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Roland SE 02 - Initialize & Fat Bass Patch
This initialise patch is good for most Moog like synths without presets.Works for the Mini-Moog Model D too.I'm using a SE-02 (my preset 101)It's a basic single oscillator saw tooth patch. Sounds like...
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Midi2CV - Hexinverter - build pics
This is an old set of PCBs i had in storage.It's a midi to CV converter module from Hexinverter.This looks ideal ... sadly discontinued.It's called the ACX synth Designed by Alan Coupel8HP - sizeThere...
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Saigon Central Post Office
This post office is situated in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, near Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica,the city's cathedral. The building was constructed between 1836 & 1891 when Vietnam was part of French...
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Favourite Sci Fi novels for the last decade
I don't usually write much about Sci fi & Fantasy on this blog, however they have been a major part of my life since I was a kid watching Dr Who, Blade Runner & Star Wars and reading HG Wells,...
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A memory called Empire - Arkady Martine
The Hugo winners were announced yesterday.http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/This was the best novel winner:By Arkady Martine2019 Science Fiction NovelIt was awarded the 2020...
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Ecludian sequencers
In electronic music, you may come across Ecludian Rhythms.They mostly are associated with patterns and beats.They were only discovered in 2005 by the Canadian mathematian Godfried Toussaint.His Book,...
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Radio Music - build pics
Some build pics of the radio music module by Music Thing ModularThese aren't official and I'm in no way affiliated with Music Thing M.These are just my notes to help trouble shoot, should I run into...
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Metro Modular - Euro Busboard
Some Pics of the Metro Modular Euro Busboard.MM1521AThis is a nice easy build.
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MFOS Bi-polar Power supply
This is a excellent PSUi'VE built an earlier one & it works well.It uses LM78XX/LM79XX or LM78LXX/LM79LXX regulatorsThat is, it uses an AC output wall wart. DO NOT USE A DC OUTPUT WALL WART.These...
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ARP 2500 - 1046 envelope generator & eloquencer
Some notes on the ARP 1046 envelope generator.Triggering the ARP's envelopes is a bit tricky if you are using eurorack, as most modules put out only 5V gates & triggers. This is usually not...
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Happy 808 Day
It's the 40th anniversary of the TR-808This drum was introduced in 1980.There were just 12,000 made and production was stopped in 1983 when some of it's parts (faulty transistors) became impossible to...
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Basic 4 panel Buchla setup
A friend of mine is considering entering the Buchla world and asked for some ideas about where to start.He is considering a basic 4 unit setup.These are some of my suggestions.Just personal ideas ......
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Repairing a Doepfer A-140 ADSR
I stupidly plugged in the module backwards.Shit happens .Remember, Red Stripe Down. !!!! If this happens to you , don't panic.There are only a few sensitive components.Start by swapping out the...
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BMC - FM Drum - build notes
BMC25. FM Drum F sTART WITH the lowest profile components ..usually IC sockets , resistors , etcThese are personal build notes just to help me trouble shoot should I have any probs. As it turned out,...
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Nebula Best Sci Fi Novel awards 1960s
During this lockdown I've decided to start reading all the Sci fi I can.There are so many great novels from the past 70 years which I haven't read.Sci fi isn't just Star Wars & Star Trek.The Nebula...
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TTSH gate Booster _build notes
I've been testing lots of different euro modules in the search for compliments to some vintage ARP gear... mostly a 2600 & 2500Both use the same 1V/oct scale which is a good start. The voltage...
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Arp 2500 - 1003, 1033, 1046 envelope generators
The ARP 2500 has a variety of envelope generators.The 1003, 1033 & 1046 share common features.The 1003 is identical to the 1033 except that it contains no gate delay circuits.The 1046 is equivalent...
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Nebula Awards - Best Novel - 1970s
1970Ringworld by Larry NivenPublisher Ballantine BooksPublication date October 1970Media type Print (hardcover, paperback), audiobookPages 342 pagesAwards Locus Award for Best Novel...
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Repairing a Roland TR-808 - Part 1 - Opening the Machine
I've owned this particular 808 for I think 15 years and in all that time I never opened it up.This is how I purchased it. ... The knobs are wrong, and the step switches have certainly been replaced.......
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Synthrotek - LPG build notes
These are my build notes for the Synthrotek Dual LPG.It's a eurorack format module I'm not afilliated with Synthrotek.These are my personal notes to help me trouble shoot any probs should they arise...
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