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Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

2009-04-01 by hearts + horses

I really want something like that. I don't want to use a keyboard. sequencers are ok for some things but I would really like some kind of touch plate thingy.
wes

--- On Wed, 4/1/09, John V. Talbert wrote:
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From: John V. Talbert
Subject: Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?
To: PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:24 AM

Agreed! If you look at the sizable Eurorack market (in terms of the
large variety of modules available across numerous manufacturers)
you'll see there's a severe lack of performance interfaces for these
systems! On numerous occasions over the years, I and many others have
brought this to the attention of the community but no one seems to be
listening. I think many people really want to interact with their
systems in other ways other than with sequencers and keyboards -
especially for performing artists. Dieter was once working on a touch
plate interface years ago, but unfortunately nothing ever became of
it. Maybe those of us that are interested in these performance
controllers are in the minority, but I've got to believe there's a
decent enough market to make it viable. Just my two cents.

Kindest regards,
John

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:52 AM, sascha victoria
<sascha.victoria@ gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I've seriously been considering getting a TKB and the Make Noise
> Format Jumbler...
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Christopher Jacob Recording Device
> <I.AM.USING.THE. INTERNETS@ gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Peter,
>>
>> do you ever think you might build a CV interface for euro other than the
>> milton? I'm jealous of whomever it was that snagged that touch plate you
>> sold a while back I wish there were more things like that available in
>> eurorack format... I might have to buy a Serge.
>>
>> --
>> "War will end when people refuse to fight"
>> --Anonymous
>
>

Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

2009-04-03 by james.husted@mac.com

I have went as far as thinking of building one myself. The best part  
of the analog world is you don't need to be a programmer - you can  
build things! I found a schematic for the the serge one in an old  
Synapse magazine and the circuit doesn't seem too complicated. I have  
always wondered why somebody isn't making one already. I would love to  
have someone else build one. I would buy one for sure. The best design  
for me would be thinking of it as a combo between a sequencer and a  
manual controller. have 8 or 16 columns by 3 or 4 rows of pots and the  
pads to call up that column. Also allow a clock in to scan the columns  
in sequencer mode. I personally don't need polyphonic and pressure outs.
-Jh
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On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:20 AM, hearts + horses wrote:

>
> I really want something like that. I don't want to use a keyboard.  
> sequencers are ok for some things but I would really like some kind  
> of touch plate thingy.
>
> wes
>
> --- On Wed, 4/1/09, John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?
> To: PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:24 AM
>
> Agreed! If you look at the sizable Eurorack market (in terms of the
> large variety of modules available across numerous manufacturers)
> you'll see there's a severe lack of performance interfaces for these
> systems! On numerous occasions over the years, I and many others have
> brought this to the attention of the community but no one seems to be
> listening. I think many people really want to interact with their
> systems in other ways other than with sequencers and keyboards -
> especially for performing artists. Dieter was once working on a touch
> plate interface years ago, but unfortunately nothing ever became of
> it. Maybe those of us that are interested in these performance
> controllers are in the minority, but I've got to believe there's a
> decent enough market to make it viable. Just my two cents.
>
> Kindest regards,
> John
>
> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:52 AM, sascha victoria
> <sascha.victoria@ gmail.com> wrote:
> > Yeah, I've seriously been considering getting a TKB and the Make  
> Noise
> > Format Jumbler...
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Christopher Jacob Recording Device
> > <I.AM.USING.THE. INTERNETS@ gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey Peter,
> >>
> >> do you ever think you might build a CV interface for euro other  
> than the
> >> milton? I'm jealous of whomever it was that snagged that touch  
> plate you
> >> sold a while back I wish there were more things like that  
> available in
> >> eurorack format... I might have to buy a Serge.
> >>
> >> --
> >> "War will end when people refuse to fight"
> >> --Anonymous
> >
> >
>
>
>

Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

2009-04-04 by Christopher Jacob Recording Device

I suspect the reason there aren't more touchplate interfaces is because more people aren't aware of them. I heard someplace that Serge has been going for thirty years almost totally on word of mouth. If that's really the case then you probably have to be pretty interested in synths to know about something like the TKS and it seems that modular is only just gaining in popularity again since the end of the 90's perhaps this is an idea who's time has come? Speaking of great ideas I want more patch programability what happened to the Bananalogue guys, I missed out on them now I want them to come back Slopes For Everyone!!!
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:35 AM, <james.husted@mac.com> wrote:

I have went as far as thinking of building one myself. The best part of the analog world is you don't need to be a programmer - you can build things! I found a schematic for the the serge one in an old Synapse magazine and the circuit doesn't seem too complicated. I have always wondered why somebody isn't making one already. I would love to have someone else build one. I would buy one for sure. The best design for me would be thinking of it as a combo between a sequencer and a manual controller. have 8 or 16 columns by 3 or 4 rows of pots and the pads to call up that column. Also allow a clock in to scan the columns in sequencer mode. I personally don't need polyphonic and pressure outs.

-Jh

On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:20 AM, hearts + horses wrote:


I really want something like that. I don't want to use a keyboard. sequencers are ok for some things but I would really like some kind of touch plate thingy.
wes

--- On Wed, 4/1/09, John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com> wrote:

From: John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?
To: PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:24 AM

Agreed! If you look at the sizable Eurorack market (in terms of the
large variety of modules available across numerous manufacturers)
you9;ll see there's a severe lack of performance interfaces for these
systems! On numerous occasions over the years, I and many others have
brought this to the attention of the community but no one seems to be
listening. I think many people really want to interact with their
systems in other ways other than with sequencers and keyboards -
especially for performing artists. Dieter was once working on a touch
plate interface years ago, but unfortunately nothing ever became of
it. Maybe those of us that are interested in these performance
controllers are in the minority, but I've got to believe there's a
decent enough market to make it viable. Just my two cents.

Kindest regards,
John

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:52 AM, sascha victoria
<sascha.victoria@ gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I've seriously been considering getting a TKB and the Make Noise
> Format Jumbler...
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Christopher Jacob Recording Device
> <I.AM.USING.THE. INTERNETS@ gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Peter,
>>
>> do you ever think you might build a CV interface for euro other than the
>> milton? I'm jealous of whomever it was that snagged that touch plate you
>> sold a while back I wish there were more things like that available in
>> eurorack format... I might have to buy a Serge.
>>;
>> --
>> "War will end when people refuse to fight"
>> --Anonymous
>
>






--
"War will end when people refuse to fight"
--Anonymous

Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

2009-04-04 by John Chantler

word from ken was that the VCS would be back in production at some point... but no indication as to when.

i second a call for touchplates. tom's x4 module in the bugbrand system looks super promising - and i like the idea that you can build up more plates a bit at a time.

J.

ps. nice one on progressing the M32s peter!


On 4 Apr 2009, at 09:59, Christopher Jacob Recording Device wrote:

I suspect the reason there aren't more touchplate interfaces is because more people aren't aware of them. I heard someplace that Serge has been going for thirty years almost totally on word of mouth. If that's really the case then you probably have to be pretty interested in synths to know about something like the TKS and it seems that modular is only just gaining in popularity again since the end of the 90's perhaps this is an idea who's time has come? Speaking of great ideas I want more patch programability what happened to the Bananalogue guys, I missed out on them now I want them to come back Slopes For Everyone!!!

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 11:35 AM, <james.husted@mac.com> wrote:

I have went as far as thinking of building one myself. The best part of the analog world is you don't need to be a programmer - you can build things! I found a schematic for the the serge one in an old Synapse magazine and the circuit doesn't seem too complicated. I have always wondered why somebody isn't making one already. I would love to have someone else build one. I would buy one for sure. The best design for me would be thinking of it as a combo between a sequencer and a manual controller. have 8 or 16 columns by 3 or 4 rows of pots and the pads to call up that column. Also allow a clock in to scan the columns in sequencer mode. I personally don't need polyphonic and pressure outs.

-Jh

On Apr 1, 2009, at 10:20 AM, hearts + horses wrote:


I really want something like that. I don't want to use a keyboard. sequencers are ok for some things but I would really like some kind of touch plate thingy.
wes

--- On Wed, 4/1/09, John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com> wrote:

From: John V. Talbert <jvtalbert@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?
To: PLAN_B_analog_blog@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2009, 7:24 AM

Agreed! If you look at the sizable Eurorack market (in terms of the
large variety of modules available across numerous manufacturers)
you'll see there's a severe lack of performance interfaces for these
systems! On numerous occasions over the years, I and many others have
brought this to the attention of the community but no one seems to be
listening. I think many people really want to interact with their
systems in other ways other than with sequencers and keyboards -
especially for performing artists. Dieter was once working on a touch
plate interface years ago, but unfortunately nothing ever became of
it. Maybe those of us that are interested in these performance
controllers are in the minority, but I've got to believe there's a
decent enough market to make it viable. Just my two cents.

Kindest regards,
John

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:52 AM, sascha victoria
<sascha.victoria@ gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah, I've seriously been considering getting a TKB and the Make Noise
> Format Jumbler...
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Christopher Jacob Recording Device
> <I.AM.USING.THE. INTERNETS@ gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Peter,
>>
>> do you ever think you might build a CV interface for euro other than the
>> milton? I'm jealous of whomever it was that snagged that touch plate you
>> sold a while back I wish there were more things like that available in
>> eurorack format... I might have to buy a Serge.
>>
>> --
>> "War will end when people refuse to fight"
>> --Anonymous
>
>






--
"War will end when people refuse to fight"
--Anonymous


Re: [PLAN_B_analog_blog] TKS clones?

2009-04-04 by james.husted@mac.com

From what's written on their site, the Bugbrand folk seem to have  
seen the same schematic I saw in Synapse magazine (they have updated  
it a bit for sure). If you want a peek at the original Schematics,  
Cyndustries has the old Synapse mags on line. The pages of interest are:

<http://www.cyndustries.com/synapse/synapse.cfm?pc=39&folder=jan1977&pic=26 
 >
and
<http://www.cyndustries.com/synapse/synapse.cfm?pc=43&folder=march1977&pic=31 
 >

from the Jan/Feb 1977 and Mar/Apr 1977 issues. They even say  
"Copyright Serge Modular Systems 1976" on them and the article is  
penned by "Arpad Benares" himself/
-James
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On Apr 4, 2009, at 2:19 AM, John Chantler wrote:
>
>
> i second a call for touchplates.  tom's x4 module in the bugbrand  
> system looks super promising - and i like the idea that you can  
> build up more plates a bit at a time.
>

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