tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72161004094819934192024-02-06T21:06:32.443-08:00Temporary InstrumentsI have been fascinated by synthesisers since Wendy Carlos's first album. I started buying eurorack modules when approaching retirement and have continued while a person of leisure.
I don't perform, I just make noises. Sometimes I get bored with the range and pretentiousness of boutique modules, but I always return to the noises.
I get as almost much pleasure from building the housing units as playing with the modules themselves.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-69236844869052429652017-07-17T08:20:00.005-07:002017-07-29T15:54:19.110-07:00Lyra-8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been rather quiet blog-wise for a while, but have been roused from my stupor by the <a href="http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/soma-laboratory-lyra-8">SoS</a> review of Soma Laboratory's Lyra-8. I'm on the waiting list.<br />
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My first thought is a desktop rack combining the Lyra-8 with the Trogotronic 679 and possibly a couple of limiters and stereo processors.<br />
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[Later that day] Soma have replied - the wait time is currently about a year. So it goes. It can only get longer with the SoS review.<br />
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Email 30th July - new staff taken on, waiting time down to six months.<br />
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Here's a Lyra-8 demo from the inventor.</div>
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In the SoS review, Paul Nagle mentions,
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"On impulse I connected my Doepfer ribbon controller, using its gate output to drive the Hold, routing its pressure CV to delay time and controlling the pitch with the ribbon’s position. Like, wow! Suddenly I had a new type of control over those eight voices. Despite the wacky approach to tuning, this might be the closest I’ll ever come to emulating some of the delights of a Dewanatron Swarmatron!"</blockquote>
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So I might have to rethink the housing - perhaps a <b><span style="color: red;">New Case</span></b> and a small eurorack allocation.<br />
The size of the Lyra is is 265 x 265 mm and the sockets are at the top, comprising "quarter-inch sockets for CV and gate, external input and audio output. There’s also a 3.5mm headphone port."<br />
The Lyra, Trog and eurorack would mean three hefty mains units.<br />
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<a href="https://somasynths.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/LYRA-8_manualEng_V2.0.pdf">This links to the manual.</a>NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-4528483294478249672015-11-10T15:27:00.002-08:002015-11-10T15:32:56.151-08:00Acquisitions<span style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTU9ONnCAAmgjUmV-lFwhbrNcqo4SJ09H76nIXMfXfrl76GBRCj_J2Mxh73X6QTjVEhBRWRXpZsg_UcdHJXwrFd8AgAm2Fymx5ygMs4iDE79rhaby2Eir15OC7MCbCFMgPhCiCH5KEod4ewYY/s320/Dalek.jpg" width="240" /></span><a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/acquisitions.html">Previous</a> - Subsequent<br />
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Happy birthday. A Livewire Dalek for $250.<br />
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That's a full set of the well known Livewires - <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/livewire.html">see here</a>.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-86151383010714304262015-10-31T04:25:00.004-07:002015-10-31T04:25:36.462-07:00Tomorrow's World, Moog<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/usl_TvIFtG0?rel=0" width="420"></iframe><br />
I grew up with TW, but I don't remember this.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-48536797430527382042015-10-30T10:05:00.001-07:002015-11-12T02:19:55.361-08:00Acquisitions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/acquisitions.html">Subsequent</a><br />
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I have just managed to snag a Livewire Vulcan Modulator on ebay for a very reasonable $207 and so will take this opportunity to catch up with recent purchases:<br />
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<li>30th Oct - ebay - new - Pittsburgh ADSR £79</li>
<li>30th Oct - ebay s/h - Livewire Vulcan Modulator - $207 plus a Dual Bissell for $150</li>
<li>18th Oct - eBay new - Analogue Solutions jack connector - £16</li>
<li>13th Oct - ebay s/h - Makenoise Brains - £65</li>
<li>19th Sep - ebay new - Pittsburgh Sequencer - £109</li>
<li>18th Sep - ebay s/h - XIX 1902 - £27</li>
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This will be continued in <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/acquisitions.html">a new post</a>.</div>
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If the <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/pittsburgh-mico.html">Pittsburgh micro</a> is pretty, the Moog MotherHub is lovely.<br />
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One of the units will probably be acquired and then a trinity box.<br />
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And, of course, something similar will be built.<br />
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<a href="http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=18807">Sound on Sound link.</a>NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-57708923566861138882015-09-21T11:26:00.000-07:002015-09-21T11:27:32.716-07:00Dream IV<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dream-iii.html">Previous</a> - Subsequent<br />
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Three problems: modules are a tight squeeze; one of the power supplies is on the blink; and my Doepfer Envelope is too deep.<br />
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A shallower, narrower ASDR would help significantly and I try to pick up a power supply from Maplin on Thursday.<br />
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If I am still short of HP, I'll make do with one RVS and take a VS from the spare S/H.<br />
<br />NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-86791062929024976162015-09-20T15:40:00.000-07:002015-09-21T11:27:00.122-07:00Dream III<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dream-ii.html">Previous</a> - <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dream-iv.html">Subsequent</a><br />
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Manuals:<br />
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<th align="center" scope="col" valign="middle">Maker</th>
<th align="center" scope="col" valign="middle">Model</th>
<th scope="col">Links</th>
<th scope="col">Notes</th>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Wiard</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Noisering</td>
<td><a href="https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9927">Muff1</a> - <a href="https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85384">Muff2</a> - <a href="http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Random-Reading-List.pdf">Wiard</a></td>
<td>Two Muffwiggler threads and and an old Blacet manual.</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Pittsburgh</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Chain Reactor</td>
<td><a href="http://pittsburghmodular.com/chain-reactor/">Product page</a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Wiard</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Anti-Oscillator</td>
<td><a href="https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=85381&sid=29074a995394029ea3581b61335ae05b">Muff</a></td>
<td>More Muff</td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Doepfer</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Inverter</td>
<td><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A175_man.pdf">Manual</a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Doepfer</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Clock Divider</td>
<td><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A160_man.pdf">Manual</a></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Wiard</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Wogglebug</td>
<td><a href="http://www.analoguehaven.com/makenoise/wogglebug/manual.pdf">Manual</a></td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Pittsburgh</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Sequencer</td>
<td><a href="http://pittsburghmodular.com/sequencer/">Product page</a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Doepfer</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Sample and Hold</td>
<td><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A148_man.pdf">Manual</a></td>
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</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Doepfer</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">Envelope Generator</td>
<td><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A140_man.pdf">Manual</a></td>
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<td align="center" valign="middle">Doepfer</td>
<td align="center" valign="middle">A-132.3 Dual VCA</td>
<td><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A1301_man.pdf">A-130</a></td>
<td>no manual, simple exp VCA link</td>
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NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-44117397417973328542015-09-17T10:06:00.000-07:002015-09-17T10:06:21.340-07:00Links<a href="http://newsynthrack.blogspot.co.uk/">new rack</a>- <a href="http://www.snap-dragon.com/synthblog.html">old blog</a><br />
Links: <a href="http://emismusic.co.uk/doepfera100.html" target="_blank">EMIS </a>- <a href="http://postmodular.co.uk/home/stock" target="_blank">Postmodular </a>- <a href="http://www.schneidersladen.de/english.html" target="_blank">SchneidersBuero </a>- <a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/caserail/">Thonk </a>- <a href="https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/203327">MODULARgrid</a><br />
<a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/rubadub2000/">Rubadub</a> - <a href="http://clicksclocks.de/523">clicksclocks</a>NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-17642628516972805272015-09-17T08:25:00.002-07:002015-09-20T15:40:52.957-07:00Dream II<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/the-pittsburgh-micro-arrived.html">Previous</a> - <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dream-iii.html">Subsequent</a><br />
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<a href="http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Random-Reading-List.pdf">This Link </a>is to various documents on the DM, including Strange's book. A posting on <a href="http://musicthing.co.uk/modular/">musicthing.co.uk</a>.<br />
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The list of sources is:<br />
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1. From Electronic Music: Systems, Techniques and
Controls by Allen Strange<br />
2. Don Buchla interview transcript from http://
www.vasulka.org/<br />
3. From: Musical Applications of Microprocessors by
Hal Chamberlin<br />
4. Wiard Model 1210 Noise Ring manual<br />
5. Grant Richter’s notes on the Noise Ring Entropy
Expander<br />
6. Doepfer A-149 manual<br />
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<a name='more'></a>This choice of modules probably fits and the only one I need to buy is the Pittsburgh Sequencer (<a href="https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/207282">MGrid</a>).<br />
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/dream-ii.html">Subsequent</a><br />
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The Pittsburgh micro arrived. It is lovely but the cheeks are seriously overpriced: nevertheless, its beauty is confirmed. I'll set it up to run while I finish the build.<br />
I'm tempted to try a Dream Machine in the micro first.<br />
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Above is the Strange original, left is the Doepfer version.<br />
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The hardware requirements for the original are:<br />
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<li>two random voltage sources</li>
<li>an 8-step sequencer</li>
<li>one VCLFO</li>
<li>one audio oscillator</li>
<li>one sample and hold</li>
<li>one voltage inverter</li>
<li>two VCAs</li>
<li>and and envelope generator</li>
<li>the first RVS gets a kick on each 8th sequence step so a clock divider might also be needed.</li>
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While I have all the necessary modules, not all of them will fit in the micro, depth 52 mm and 36mm in places. I guess many of the Pittsburgh modules will fit in a Pittsburgh micro and they include a sequencer (14HP, depth 25mm) and a utility module (6HP, depth 43mm) that includes S/H and INV.<br />
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<a name='more'></a>Here's the first pass, most of the Doepfer modules are too deep. <a href="https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/207282">Grid</a>.<br />
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This is a thing of beauty, found at <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/rubadub2000/">Rubadub</a>. I have one small cell, so I'm tempted. I would also like to build something similar on the cheap. The only problem would be the power supply.<br />
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[later that day] Couldn't resist it - I bought the cheeks and another empty cell. The cells are quite shallow and so the range of modules will be restricted. When I build a knock-off I'll make it deeper.<br />
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The range of modules in a <a href="http://pittsburghmodular.com/system-10/">Pittsburgh System 10 </a>is quite tempting at £382, but I managed to resist that.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-24207928802041815582015-08-25T15:00:00.001-07:002015-08-26T15:11:09.224-07:00New Rack IV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/new-rack-iii.html">Previously</a><br />
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Worked first time.<br />
That's unusual for me.<br />
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The ADDAC radio is not providing a very good signal: that needs fixing.<br />
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And the Thonk <a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/radio-music-full-diy-kit/">Radio Music kit</a> arrived today.<br />
[26 Aug] And the <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/dream-modules.html">Erthenvar Fibonacci</a> today. It is beautifully built.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-16022903666297337342015-08-24T06:41:00.000-07:002015-08-29T09:33:28.776-07:00Shall I build a big rack?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been having such fun building the small desk rack that I'm tempted by a large desktop installation. The <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/sos-weird-science.html">2013 SoS article</a> on Eurorack included a few shots of the author's setup, a classic three stepped tiers and base unit, as right.<br />
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I could produce something similar at about zero cost - I have plenty of plywood, a spare Doepfer power supply, a Zeus for the base power and a lot of rails, not be mention dozens of modules not currently in use.<br />
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Alternatively I could use the new <a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/caserail/">Thonk rails</a> and Lamond side pieces and build 150HP wide. Four pairs of 150HP rails plus threaded strips and Lamond sides would be 4 * (£31 + £11 + £12 = £54) = £216.<br />
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In 104HP it would be 4 * (£21 + £9 + £12 = £42) = £168.<br />
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And in 84HP 4 * (£20 + £8 + £12 = £40) = £160.<br />
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Clearly the 84HP isn't worth considering unless I use existing rails. 150HP is tempting.<br />
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84HP is around 17 inches, 104HP 20" and 150HP 30".<br />
Modules are around 5¼" high and so three rows of 150 would be 16" high and 30" wide: that might look a little stumpy. I could not justify 5 rows of 150HP plus base.<br />
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There's some good information <a href="http://clicksclocks.de/423">here</a> from Stefan Burbulla. <br />
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If I start small and cheap, I can always rebuild more grandly and extravagantly later and so (subject to finding and evaluating the rails I have in stock):<br />
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<li>three rows of 84HP plus base;</li>
<li>configuration will be a smaller version of the standard <a href="http://www.synthesizers.com/studiocabinets.html">synthesizers.com</a> cabinet, i.e. two on the slope, one upright and <i>keyboard garage </i>below.</li>
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I'll need to find out the slope angle. The size quoted is 48-3/8"w x 14-3/4"d x 18"h. The single upright row is 8½" deep.
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The depth of the garage will have to be sufficient to house a base with suitable <i>skiffy</i> modules and at the same time the slope of the bottom rail will have some effect on the depth of modules it will hold.<br />
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[27 Aug] I have a location 18" high and 30" wide: the <a href="http://www.snap-dragon.com/GRDesk.html">Mondrian/Rietveld desk</a>.<br />
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NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-60325592050524342642015-08-23T02:10:00.000-07:002015-08-24T01:09:45.605-07:00Tidy Cables II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I posted on cable tidies <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/tidy-cables.html">in 2013</a>. Yesterday I came across an elegant ADDAC product selling for €16. <a href="http://www.schneidersladen.de/en">Schneiders</a> list it so I'll get one or two with my next order.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-87962288451241566552015-08-22T10:07:00.000-07:002015-08-25T15:03:51.522-07:00Radio Music<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is, from the description, a remarkable product. It is not a radio but rather a means accessing sound files stored on a micro SD card. The suggested contents (which include two episodes of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qpgr">The Archers</a>) are an eclectic mix of bits which can be used to simulate random radio tunings. The <a href="https://github.com/TomWhitwell/RadioMusic/wiki/How-to-use-the-Radio-Music-module">documentation</a> references the <i>team radio</i> works of John Cage in particular.<br />
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If I fail to make one, I'll try to bribe someone to do it for me.<br />
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It should complement the <a href="http://www.addacsystem.com/sites/default/files/files/ADDAC102_USERS_GUIDE_VS2.pdf">ADDAC FM Radio</a>.<br />
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<br />NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-28144566513134704512015-08-21T11:53:00.001-07:002015-11-10T15:35:44.625-08:00Livewire[1st Nov] <a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/acquisitions.html">Collection complete</a> (-ish).<br />
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I fear that gearlust is beginning to set in again. I feel the need to acquire a set of Livewire modules. These comprise (or so I thought):<br />
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<li>AFG ✔</li>
<li>Dual Cyclotron ✔</li>
<li>Frequensteiner ✔</li>
<li>Dalek modulator</li>
<li>Vulcan modulator</li>
<li>Dual Bissel generator</li>
<li>[I doubt if I'll ever find or afford a] Chaos Computer (and Circuit Abbey Intermix)</li>
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I bought the AFG new, the Frequensteiner second hand, and David at <a href="http://postmodular.co.uk/">PostModular</a> found me a Cyclotron (and I squealed at the price).</div>
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I expect that one day there will be a similar movement to the period instrument fad in classical music that puts a greater value on earlier modules. I appreciate the period instrument inclination (the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique were tremendous at the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/em6j5v#b064nfwp">Proms</a> this year) and I also like older modules.<br />
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A contributor to <a href="https://www.muffwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1192178">Muffwiggler</a> has created a fine set of Livewire manuals. Here's one: the others are very similar.<br />
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Here's the full list from <a href="https://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/201767">ModularGrid</a>. Some I have never encountered - voltage mechanic and audio compositor and, to be frank I hadn't heard of the chaos computer before I started this post.<br />
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I'll aim for a case of AFG, DC, Fq and try to find a Dalek, Vulcan and Bissel. The Chaos Comp will probably remain a <i>nice to have</i>.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-50642600993733478182015-08-17T14:05:00.002-07:002015-08-26T15:09:28.476-07:00New Rack III<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOwtubW4dXPLA-Z0BOtBSM3Vj_eLll7uERjvRpte0PTrdpp8CmqGH-WI6Gs9ZU8pHEJNfqjVsFNQbmcEQJwEwoAmeReVNOwDTi5Oe3TDaCbO6jyq3Ggf1FJTHmWnGYPaA7UeMwxnzGP0EA8Y/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqOwtubW4dXPLA-Z0BOtBSM3Vj_eLll7uERjvRpte0PTrdpp8CmqGH-WI6Gs9ZU8pHEJNfqjVsFNQbmcEQJwEwoAmeReVNOwDTi5Oe3TDaCbO6jyq3Ggf1FJTHmWnGYPaA7UeMwxnzGP0EA8Y/s200/FullSizeRender.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/new-rack-ii.html">Previously</a><br />
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I made a start on the woodwork today.<br />
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[18 Aug] I've had a thought. Rather than just making passive multiples to mount horizontally below the main rack, I could include spaces for thee <i>proper</i> modules with a max width of, say, 6HP. That would allow me to include the prime number clock divider, a multiple (real or diy) and another utility module. They will have to screw into wood.<br />
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This they now do.<br />
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/new-rack-iv.html">Subsequently</a>NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-45988298758254288232015-08-15T08:24:00.001-07:002015-08-19T14:55:10.782-07:00Dream Modules<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwVm4NEvfibPM_GFlSiE8Hg_be9l6qZTDpUc3VG_mY9yXmtyVM0bm8BZ-eupiEv9K6RMcG5nFqiOyCxHAAiImSwV-FPa9ZIDgOCUD8-8tHK0t-gXBFdriy_ROlt2LkIimL0cO-wbaKUso0jY/s200/erthenvar.jpg" width="79" /></span><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a1602.htm">Doepfer</a> has released a clock divider that works with prime numbers. I have ordered one. I think I suggested this a few years ago.<br />
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I had not previously heard of <a href="http://erthenvar.com/store/euro-modules/div-fibonacci">Erthenvar</a> but they do a series of dividers, including Fibonacci numbers. Outstanding.<br />
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Memory is a strange (and increasingly unreliable) thing. I first suggested primes in a <a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Doepfer_a100/conversations/topics/20495">Yahoo Groups poll </a>in Feb 2010 with a fuller explanation a few days later:<br />
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"The reason this idea came to mind was a recent piece in The Times referring to a lecture by Marcus du Sautoy at the Royal Society available <a href="https://royalsociety.org/events/2010/secret-mathematicians/">here</a> entitled <i>The secret mathematicians</i>, it concerned the use of maths in art and starts with a piece by Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time. It uses rhythms of 17 and 29 beats - as these are prime numbers, a sequence would not repeat (at least until you get to 17*29).<br />
I think La Monte Young used primes too.<br />
The lecture also refers to the Fibonacci series which I think is mentioned in a later post but I haven't got there yet.<br />
Anyway, as I play with long automated noises, I thought prime-based rhythms would be fun.<br />
A prime number is only divisible by one and itself (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 etc).<br />
Cheers, Nick"</blockquote>
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<a name='more'></a>Three years later (Feb 2013) I posted again in the thread and mentioned the Erthenvar Fibonacci module.
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[19th Aug] The Doepfer Primes arrived today and I have just ordered an Erthenvar Fibonacci. I think my new favourite number is 89: a pity it doesn't feature in the lottery.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-17344850616065315992015-08-06T08:54:00.001-07:002015-08-18T14:58:54.782-07:00New Rack II<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/new-rack.html">Previously</a><br />
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I am planning a new rack above my desk. 84HP using <a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/">Thonk </a>rails and uZeus power. The current notion for modules is:<br />
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with some sideways diy multiples underneath.<br />
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Module instructions:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.tiptopaudio.com/manuals/uzeusfbb.pdf">uZeus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.addacsystem.com/sites/default/files/files/ADDAC102_USERS_GUIDE_VS2.pdf">FM Radio</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.analoguesystems.co.uk/modules/rs30.htm">RS-30 Frequency - Voltage</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wmdevices.com/synchrodynemanual.pdf">Synchrodyne</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pittsburghmodular.com/chain-reactor/">Chain Reactor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A126_man.pdf">Frequency Shifter</a></li>
<li>VC LFO - not available</li>
<li><a href="http://www.snap-dragon.com/_private/strakal.pdf">Strakal Brulu </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A138_man.pdf">Mixer</a></li>
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[8 Aug] The uZeus and the blanking panels (for diy multiples, from ebay, not EMIS) have arrived. When the rails arrive, I'll be round to B&Q for a sheet of plywood.</div>
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[13 Aug] The <a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/shop/caserail/">Thonk rails</a> are quality kit and especially the <a href="http://www.lamonddesign.co.uk/modular-cases/">Lamond mounting brackets</a>: expensive but beautifully formed. Go get plywood.<br />
Perhaps I should work a quantiser into the rack.<br />
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/new-rack-iii.html">Subsequently</a></div>
NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-21373478105243582262015-07-29T14:32:00.000-07:002015-07-29T14:32:06.537-07:00gieskes.nl<a href="http://gieskes.nl/">This is a hoot.</a>NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-58344056491306299592015-07-24T15:15:00.003-07:002015-08-18T14:57:46.220-07:00New rack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been thinking of building a new eurorack to mount under the shelf above my laptop (if you see what I mean). This month's Sound on Sound featured a new product range from Sknote which strikes an elegant note in plywood.<br />
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There's only room for 1 unit high and then around 84HP wide.<br />
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I'll consider the contents in due course: the initial plan is to process radio while I am listening to it and to interact with the <a href="http://www.trogotronic.com/wp/product/679ms/">trogotronic 679</a>.<br />
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We'll have the A126 and the Strakal Brulu for starters.<br />
[29th July] First cut of the modules.<br />
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The A126 is 105mm deep, so I might aim for a 200mm deep box and position the power rack carefully so that the power cables will reach.<br />
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Other Frequency Shifting modules available from:<br />
<a href="http://www.audiodamage.com/hardware/product.php?pid=ADM04">Audio damage</a><br />
<a href="http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jun02/articles/apprentice.asp">Analogue Systems</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cwejman.net/fsh-1.htm">Cwejman</a><br />
<a href="http://www.encoreelectronics.com/cont_fs3.html">Encore Electronics</a><br />
<a href="http://postmodular.co.uk/motm/e560-deflector-shield-coming-soon">Synthesis Technology</a> (their site is not available)<br />
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and, no doubt, several more<br />
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but I have $000s of modules gathering dust, so let's go with what we have.<br />
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[2 Aug] Measurements:<br />
Modules are 5¼in. high, the space available is 20" wide.<br />
I might add a row of sideways DIY 4HP multiples mixing mini-jacks and ¼ in, freeing up the 12HP currently occupied by the RS-270. The Pittsburgh Delay will probably not fit.<br />
Perhaps the <a href="http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/07/24/the-dewanatron-triple-slice-eurorack-module/">Dewanatron Triple Slice:</a> the exact opposite of the Strakal and (I believe) the first green eurorack module.<br />
Three multiples would fit so perhaps:<br />
1. 2x 6.3 to 3.5 for input<br />
2. 2 sets of 4 3.5s<br />
3. 2x 3.5 to 6.3 for output<br />
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<a href="http://www.thonk.co.uk/">Thonk</a> do rails and so I have ordered an 84HP set.<br />
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[4 Aug] The original plan for this rack was low budget, screwing the modules into wood and recycling an old Doepfer power supply. Having ponied up for aluminium rails (£50ish), I have now decided to continue with the easier and dearer options and ordered a uZeus power supply from <a href="http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Rubadub2000">Rubadub</a> (£65). No answer from <a href="http://www.emismusic.co.uk/doepfera100.html">EMIS</a> on the query on 4HP blanking plates to use for the multiples.<br />
A power supply in the rack will mean not enough room for the Dewanatron. Here's the latest plan:<br />
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<a href="http://temporaryinstruments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/new-rack-ii.html">Subsequently</a><br />
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<br />NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-59746988620740109262013-04-21T10:31:00.002-07:002013-04-21T13:34:49.219-07:00Morphing Terrarium<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Synsthesis Technology's E350 Morphing Terrarium is a possibility for my next module, so I'll gather a few relevant posts here.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.dendrobate-magnetique.org/synth/article23/morphing-terrarium-expander">Megaloceros</a> has developed a DIY expansion board.</li>
<li><a href="http://euroticism.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/morphing-terrarium-1.html">Euroticism</a> (who seems to have stopped posting) has reviewed and <a href="https://vimeo.com/9779232">demonstrated</a> the module extensively on Vimeo.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfSPLZZ00P8">Universalblender</a> has demonstrated it on Youtube.</li>
<li><a href="http://synthtech.com/euro/e350/e350_insert.pdf">Here's the manual</a>.</li>
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NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-51659618062025916622013-04-18T14:23:00.001-07:002013-04-22T05:32:21.120-07:00Case 4 revisited<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Legs on, time to <a href="http://www.modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/26090">revisit the modules</a>.<br />
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<li>I have replaced the Plan-B VCO with the 95E to save space. It's smaller, possibly slightly less flexible, but prettier and, goddamit, British. And also significantly shallower, which makes positioning easier (I can move the two Red Modules back together).</li>
<li>I think that pairing the MATHS with the Synchrodyne might initially prove an excessive learning curve as they are both complex modules, but they're in for now. I might temporarily substitute a random voltage module for the MATHS at some point.</li>
<li>There's a Doepfer Manual Gate to kick the Flame.</li>
<li>The Frequency Shifter had to move to the bottom row because of its depth - the power supply lies under the top row.</li>
<li>I might get a Doepfer thin multiple A180-2 to lever in. </li>
<li>The current configuration includes <b>six</b> VCLFOs - one A147, one 143-4 and the uLFO. You cannot have too many VCLFOs. I'm still in the market for a VILFO.</li>
<li>No standalone filter and no standalone ADSR, but some of the modules incorporate these things.</li>
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There might be slightly more HP in c4 than I have declared in ModularGrid, but I have not screwed them in yet and that always squeezes the space.<br />
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C4 with legs was [to me] a thing of beauty, even empty (calling to mind <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rincewind">Rincewind's Luggage</a>). But with modules it becomes something altogether more magnificent.<br />
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What else might fit in? The <a href="https://soundcloud.com/bouzoukijoe1/modular-haiku-4" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">VILFO and Morphing Terrarium</a> combination has already been mentioned. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfhX82Jpgco">f(h)'s IMP</a> must also contend. Perhaps a second Noise Case is called for (I still have a spare power supply): but let's fiddle with c4 first.NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-1040180929987522862013-04-17T11:22:00.001-07:002013-04-17T14:12:44.101-07:00Case 4 legs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvj-NwN8bM1FIqfr1g3pjQHcfrU-pL04DTR14BCa54AIkzDqMlBoqBrnzdAbukEW0l1f88oC1Fthug1KbYwCW3dGCbqnzcwE0iAv12lGHNJueRPbF7cUVFo7-v7w_CziaJsht1yVI85sJMIq0/s1600/photo-39.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvj-NwN8bM1FIqfr1g3pjQHcfrU-pL04DTR14BCa54AIkzDqMlBoqBrnzdAbukEW0l1f88oC1Fthug1KbYwCW3dGCbqnzcwE0iAv12lGHNJueRPbF7cUVFo7-v7w_CziaJsht1yVI85sJMIq0/s200/photo-39.JPG" width="108" /></a><br />
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The Case 4 Noise now has legs.<br />
Four Dansette legs from ebay, a little battered, but sound and reasonably-priced (some sets sell for £30+). Four mounting plates from the celebrated Dunn & Sons hardware store in Bex (£2.60 the lot). The first snap shows the whole thing, the second one of the plywood reinforcements inside the case.<br />
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And the Pittsburgh delay has arrived, so all will be running in a few days (after the CAMRA AGM in Norwich)NickBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03091192203574547162noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7216100409481993419.post-57001694595406513182013-04-09T05:23:00.002-07:002013-04-22T05:33:15.298-07:00c4n manuals<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">c4n 9Apr13</td></tr>
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Here are (will be) the manuals for the modules listed in <i>c4n.
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<li><a href="http://www.snap-dragon.com/_private/Trog676.pdf" target="_blank">Trogotronic 676</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.snap-dragon.com/_private/strakal.pdf" target="_blank">Strakal Brulu</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ear-group.net/model_15.html" target="_blank">Plan B Complex VCO</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/A126_man.pdf" target="_blank">Doepfer A126 Frequency Shifter</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a1439.htm" target="_blank">Doepfer A143-9 QLFO</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.analoguehaven.com/bubblesound/ulfo/manual.pdf" target="_blank">bubblesound uLFO</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pghmod.squarespace.com/storage/manuals/AnalogDelay.pdf" target="_blank">Pittsburgh Delay</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.doepfer.de/a1434.htm" target="_blank">Doepfer A143-4 Quad VCLFO</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.analoguehaven.com/makenoise/maths/manual.pdf" target="_blank">Makenoise MATHS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.wmdevices.com/synchrodynemanual.pdf" target="_blank">WMD Synchrodyne</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rhythmactive.com.au/downloads/flame/tsm_talking_synth.pdf" target="_blank">Flame Talking Synth</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cwejman.net/cwejman.net/mx-4s.htm" target="_blank">Cwejman MX-4S</a></li>
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And a reminder of some of the sounds to aim for:<br />
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<ul>
<li><a href="https://vimeo.com/56637263" target="_blank">Trog</a> & Strakal</li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr2iVvYz6YE" target="_blank">uLFO & delay</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os1PMxBOot8" target="_blank">MATHS & Synchrodyne</a></li>
<li><a href="https://soundcloud.com/bouzoukijoe1/modular-haiku-4" target="_blank">VILFO and Morphing Terrarium</a></li>
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