[sdiy] Digital Oscillators

[Tom Wiltshire]

Hi All,

It seems to me we've seen a shift in the last few years. I think digital has started to be accepted in the modular world. I was compiling a list of digital oscillators:

Synthesis Technology	E350 Morphing Terrarium		Dual Wavetable oscillator
Doepfer					A-112						Sampler / Wavetable Oscillator
The Harvestman			Piston Honda				Wavetable oscillator
The Harvestman			Hertz Donut					Dual digital oscillator
Modcan					FMVDO						Two-Operator FM Digital Oscillator
Modcan					Dual Wave					Dual numerically controlled oscillator
Modcan					Triple OSC					Triple VCO
Frequency Central		Waverider					Wavetable Digital VCO
WMD					Gamma Wave Source			Dual digital VCO
Greg Surges				tabulaRasa					DIY hybrid digital wavetable oscillator.


I'm sure there's others, but it wasn't long ago these were rare as hen's teeth. And it's not just oscillators - there's no end of modulators and envelopes and stuff too. As well as a real analog revival, we're also seeing new devices bringing digital technology to the modular, and coupling the classic analog interface with software behind the panel.

These are exciting times for Synth DIY!

Tom