Richard Brewster's Electronic Sounds

In a previous post about the Test Bench Rack I received helpful comments from John Loffink, who had also refurbished the same Pittsburgh Modular power supply board. He educated me … Read More

Hear the E950 Circuit Bent VCO from Synthesis Technology muttering away with pseudo-random voltage controls and some reverb.

I had a pair of rack end pieces left over from a previous rack project. And I also had a power supply left over from that same project. All I … Read More

The Two Hemispheres Two Quantussy Cell rings, one with four cells representing the Left and one with five cells representing the Right, are patched together such that each one can … Read More

Reading The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist has got me pondering the two hemispheres of the human brain. This patch started out as a left hemisphere set of … Read More

I use a lot of Sample and Hold modules. They are an essential component of a Quantussy Cell. It is hard to find simple sample and holds, those without a … Read More

On Saturday, December 11, 2021, I played a live improvisation at the Bottle Shop in West Asheville, NC. Very fun event. I decided to do something a little unusual for … Read More

Automatic sound that insists you listen until you understand. What is its message?

Mido-based gear designed by Peter Blasser typically centers audio signals at a +4.5 volt bias, which Peter refers to as “mido”, i.e. middle. And these signals are roughly 4 volts … Read More