Interesting Analog Synth Modules

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:19 pm Post subject:

Q? hehe.. from what I remember from the electronics classes .. this here is the explanation: ( arrgh... I remember less than I thought.. hang on .. I can try to make an example here ):

The Quality Factor, or "Q", is defined to be the center frequency divided by the bandwidth in Hertz. Hmm.. like.. think of an equaliser filter: For example, a filter centered at 1000 Hz that is 1/3-octave wide has -3dB frequencies located at 891 Hz and 1123 Hz respectively, yielding a bandwidth of 232 Hz. Q, therefore, is 1000 Hz divided by 232 Hz, or 4.31.

Does that make any sense?

BTW: Do reread that Oakley module post I made earlier in this thread. Tony has applied a constant Q circuit in there and that module is pretty neat.

seraph · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:30 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:33 pm Post subject:

Not as a pilot, but... hang on guys.. I do know how to peel a banana!

seraph · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:37 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2003 4:39 pm Post subject:

True, and peeling an elk will not quite render the same pleasant experience.

seraph · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:41 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2003 1:48 am Post subject:

Yeah...

Great that I still remember some from the classes. –Used to build some of my own gear. –Was an electronics geek. Haven´t messed with the soldering iron for years though.

jono · Joined: Dec 18, 2005 Posts: 31 Location: Porto

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2006 4:31 pm Post subject:

THX for the link. I have only seen some panels. I know nothing of the company or the gear.

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 464 Location: Illinois, USA

Heck - it took me about half the thread to realize it was 3 years old. Wink

COTK has popped up on the synthesizers.com list multiple times in the last year. Some people are dissapointed and others like them. There's someone on that list that has a couple of the modules and is happy with the build quality and sound (though the soldering wasn't spectacular). Other people rant about how horrible COTK is to deal with - others disagree - it seems to have a very wide range of reaction.

Doepfer has some interesting modules going... the Quad ADSR is an animal ( http://www.doepfer.de/a1432.htm ).

Cyndustries new Zeroscillator looks interesting: http://www.cyndustries.com/modules.cfm

The EAR-group started up: http://www.ear-group.com/ They bring together Oakley, Plan B, and Livewire under one roof.

Bananalogue also started up - doing Serge designs: http://www.bananalogue.com/

v-un-v · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject:

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v-un-v · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2006 4:17 pm Post subject:

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 464 Location: Illinois, USA

I've curbed my gear lust for the moment - the only immediate items I'm trying to budget for is finishing my dotcom cabinet (3 modules to go... still... Smile

I really love the look of the Modcan B Series - http://www.modcan.com - love that clinical clean look... Definitely not new news for anyone following modulars - but I don't think it's in this dusty thread yet. I think I'd probably add MOTM modules into my setup instead though - or possibly start a Blacet rack. Or...

Speaking of MOTM, Paul is working on frac versions of several of his modules - there's a thread on it (with Paul posting info) here ( http://forum.soundarc.net/topic-127-0-30.html ) - last post is Oct 20, 2005 - I think I saw something more recent, but can't remember where.

v-un-v · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:57 am Post subject:

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 464 Location: Illinois, USA

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