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Hello

2008-08-23 by nickhuwar

Hi My names Nick I just joined the group. I'v been wanting to build a synth for awhile and I'm
just getting around to it. I'm into tube audio and I'm a tubophile.

I'm starting my synth experience with the articles by Eric from Metasonix.


I'm an aspiring Electrical engineer and my major experience in tube is in the rf field. So I
don't know a whole lot and I will ask a lot of questions, hope you don't mind.



Nick

Re: Hello

2008-08-24 by bbluthang

Hi Nick
Welcome
will this be your first synth?
maybe the hardest job is accumulating the components, but if you are
already into tubes you should have a good head start

cheers
Andrew


--- In tubesynthdiy@yahoogroups.com, "nickhuwar" <nhuwar@...> wrote:
>
> Hi My names Nick I just joined the group. I'v been wanting to build
a synth for awhile and I'm
> just getting around to it. I'm into tube audio and I'm a tubophile.
>
> I'm starting my synth experience with the articles by Eric from
Metasonix.
>
>
> I'm an aspiring Electrical engineer and my major experience in tube
is in the rf field. So I
> don't know a whole lot and I will ask a lot of questions, hope you
don't mind.
>
>
>
> Nick
>

Re: [tubesynthdiy] Re: Hello

2008-08-24 by nick huwar

Hi Andrew,
     Yep this will be my first synth, and I have already bought some tube to start my putting together vco. 
I figured this stuff will be easier since I'm use to working with big tube and these are little.  Just to give you an idea I'm building a tube stereo amp and the output tube is about 10 inches tall and almost 5 inches in diameter. But I do have a monster thyratron that I'm thinking about making a vco out of just for fun, it's 15 inches tall. Since as Eric from Metasonix says you can use any thyratron. The only thing is it will be a space heater as the filament pulls 29 amps.

Should be fun and impractical, which is my middle name when it comes to tube.




Nick



On Aug 24, 2008, at 12:10 AM, bbluthang wrote:

Hi Nick 
Welcome
will this be your first synth?
maybe the hardest job is accumulating the components, but if you are
already into tubes you should have a good head start

cheers
Andrew

--- In tubesynthdiy@ yahoogroups. com, "nickhuwar" <nhuwar@...> wrote:
>
> Hi My names Nick I just joined the group. I'v been wanting to build
a synth for awhile and I'm 
> just getting around to it. I'm into tube audio and I'm a tubophile.
> 
> I'm starting my synth experience with the articles by Eric from
Metasonix.
> 
> 
> I'm an aspiring Electrical engineer and my major experience in tube
is in the rf field. So I 
> don't know a whole lot and I will ask a lot of questions, hope you
don't mind.
> 
> 
> 
> Nick
>


Re: Hello

2008-08-24 by bbluthang

Have you seen Verde, he seems to have a few big tubes too.
http://verdeaudio.com/index.php?page=synthesizer


--- In tubesynthdiy@yahoogroups.com, nick huwar <nhuwar@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Yep this will be my first synth, and I have already bought some
> tube to start my putting together vco.
> I figured this stuff will be easier since I'm use to working with big
> tube and these are little. Just to give you an idea I'm building a
> tube stereo amp and the output tube is about 10 inches tall and almost
> 5 inches in diameter. But I do have a monster thyratron that I'm
> thinking about making a vco out of just for fun, it's 15 inches tall.
> Since as Eric from Metasonix says you can use any thyratron. The only
> thing is it will be a space heater as the filament pulls 29 amps.
>
> Should be fun and impractical, which is my middle name when it comes
> to tube.
>
>
>
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> On Aug 24, 2008, at 12:10 AM, bbluthang wrote:
>
> > Hi Nick
> > Welcome
> > will this be your first synth?
> > maybe the hardest job is accumulating the components, but if you are
> > already into tubes you should have a good head start
> >
> > cheers
> > Andrew
> >
> > --- In tubesynthdiy@yahoogroups.com, "nickhuwar" <nhuwar@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi My names Nick I just joined the group. I'v been wanting to build
> > a synth for awhile and I'm
> > > just getting around to it. I'm into tube audio and I'm a tubophile.
> > >
> > > I'm starting my synth experience with the articles by Eric from
> > Metasonix.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm an aspiring Electrical engineer and my major experience in tube
> > is in the rf field. So I
> > > don't know a whole lot and I will ask a lot of questions, hope you
> > don't mind.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>

Re: [tubesynthdiy] Re: Hello

2008-08-25 by nick huwar

Ok Thats just insanely cool.

Don't quite understand how he used a klystron though.



Nick



On Aug 24, 2008, at 7:24 PM, bbluthang wrote:

Have you seen Verde, he seems to have a few big tubes too.
http://verdeaudio. com/index. php?page= synthesizer

--- In tubesynthdiy@ yahoogroups. com, nick huwar <nhuwar@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Andrew,
> Yep this will be my first synth, and I have already bought some 
> tube to start my putting together vco.
> I figured this stuff will be easier since I'm use to working with big 
> tube and these are little. Just to give you an idea I'm building a 
> tube stereo amp and the output tube is about 10 inches tall and almost 
> 5 inches in diameter. But I do have a monster thyratron that I'm 
> thinking about making a vco out of just for fun, it's 15 inches tall. 
> Since as Eric from Metasonix says you can use any thyratron. The only 
> thing is it will be a space heater as the filament pulls 29 amps.
> 
> Should be fun and impractical, which is my middle name when it comes 
> to tube.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Nick
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 24, 2008, at 12:10 AM, bbluthang wrote:
> 
> > Hi Nick
> > Welcome
> > will this be your first synth?
> > maybe the hardest job is accumulating the components, but if you are
> > already into tubes you should have a good head start
> >
> > cheers
> > Andrew
> >
> > --- In tubesynthdiy@ yahoogroups. com, "nickhuwar" <nhuwar@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi My names Nick I just joined the group. I'v been wanting to build
> > a synth for awhile and I'm
> > > just getting around to it. I'm into tube audio and I'm a tubophile.
> > >
> > > I'm starting my synth experience with the articles by Eric from
> > Metasonix.
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm an aspiring Electrical engineer and my major experience in tube
> > is in the rf field. So I
> > > don't know a whole lot and I will ask a lot of questions, hope you
> > don't mind.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>


Hello

2010-03-14 by Decaying_Sine

Hello Folks.

I am new to tubesynthdiy and thought I would drop a line.

I am finishing up my Lorin Parker Phantastron build and also enjoy many Metasonix products. I am interested in SDIY, and thought this would be a good place to learn.

Brian / decaying.sine on the groups, EM, and muff's

Re: [tubesynthdiy] Hello

2010-03-15 by sasami@hotkey.net.au

Well, there is certainly a lot of reading material here! One day I will get
back to building!
Ken

>Hello Folks.
>
>I am new to tubesynthdiy and thought I would drop a line.
>
>I am finishing up my Lorin Parker Phantastron build and also enjoy many
Metasonix products. I am interested in SDIY, and thought this would be a
good place to learn.
>
>Brian / decaying.sine on the groups, EM, and muff's
>
>
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