Rumor: Apple Tablet

Lots of rumors of a Apple tablet computer that is going to come out in the next few weeks.

This my well be the affordable lemur that will make its way to bedroom studios all over the world. With a army of programmers making the cool app of the week for it. I am thinking about a cool OSC controler for PD that can output CV from my MOTU. We will see.

Group Buy 3.5mm Jacks

Hurry up and get your order in for some 3.5mm Jacks. Only $.075 each. Link

Thats seven and a half cents! I am getting a 1,000.

Awesome T-shirts

Not really synth related but sooo bad ass. I mean a Tyrell corporation T-shirt. Hell yes.
wakeuptimetodie.co.uk

M185 Sequencer

I just scored 2 pcb's of this project. I like how musical they sound. Check out the original post over at electro-music.com

Just saw this on Matrixsynth... F'ing awesome.

MOTM-440 filter

The MOTM-440 is a discreet version of the famed SSM2040 filter chip. I am very enamored with the way that this guy sounds. Its just so smooth and well.... nice.

MOTM is making PCB's avalabe to the DIY comunity again.


Check out the sound demos here:
http://www.synthtech.com/motm440.html

Milton Sequencer

I found a set of PCB's for a Milton Sequencer on eBay for only $40 bucks.

The Milton is a killer design, although it's a controversial project. The original designer is none other than Peter from Plan B. If you don't know why that is a big deal for some people well lucky you. If you relay have the time then check out 36 pages of weirdness at muffwiggler.com

Not to sure when I am going to get around to building this guy, but I think it would go nicely with a Lunetta.

Update: check out this build over at matrixsynth

New x0xb0x's up on the bay

Here is the latest batch of x0xb0x's I have made.

NE566N

I just scored another amazing deal off of Ruten last week. Twenty-nine NE566 for only 10 bucks. The 566 is a cool IC to have, you get a saw and a square wave right on it.

The book that made the 566 famous is Making Music with the 566 by Thomas Henry. You can get a PDF of it for $12 over at www.magsmoke.com.

Cheap Vectrols

I have been killing my self trying to find some cheap VTL5C3/2. This is a common part used in some very uncommon synths. There are so many interesting projects over at electro-music that use this part, but it cost's around 6-7 bucks a pop.

I have found a cheap source of VTL5c4/2 which is not relay a good substitution for the C3's but at $1.50 a pop definitely worth getting a few. I did a quick group buy over at electro-music because I am sure that people would want them, and now I have 30 left over.

I think I might make myself a lo pass gates, or in this case a slow-pass-gate. Check out the video to see what happens when you put a C4 into a LPG.

Custom x0xb0x B# edition

It's been a while since I posted. Its been crazy over here! Here is some picts of my custom x0xb0x I have been working on.

Solid State Logic takes on Mackie?

Looks like SSL is taking another big step into the home studio market. I could defenitly use a compact SSL in my studio.

8x dual input Mono Line channels – 16-channel mixdown.
8x Insert Send/Returns on channels.
Stereo CUE and two Mono Auxiliary Sends.
Cascade with X-Rack and other X-Desks for bigger systems.
Talkback – for artist communication with Dim and Cut buttons.
Independent Main and Alternate stereo monitor outputs.
SSL Stereo Mix Bus with External summing and Inserts.
2x Stereo Returns with Level, Pan and Bus assignment.
Stereo External input on XLRs.
iJack front panel input for portable playback devices.
High quality internal PSU.
D-Sub Channel I/O connection for Studio integration.
RF Screened I/O connections.
19-inch rackmount ears included.

Only €2,299 Not bad for 8ch of SSL and a 16ch summing mixer.

New updates on Novation Remote SL

I have always like the line of Novation controllers, at least after they fixed the bugs in the early software. Looks like they added touch faders and led rings to the line. I am not sure its the biggest announcement from Musikmesse 2009 this year but its still cool.

Roland RS-09

Here are some pics of the RS-09's that I got off of ruten. I scored 2 of them for $34 bucks. One works and the other one is missing its front panel. I am going to refrub one and strip out the other.




It has 4 BBD chips in it divided up in sections. The Chorus Bord is almost the same size as the panel. Definitely not like a Juno.

Wacom DJ gear... Nextbeat....WTF

Did not see this one coming. I have always wanted to get myself a wacom tablet for art stuff. But now they are making a DJ control that looks a lot like Stanton's Da scratch which them put out 6 months ago. I hope that this is a big win for wacom so they can then make something like a JazzMuntant Lemur. But I doubt it, were are they going to sell this? Best Buy?
Via: technabob.com

Repair Technique for 80017A ?

Looks kind of promising. I guy is sicking his dead chips in some acetone to remove the epoxy coating. The assumption here is that the epoxey becomes conductive over time and causes the chips to short out. check it out over at Matrixsynth

Homebrew midi-cv box

Nice DIY CV box from Robin Price. He is using the arduino platform and a nice DAC for this protect. Very cool.

link

The sound of electricity

Synclavier.

Unusual Synth Circuits

Basic site that has nothing but schematics from Osamu Hoshuyama. Lots of designs that I have not seen before. Interesting stuff...... if you are in to that type of thing. Link

Yahoo Japan

I have never really been a big fan of Yahoo but I have discovered that there is a good amount of vintage keyboards up on Yahoos action site. Japan is a lot closer to me out here in Taiwan so maybe I will be able to find that Korg MS-20 after all. Check it out thank god for Google translate.