2009 Build Pictures

Funky40 · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:45 am Post subject:

hehe, it was not meant like this. no hurry Matthias.
I just lked to show my first Orange one.
I like those little 6TE babys.

2x Oakley ARP RM:

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Oakley 4014 RM. good Module , nice RM !

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TekniK · Joined: Aug 10, 2008 Posts: 1059

my haiblejaible string filter

dingebre · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject:

2 Mankato filters. FracRack format with a custom panel (borrowed layout ideas for the STG panel).

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EdisonRex · Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:16 am Post subject:

Nice small panel for that Mankato. Frac format can get crowded, but that looks fairly manageable.

midgetfidget · Joined: Aug 22, 2006 Posts: 84 Location: melbourne, aus

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my mostly dodgy, mostly cgs modular.

from L-R:

MFOS VCLFO, Steiner VCF, CGS Psycho LFO/Digi Noise, CGS Utility LFOs, DC Mixer, CGS VCA, In Out Module based on the CGS guitar pedal adaptor.

Boards to finish:

CGS VCO, MFOS VCO, SN Voice, PS3100 Resonator, Buchla LPG, CGS Analog Switch Matrix, CGS Weighted Random Switch, 2 x CGS Tube VCAs, Rene Schmitz MS20 VCF, Yusynth Arp VCF, 4 x Buchla 281 clone, MidiBoxCV, Boxotrix, MB808.

I'd better stop buying PCBs til these are done Sad

TekniK · Joined: Aug 10, 2008 Posts: 1059

funky lookin',where did u get those cool jacks? Shocked

midgetfidget · Joined: Aug 22, 2006 Posts: 84 Location: melbourne, aus

they're bananas, the cheapo kind. Some are from Futurlec, coloured ones are from Dick Smith Electronics (an Australian chain, kinda like Radio Shack)

Format is 5U high, 2" wide. I found a bunch of 2'' wide 2mm aluminium plate being thrown out, so that's what i used.

andrewF · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:03 am Post subject:

excellent looking synth midgetfidget Very Happy

I much prefer looking at pure homegrown panels than FPD perfection
...so play us some tunes!

Luka · Joined: Jun 29, 2007 Posts: 1003 Location: Melb.

midget fidget's tunes are awesome
that is one system that is going to be used well

Lofi Ninja · Joined: Oct 25, 2008 Posts: 143 Location: Jupiter

TekniK · Joined: Aug 10, 2008 Posts: 1059

VCS with front..

creatorlars · Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 7:58 am Post subject:

creatorlars · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:28 pm Post subject:

Been meaning to post a pic for a while, but these two cabinets are my progress since last August. The one on the right is a modular drum machine in progress. The sequencer is my MIDIbox SEQ3.

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parasitk · Joined: Sep 21, 2008 Posts: 69 Location: NYC

TekniK · Joined: Aug 10, 2008 Posts: 1059

Photon · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 6:04 am Post subject:

wow, Lars...thats too sexy for my pants. nice work.
Ditto on the close-up.

creatorlars · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:04 am Post subject:

Thanks so much for the feedback! I will take some more detailed pictures of the individual modules soon -- and I'm very happy to share any of the silkscreen artwork if anyone wants it. I am pretty happy with this mixed format/spacing -- my only gripe is that the black knobs/jacks have a tendency to blend in with the black panels in low-light. Having the rack-cabinet flexibility has been very nice.

Here's some more info...
Both cabinets were custom built using hardware store materials plus case cabinet hardware/carpet from http://www.reliablehardware.com. They have lids which latch on, and also double as table-tops for keyboard stands (you can see one of them being used this way in the pic.) They are 14U tall and about 7.5" deep (+3" with lid.) The lids are deep enough to not interfere with patch cables, which is very nice -- I can patch it up before a gig. They probably cost me $100 USD to build and I'm happy to share information with anyone attempting something similar.

All the modules are completely DIY except the Blacet Quad Mix/VCA in the bottom left.

Colored jacks are inputs, black jacks are outputs, white jacks are logic/trigger/gate ins/outs.

MOTM Modules in left cabinet, left-to-right:
Dual XR-VCO
Ian Fritz Dual S&H
Dual Noise w/CGS Digital Noise & MFOS Noise Cornucopia
ARP4075 LPFA
Bubblesound SeM20 VSF retrofit
Dual Mixer (CGS boards)
Serge VCS
Digisound 80-13 External Input

MOTM Modules in right cabinet, left-to-right:
PT2399 VC Delay (not working very well -- going to get replaced)
2x Drilled panels for Thomas Henry MPS!!!
Thomas Henry Clangora
Thomas Henry UD-1
CGS Cynare
Drum Mixer (custom module, going to be rebuilt since I added new midi-to-trigger distribution)

Skrog Productions · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

WOW, amazing setup there, glad to see the drum synth is going well Very Happy

Inventor · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:09 am Post subject:

I've posted this photo elsewhere, but I guess it won't hurt to post it here also. One day I wanted a controller for my ChucK programs, but I'm poor as dirt and can't afford to buy one. I did, however have a U-HID nano board from www.ultimarc.com as a result of working with them on a project. So I searched through my parts drawers and found a slider some thumbwheel pots and two switches, just enough to max out the I/O on the little U-HID nano board. Plus I found one of those old Radio Shack protoboard thingies and some standoffs. Long story short, I built the thing shown below.

Tonight in about six hours it will make it's debut as the microphone and demonic vocoder controller for The ChucK Show on electro-music.com radio. It's nothing compared to the masterpieces that you folks are creating for your synths, but I like it, and it's cool that I had all the parts on hand so it cost me nothing.

Les

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My cheesy little ChucK controller

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Inventor · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:19 am Post subject:

OK, along the same lines as the controller that I just posted is the board shown below, the U-HID G, also from www.ultimarc.com. It's kind of a cinderella story, I wanted a three-axis accelerometer on a USB interface so I figured out how to make one and on a whim I sent an email to Andy at ultimarc asking if he would like to add it to his product line. To my astonishment he said "Yes"!

So I helped him get started and wrote a bunch of ChucK software for it's use with guitars as a motion-based effects controller. It took forever to get the accelerometer chips because Analog Devices was selling all they could make for use in the Wii mote controller. Eventually, however, we got the chips and now I have one of the prototypes. It works great! I like to call it the "Accelerometer on a Stick", haha.

It was a fun project and I'm happy about it mostly, though due to the economy, I think, sales are slow. Sigh. Oh well it's a cool product and I had tons of fun working on it. DIY mania ensues!

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The way cool U-HID-G that I helped develop

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JohnLRice · Joined: Jul 29, 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Western WA USA

TekniK, both your stainless steel module and the Serge modules are AWESOME! Great job! Cool

andrewF · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 12:26 am Post subject:

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creatorlars · Posted: Tue May 19, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject:

TekniK, where did you get your dual concentric pots for the VCS modules?

TekniK · Joined: Aug 10, 2008 Posts: 1059