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amos_joseph
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 50 Location: Lincoln, NE
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject:
Modular show and tell Subject description: How I spent my summer vacation |
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I’ve been a lurker and occasional poster on here for a while now, so I thought I’d introduce myself and show off my latest project.
I’ve been doing DIY synth stuff for about a year and a half. I started out on guitar pedals, built a sound lab, then a x0xb0x, and this summer I finally started work on building a modular.
I wanted to go as DIY as possible, so I decided I’d buy blank boards from Ray Wilson and CGS to start with and build the case and panels myself. The case isn’t 100% finished, but it’s fully functional so I thought I’d show it off.
Click here for a bigger picture
Here are the modules I used:
4 MFOS VCOs
2 MFOS LP Filters
2 MFOS Variable Filters
2 MFOS Dual VCAs
2 MFOS VC LFOs
2 MFOS Sample & Hold
2 MFOS Noise Cornucopia
2 MFOS ADSRs
2 CGS Mixers
1 CGS Psycho LFO
1 Paia MIDI to CV
2 Custom Mult modules
1 Custom Glide module
1 Custom 1/4” to banana module
I used paia frac racks to mount everything and designed all the panel layouts myself. They’re based roughly on Blacet layouts because I think Blacet really knows how to pack a lot of control and I/O into the smaller euro form factor. I used a photo-sensitive aluminum called ID Mark to do all the panel art, which gives it a very “professional” look.
As you’ve probably noticed, I really like Ray Wilson’s designs and I doubt I would have even attempted this beast of a project without his site. His modules sound great, his VCOs track beautifully (all four will stay in tune for at least 5 octaves), and his documentation is just about the best I’ve ever come across….and you can’t beat his prices, either. |
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toybox
Joined: Aug 03, 2005 Posts: 176 Location: chicago/peru,illinois usa
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State Machine
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Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 2809 Location: New York
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:
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Very nice work. Thanks for the link for the "ID Mark" also. I have been using "Front Panel Express" for my DIY and for projects at work.
I use the PAIA Frac Rack cages for DIY projects also as they are much less expensive than the Blacet cages and they do the same darn thing. I like the form factor also.
I see you have the jacks color coded. I suppose that delineates the control from audio? Much like Buchla liked to do.
PLease post some sound examples, I am sure the guys, including me, would like to hear those MFOS modules!
Bill |
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Scott Stites
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Joined: Dec 23, 2005 Posts: 4127 Location: Mount Hope, KS USA
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject:
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Very, very nice indeed. Ditto on the samples!
Cheers,
Scott |
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amos_joseph
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 50 Location: Lincoln, NE
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:53 pm Post subject:
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State Machine wrote: | Very nice work. Thanks for the link for the "ID Mark" also. I have been using "Front Panel Express" for my DIY and for projects at work. |
If you're interested in ID Mark, here's the link that convinced me to give it a try: http://www.sdiy.org/xyzzy/panels/. |
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Uncle Krunkus
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Joined: Jul 11, 2005 Posts: 4761 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject:
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Waaaaaay coooool! _________________ What makes a space ours, is what we put there, and what we do there. |
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fonik
Joined: Jun 07, 2006 Posts: 3950 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:08 pm Post subject:
Re: Modular show and tell Subject description: How I spent my summer vacation |
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Quote: | (...) a very “professional” look. |
indeed! beautiful... it can be seen that you really have had a good time in summer...
BTW it would be good to have some kind of showroom here... i always find it very interesting and inspiring to see others projects...
cheers,
matthias |
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bugbrand
Joined: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 846 Location: Bristol, UK
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:04 am Post subject:
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Others have said, but I'll say it again -- very nice work indeed.
And thanks for the pointers on the ID Mark system - that looks very interesting & I think I've located the UK suppliers for it.. The 2nd IDMark link suggests it costs about $2 per fracrak panel which is pretty reasonable.
Great! _________________ http://www.bugbrand.co.uk
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zonkout
Joined: Oct 12, 2006 Posts: 33 Location: ozztin, teggsitz
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:00 am Post subject:
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This is kinda how Serge panels are made. With Serge, the photosensitive aluminum is wrapped over standardized panels pre-drilled with a grid of holes.
Thanks for the links, amos_joseph! |
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Wild Zebra
Joined: Apr 28, 2005 Posts: 806 Location: Ohio
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:00 am Post subject:
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NICE!!!!!!! _________________ "your stripes are killer bro" |
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oldmanfury
Joined: Oct 20, 2006 Posts: 57 Location: CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:34 pm Post subject:
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Can you tell me specifically where you get the ID-mark supplies? Their website doesn't show any US distributors of this particular line...
Thanks for any info,
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The Alison Project
Joined: Jul 21, 2006 Posts: 187 Location: Canada
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:58 am Post subject:
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Wow, your modular looks very impressive, very pro. Great job..
Multiples in a Banana system??? is this to make the adding and removal of patches easier, in case you want to remove a sound which has something else stacked on top of it??
again, looks great. |
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State Machine
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Joined: Apr 17, 2006 Posts: 2809 Location: New York
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 7:38 am Post subject:
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Thanks for this link! Wow, I am really impressed with the "Front Designer" software. I am seriously thinking about purchasing this for DIY and work applications. I may have seen this software before but for some reason it really impacted me this time ....
Thanks again,
Bill |
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amos_joseph
Joined: May 09, 2005 Posts: 50 Location: Lincoln, NE
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:42 am Post subject:
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oldmanfury wrote: | Can you tell me specifically where you get the ID-mark supplies? Their website doesn't show any US distributors of this particular line... |
I ordered it directly from the manufacturer. There's an 800 number in the upper right hand corner of the page. Here's the link
The Alison Project wrote: | Multiples in a Banana system??? is this to make the adding and removal of patches easier, in case you want to remove a sound which has something else stacked on top of it??
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I know that one of the advantages of banana jacks is the ability to stack jacks up, but stacking more than two jacks is a little messy to work with. The mults are just there to keep the patches nice and neat. |
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mosc
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Joined: Jan 31, 2003 Posts: 18197 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:25 pm Post subject:
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Banana's make better connections and they last for years and years. I wish my Moog Modular was made with bananas. Good choice. _________________ --Howard
my music and other stuff |
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Mohoyoho
Joined: Dec 03, 2003 Posts: 1632 Location: Tennessee
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Funky40
Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 875 Location: Swiss
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 3:00 pm Post subject:
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very nice System.
I make my Front Panels in Wood because of the easy handling of it, but labeling is a Problem. i do it by Hand with coloured pencils
I've allready thought about to switch to aluminum and buy some tools.
so the Link to ID-Mark is very welcome. Especially also the one with the explanations how to do the Frontpanels.
thanks
( and i opened now also a thread in the German synthesizerforum.de about with all Links posted ) |
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v-un-v
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Joined: May 16, 2005 Posts: 8933 Location: Birmingham, England, UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject:
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State Machine wrote: | Wow, I am really impressed with the "Front Designer" software. I am seriously thinking about purchasing this for DIY and work applications. |
Why pay for that when you can get this;
http://www.solidedge.com/free2D/
for free!!
One can even design schematics in it (it has an extensive >>free<< library thrown in too! ) _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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