Posted on 04/08/2016
Child of many names… Envelope generators also have many alternative names and abbreviations: “Contour Generator”, “EG”, “ADSR”, “AR”, “ASR”, “ADHSR, “DADHSR” “Trapezoid Generator”…. They may have different feature sets, but the main purpose for all of them is to generate a voltage contour, going from zero to a number of values and back to zero […]
Posted on 03/08/2016
This way – or that way? The Voltage Controlled Switch is a less common module in a modular synth. As the name implies it is a circuit that can switch connections depending on voltage level. And it has some great creative potential. One way… Use 2 input sources, and let the switch determine which of the sources will […]
Posted on 23/07/2016
Frequency Modulation – or FM – is a key component in virtually all types of synthesizers, and has been an integral part of analog synthesizers from the very beginning. FM is a 2 component process, consisting of a modulator signal and a carrier signal. The modulator signal influences the frequency of the carrier signal. The […]
Posted on 20/07/2016
Among the many uses for an analog sequencer in a modular synth system, is using it as an advanced, multi-point envelope generator. Assign a trigger out from your keyboard to the “Trigger/Gate In” on your analog sequencer. Set the sequencer mode to “Single”, meaning that the sequencer will run through only one time, every time a key […]
Posted on 26/06/2016
Posted on 03/02/2016
Acquired: September 2015 This excellent Eurorack module can be used and abused in many interesting ways. It is featured quite heavily in Fluxic Live Studio Concerts. The unit can read WAV samples off a USB memory stick, and grainify them under voltage control. Check it out on MuffWiggler
Posted on 19/02/2015
FM or Physical Modelling or…? The Mysteron Eurorack module from MakeNoise is a very potent sound source – especially for hard, percussive and plucked tonal sounds. It can be used by completely itself, simply by triggering the “Excite” inputs. In fact you must trigger the Excite inputs to get sound out of the Mysteron. The sound […]
Posted on 12/02/2014
Posted on 28/07/2011
Two minds alike In a famous collaboration with Harold Bode, Robert Moog and Bode constructed a Frequency Shifter, that was an optional and special module for the Moog Modular systems. It found it’s place large systems like Keith Emerson’s, but is quite rare as a module. The original modular Moog/Bode Frequency Shifter Pedalize it As part […]
Posted on 01/04/1991
Since my exotic and costly PPG HDU Hard Disk Recorder never quite delivered the promised editing functionality, I went looking for a digital audio solution that could perform digital editing reliably. Having already a set of Atari Mega ST4 Computers, I tested a new combined hardware/software add-on for the Atari – The ADAP Soundrack by […]