http://pugix.com/synth My MOTM-style synth Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:27:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently built a self-oscillating autonomous chaos circuit by Ian Fritz, called the Jerkster. The Jerkster Chaos Circuit I'll soon publish photos of this module.   The first interesting patch I've created with it is demonstrated in this recording.  You are listening to a collection of modules set up to create a random ... http://pugix.com/synth/chaotic-harmony/ Over four years ago, in December, 2003, I made a simple patch with the MOTM-120 Suboctave Multiplexer in the Cross Product mode, which digitally forms four ring modulations on four suboctaves of two different oscillators. Cross Product I jotted down that patch on some note paper.  Two weeks ago I decided to ... http://pugix.com/synth/cross-product-2008/ This project has two goals.  1) The ability to take some modules on the road, 2) More expansion space for the modular studio.  The cabinets are EWI Tourcase Model R10UE-10 (thanks for the tip, Ivan). R10UE-10 These are nice, strong cases that hold 20U width of MOTM modules.  I outfitted them with ... http://pugix.com/synth/portable-rack-cabinets/ This is my first patch with the Tellun Dual Lag.  It starts with two MOTM-310 Micro VCOs, one of them driving a Wiard-Blacet Miniwave (Socket Rocket ROM).  Two Oakley Sample and Hold modules, the first sampling the MOTM-101 slow random output, are cascaded to produce a two-step random sequence.  These ... http://pugix.com/synth/undersea/ Quantity: 2 Description:  Blacet Research Model DF2420 manually controlled state variable filters.  Two filters in a single 1U panel. From the Blacet website: Two high quality state variable filters in one handy package. Just the ticket for applications where voltage control is not required, such as formant filtering, basic percussion sounds or as ... http://pugix.com/synth/blacet-dual-state-variable-filter/ Quantity: 1 Description: Dual Tellun Lag Processor in a Bridechamber panel. Tellun Project Page Bridechamber Panel Page The project is built on two MUUB-4 prototyping boards, stacked on top of each other on a Bridechamber 3-Jack bracket. Here's a picture of the top board, which has the power input connector. The big 4.7 uF yellow ... http://pugix.com/synth/dual-tellun-lag-processor/ This recording features two types of ring modulation, each on a different signal path. The first uses two CGS VCOs that are digitally ring modulated by a CGS digital XOR gate. This signal passes through the Blacet Stonz phaser and then through a Blacet fixed filter (my newest ... http://pugix.com/synth/two-ring-modulations/ I am starting to think about simple patches that could be performed in real time. Here, two CGS VCOs drive two Blacet Miniwaves. The third VCO is the Modcan VCDO, which has a built-in wavetable. Three different envelope generators (Blacet 2070, Encore UEG, and MOTM-800) modulate the ... http://pugix.com/synth/three-waveforms/ The fourth of four short recordings based on noise. All aleatoric music is based on some random elements. This one has the least noisy sounds. The patch was an evolution from the Noisy, Slinky, and Screechy patches. It became evermore pitched. Modules contributing to this ... http://pugix.com/synth/spacey/ The third of four short recordings based on noise. The screech in this is courtesy of Blacet Time Machines. http://pugix.com/synth/screechy/