[sdiy] Modular finally up and running!

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"David G. Dixon" <dixon at interchange.ubc.ca> wrote:
>Oren,
>
>Thanks for the lovely picture!  Yes, this whole synth DIY thing does
>basically take over, doesn't it?  I find that it's not really even about
>having the synthesizer in the end.  It's just such an absorbing process,
>learning about circuits, accumulating all the tools and skills required to
>build modules, figuring out which modules to build...  yeah, goodbye
>"normal" life!

Yes, now where's my dam* SDIY needle and SDIY tourniquet? (slaps vein on arm) so I can
shoot up with some SDIY.  (breaths deeply)  Ah, there it is, typing some Verilog now... 
(hits a key on the MIDI controller) Euphoria, finally...  (c8


>> Congrats David!
>> That first working DIY synth is the start of new chapter in life.
>> Take one last look at the "normal" world as you start your decent into
>> the solder-smoke filled underworld of SynthDIY <evil grin>!
>> 
>> Here is shot of my first functional modular from around 1983:
>> http://www.analogcreations.com/images/synth1.jpg
>> 
>> That was the year I found Barry Klein's "Electronic Music Circuits" at a
>> Heathkit store. Then came Electronotes...bye-bye "normal" life for me.
>> 
>> - Oren
>> 
>> 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
>> > Professor
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>> > University of British Columbia
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>> >
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>> >
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