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VC ADSR - NLC build notes - part 2
Some build notes for the Nonlinear circuits VC ADSR.The attack, decay & release stages are voltage controllable.(not sustain).This is part 2 on my build.Part 1 is here:VC ADSR - NLC build notes -...
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Elk Eletronics meeting tonight
Welcome to Electric City! Special thanks to our new hosts Society City and Barley Grass Bar in Wollongong.We are excited to bring you an immersive lineup of electronic music and projected artworks...
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Roland RS 202 - internal pics
I recently purchased a Roland RS 202 on line.Wasn't sure if it was even working.This synth was made in 1976. The older brother to the RS-101 (a commercial flop).The 202 has a vibrato &...
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Electric City @ Society City
Thanks to Ed (Elk Elektroniks) & Josh (Society City) for teaming up for the synth meetlast Sat (23rd Sept) in Wollongong, NSW (Australia).Society City is a place for conscious creativity. It's...
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DIY Low Pass Gate using a AE Modular
I've owned a small AE modular system for a few years and recently got hold of the DIY breadboard (BRAED BOARD) moduleThe AE modular system sounds fabulous. I purchased the system years ago to tinker...
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wirehead FREAQ FM - part 1
These are my personal build notes for the Wirehead FREAQ FM synth.Wireheard are from my neck of the woods - Australia.Its great to see some locally designed synths. Lots of good things come from WA.The...
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CD 40106 IC - making simple oscillators & LFOs
Some notes on making simple LFOs and oscillators using a CD 40106 ICIm using a common CMOS CD40106 chip.The 40106 is a hex inverting Schmitt trigger.It contains 6 inverters.What makes this chip so...
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AE modular - techno system 4
I've been playing around with my small AE modular to build a compact live techno system.I'll make a few recordings and upload one to the AE modular website as a contribution to their upcoming...
View ArticleTokyo Festival of Modular.
I'm looking forward to this in Japan.Saturday 25 November 2023....
View ArticleNagasaki - things to do
1. Hashima Island do the GUNKANJIMA Digital museum -- coal mining first, then do a cruise to the actual island. 3 hrs2. Mount Inasa 10-15 mins from the station ,, cablecar3. Atomic Bomb...
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Page R - Pattern Mode editing - Fairlight - CMI
The Fairlight CMI IIx Page R has two settings.1. Pattern Mode2. Song ModeThis post covers the Pattern Mode.The pic below is a pattern.A PATTERN is a 1-bar SCORE for 8 monophonic keyboards.It consists...
View ArticleFairlight - making custom disks (on the Flash drive)
Some first steps in making your own virtual discs.This is a great way to create some "favourites" or personal foldersusing your own or the stock sounds.I'm using a CMI IIx with a Mustudio flash kit.I...
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CD 4017 sequencer
Some notes to build a simple sequencer for the AE modular.I started building a simple GATE sequencer then turned it into a melodic one.This is my 3rd AE modular project ... the first was a LPG followed...
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Fairlight - how to copy from a floppy to the SD card
I'm using a ancient Fairlght IIX with a new SD card reader.I have lots of old floppy disks which need to be backed up onto the SD...
View ArticleFairlight Page R - Making a New file & setting the clock speed
Before to can make a new pattern you need to set up your voices.See page 3.Next, you need to make a new RS file.To make a new file type N,filename,<return>(N=New)Here I haven't allocated the...
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wirehead FREAQ FM - part 2
These are my personal build notes for the Wirehead FREAQ FM synth.Wireheard are from my neck of the woods - Australia.Part 1 is here:wirehead FREAQ FM - part 1Its a 8-bit, two operator, FM synth.It...
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