs. The output of the shift register can be applied to oscillator A in Stepped, Smoothed and Pulsed modes simultaneously. These Stepped, Smoothed and Pulsed signals are also available as direct outputs. Clock In & Out makes syncing to other modules possible.<br />
The Rungler has different operational modes that can be selected with a Switch. This module is a unique source of audio and modulation signals, that produces unusual, unpredictable, organic, chaotic or subtly shifting noise, tones, melodic and rhythmic patterns. A microcosmic source of infinitely varying automatic electronic music.<br />
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This module sports three independent low frequency voltage controlled oscillators that can also be synced and cross-modulate.<br />
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LF-VCO A provides a Sine wave similar to that of VCO A of the Rungler. It has a wide frequency range going from quite slow to well into the audio frequency band, so it can be used as a sound source as well as a modulator. This LFO is tied internally to LF-VCO C, the latter will modulate the former in FM and in combined FM-AM with the Fluct control (similar to that found on the Rungler). LF-VCO A can also modulate the frequency of LF-VCO C for cross-modulation. Naturally, that normalization can be replaced by external modulation signals when inserting cables in the respective CV inputs.<br />
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LF-VCO B produces Pulse and Triangle/Saw/Ramp waves with variable wave shape which are simultaneously available as direct outputs. The wave shaping is set manually. This one has its frequency range set lower than that of LF-VCO A.<br />
The frequency of LF-VCO B can be modulated internally by LF-VCO C or by an external signal.<br />
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LF-VCO C produces Triangle waves in a frequency range set similar to that of LF-VCO B but lower, for really slow oscillations. Next to the normal Triangle direct output, there's also an inverted Triangle direct output.<br />
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Three LEDs give visual feedback of the activity of the three LFOs<br />
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The Triple LF-VCO has three operating modes, selectable with a switch :<br />
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2° SYNC : LF-VCO B is synced to LF-VCO C or to an external signal<br />
3° HALT : LF-VCO B oscillates at a frequency set by its Rate control during the Rise of the Triangle wave of LF-VCO C and will "freeze" during the Fall of the Triangle wave of LF-VCO C. LF-VCO B will restart with the next cycle of LF-VCO C. When "frozen", LF-VCO B will output a fixed, momentary voltage.<br />
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This is a fully featured, wide range, voltage controlled oscillator with simultaneous dynamic control over pitch, timbre (harmonic content) and amplitude ! The core is Sine & Cosine based.</div>
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It has a 1V/Oct control input, duplicated on the Chain Out connector to be able to distribute the same pitch control signal to several oscillators, and an attenuated frequency control input.</div>
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VCA output and direct oscillator output (Full out) are doubled for convenient patching to two destinations (i.e. to have two separate signal paths sourcing from one oscillator).</div>
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Dynamic wave shaping is available through the ODD HRM & ALL HRM controls.</div>
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ODD HRM morphs the Sine output to a Square wave under manual and voltage control (without attenuation).</div>
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ALL HRM morphs from Inverted Saw (manual control fully anti clockwise) through to Sine (manual control set to noon) to Saw (manual control fully clockwise). The HRM MOD CV input has an attenuator.</div>
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This is a 4 pole (24dB) multi mode VCF with an unusual topology in that it doesn't have separate outputs for its different responses (LP, HP and BP), but instead it has three inputs and one mixed output. The three inputs are placed upfront of the filters and each input has a Level control that determines the amount of signal that goes into each filter. This way one can dial in specific responses by setting the levels of the respective inputs. This is valid for a single sound applied at the LP input, because this is normalized to the HP and BP inputs. But, one could also input a signal to the LP input, another signal to the HP input and a third signal to the BP input. The output would then be a blend of the first signal treated by the LP filter, the second signal treated by the HP filter and the third signal treated by the BP filter.</div>
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Both Cutoff frequency and resonance are under manual and CV control. There's a 1V/Oct CV input to the Cutoff frequency and two supplementary FM inputs with attenuators. When no CV is input to the MOD II control, it acts as an overdrive of the resonant peak, putting emphasis on the harmonics of that peak, delivering a smooth, subtle and very natural distortion effect. Naturally, this works best at higher resonance settings.</div>
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The Dual Fader is really a very versatile and handy module, that can be used in various ways and at different points in your patches. It has two independent crossfaders/panners with two inputs and two outputs each. Inputs are DC coupled which means it will process CV signals as well as audio signals.<br />
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In a two inputs - one output configuration, the channels will act as individually voltage controlled faders.<br />
In a one input - two outputs configuration, the channels will act as individually voltage controlled panners with "energy loss compensation" set at -3dB with the control centered.<br />
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You could have one channel set up as a fader for CV signals and the other as a panner for audio signals.<br />
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The product of FADER A can be injected into FADER B with the AX TO B LEVEL control so that, for example, you could have a submix of FADER A mixed into FADER B. Depending on the setting of the mode selector switch, the AX TO B signal will be inverted or not.<br />
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This AX TO B feature is essential to use the Dual Fader as a ring modulator.<br />
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-Center the FADE B control to cancel out the carrier signal.<br />
-Take output of the ring modulated signal at BX/L OUT.<br />
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Each channel has a 20dB boost available to, for example, adapt external line level signals to the signal levels inside the modular. This 20dB boost is applied to the A2 & B2 inputs. A1 & B1 inputs are normalized to the A2 & B2 inputs respectively, so that when no jack is inserted in the inputs A2 & B2, the signals present at A1 & B1 are duplicated and can benefit of the 20dB boost.<br />
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The above discussed modules together in a compact system provide amazing creative potential, unrivaled by any other MU - 5U manufacturers (exeption made for the Modcan B series). Also, integration of the Hordijk system with my Mos-Lab system is seamless and the resulting instrument performs way above my wildest expectations. Both systems complement each other very well and the Hordijk system breathes new life into my "dusty, old" Mos-Lab which comes out with new attitudes and unheard sounds.<br />
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Only one more row in the cab to fill with some Hordijk modules... quite soon, hopefully...<br />
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In 2010 a new, <b><u>French speaking</u></b> forum about modular synthesis was born : <a href="http://synthe-modulaire.forumactif.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Synthé modulaire</span></a> and soon its founder, Mechaseb, came up with the idea of putting together a compilation of modular works made by the members of the forum.</div>
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So here it is now, free for you to download and enjoy : <a href="http://synthe-modulaire.bandcamp.com/album/compilation-2011"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Compil Synthé modulaire 2011</span></a></div>
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This is a collection of tracks made with EMS, Serge, Buchla, Eurorack, 5U and SDIY modulars, showing off the huge potential of modular synthesizer systems resulting in the diversity of productions found on this compilation.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-19948709930756684802011-08-29T18:15:00.000-07:002011-08-30T00:55:25.750-07:00Zeitdehner goes BIGSo, finally it arrived, on a beautiful summer day...my first 5U, Moog unit modular by <a href="http://www.mos-lab.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Mos-Lab</span></a>.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">It took 6 months from the moment I confirmed my order to delivery of the modules.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Why so long ? Well, because Mos-Lab is a one man show and Sébastien, the man behind Mos-Lab, had to finish a few other orders before he could take on building mine. He works on an order by order basis and he does no stocking of items, he needs to outsource PCB and panel manufacturing, needs to source hardware and components and therefore he is dependent on delivery delays by his partners. That is obviously often the case with small manufacturers in modular business.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Why Mos-Lab ? Well, because I wanted to go back to the roots of modular synthesis and enjoy classic analogue sound, with a classic feature set, with classic ergonomics... and that's exactly what Mos-Lab delivers : faithful reproductions of original Moog modules.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ok, but why no <a href="http://www.synthesizers.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Synthesizers.com</span></a> then ? Because Mos-Lab is a French manufacturer, which makes for easier, faster and cheaper shipping to Belgium (where I live)... no customs or import taxes, no VAT... and the price/quality ratio is excellent. This proximity facilitates communication and possible after sales logistics.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Also, Sébastien is quite a fine chap, very smooth and correct to deal with and he deserves to be successful with his business (don't they all do, so we can keep on playing those wonderful instruments).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, what's in the box ??</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">All modules are well packed and protected, separately.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">After unpacking, I placed all the elements, just to see if they fitted the cabinet I made more than a month earlier :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I fastened and connected the whole lot :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, let's have a closer look at those PCB's :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">All PCB's are stuffed with discrete components and very few analogue chips. Circuits are not very densely populated, no SMD here... all in respect with Moog's original circuits (with just a few improvements here and there).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Now, let's see how this synth looks from the front :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I designed the cab to hold 2 rows of 12 MU . Shape and size remind that of Macbeth's M5.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">When thinking about the system configuration, I deliberately chose for a basic selection of sound sources and treatments, to have a full Moog like quality audio path, leaving modulation and utility tasks to modules from my Eurorack system :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Upper row :</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">- CP10 mixer</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 904-A LPF</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 904-C filter coupler</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 904-B HPF</div><div style="text-align: left;">- CP10 mixer</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 905 spring reverb</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Bottom row :</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">- 992 controls to oscillators</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 921-A oscillator driver</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 3x 921-B VCO</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Moon Modular 2U blanking panel with logo</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 2x 995 attenuators</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 911 envelope generator</div><div style="text-align: left;">- 2x 902 VCA</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The blanking panel is there to replace the no longer produced, very rare and elusive 970 waveform processor (clipper/ring modulator) that I intended to include. The 970 just went out of production a couple of weeks before I placed my order . Though, I 'll be getting a 970 that I found second hand in the next few weeks :-)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"> A family shot with his playmates : Moisturizer, The White Dwarf, FriFri Deluxe and Little Putney :</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div><u>First impressions:</u></div><div><u><br />
</u></div><div>Assembly of the PCB's is done quite carefully and overall build quality of the modules is very good.</div><div>The hardware feels very solid and secure, controls are very smooth and well calibrated.</div><div>Layout of panel controls is logical, clear, very roomy and comfortable, which makes for easy access even with all ins and outs patched up.</div><div>The lack of attenuation on CV inputs makes several 995's, mixers and VCA's indispensable.</div><div>Overall sound is very rich, wide, vibrant, organic, with bags of character. Both PWM and Sync are very effective and musical.</div><div>This system is taylor made for very expressive, classic leads and basses but also proves to be very effective at FX and more abstract or atonal works.</div><div>The LPF produces a very nice sine when driven into self oscillation, though with limited frequency range...it goes higher than it goes low... still, very much usable!</div><div>The HPF also has a nice character and comes in very handy for all sorts of applications.</div><div>The filter coupler provides for band pass and band reject duties, putting the LPF and HPF in series or parallel. This one is a bit more tricky to master, but, when used correctly, provides a wide palette of very interesting timbres.</div><div>Both filters have a very nice and natural saturation at high input levels.</div><div>Oscillators are quite stable but not too much... there's just enough drift to have some movement and life in multi oscillator sounds. Also, tuning of the oscillators is a breeze and fine tuning is very precise. It makes it very easy to dial in a beating in between oscillators or to iron it out by dialing in the exact same frequency... very nice !</div><div>The envelope is quite snappy and it does a fine job but I miss a manual gate...</div><div>Reverb is quite nice and natural even if I would have liked it a bit less nice at times... with the possibility to distort the signal... like on an EMS synthi...</div><div><br />
</div><div><u>In conclusion:</u></div><div>This Mos-Lab synth had me waiting for a long time but it was well worth the wait. I now feel like I'm discovering real analogue modular synthesis again... leading me into uncharted sonic territories. This is such a different experience from Eurorack, on sonic level as on functional and ergonomic levels. Not better or less good, just different...and complementary. It's true that Mos-Lab modules are very "basic" but in combination with all the "crazy" modulators and treatments I have available in my Eurorack system... this is quite an explosive cocktail !</div><div>I'm so excited about this that I'm already planning on expansion of this rock solid, classic Mos-Lab modular with some more "modern design" modules by Rob Hordijk, Oakley, COTK, ...</div><div><br />
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Ever since I've been into synthesis, I was fascinated by the odd looks and sounds of EMS instruments.<br />
Some time back I met <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://synthimods.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Constantin</span></a> </span>through the release of the excellent <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/ca345_tsg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The Synthi Group VOL.2</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> </span>compilation. We soon discovered we have lots of things in common music wise, a similar approach to electronic music production, similar tastes in music and the same immoderate passion for EMS instruments.<br />
Constantin is the happy owner of a lovely Synthi A and an AKS. We sometimes play together and each time he brings his machines along to my place, the passion grows stronger. Not only the passion grows stronger, but also the frustration because EMS instruments are so rare and they go at such crazy prices these days.<br />
That frustration made me search for alternatives in the SDIY world, and I found some... But, lacking the necessary competences, time and finances to build an EMS clone, I had to go for another solution.<br />
All of a sudden it all became clear to me, I had all the modules necessary to assemble a hardware emulation at hand, within my Eurorack system. I already had the possibility to patch up my Eurorack system in an EMS like configuration with my <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://zeitdehnermod.blogspot.com/p/sdiy-page.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">FriFri Deluxe patch matrix</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> . </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">I pushed that idea a little further by taking those modules out of that general Eurorack context, to create a self contained, autonomous and independent instrument... this is how the Little Putney was born, my take at a hardware emulation of the EMS VCS3.</span></span><br />
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Let's start with the cabinet. The design I made was to recall the distinctive VCS3 silhouette, without being an exact replica. So, I'm off to the DIY store to get some wood and stuff to build a cab...<br />
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The bottom part :<br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Now for the details of the Analogue Systems module selection, from top to bottom and from left to right :</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-420 Octave controller</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">3x RS-95e VCO</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-500e EMS Synthi filter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-20 Ring modulator/multiple</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-510e EMS Synthi trapezoid generator</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-40 Noise, S&H, clock</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-70 Inverter/preamp</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-165 Audio signal mixer</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-190 Meter/inverter</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">1x RS-390 Mono in / stereo out echo</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">2x RS-180 VCA</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This configuration is to cover a maximum of EMS functionality with some left out but with some add-ons that are only available to owners of modded Synthis/VCS3s like osc sync, variable waveshape on all waveforms, selectable 18dB/24dB slope on the filter, switchable slew on the cutoff, bipolar trapezoid output, etc...<br />
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Results are sonically convincing, even though I'm aware that this synth does not, and never will, sound the same as a genuine EMS synth because the magic of the EMS sound resides in the particular interaction between modules, the quirkyness of their respective responses and the "quality" of the components used for the circuits...for example the "sound" of the VCA's<br />
or the reverb driver circuit ! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The reverb tank is mounted on the back, outside the cab, to prevent it picking up transformer hum from the power supply.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And finally, back home, with some new and slightly smaller <a href="http://www.banzaimusic.com/Volcano-knob-VC-SM.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">knobs</span></a> to replace the old <a href="http://www.banzaimusic.com/Eagle-knob-19mm-fluted.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Eagle fluted</span></a> that were a bit large and hiding some of the panel graphics.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Next step will be the redesign of the bottom panel. I will sacrifice the left joystick to implement 9 passive attenuators to control the amplitude of the oscillator waveform outputs. Also, I intend to design a single panel to hold the Analogue Systems modules and thus reinforce the visual unity between upper and bottom panels, as the original panels differ in color depending on the batch and some of the legending wears off.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stay tuned !</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-3564002078828837262011-03-27T03:37:00.000-07:002011-05-10T06:59:05.713-07:00Icing on the cakeI like my music to be quite raw, barebone and untreated. But there are some times when some processing is needed to create depth and notion of space, to create particular ambiences and enhance the "grain" of the sound, to create rhythmic or special effects.<br />
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My preference definitely goes to analogue, "classic vintage" technology, that provides deep, warm and lush sounds in opposition to digital, which is more accurate and precise, more versatile but sonically less interesting...at least to my taste.<br />
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About 18 years ago, I started with some multi-effects like the Ensoniq DP/4, Boss SE-50 and Lexicon Vortex. All very capable and decent machines, but these were quite soon to be replaced by dedicated analogue processors and pedals.<br />
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The effect I most often use in my music is delay, and more specifically tape delay. There's nothing like the organic, self oscillating feedback sound or the fading echoes of a tape delay for that "psychedelic" touch in a production.<br />
The first machine I had (until last week) was a Roland RE-201 Space Echo tape delay/spring reverb<br />
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Followed by a modified Evans ES-5 Sound Creator, with Sound-on-Sound capability (which I also sold some time ago). This one was a real oddity and produced some amazing Lo-Fi sounds.<br />
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Then came this marvelous Fulltone Tube Tape Echo. Excellent dynamics and wonderfully rich tones. A bit pricey but worth every cent.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the Space Echo I got the taste of spring reverb and that's how I came to sell it, in favor of a dedicated tape delay and a dedicated spring reverb. The TTE fills in the tape delay part and, two days ago, I acquired this lovely Knas Ekdahl Moisturizer, a stand alone spring reverb with CV control. The springs are mounted on top of the housing so they can be "played". The Moisturizer also sports a built in LFO and multi mode filter, which makes it quite a special and unique unit. This one is soon to be modified for an even wider range of sounds (keep an eye on my Mod page...)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above mentioned units are all for dedicated, external treatments. Inside the modular I don't have that much dedicated effects modules.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Oakley Sound Systems Overdrive, which does exactly what its name suggests, ranging from subtle overdrive to full on distortion. Perfect to add a little grain and grit to a VCDO or a VCF. This is more a sound processor than an effects unit...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IM39hVSO9MJXkEvrXROfEhb7gfogTYIy3l2dPijUZsEbocIRPubMbGTU54Jn3PNVl5JbsbGBbao6cRzHK9yN2BlvDqMS753yxZDb1DtoDVVi3ovkGLMXEZTRsjmC71Mq9s3V9TlZblw/s1600/P1020146.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IM39hVSO9MJXkEvrXROfEhb7gfogTYIy3l2dPijUZsEbocIRPubMbGTU54Jn3PNVl5JbsbGBbao6cRzHK9yN2BlvDqMS753yxZDb1DtoDVVi3ovkGLMXEZTRsjmC71Mq9s3V9TlZblw/s320/P1020146.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Analogue Systems RS-390 is a voltage controllable mono in/stereo out echo with a very special sonic identity. It can deliver blurry, hazy sound clouds or quite clean and slowly bouncing echoes. It is also capable of very short delays to get into chorus/flanger territory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> These are soon (I hope) to be complemented by Analogue System's RS-400 analogue phase shifter, the Pittsburgh Modular BBD Analogue Delay and Synthesis Technology's E560 Deflector Shield digital frequency shifter/phase shifter/ring modulator and the E580 Resampling Mini Delay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-41280345480185451872011-02-13T04:55:00.000-08:002011-08-12T13:59:19.558-07:00The never ending story...<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Each time new modules arrive it is the excitement of reshuffling the setup, mounting and dismounting modules to fit the cabs, trying to keep the balance between aesthetics & visual symmetry, ergonomy and functionality. Time consuming, quite laborious but lots of fun. Once that is done, it is time to explore the functionality and possibilities of the newcomers... even more fun!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>05/2010</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yes! I finally got a second hand Livewire Dual Cyclotron and replaced all the knobs by 19mm Eagle fluted ones</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTJEEvldN_3M0Qxh6Oaqrx3vmVWyVcZjOWe37n3A0aT1_5807uv-pw0-CmcgKQMtzv_jlZsqy62oKBPOOV-TKra_QIE0Zw1tvpOSkjCCFcw2VIm0noPbdIWQpVBzqaOn1Fi4atxwuXY/s1600/P1010594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTJEEvldN_3M0Qxh6Oaqrx3vmVWyVcZjOWe37n3A0aT1_5807uv-pw0-CmcgKQMtzv_jlZsqy62oKBPOOV-TKra_QIE0Zw1tvpOSkjCCFcw2VIm0noPbdIWQpVBzqaOn1Fi4atxwuXY/s320/P1010594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Ooops ! This is not mine ?! ... it is my friend Constantin's amazing dual EMS setup with his SDIY interface... beautiful !! I couldn't resist posting this one</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeNN2ncESPS96BoYnVysjoZUNG7FLifwLQKFGAoz47Q0H_A5YBcT1C-sxYeiGuVpoXRrcbZP8ZwKF1If1Lt_fcgKa5z_teccJuBwOcGqbhzt949mLdZkBybN1W07ADLTDJ6UerLUhQoY/s1600/P1010604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFeNN2ncESPS96BoYnVysjoZUNG7FLifwLQKFGAoz47Q0H_A5YBcT1C-sxYeiGuVpoXRrcbZP8ZwKF1If1Lt_fcgKa5z_teccJuBwOcGqbhzt949mLdZkBybN1W07ADLTDJ6UerLUhQoY/s320/P1010604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Added a third RS-15 with some sequencing goodies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-5Asm0Oa1pKC7eHJpGo4-wdBYGYOfASqodiESqIQXoFRaXj8KJDFoO097ep9-WJTx_EQTYzSIGXHGOYqU-Qkif8nX76WVkQttw1ewmJuNz6fVj3z0C4zqP6pYkj9P9f-Q1Dz-KjQtqE/s1600/P1010626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-5Asm0Oa1pKC7eHJpGo4-wdBYGYOfASqodiESqIQXoFRaXj8KJDFoO097ep9-WJTx_EQTYzSIGXHGOYqU-Qkif8nX76WVkQttw1ewmJuNz6fVj3z0C4zqP6pYkj9P9f-Q1Dz-KjQtqE/s320/P1010626.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Yes! those knobs look and feel quite good</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxB7-T37002yxRHeNKNkXBJM7f63FEH_kQtKxpaMl9nJ0bJ91oAZ5w0Rjnd7GFuDQrs26zwQ_U_K1pM13hfTnBrYksdiMYZTVwJmMKY62Yfp_igVgk6jbsHpQ2KZG4nNDKqVZI1jnY9E/s1600/P1010641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWxB7-T37002yxRHeNKNkXBJM7f63FEH_kQtKxpaMl9nJ0bJ91oAZ5w0Rjnd7GFuDQrs26zwQ_U_K1pM13hfTnBrYksdiMYZTVwJmMKY62Yfp_igVgk6jbsHpQ2KZG4nNDKqVZI1jnY9E/s320/P1010641.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>06/2010</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">At last... the Livewire cab is completed with a second AFG... thanks Nav ... massive !</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqs5isktdi8U62b7nahheHo97uiqH3EkimCV9_m8U0AJTAtdLHZSway_qCC1zWuCHYb3vr3THeLvj3nIKC7X1dag2HTYR562r0nh7UaCiZOTp7msx_N98UzHkbfqSxyK9p8w09MenuxE/s1600/P1010693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqs5isktdi8U62b7nahheHo97uiqH3EkimCV9_m8U0AJTAtdLHZSway_qCC1zWuCHYb3vr3THeLvj3nIKC7X1dag2HTYR562r0nh7UaCiZOTp7msx_N98UzHkbfqSxyK9p8w09MenuxE/s320/P1010693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>07/2010</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Preparing to incorporate my forthcoming SDIY FriFri Deluxe patch matrix/attenuator bank. Notice the two reverb tanks mounted externally, on top of the cabs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTjwdg5vLk9Zks7tgVuDYYfP_13wXUGWefD2ityQspKMvuQxZ8R1JS5QsxbrueVnJPX_IsowfxntXd6Jyhy7ftsJENjATGUsHmOUS6tlVS8PjkmEn2QCwY5EP0H7DT6mEiXl4KUyToXU/s1600/P1010732.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTjwdg5vLk9Zks7tgVuDYYfP_13wXUGWefD2ityQspKMvuQxZ8R1JS5QsxbrueVnJPX_IsowfxntXd6Jyhy7ftsJENjATGUsHmOUS6tlVS8PjkmEn2QCwY5EP0H7DT6mEiXl4KUyToXU/s320/P1010732.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>10/2010</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Here it is, installed and all patched up (more on this in my SDIY page)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHajPFOwbZNC70y-jIxJBfkjox445oNGqcfmAA1h1Q3izpHoed89wXOCxcg6T-HPKY938Ic9lAxpuhbKomqXfwFp5UyiqrNL4LNO6Jzboq4qD-Q-L3-WCB8JJ8v6AXLseWk2gwRW1y2Qg/s1600/P1010788.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHajPFOwbZNC70y-jIxJBfkjox445oNGqcfmAA1h1Q3izpHoed89wXOCxcg6T-HPKY938Ic9lAxpuhbKomqXfwFp5UyiqrNL4LNO6Jzboq4qD-Q-L3-WCB8JJ8v6AXLseWk2gwRW1y2Qg/s320/P1010788.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">A broader picture of the whole lot, unpatched</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x4qGe9gDKsYM-xTyFhNRwjp4BOjAVmntvvnHdM0mY4JQ-0j_wQ7wnTOZc3C2sathv96LYrOva97mfqUCyvIAi70L-k_NC7bf3hBjvH1uyd-uL5enqagILlq-tki5A54tR5dn5zteHRg/s1600/P1010828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5x4qGe9gDKsYM-xTyFhNRwjp4BOjAVmntvvnHdM0mY4JQ-0j_wQ7wnTOZc3C2sathv96LYrOva97mfqUCyvIAi70L-k_NC7bf3hBjvH1uyd-uL5enqagILlq-tki5A54tR5dn5zteHRg/s320/P1010828.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>02/2011</u></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">This latest setup saw the addition of some Plan B, Oakley and Synthesis Technology modules in the top right cab</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4mGS4QNW5QMeJl-WhwyGS-k_brYnY1B5jw5526i852Fq0ZzqKKVsvIwM3LLvI91fEA0b3qAZjRN-fzM77FqFaUpsyrJEwAjuJU0jr6zO6AKSWR_nFnv4P5JRUNegybkBBZStvd4yisM/s1600/P1010967.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4mGS4QNW5QMeJl-WhwyGS-k_brYnY1B5jw5526i852Fq0ZzqKKVsvIwM3LLvI91fEA0b3qAZjRN-fzM77FqFaUpsyrJEwAjuJU0jr6zO6AKSWR_nFnv4P5JRUNegybkBBZStvd4yisM/s320/P1010967.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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<u>3/4 2011</u><br />
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The latest additions to my setup are two STG Soundlabs modules, the Wavefolder and the Sea Devils filter.<br />
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Both circuits are based on <a href="http://yusynth.net/index_en.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Yves Usson</span></a> designs.<br />
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The first, as its denomination suggests, will "fold" any incoming signal. By doing so, the Wavefolder will output a more complex signal and produce new harmonic content. Obviously , it works best on simple waveforms of audio signals. There's an Offset control that will determine at what "level" of the waveform the folding will occur. For instance, by adjusting the Offset appropriately, one could apply folding only onto the positive period of a bipolar signal. Fold mix control makes the balance between the original signal and the folded signal. Gain control is a VCA on the input stage of the folding circuit.<br />
Voltage control is provided for Gain (with attenuator) and Offset.<br />
Basic application of the Wavefolder is to render a rather dull waveform more harmonically rich.<br />
Wave folding can produce comparable results to those obtained with wave shaping or wave multiplying.<br />
The Wavefolder is not a module I use very often but its use can be very rewarding if set up correctly.<br />
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The Sea Devils filter is a diode ladder design inspired by the circuit found on second generation EMS Synthi A and AKS, with a 24dB slope.<br />
As its pedigree suggests, that filter has bags of character, it "sings" very well at high resonance settings, with a huge frequency range and it tracks quite well to 1V/Oct...that makes the SDF a great sine oscillator to provide powerful bottoms with good definition and crispy, precise highs.<br />
Also, it responds very well to fast, audio rate frequency modulation.<br />
Volume drop at high resonance settings is not too obvious and there are lots of sweet spots just before and after the point of self oscillation.<br />
At high input levels, the SDF delivers smooth saturation, which is very nice.<br />
Voltage control is provided for Resonance, there are two 1V/Oct frequency modulation inputs and there's one scalable frequency modulation input with attenuator.<br />
All of this makes the SDF my favorite in my current setup. I love it even more than the Analogue Systems RS-500e, which is also an EMS based diode ladder filter circuit.<br />
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Both modules are 14hp and benefit of roomy front panels. They are quite deep, so they won't fit into a skiff. Panel control layout is clear but positioning of the control input jacks can be somewhat confusing as they are not placed right next to or under their respective parameter. Build quality is excellent and working with these modules proves to be a very satisfactory experience.<br />
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Looking forward to grab a Post Lawsuit filter ...<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6866438270603439804.post-42888152361808485612011-01-30T05:31:00.000-08:002011-05-10T07:14:24.525-07:00In the beginning...... there was a Cwejman S1MKII semi-modular synthesizer. This fantastic instrument has many assets but also some limitations. In order to fill the S1's shortcomings I first added some Moogerfooger CP-251 CV processors. This was the embryo of my full modular setup to come.<br />
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Here's a picture of my home studio before my "modular era " in March 2009<br />
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Having no dedicated room for music making, I'm always confronted to space problems. This was determinating in the choice of format for my modular setup, and this led me naturally to the Eurorack format. I would have loved a wall of Modcan B series but this proved to be inaccessible to me.<br />
Next to the compact nature of Eurorack, the large offering of modules, it was mostly the inventivity and dynamics of the Eurorack module designers like Livewire and Make Noise (amongst many others) that made me choose that format. Also the financial aspect is crucial, even if a consequent Eurorack system comes quite close to Buchla or Serge when it comes to price/functionality.<br />
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Of course, a modular synthesizer system grows, expands slowly and gradually.<br />
This is my first cabinet as it was in July 2009:<br />
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But...GAS was lurking and got it's demoniac grip on me, as there's nothing more frustrating than to have empty spaces in a modular cabinet. That's how I came about to making some DIY blanking panels.<br />
Far from technically perfect, too thin, not cut straight and messy hole drills... but they did the job !<br />
At that point I did not yet have a clear and precise vision of a coherent, efficient and self contained system...the only thing I wanted was to fill that cabinet as quickly as possible with Livewire modules as I 'm very fond of their 50's/60's soundlab looks, their particular features and sonic identity.<br />
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Bit by bit, I sold my non-modular gear to feed the GAS, to go further as I knew I was on the right track to reach synthesizer Valhalla...<br />
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Stay Tuned!<br />
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