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questionable



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PostPosted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

If you can get everything worked out, I'd be in for a PCB or two as well.
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TekniK



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

amnesia wrote:
I am interested in PCBs, parts and or faceplate completed or not if it looks and fits into Buchla boats Smile This has been a dream for me to play on a 259 Smile


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSddgYKtPBE
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tlu



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Definitely interested in some boards!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 5:25 am    Post subject:   Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Rolling Eyes
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TekniK



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

surprise
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oberkorn



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I'm in for a board or two

Looks like I need more Rogan knobs... soon
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toppobrillo



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

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guitarfool



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I'm interested in one or two as well, especially if it's a bare or mostly bare PC. I pretty much have all of the original parts in stock including the obsolete ones. (through hole, anyway Wink ).
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sduck



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 6:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Nothing from phdinfunk since February 18. I'm starting to think this project might not happen...
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TekniK



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Ohm...
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inform3r



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 8:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I have to agree with sduck on this one... Doesn't seem like it's gonna happen. Sad
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phdinfunk



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:49 pm    Post subject: Debugging...
Subject description: Troubleshooting is a really complex process....
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Not "not going to happen" but yes, going unfortunately slow.

I'm definitely still working on this one, still got a board on the bench, and still trying to make it happen. Am about to bring someone else (or two) into the project to help out our original duo because I want to get this finished sometime soon.

I don't know if you'd prefer to be kept abrest of things blow by blow or if you'd prefer to just hear a little here and there until I tell you it's done and ready for public consumption.

--JP
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tlu



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Definitely interested in this if it fits into a Buchla 200e boat. Thanks for taking the 259 on.
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KEYKEYEYEKIT



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Hope this happens, really interested in a board or two.
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hv0190



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Sounds interesting - should it really happen I'd be in for two boards.
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phdinfunk



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

These boards are finally completed, calibrated, tested.

Here are some sound clips:

1) The basic sampling of those famous 259 sounds. I switch different kinds of modulation and change the frequencies of both oscs. I twist mod index and all the different settings on the wavefolder. There's nothing but the 259 and its raw output going on here.

At 4:17, I add cross synchronization. Of course, you could go on for days with all this. I decided to stop the clip and do some more organized sounds to give people an idea of what a 259 actually does.

https://soundcloud.com/phdinfunk/twisting-a-lot-of-knobs

2) There is a lot of confusion about what the Symmetry system does on this synth. Here you can hear the Symmetry Control go from all even harmonics, though a saw-ish waveform, to all odd harmonics. Many harmonically rich "plain" waveforms exist between these settings.

Order and Timbre at 100%

https://soundcloud.com/phdinfunk/symmetry-sweep-order-100

3) Timbre control at 100% so you can hear what "order" does. It fades from the plain waveform (Symmetry Control) to the wavefolded waveform. If you set Timbre at 0%, you are always getting a low harmonic waveform (sine). Check the panel of a music easel and you will see this labelled pretty well.

Order swept with Sym at 50 ("Saw" like) then at 100 ("odd") then at 0 ("even") then at 50 again.

https://soundcloud.com/phdinfunk/order-sweep

4) This is the Timbre sweep of the raw waveform from Symmetry control. Very nice for simple synth sounds fading from a sine into a high harmonic waveform. So, with The wavefolder mix set to 0%, Timbre will simply sweep from a sine to a wave like a square or a wave like a saw. Again, see the music easel for a bit more clarity on this.

Sym 50 ("Saw" like) Sym 100 ("Odd") Sym 0 ("Even") and then Sym back to 50.

https://soundcloud.com/phdinfunk/timbre-sweep-order-high

5) Symmetry is at 50% (Saw-like wave).

First sweep, order is "High" so you get the plain waveform. Second Sweep, order is at 50% so you get a mixture between the plain wave and the wavefolder. Third Sweep, Order is "low" so everything is wavefolder. So, order controls mix between raw clean waves and folded waves.

https://soundcloud.com/phdinfunk/timbre-sweep-with-wavefolder

I hope this clears up any confusion about what these controls actually do. I have seen a lot of odd theories throughout the years.

I believe that a lot of people want to hear some sequences and tweaking or EG applied to different parts, so I have a step sequencer on the way, and a very nice MIDI to CV as well. I should have those sounds up in a week or so.

--JP

coolsynths.com

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oberkorn



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PostPosted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 11:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

awesome! it's finally happening!
it sounds good to me Smile
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phdinfunk



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 4:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

You should PM me. I have some overrun.

I'm also phdinfunk everywhere in the world, including the world's most popular not-evil email service.

-=JP=-
www.coolsynths.com
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phdinfunk



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

And bottom line, yes, they are expensive. I'm offering a few to DIYers here, just because my original intent was a DIY project for all. But at the end of the day, building them the way I have is not any cheaper for me than just building a completed synthesizer.

As a synth or module, it would be a great deal (compared to saaay, buying two triangle core oscs, a modulation VCA, and a waveshaper) but as DIY, it looks expensive. Though compared to boards plus parts kits for everything there, it's not so expensive.

I know someone else with a bare PCB project, if that's what you'd rather have, you can PM me and ask.

--JP

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