Prediction

By Richard on December 25, 2012

At the end of David Byrne’s book, How Music Works, he says, “Why not let music play itself?  The composer, in the traditional sense, might no longer be necessary.”   A … Read More

Doodle Shift

By Richard on December 23, 2012

A patch using BugBrand, Cocoquantus, and CGS Serge.  Two quantussy oscillators are used at audio rates and brought into the BugBrand, passing through the Low Pass Gates and then through … Read More

CGS Serge Negative Slew

By Richard on December 16, 2012

Quantity: 2 The Serge Dual Negative slew is one of my favorite 1970’s Serge modules.  Ken Stone made the CGS 82 PC board. The output tracks the input and gives … Read More

CGS Serge DC Mixer

By Richard on December 16, 2012

The CGS Serge panel had room for one small module, so I added this little mixer.   The simple design provides two attenuated inputs, plus a bias offset pot with a … Read More

CGS Serge Project Begins

By Richard on November 18, 2012

My current project is underway. The panel was completed today (click the image for detail), but it’s only a facade. Behind the panel it’s empty. All of the modules are … Read More

Soldering Stations

By Richard on November 18, 2012

I bought a brand new Weller WTCPT soldering station (left) to replace the old GC Supertemp (right).  The WTCPT is reputed to be one of the best temperature-controlled soldering stations.  … Read More

Allen & Heath ZED14 Mixer

By Richard on November 4, 2012

I replaced the old Mackie 802-VLZ3 with an Allen & Heath ZED14. It is much larger than the Mackie, due not only to the extra channels, but also the professional … Read More