Modular Synthesizer Pictures

[amnesia]

Luka what are you doing not being involved with VICMOD its a crime!
Did you make the face plates etc?

[Per]

There where not only paparazzis there. I got a invitation to the swedish annual Norberg festival also. That was the main benefit, and it was only because of my tee shirt
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[Luka]

[telstarmagikistferrari]

awesome, really inspirational. well, off to the workbench..

thanks for posting

[chaorta]

here's my current system, patched for practicing the star-spangled banner on the ribbon controller to open up a game for my girlfriend's roller derby league.

[seraph]

[freq]

This old girl is just back from her 25 yearly service and still going strong.
Just been fully refurbed and strobe tuned by one of the best.
(Good enough for Mr Zimmer is good enough for me).
Loving that 80's Curtis sound.

[JohnLRice]

[stijn]

from matrix synth:
The red controller on the bottom is the Haken Continuum. I found more info on patcharena.com (check it out for a better image): "Mysterious unnamed super synth at the Hakken Audio Booth! I'll try and find out more about this unique synthesizer today. The inventor mentioned that he was inspired by neural networks. Note that those blue pads above the rotary knobs are touch sensitive as well. Every section is unique and will exhibit different behavior based on what it's connected to. You can find the creator's website with more photos here"

Update via adam s in the comments: "It's a custom instrument by Skot Wiedmann.
http://motusmavis.com

[seraph]

what a beautiful umbrella

[freq]

[jonkull]

This is an older picture:



I put this together in November and already swapped out some modules. Currently looks like this:

[mono-poly]

http://electro-music.com/forum/post-226113.html#226113

overview

[fireclown]

When some guests moved in it occurred to me to grab a chunk of the Tower of Power and stuff it in a 100PS Doepfer case and move it into our temporary living space. Turned out so nice I thought I should share it with enthusiasts who might be equally curious how much fun you can stuff into a limited space. I think one of the secrets of this satisfying trick was having an SH-101 right there with it, offering a unique, strong voice and sequencer features that sync with the A-155. Seriously, if a 2 space case is your restriction, I think these modules come close to maximizing it. The Doepfer sequencer has great trigger features. The ASol VCO ring mod oscillator has been a favorite with perfect tracking from the SH-101. LFO-NZ module is a little difficult due to banana jacks, but they dont come that way, and the noise and attenuators make it great in tight spaces. The 109 I have isnt 100% but it was better than other filter/vca combos I tried in its place. The dual ring mod was superfluous, it needs a double S&H instead. Im telling ya, these modules bang for the buck and the size like mad. Shame to put the Tower back in order and disable this particular assemblage. Sorry, no audio proof of this pudding, but my smile is stuck over this one!

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[trontastic]

[mosc]

trontastic

Beautiful rig.

[trontastic]

[telstarmagikistferrari]

Here's my little setup.. more eclectic than some, certainly less impressive than others.


The Lunetta (as noted on the pic) was made by electro-music member RF. It is incredible and I owe a debt of gratitude to him for parting with it. I took this pic today because it's the first day I have all my stuff interfacing fully. Thanks for lookin, comments welcome.

Mark

[freq]

[kkissinger]

From time to time I am asked about the green pushbuttons on my Aries Synth.

My Aries modular consists of stock Aries Modules built into a homemade cabinet (my system outgrew the stock 11-module cases).

When I upgraded the Aries to nine VCOs, it became apparent that I would need a LOT of patch cords just to support the routine patching of control voltages and gate/triggers from the keyboards to the VCOs. Additionally, the synth has two VCFs and a Phaser/Flanger that would often track along with the VCOs. The solution to this situation was the green buttons.

For each VCO, VCF, and Phaser, up to six CV's can be summed via columns 1 thru 6. The columns are normalled to the two keyboards, the sequencer, and pitch follower and are labeled 'a' through 'f'.

Column 'g' (the 7th column) is for routing sync signals to VCO's 1 through 9. Since the bottom three rows are unused (no sync inputs for filters), I placed some useful sync sources on the bottom three buttons. For example, VCO 1 can be the master VCO and all the others can be slaved to it.

Column 'h' (the 8th column) is for Pulse Width Modulation. Again, rows one through 9 correspond to the VCO's. The three leftover buttons are used to select two convenient CV sources for PWM and the the third button from the bottom routes the CV through floating attenuator 'a'.

Columns 'h' and 'i' route Gate and Trigger signals to the envelope generators 1 through 6 (the panel is mislabeled -- originally I only had four EG's and routed the signals elsewhere). The top half is normalled to Keyboard 1 and the bottom normalled to Keyboard 2.

You will notice on the control panel picture a section labeled "Interface". These inputs are overrides for each column, a through h. g and h override the Gate/Trigger from Keyboard 1 while the two unlabeled inputs to the right of g and h override that Gate/Trigger from Keyboard 2.

The overrides are very powerful because they allow me to route CVs from the MIDI-to-CV converter and external devices (such as my theremins). Unused columns can be overridden with CV's from LFO's and other sources.

The bottom three rows on the interface correspond to the MIDI-to-CV converter. The eight connections labeled "A3340S" correspond to the eight CV outputs from the MIDI-to_CV converter (again, some old labels that I haven't changed).

The "Threshold select" switches are for the Foot Pedals a through d. When the switch is in the "upper" position, then the front-panel foot pedal pot controls the max setting of the pedal. When in the "lower" position, then the foot pedal pot (on the panel) controls the min level setting.

I uploaded large pictures -- you can click on the pics and get a larger, more detailed view.

Last night I calibrated everything -- it had been quite a few years since I'd gone through and done a detailed calibration. The VCO's still track beautifully -- a real testament to the quality of the Aries equipment.

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[telstarmagikistferrari]

Gorgeous, I love it. Looks really fun and really musical, if that makes any sense. Thanks for posting!

[seraph]

wow it looks like it comes straight from Starship Nostromo.
scary

[trontastic]

[elgauchoandres]

[mono-poly]

Gonna go live tonight.

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