[sdiy] Modular finally up and running!

[Tom Wiltshire]

Good work, well done.

Will we get photos/soundclips at some point?

T.

On 17 May 2009, at 08:57, David G. Dixon wrote:

> Well, fellow sdiy'ers, today has been a good day.  Don't laugh, but I
> finally got my little modular (modest though it is) up and running  
> this
> evening, after many weeks of effort.  Granted, I've only got four  
> modules
> and a power supply so far (I'm doing everything from scratch), but  
> it sure
> was satisfying to power it up and have it all working together.  It  
> looks
> nice too, in MOTM format with bare aluminum and black graphics in a  
> pinewood
> case.  Plus, everything I've designed so far has worked exactly as  
> intended,
> which is also pretty gratifying.
>
> So, I've got two full-featured VCOs, a triple LFO, and something I  
> call a
> "multiplying modulator".  Tomorrow, I'll test out the very  
> elaborate 4-pole
> filter design I've had sitting on a breadboard for two weeks, and  
> if all
> works as planned I'll start laying out a board and a front panel  
> for that.
> Then, I guess I'll need an envelope generator, a sample-and-hold  
> unit, and a
> VCA.  I also have two matrix keyboards in need of scanning  
> circuits, and a
> pile of parts for a 16-step sequencer... the fun never ends!
>
>
>
> David G. Dixon
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