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Patch from Scratch Rollz-5

By Richard on November 29, 2024

I patch and play my customized Rollz-5, built on a PC board by Meng Qi with circuits designed by Peter Blasser of Ciat-Lonbarde. These circuits are early versions of what … Read More

Electric Animals

By Richard on March 21, 2020

I had an improvisational performance set up to practice for a house concert. But the concert was cancelled, due to Covid-19. The setup, pictured above, is Ciat-lonbarde Plumbutter into Cocoquantus … Read More

Rollz-5 Modification – Added 3-Rolls

By Richard on August 17, 2015

When I built the Meng Qi Rollz-5 PC board, among the many modifications I made was to simplify the rolls oscillators by making them all just two-transistor circuits, i.e. ‘2-rolls’.  … Read More

Tocante Practice

By Richard on March 7, 2015

I played Tocante through the E560 and E580 today.  Drum beat provided by Plumbutter.

Rollz-5 Assembly Progress

By Richard on January 8, 2015

The Meng Qi Rollz-5 PC board project in mid-assembly stage. The image above shows the PC board mounted behind a clear plexiglass panel that holds pots, jacks, switches, etc., sitting … Read More

Processed Plumbutter

By Richard on December 29, 2014

Here’s a self-running patch that runs Plumbutter (using one half, i.e. one AVDog, one Gong, and one Ultrasound) through the Synthesis Tech E560 and E580 and also a Blacet Time … Read More

Rollz-5 Schematics

By Richard on July 1, 2014

This is the Rollz-5+ PC Board by Meng Qi.  The circuits follow fairly closely the original paper circuits, designed by Peter Blasser.  I am building it with modifications of my … Read More

The Other Studio

By Richard on April 18, 2013

The dining room table has been taken over by Ciat-Lonbarde stuff.  I also set up the RCF powered monitors in the room.  Combined with the Macbook Pro and the firewire … Read More

Cross Mutterings

By Richard on April 17, 2013

This was made by Plumbutter with the AVDog FM inputs modulated by two of the castle outs on the Cocoquantus.  Plumbutter also goes through Cocoquantus and receives AM on the … Read More

Drone with PB BB and Serge

By Richard on February 2, 2013

Plumbutter, BugBrand, and CGS Serge all use banana jacks.  I did some serious cross-patching among the three for this little drone that uses two BugBrand VCOs, each processed with a … Read More