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Fantastic work Chris! Put me down for 1 periodicity module and one module module containing: atten , v. accum , pulse balloons , vca.   Btw , i LOVE the Pendulum Ratchet

all the best
Joe

--- On Mon, 1/25/10, Chris Muir <cbm@well.com> wrote:

From: Chris Muir <cbm@well.com>
Subject: [200e] Eardrill future modules
To: 200e@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010, 2:22 PM







 



  


    
      
      
      After letting the real world get in the way for a while, I've made  

some time to slave away over a hot drafting table, and I think that  

these designs are finally far enough along to pull back the curtain.  

OK, so I don't really use a drafting table, but you get the idea. I  

have two main projects well underway, the ModuleModule, and Periodicity.



ModuleModule - http://www.eardrill .com/modules/ ModuleModule/

The ModuleModule is my solution to the problem that I encountered in  

trying to design the perfect utility module. I initially thought that  

I could find _just_ the right balance of things to make a utility  

module or two, but I could never quite settle on just the right things  

to include. Then it hit me that the problem was overly constrained. I  

was never going to be able to make a universally useful utility  

module, because there are just too many problems that different people  

might have.



The ModuleModule lets you put together up to four utility functions of  

your choosing in one module. I have many ModuleModule modules planned,  

more than are listed on the page. Given that I'm a tiny shop, all the  

ModuleModule modules won't be available right away, and reaction to  

individual ModuleModule modules will determine the order in which I  

tackle those sub-projects. I also hope that third parties will produce  

modules in this format.



Periodicity - http://www.eardrill .com/modules/ Periodicity/

While the 259e and 261e waveform generators have modulation  

oscillators which can operate as LFOs, there aren't really any  

dedicated LFOs in the Buchla system. My problem with using the mod  

oscillators as LFOs is that I almost _always_ want to use them for  

audio-rate modulation. The 281e function generator can also be pressed  

into service as an LFO, but I still felt the need for a dedicated LFO  

in my system. Also neither the mod oscillator nor the function  

generator goes slow enough for my tastes.



The Periodicity module is a feature-rich triple LFO that, among a host  

of other features, can go really slow. There are still a few issues  

that I'm working on: the LFO stew section is not 100% firm, and there  

are still open questions regarding exactly what aspects of LFO 2 & 3  

are slaved, when slave is enabled. (Symmetry? Freeze?)



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Both the ModuleModule and Periodicity are pretty far along, but I  

haven't moved into the layout/parts procurement/ assembly phases, so  

all of these are still a few months away. I'm not taking deposits as I  

haven't firmed up pricing yet. That said, I would like to get some  

idea about the interest for these two ideas, and particularly what  

ModuleModule modules you might be interested in.





    
     

    
    


 



  






      

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