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ARP 2500 & NLC
Wow - Andrew F of Nonlinear Circuits is restoring this baby.It's another ARP2500. There are now three of these babies in Australia (as far as I know).These pics were taken in Japan. Here is the link to...
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Roland RA-50 (Realtime Arranger) & L.A. Synthesis
The RA-50 is essentially the module version of the E-20 keyboard. These date from 1988. The name "Arranger" is shared by the Roland TR-66 (1973)The heart of it is the MT-32 based sound module which...
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Serge TKB Build notes - 9 - Ribbon cables S2 & S3
***Click here for the Index of the TKB Build ***Now it's time to attach the second & third ribbon cables.It total there are 3 ribbon cables that connect the main PCB with the front panel.They are...
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Serge TKB build notes - 10 - Wiring the Faceplate to PCB
We are almost there.:-)We need to make the final connections between the Faceplate and the PCB.This is the guide:This is what these numbers & letters stand for:M – UP/DOWN H – HOLD N – CLOCK 2 –...
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Moog-Polyevolver Jam
Sat 6th June.Paul has new studio.Checked out some toys.What's not to love about the MiniMoog Voyager XL - it's got everything - ribbon controllers, touch pads, midi, CV, great filters, it's semi...
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The White Desert - Egypt
The White Desert is located 45 km (28 mi) north of the town of Farafra. It has massive chalk rock formations ... the main reason for going there ... apart from the the great sunsets & the fun that...
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ARP 2500 - The Speed of Life
Some pics of this patch:The 1027 Sequencer & 1050 mixerIt's patched to provide a 8 step sequence.Just 3 modules being used here: two filters & a EG. (1047, 1006, 1046)2 VCOs The 1004T & 1023
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Korg DDD-1 Drum Machine
The Korg DDD-1 hails back from 1986-87.The good old days when sampling was a dirty 12-bits of zeros & ones.This a a bargain for $100. Sure it's all beaten up but this makes it a perfect candidate...
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555 Resonator Build Notes - NLC (NonLinearCircuits)
This is one of my favourite NLC circuits.It's very versatile. It can be used as a filter, a VCO, a voltage controlled noise source and a voltage controlled drone module.The module will oscillate...
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VCS 3 - Putney
Messing around with the old Putney.She is beautiful to behold and still sounds incredible after all these years.Some pics of the patch: I'm sampling during this video to see what I can come up...
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NLC JerkOff - Chaos Module - Build notes
This is a really cool chaos module & is super easy to build. It uses chaotic oscillators based around Jerk Equations. It's a excellent source of CVs - for modulating & controlling filters,...
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Santiago de Cuba - Cuba Trip
The news today is all about the thawing of relations between the US & Cuba.It's about time. I visited Cuba in 2010/11. Lovely people.......Santiago de Cuba was the fifth village founded by Spanish...
View ArticleDinsync 303 acid remix - deep house style
The original video, pics, for this remix can be seen here:http://djjondent.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/dinsync-303-acid.html
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Serge / NLC Modular - Die Blechtrommel
The tin drum takes its name from the 1959 novel by Günter Grass.It's also the name given to a NLC drum module featured on this track. Andrew F of NLC (NonLinearCircuits) tells me that this is based on...
View ArticleBuchla 100 - The Lost Frequencies
It's been over a year since the original recording.Finally getting down to using some of those old Buchla 100 samples. Some of the original samples were taken in this session. The piano & drums are...
View ArticleThe Synthacon - Steiner - Parker
On this page are my blog entries on all Steiner-Parker / Synthacon related subjects.1. SYNTHACON VCF - CGS 35 build notes External Links 1. Yu Synth VCF2. Analogue Realities3 Steiner Synthasystem...
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Kilpatrick Phenol Synth - First Impressions
This just arrived yesterday. So I did a few quick videos This second video uses a NLC (NonLinearCircuits) sequencer - The Bibdubba 1 & 3.The Phenol is a modular that punches well above it's...
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Korg KPR 77 Drum
The KPR stands for Korg Programmable Rhythm.She came out in 1983 and was Korg's response to the Roland 606.It's very underrated. Each drum sound's level can be individual mixed via the sliders.The...
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