Modular Synthesizer Bleeps

Best of CGS

 

SWAMP

 

Best of CGS

 

NLC SPASM

 Seven way Vactrol for NLC SPASM , beautiful module ,my layout is correct ,i used film box for the ldr's 

modular bleeps

I found this recording not long ago ,it is recorded in 2012 - November or so , and it's only survived recording from my first modular synth ,it was mostly done on stripboards ,while the panels were found materials and even cardboard, i reused pots from an old mixer for this synth a lot ,they have proven to be very good quality , one of the panels for artwork has the record sleeve of a rolling stones album

 

 

 

CMOS chaos

 article link : https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/iet-cds.2018.5544

 

 

 

Chaotic and Hyperchaotic Self-Oscillations of Lambda Diode

Article by Jiri Petrzela

 link

 

 

 

 

Fourth order fully analog chaotic oscillator constructed by using only commercially available active elements, namely single TL084, one AD844 and four AD633.

A Chaotic Circuit for Producing Gaussian Random Numbers

 interesting paper on chaos ,and circuit using 2 x AD633 ,LM311 ,and Opamps ,here is link

 

a new 3-dimensional quadratic continuous autonomous chaotic system

 (this is article by Ihsan Pehlivan and Zhouchao Wei link : here

 

 

 

Dual Spring Reverb Thing

24 Bands Filter Bank (Pt.1)

 

Trapezoid Function Generator

 pcb

NLC SPASm TH

 

VCF1 3521 PCB2

 This is double sided board for EFM 3521 VCF ,it is suitable for 4U format ,i am yet to build it so i don't know if there are any errors in the EFM document that you can find at Fonitronik's site , i used mached BCM847/857 transistors ,the PCB dimensions are 140x55mm

cell a

 

Radio

 Beautiful enclosure from an old radio ,suitable for a Modular ,9 x 13 rows of functions is my calculation 

film

 

Get a custom modular synthesizer

 Building custom handmade modular synthesizers on order, 16x10 rows of functionality for the price of 1000EU, including popular circuits and modules, panels can include artwork of your choice with high quality printing , shipping is with UPS available anywhere in the world , i have built various modules or complete systems for folks in Japan, Russia, Denmark, UK ...circuits included from Buchla, Serge, MFOS, Yusynth ,CGS ,Wiard and otthers.

to contact me : vladribarski@gmail.com

VCF 1 3521

 This is descrete version of Oberheim SEM Filter ,it is from the EFM Schematics for VCF1 3521 , i replaced the transistors with matched BCM847/857 pairs

EFM VCF6c

 

NLC Primal Hyperchaos

 pcb layout - tested and working

Biennale Architettura 2021 - Sneak Peek: Republic of North Macedonia

 

VENICE, 22.05 - 21.11 2021

BIENNALE
ARCHITETTURA 2021

HOW WILL WE LIVE TOGETHER?

Commissioner: Dita Starova Kjerimi, National Gallery of the Republic of North Macedonia

Curators: Bekir Ademi and Jordan Šišovsk
Exhibitors: Ana Rafailovska, Amine Ademi, Enis Abovski, Atanas Naumovski, Enes Sever, Dren Nevzati, Gavril Boshkoski, Elmedina Hasani, Nita Çavolli, Aida Bakali Salihu, Ivana Chaloska, Jordan Šišovski, Bekir Ademi

Venue: Palazzo Zorzi, Castello 4930

music is from my ep night : https://vladoshribski.bandcamp.com/album/nght

Thoughts On Electronic Music II - by Jim Wilson

Before i share all 3 sections of the article by Jim Wilson to say that i tried to look up for email and ask properly for permission to reprint these ,i wrote to Bernie once over some other issue and got no reply at all ,so if i need to remove this content from my blog i will ,just as it goes for so many lost schematics in electronotes that so very few have built ..it is same for the many articles (mostly technical issues) that can be found there or in older publications of the type and it's shame to be forgotten .

5c.ESTHETICS OF NEW MUSIC

 Thoughts On Electronic Music

II

Music - Electronic vs. Electrified*

by Jim Wilson

The present use of the term "electronic music" covers a wide range of musical phenomenon from certain rock groups and the Hammond Organ to the most sophisticated computer techniques . It seems that the only requirement for the music to be given the adjective electronic is for electricity to be present .Evidently ,this is considered necessary and sufficient .

What i would like to suggest is that ,the above use of the term "electronic music" is a striking example of definition by non-essentials .It confuses and blurs the characteristic of electronic music which makes it unique and revolutionary .That characteristic is that electronic music is not a performing art .This immediately distinguishes electronic music from all other types of music .It also radically alters the relations between composer - audience ,composer - performer ,composer - sound .In addition the status of the recording is drastically changed .

But what about live electronic music ? I propose to call this electrified music. What i want to stress here is that electrified music does not change the composers relations with audience ,performer or sound ,and that electrified music represents a part of a general evolutionary trend we have seen in the history of music.That trend being to create instruments which expand the timbre and range available to the composer .
In short - electrified music is evolutionary ,electronic music , revolutionary .We can see this by examining certain relations one by one .

The Relation Between Composer and Audience :

In performed music ,electrified or acoustic , the composer addresses his audience only indirectly ,through the medium of the performer ,or twice removed through the performer and a distorted recording .The only exception to this is if the composer himself performs a work he has written for an unaccompanied instrument ,to a live audience .
The composer of electronic music has a more direct , more intimate communication with his audience because electronic music is not performing art .No performers means no distortion of the composer's intentions . Also ,the recording of an electronic music opus does not represent a distortion .(More on this later)

Paradoxical as it may sound, even tho the electronic music composer communicates more directly with his audience then the composer of performed music, the electronic music composer also has less physical contact with his audience .This is because the electronic music composer's audience is dispersed ,rarely coming to concerts because electronic music sounds as good on one's own stereo ( or quad ) as it does in the concert hall. The electronic music composer speaks to his audience in the same manner as the novelist .The novelist never meets the vast majority of his readers and may deliberately cut himself off from contact with his audience .For the first time the composer ,if he writes electronic music ,can do the same .

The Relation Between Composer and Performer :

In performed music ,both electrified and acoustic ,the composer is at the performer's mercy .He must first convince the performer that his music is worth playing . But even should he convince the performer that his music is good the performer must also consider his reputation and whether or not the audience will want to listen to a new piece .The situation is immensely frustrating since a composer's work may be rejected on grounds that have nothing to do with esthetics ,and even if the performer finally deigns to play the composer's opus ,the performer may not play the piece the way the composer would like.

The electronic music composer's relation to performers is very simple. Since there are no performers in electronic music no relation exists. The performer becomes irrelevant, and ,thank gooodness, the attendant problems

The Relation Between Composer and Sound :

The material the composer uses is sound and this, of course, is true for both electronic music and performed music. But how the composer relates to sound undergoes a severe change in non-performed electronic music. 

In performed music, either acoustic or electrified, the composer's relation to sound is distant and the coomposer has to rely heavily on his inner ear. This was result of the fact that it was extremely difficult to gather the proper musicians just to hear if a certain passage sounded correct. A positive cult grew up labeling any composer who composed at the piano inferior.

With electronic music the composer deals directly with sound. He therefore does not have to wait to hear certain passages, he can try them out, over and over again if need be. Here the composer resembles a sculptor and it might be appropriate to call electronic music sound sculpture. An electronic music composer can take a bloc of sound or passage and wittle it away, or add to it, or change it and hear the results very soon. 

The Status of the Recording :

In performed music ,electrified or acoustic, the recording represents a reproduction in the same sense as a reproduction of a painting. The recording of a piece of music is generally considered an esthetically inferior product to hearing a "live" performance. (I must confess that i never understood the prejudice for i have never heard a piece of music in a concert hall with the amazing clarity with which i hear the same piece on a recording. Besides if i want to stand up while listening to a recording no one will mind and i won't be bothered by anyone else coughing , shuffling, whispering etc..)

In electronic music the recording becomes the actual artwork itself. It is not a reproduction. Just as each copy of a novel is the novel, so also each copy of an electronic music opus is the art work.

This leads directly to a chamber like quality of electronic music  for electronic music is perfectly suited for home listening either from records ,tape or radio.

I think the above case speaks for itself. In no significant way does performed electronic music change the relation between composer and performer or sound or the recording or audience . Electronic music as a non-performing art substantially changes all of these relations. Therefore electronic music and electrified music should be conceptually differentiated .

Serge Panel

 

Ring Modulator

 EMS Ring Modulator - PCB Layout ,this one is not tested ,and most likely i'll never build it ,the dual transistors are BCM847 ,the layout is based on this drawing

Serge VCA/Overdrive

PCB layout for Serge VCA/Overdrive from his Wavemultipliers Module ,i am yet to build this but i am certain it is correct to the schematic  

and it's tested ,working!

Cross-Product Module

 by Bernie Hutchins - from Electronotes ,this is similar to the Suboctave generator by Ken Stone ,this one uses 74xx chips 

audiomulch in noise

Varilogic 2 by Grant Richter

 PCB Layout 

this module can change the logic between two gates with voltage control ,so depending on the voltage it can be and / or / xor 

the table is borrowed from Richter's old page which can be still found at the wayback machine along with schematics and more info on this module https://web.archive.org/web/20140810101425/http://www.musicsynthesizer.com/DIY/Grant/grant_richters_synthdiy.htm

PCB Layout is still not confirmed as i don't know if i need this too right now ,i share it if anyone wants to build this .

амбиентална

Soldermask Arp Quadra Phaser PCB

 from making the ARP Quadra Phaser adaptation by Jurgen Haible ,i get my pcb's done locally and this is how it's done .

VCA with CA3046

 pcb layout

 

555 VCO

 Thomas Henry 555 VCO PCB Layout ,tested and working ,the dual transistor thing in the 8 pin Dip socket is BCM857 ,this is a slim down version with only triangle and ramp outputs

Freq Shifter - Part 1

 Frequency Shifter - Part 1