New at / Neues bei Curetronic

There’s a real long images to paste but is almost self explanatory – there are new modules from Curetronic – and looks like they’re all improved – including nice ones like probability, the Stonehenge one looks a lot like a Steiner-Parker Filter. up to 5 LFOs in one Module and a classic 3379 VCF – all in one: most new modules got more in one which is good and decreases needed space – even on the 5U modules (moog sized). so – this is moving on on the path of…

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Curetronic Modular

Curetronic from germany NEW: Sequencer by Curetronic, 8 Step info PDF it consists of 4 Modules: 1) Sequencer itself with 8 Knobs, Reset, ext. and int. Trigger, CV + Gate out (V/Oct, V-trig) 2) extra Module for Mutes and Gate „length“ 3) another for LEDs 4) the pulse out module itself.. see pdf this is a modular system that started as DIY kits first.. there are interesting modules like the steiner parker filter, a simple step sequencer for triggers, clock divider, VCOs with sync and FM input and: very cheap…

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Doepfer Modular

ANALOGUE GERMAN MODULAR SYNTH doepfer modular system well , need I say something on doepfer? the A100 Modular system has the most modules to offer, some are great, others are „cheap“ but ok.. more on this soon.. here in germany it is the cheapest system available and: I do not know about a system that has more modules available than doepfer! here you can see 2 theremin antennas and the trautonium subharmonic oscillator. the original trautonium was a special instrument played by oskar sala (remember „birds“ from mister hitchcock?? that…

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DIY Formant

..open door to the / ein offener: formant modular synthesizer.. ein offener Formant.. sind Curtis Chips drin! opened formant with curtis chips inside! if you want it biiig… ;-) ein formant.. bisschen grösser ;-) von aliens project.. (www.aliens-project.de) (now sold away!..above!!) —> the formant was a project of the german electronics magazine „elektor“ and is continued by helm electronics. (Hans-Joachim Helmstedt) in germany. you can still get the book/ es gibt das Formant buch, besonders auch für einsteiger gut geeignet, die in die elektronikmusik technisch einsteigen wollen: 240 Seiten, Format…

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Dr.Böhm ( Doktor Boehm ) Soundlab Modular Synthesizer

modular system Dr.Böhm Soundlab  Dr.Boehm (1960-2006) <–enlarge pictures Soundlab (click on them) in 1979 theBöhm Soundlab by Professor Enders (University of Osnabrück, Germany) & Oliver Kellog was released.Böhm is now officially bankrupt -> insolvency in 2006. THE BOEHM SOUNDLAB uses banana jacks and is quite interesting / flexible. it provided multi mode filters when HPF,LPF,BPF combinations were still rare. böhm is a german electronic organ company for DIY kits and other stuffs from minden in germany. biggest competitor was wersi ;)find a nice info about the soundlab in „Synthesizer von Gestern…

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Technosaurus Synthesizer

ANALOGUE SYNTH Technosaurus + technosaurus + spectral audio more analogue synthesizers from CH (switzerland) Technosaurus Technosaurus Synth overview / überblick.. Technosaurus, Jürg Oldani producer of the well known Modulars also has 2 little machines on the market: the microcon 2 and the cyclodon (a nice little step sequencer) the structure of the cyclodon is this: 12 or 24dB/oct LPF with resonance of course, a simple envelope, an LFO with 2 waveforms (tri/pulse 50% duty cycle), all of them got mod knobs (LFO), there are models with midi and CV/gate control!…

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BME Axiom

MODULAR SYNTHESIZER – URLs and DIY links & Stuff.. BME modular synthesizer by Baumann under „axiom“..AXIOM / BME ein selteneres deutsches Modularsystem (BME-Modular PM10)… rare BME-Modular from germany Der BME wurde seinerzeit von H.-P. Baumann aus Aichach als Baussatz und Fertigmodell angeboten.. das bild zeigt das System PM 10 . Das PM10 enthielt Hybridmodule die H.P.Baumann selbst herstellte. Der Kunde, auch der Bastler, musste nur unkritische Bauteile auf den Platinen montieren und diese verdrahten. Auf die Weise wollte Baumann sicher stellen, dass die hochwertige und sehr präzise abgeglichenen Baugruppen nicht…

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