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cuxoni
Joined: Jan 16, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:53 am Post subject:
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Hi,
This is my first post! I've recently built a x0xb0x and am looking to start a new DIY project and the soundlab mini II is tickling my fancy, but before I dive in I wanted to ask a few questions.
Firstly, I can see a lot of posts on the mini, but not the mini II. Looking at the MFOS website it seems like the II has some extra features/improvemenst but can't find many people who have made it. Is there a reason why I should build one over the other? is the II somehow not as good?
The other question is about calibration. I don't have an oscilloscope. I managed to build the x0xb0x using a soundcard one, which was kind of crappy, but would it do the job for building a soundlab?
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inlifeindeath
Joined: Apr 02, 2010 Posts: 316 Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:02 am Post subject:
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the mark 2 has only been out for a few months now, that's probably why you don't see any build reports. I've built the SL Plus and it's great, but I'd recommend building the MK2, just because a lot of the circuits have been upgraded to better design. Calibration is def possible without an oscilloscope. _________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/borisandfef |
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cuxoni
Joined: Jan 16, 2012 Posts: 2 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:39 am Post subject:
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OK, great, well maybe I'll give it a go and be one of the first to post about it. Thanks. |
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defog
Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 113 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:00 pm Post subject:
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BUILD IT! It is essentially a Sound Lab Ultimate, minus a Oscillator. Ray's designs are top notch, and his layouts and schematics are very clearly laid out. As long as you take your time and triple check all of your values and off board wiring, you won't go wrong. |
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living sounds
Joined: Mar 27, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Germany
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:02 am Post subject:
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Can it do really fast envelopes and big warm bass sounds? I'm looking for a DIY synth with these qualitites...
Thanks! |
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defog
Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 113 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:51 am Post subject:
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living sounds wrote: | Can it do really fast envelopes and big warm bass sounds? I'm looking for a DIY synth with these qualitites...
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Bass sounds are pretty sick on them. Envelopes are snappy. Take a listen to
The seventh track (Dimensional Plane) on my site. The entire song is just the Soundlab and vocals (vocals processed through soundlab as well).
http://www.thedefog.com/shadow.html _________________ The Phoenix Vertigo is my Electronic alias. Check out my songs on soundcloud : http://soundcloud.com/charles-stieg/ |
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inlifeindeath
Joined: Apr 02, 2010 Posts: 316 Location: Albuquerque, NM
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defog
Joined: Aug 24, 2011 Posts: 113 Location: Philadelphia
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:35 am Post subject:
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inlifeindeath wrote: | i'm glad i checked that out, great track! |
Thank you! You can download the entire album by entering your email on the bottom of the page. _________________ The Phoenix Vertigo is my Electronic alias. Check out my songs on soundcloud : http://soundcloud.com/charles-stieg/ |
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inlifeindeath
Joined: Apr 02, 2010 Posts: 316 Location: Albuquerque, NM
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