Archive for December, 2007

Airplay, sort of

Yesterday I started building my new synth, mostly drilling panels and assembling switches. I clicked on an electronic music internet radio station called “Blue Hell” while I worked for inspiration, which turned out to be mostly beeps, boops and sound effects from synths. There was almost nothing tonal about the music coming out, but it […]

Published on: 31 December 2007
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Modular Synth Simulation

I’m trying to design a cabinet for my soon-to-be modular synth. Everyone tells me to plan for a bigger system than I think. I’ve read a lot of stories of people who build a box and outgrow it within a few months, and have to build another to stack on top. Since I’m planning to […]

Published on: 30 December 2007
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New Stand

I just got an early Christmas present, the A-frame keyboard stand I always wanted. For years I resisted, thinking it was too ’80s. But I’ve finally given in and I’m loving it. Why a three tier stand? Muh-hah-hah-hah….

Published on: 18 December 2007
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Working Moog

Well, I cracked the Voyager open and fixed the LED because it was pissing me off. Now that it’s 100% working, I really enjoy the synth. It’s a very flexible synth too. Once I got past the lovely lead and bass sounds, I started playing with audio frequency FM of OSC 1 and the Filters, […]

Published on: 11 December 2007
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