tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34824582953266004162024-03-14T03:16:03.360+01:00Ardvinna Modular - SynthDIYharsh electronic ambient music and synth-diyAlasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-72808133797569930472017-10-29T22:02:00.000+01:002017-10-30T00:46:46.014+01:002 new modules finally finishedToday I finally got 2 of the 4 Thomas Henry VCO 555 build and tuned.
These are some very nice and easy to build VCOs.
I build one with a 2k tempco and the other one with one KTY 81-121 and 1k resistor in series after a theory from Rene Schmitz. Both versions work fine.<br />
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Seemore on <a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-vcos.html#vco555th" target="_blank">my Signal Generators</a> <br />
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I also finished the <a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-signal-modifiers.html#5pulsar" target="_blank">Ian Fritz 5 Pulser</a> Wavefrorm Generator</div>
Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-59146228902895625882017-10-23T12:50:00.000+02:002017-10-23T12:50:13.887+02:00Little setbacksThe TLV5630 of my MBHP AOUT_NG seems to be bricked ... so no CV Outs with the breakout.<br />
After hours of debugging I decided to rebuild the PCB completelly, now .. waiting for parts ...<br />
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To ease my frustration, I patched my new modules ..... one had a tiny bit of a +- connection problem ... electric capacitors blew up .. I soo missed that smell 😊😊😅<br />
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Well, still a lot of work ahead, so those little setbacks will not keep me from soldering and/or blowing up thingys<br />
Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-69702167610254247762017-09-27T20:18:00.001+02:002017-09-27T20:20:50.219+02:00First Modules in the new Cab<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first modules have been rebuild to the new format (18cm * 5cm)<br />
From left to right:<br />
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<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-sequencers.html#midiboxBreakout">Midibox Breakout Module</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-vcos.html#curetronicVCO">Curetronic Extended VCO</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/blog-page_20.html#curetronicVCF121">Curetronic VCF 121</a> (Roland System 100 clone)</li>
<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-cv-generators.html#curetronicADSRT">Curetronic ADSR</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-signal-modifiers.html#curetronicVCA">Curetronic VCA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ardvinnamodular.blogspot.be/p/my-signal-modifiers.html#curetronicMixer">Curetronic Dual Mixer</a></li>
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Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-24229400001121233052017-09-13T10:46:00.000+02:002017-09-13T10:46:10.784+02:00Recabineting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My first frontpanels where made of polyprophylene, wich is o.k.ish, but in 5U veery woobly.<br />
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To finally get my ass up again and build all the stuff I have, I decided to rebuild my Cabinet.<br />
I added real metal-rails and decided to do all my frontpanels anew with Alu-Dibond.<br />
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While planing this I had another idea. I found the arrangement of the knobs and jacks mostly to spacey on the 5U ... but 3U is in my eyes too small.<br />
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So I decided to crop all standard formats and build some 4Uish stuff, but stay at -+15Volts.<br />
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Best decision I made .. regarding formats.<br />
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Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-66930984702691826702017-09-13T10:39:00.000+02:002017-09-13T10:39:17.947+02:00Midibox Seq V4 plus<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I finally finished my <a href="http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_seq.html" target="_blank">Midibox Sequencer V4</a><br />
This gives me a total new workflow that I still have to train but fell in love with.<br />
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I added round buttons and a transperent case, wich looks pretty cool.<br />
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I also added nearly all extensions I could find.<br />
So it has now:<br />
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<li>4 Midi IN</li>
<li>8 Midi Out</li>
<li>The CV/Gate Extension for my modular with 8 CV, 8 Gate, 8 Clock and in addition 16 triggers</li>
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Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-49129616661805829552017-09-13T10:03:00.002+02:002017-09-13T12:48:31.916+02:00Ungleichklang is now Ardvinna Modular<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
After some years and some big changes in my perspectives I decided to rebrand the old me and seperate the Synth DIY stuff from my music stuff.<br />
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My musical projects will now be named <b>Ardvinna Moon </b>with me, as <b>Alisdair Moons</b>, wich gives me the chance to some wonderfull cooperations with other artists.<br />
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My Synth-DIY stuff is now <b>Ardvinna Modular</b>.<br />
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<b>My Youtube Channel: </b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAR64-81C3FbK_Hejz2QHw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWAR64-81C3FbK_Hejz2QHw</a><br />
<b>My FacebookPage:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AlasdairMoons" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AlasdairMoons</a><br />
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Alasdair Moonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505116083621561631noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-32302514499376777892016-08-21T17:03:00.000+02:002016-08-21T17:03:08.108+02:00Shrooty XTC with Polivoks Filter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another very nice and quick synthbuild ..<br />
The Shruthi XT from the pusherman ..<br />
Polivoksfilter from Tubeohm<br />
Yes, it does sound digital .. but it is a nice toy<br />
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Started the Midibox Sequencer V4<br />
STM32F4 Core, 2 Midi IO, Quad IIC and Line Driver done.<br />
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Still not much time to solder, still gathering PCBs<br />
This will be the new heart of my setup .. away from DAW, back to basics ..<br />
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Midibox Seq V4 with Wilba Panel with 4 MidiIN and 8 MidiOUT, AOUT to directly speak CV/Gate to my modular and the 4x16 BLM ..<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-35563997176456329572014-11-19T20:36:00.000+01:002014-11-19T20:36:38.323+01:00:( visions 2014 / 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
lack of time and money stagnates the building of more modules ..<br />but at least it can't kill my visions .....<br />there will be more modules and some nice projects from ucapps.de (Seq4 and CV2)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-65171185079517469812014-08-07T11:22:00.000+02:002014-08-07T11:53:29.224+02:00Finally some patching :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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experimented a bit with frequency modulation and VCO-syncing ... will try to make some soundsamples soon :D<br /><br />Modules you see:<br />Curtronic: extended VCO, ADSR, VCA, Steiner Parker Filter, Mixer<br />Thomas Henry. XR-2206 VCO<br />Yusynth: Dual ADSR, Dual VCA, Wavefolder<br />
CGS: Dual CMOS Filter<br />
Nordcore: M2CV</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-34836179428496971912014-08-04T16:21:00.001+02:002014-08-10T13:11:03.634+02:00XR2206 finally done .. with some help of Bernd (Serenadi) :D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finally I managed to finish the XR2206 VCO from Thomas Henry .. Board is from Magic Smoke ...<br />
It looks nice buuuut .. the XR2206 I bought seems not to work like they should .. it produces only noise ...<br />
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UPDATE: yesterday I had a chance to visit Bernd Schilling (busybernd / serenadi) .. he managed to fix the VCO ... the XR-2206 IC's where crap ... now it works :D</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-38283640058097112512014-01-19T14:33:00.002+01:002014-01-19T15:05:57.595+01:00Next update on PCBs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I just got a delivery from Canada ..<br />
2 BatteryAcid Distortion Modules from <a href="http://shop.hexinverter.net/" target="_blank">hexinverter</a><br />
One simple and one with CV .. those where designed for the "I dream of wires" Documentary.<br />
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I also managed to solder the last parts of the first TH-102 VCO from MagicSmoke ... soon Panel mounting will be done :D<br />
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And I build a Cacophonator 6DE from <a href="http://famfest.info/?p=1351" target="_blank">Famfest</a> for my two french Friends from the <a href="http://cacophoneuses.wix.com/" target="_blank">Cacophoneuses </a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-31886725482787174872013-09-02T20:13:00.002+02:002014-01-19T14:54:57.330+01:00a little update on my PCB's<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
long pause of soldering but on on collecting fun modules.<br />
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<b>Fonik:</b><br />
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<li>Thomas Henry VCO-555 (4 boards)</li>
<li>Thomas Henry ADSR (4 boards)</li>
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<b>Mutable Instruments:</b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-85693134527921296722012-12-06T18:34:00.000+01:002014-08-07T18:28:53.830+02:00TODO's 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I thought I'd do a quick reminder to myself which PCB's I've bought and still have to solder.<br />
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<b>Yusynth:</b><br />
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<li>Dual Balanced Modulator (Ringmodulator)</li>
<li>Random Module (Noise / S&H)</li>
<li>VC Quadrature LFO</li>
<li>EMS Filter</li>
<li>Wavefolder (second PCB)</li>
<li>CV Standards<b> </b></li>
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<b>Electro-Music.com:</b><br />
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<li>Klee Sequencer </li>
<li><strike>Mega Percussion Synth </strike> will not be finished .. gave the board to a friend<b><br /></b></li>
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<b>Magic Smoke Electronics:</b><br />
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<li>Thomas Henry XR-VCO (2 Boards) one finished in 07/2014</li>
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<b>MFOS:</b><br />
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<li>Single Bus Keyboard</li>
<li>16 Step Sequencer with Vari-Clock</li>
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<b>CGS:</b><br />
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<li>Tube VCA (two PCB's) </li>
<li>Serge VCS</li>
<li>SubOscillator</li>
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<b>Fonik: </b><br />
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<li>Sequential Switch</li>
<li>Thomas Henry Controller LFO (2 boards)</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-19037737954637724612012-11-03T23:33:00.003+01:002014-01-19T14:56:57.699+01:00curetronic VCA done<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
did I already mention that it's getting colder outside??<br />
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I finished my second module today (PCB's where pre-soldered so actually this was just cabling/wiring)<br />
It's the <a href="http://www.curetronic.com/" target="_blank">curetronic</a> VCA => it can do linear and exponential, AC and DC and also offers 2 more inputs as an option.<br />
I will add those two inputs on a separate front-panel with another multiple.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-24891459929389535302012-11-03T21:52:00.002+01:002014-01-19T14:57:32.809+01:00curetronic ADSR done :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It must be getting cold outside - soldering goes well.<br />
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Today I finished the <a href="http://www.curetronic.com/" target="_blank">curetronic</a> ADSR(T) in addition to the typical stuff it has an inverse-out and a TIME-pot - we will see what it does :-)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-19556797877840615152012-11-01T20:50:00.001+01:002014-01-19T14:58:14.429+01:00Midi2CV done<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Jet another board lying around undone is finished.<br />
It's from a sequencer.de user named nordcore who did this thingy based on an AMTEL88.<br />
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It offers:<br />
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<li>4 CV (Tune, Velocity, Mod-wheel and Pitchbend)</li>
<li>4 Gate</li>
<li>Start/Stop for Sequencers</li>
<li>Clock out and a Clock-divider</li>
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It can be used on one Midichannel, 2 Channel (2CV/2Gate) or 4 Channel (CV/Gate)<br />
The CV and Gate can be configured with an CTRLR based userinterface.<br />
The documentation is absolutely fabulous and all can be soldered within a couple of hours with ease.<br />
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If you are interested in the paneldesign I did, download it <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B25B94Ww6APMQWtzYU85TnBRdHlQVjRrNjhBMExUQQ" target="_blank">here</a><br />
Finishing this module is another big breakthrough this week (the VCO is the first) => from now I can <b>PLAY</b> the modular (or Renoise, or Qmidiarp does)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-83276862151200767042012-10-31T23:34:00.004+01:002014-01-19T14:59:08.745+01:00CGS49 Twin CMOS Filter done<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
another soldered board that had been lying around without been put to the frontpanel.<br />
The CatGirlSynth49 Twin CMOS Filter with J. Haible Distortion ....<br />
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The frequency pot has to be soldered between +15V and -15V (like described in the texts and schematics Ken provides) and I modded the resonance on one of the circuits like described on electro-music.com ...<br />
will do some more tests tomorrow ..<br />
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Thanks to Ken Stoner for his nice DIY-boards :-)<br />
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Today I had time to cut and upload 2 vids from my curetronic-modules.<br />
Both are DIY-Kits (not premade modules)<br />
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VCO with ext-board that uses a CA3046, that makes a tempco obsolete.<br />
Waveform-Mixer with inverted-out and muc-much more<br />
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On the second vid I go from the wavemix-out of the VCO into the curetronic Steiner-Parker VCF until self-oscillation. This VCF is modded with an additional feedback-pod (yes, it's a mean-machine) for nice filtering I got a Roland 100m VCF-Clone<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-90160174077450155882012-10-29T16:29:00.002+01:002014-01-19T15:00:04.433+01:00My baby learned to sing!! (curetronic VCO done)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Today I managed to finish the curetronic VCO ...<br />
Originally my modular was planned more or less as a Filterbank, so I did not see any need for a VCO at first.<br />
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The VCO is a <a href="http://www.curetronic.com/" target="_blank">curetronic.com</a>-kit and has the first ever build extension-board (with siganture:-) )<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-58897878634286607672012-10-07T21:19:00.003+02:002014-01-19T15:00:44.502+01:00Yusynth (dual) ADSR new version done :-)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Got myself up and finished the two Yusynth ADSR modules that I had laying arround ..<br />
I added the fast/slow switches to get a bigger range<br />
Getting closer to a usable analogue modular system :-)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-73665283112312098742012-10-07T15:16:00.002+02:002014-01-19T15:02:31.808+01:00curetronic springreverb E.R.T. done<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
today I had the time to finish and test the curetronic springreverb I got at the soldering-workshop in cologne ..<br />
Looks good and sounds good, will have to test all settings now and itegrate it into the cabinet onto the +15/-15 Rail somehow :-)<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3482458295326600416.post-36677865317794889832012-10-06T18:04:00.002+02:002012-10-07T15:25:06.886+02:00Curetronic Workshop in cologne<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
as one can see on the publishing dates, I lack the time to solder, but yesterday I made it to the <a href="http://www.curetronic.com/" target="_blank">curetronic</a> workshop in cologne, hosted by Mattias from <a href="http://www.bild-schall.com/" target="_blank">www.bild-schall.com</a>.<br />
I still have to mod it a bit for the 15Volt rail or build a separate housing but I now have a curetronic E.R.T. springreverb with an accutronics 9er reverb-tank.<br />
The E.R.T-circuit integrates a low- and bandpass vcf and a noisegenerator.</div>
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