My PowerMac G5 has been freezing and all of the fans go full blast. I have learned that this is called a “Boeing”, as in the jet it resembles when this happens. I just called Apple and they suggested that I bring the computer in for a checkup. This is the second computer I’ve had […]
I sold my Korg Wavestation last night to finace the modular synth. This was a great synth, one of the first to use “vector synthesis” and “wave sequencing” to produce synth sounds that aren’t static. It’s known for nice voice pads and “wave sequence loops” that were heard on a hundred commercials in the mid-90s. […]
Last nights’ Indian food resulted in stomach pains and strange dreams. I dreamt I was in Aspen, Colorado, impersonating Alec Baldwin. Somehow I had ended up with his jacket with the sunglasses in the pocket, and when I put these on everyone thought I was him. I had his girlfriend fooled, his manager, shop owners, […]
The first component of my modular synth arrived today! Whoo! Rock and roll! Actually, this is a pretty serious power supply, giving me 3 amps at ±15V to power dozens of modules. As my first electronics teacher used to say, “If you aint got power, you aint got shit.” Besides stating the obvious, what he […]
That ugly board I posted in my first installment was supposed to be a high-end vintage-design compressor, but a few things went wrong along the way. First, I ordered audiophile resistors. For some reason, I decided that expensive resistors would make a big sound difference. I have no idea what put this into my head, […]
This is the first post of my journal. The purpose of this blog is mainly to track the construction of my MOTM modular synthesizer: The Mother of All Modulars If you’re new to synthesizers, this is ancient technology. The first synthesizers that made bleeps and bloops in “A Clockwork Orange” and “Switched On Bach” were […]