My Synthesizer Hardware
Synths
- Prophet-12
- Prophet-6
Desktop
- 1975
Minimoog Model D w/ Opto-Key keyboard replacement including MIDI
- The
Big Modular
Controllers
- Roli
Rise 49 (demo videos of the Rise controlling the modular synth are found here)
- M-Audio
Axiom 61
- Akai
EWI USB Breath Controller
- Etherwave
Theremin Plus (a video of the theremin controlling the modular synth is here)
- Occasionally
used: M-Audio Axiom 49, M-Audio Keystation-88
My
electronic music is found here
The
Big Modular
Is
mostly MOTM format, with a couple rows of Euro. MOTM and Euro play very nicely together.
(click
me for a closeup!)
Voltage
Controlled Audio Oscillators
- MOTM:
2 x Synthesis Technologies 300 Ultra VCO (built from kit)
- MOTM:
2 x Synthesis
Technologies 310 Micro VCO (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Fritz Tweezer through-zero oscillator (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Fritz DoubleDeka (built from kit)
- MOTM:
3 x Synthesis Technologies 350 Morphing Terrarium (converted from Euro)
- MOTM:
Synthesis Technologies 340 Cloud Generator (converted from Euro)
- MOTM:
2 x CZ-PD Phase Distortion VCO (my own design around the CZ-1
chip)
- Euro:
Synthesis Technologies E370 Quad Morphing VCO
- Euro:
Synthesis Technologies E352 Cloud Terrarium
- Euro:
Synthesis Technologies E950 Circuit Bent VCO + E951 controller/looper
- Euro:
MakeNoise TelHarmonic
- Euro:
2hp Pluck
- Euro:
2hp Cat
-
LFOs
/ Control Voltage Generators
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 390 Micro LFO (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Oakley VC-LFO (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
Fritz ChaQuO Chaos Generator and Quadrature Oscillator (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Fritz Jerkster (built from kit)
- MOTM:
2 x Fritz Chaotica (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
Yusynth Sample and Hold (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
Oakley Envelope Follower/Generator (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
EAS Mindreader Pitch to CV converter (built from PCB)
- Euro:
Synthesis Technologies E355 Morphing Dual LFO
- Euro:
Doepfer A-185-2 Precision Adder
- Euro:
Studio Electronics Charcot Circles
-
Voltage
Controlled Filters
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 420 muti-mode filter (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 440 Discrete OTA lowpass filter (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 480 CS-Mode Resonant Filter (built from kit)
MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 485 Filter (built from kit) - MOTM:
Synthesis Technologies 490 Micro lowpass filter (built from kit)
- MOTM:
SSM2040 low/high/bandpass resonant filter
- MOTM:
Fritz Threeler VCF (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Oakley
Diode Ladder VCF (built from kit)
- Euro:
Mannequins Three Sisters
- Euro:
RR480 CS80 filter (built from PCB)
- Euro:
Rossum Morpheus Stereo Morphing Z-Plane Filter
-
Envelope
Generators
- MOTM:
2 x Synthesis Technologies 800 Envelope Generator (built from kit)
MOTM:
2 x Synthesis Technologies 800 Envelope Generator with doubled timing (built from kit) - MOTM:
Oakley Voltage-Controlled ADSR/VCA (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
Catgirl Synth Serge Dual Universal Slope Generator (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
Encore Electronics Universal Event Generator
- Euro:
2hp
ADSR
-
Audio
Signal Manipulation
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 510 Wave Warper (built from kit)
MOTM:
Toppobrillo
Triple Wave Folder (built from PCB) - MOTM:
Barton Wave (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Fritz 5Pulser (built from kit)
- Euro:
4ms Spectral Multiband Resonator
- Euro:
Mutable Clouds
- Euro:
Mutable Streams
Euro:
AudioDamage Spectre - Euro:
Happy Nerding FM Aid
-
Control
Voltage Manipulation
- MOTM:
2 x Triple Glide (my own design)
MOTM:
Barton Dual Quantizer (built from PCB) - MOTM:
Barton Simple Dual Quantizer (built from kit)
- MOTM:
Oakley Compartor (built from PCB)
- MOTM:
2 x Fritz T/F/T/S&H
- MOTM:
3 x 4 by 4 Active Multiples (my own design)
- MOTM:
4 by 4 Doubling Multiple (my own design)
- MOTM:
4 by 4 Inverting Multiple (my own design)
- MOTM
2 x 4 by 4 Passive Multiples (in 1U tall panels)
- Euro:
4ms Rotating Clock Divider + Breakout
- Euro:
Mannequins Cold Mac
-
VCAs
/ Mixers
- MOTM:
3 x Synthesis
Technologies 190 Micro VCA (built
from kit)
- MOTM:
2 x Synthesis
Technologies 830 Dual Mode Mixer (built
from kit)
MOTM:
4 x Barton VCA Mixer (built from PCB) (two in 1U-tall panels) - MOTM:
Yusynth Voltage-Controlled Panner (built from PCB)
-
Noise
Sources
- MOTM:
Yusynth Sample and Hold (built from PCB)
- Euro: Evaton Technologies RF Nomad
-
Audio
Effects
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 410 Triple Resonant Filter (built
from kit)
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 560 Deflector Shield (converted
from Euro)
- MOTM:
Synthesis
Technologies 580 Resampling Mini-Delay (converted
from Euro)
- MOTM:
Music From Outer Space 8 Stage VC Phaser
-
Utility
- MOTM:
Audio
8 in / 8 out patch panel
- MOTM:
Minimoog
/ Prophet / Theremin patch panel
- Euro:
Mordax
Data
- Euro:
Intelligel uJack
-
MIDI
Input
- Encore
Electronics Expressionist 8 Channel MIDI-CV converter connected to a modified Tascam patch bay
-
Power
- MOTM:
2 x Linear Power HCC15-3-A+G into 8 x MOTM-960 bussboards (or equivalent)
- Euro:
1 x Linear Power HCC15-3-A+G into 2 x 4ms Eurorack Power Distro Boards (built from kit)
The
ins and outs of the Minimoog allow the use of the Minimoog as an oscillator or filter module.
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