Posted on 17/02/2018
Posted on 23/08/2017
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4 decades of electronic music.
Posted on 17/05/2017
A different creature If you believe that a Roland Jupiter-6 is simply a boiled down version of the Jupiter-8, think again. The Jupiter-6 has got a different filter and synth engine. The addition of a true multimode filter (LPF/BPF/HPF) expands the sonic possibilities of the single synth engine. But the Jupiter-8’s ability to layer 2 different patches gives […]
Posted on 21/04/2017
Mutable Instruments is a visionary company producing Eurorack Modules that are very popular within the community. Mutable actively support hacking and modding of their modules and numerous different “skins” (front plates) have been developed for them. Ranum’s Modular System contains the following modules: Clouds Rings Warps Other modules by Mutable Instruments Veins Ears Frames […]
Posted on 03/11/2016
A new wing has been added to the Modular System, featuring some very exciting new modules. You can get details, reviews and sound examples of many modules by clicking their name. Mutable: Clouds MakeNoise: Erbe-Verb Jomox: T-Rackonizer Filter Matrix GinkoSynthese: Sampleslicer Doepfer A-199 Spring Reverb AJH Synth: MiniMod Befaco: BF-22 Sallen-Key Filter Roland: Demora Doepfer: […]
Posted on 16/10/2016
Synthesizer pioneer and inventor Don Buchla sadly passed away on Sep.,16, 2016. In a long and unique career, Buchla was creating electronic musical instruments from the early 60’s and matched – or even preceded – Bob Moog in creating the first complete electronic music instrument – the Model 100. Don Buchla’s visions were different from […]
Posted on 09/08/2016
A Moog speciality The earlier Moog synths uses a trigger system that is different from the mainstream. Today almost all synths use the standard +5V gate impulse for this purpose. But the Moogs use the S-Trigger instead, where the voltage drops to zero. Devices capable of sending triggers, may have a built-in setting that […]
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 […]