Modular Synthesizer Pictures

Per · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2008 1:02 pm Post subject:

It did cost more than a japanese bike, but less than a Harley Davidson.
I have no site but make some music on it. I´ll try to add some samples, and hope I won´t hit the download cealing.
Per

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A typical modular theme. A mix of FM and CV through the Doepfer squencer.

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v-un-v · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:50 am Post subject:

Cool track Per!! Laughing

Muff Wiggler · Joined: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 63 Location: Canada

yes very nice work Per, really enjoyed it, thanks!!

Per · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:03 am Post subject:

Nice to hear.
Per

Peake · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:39 am Post subject:

Your "08 mix1.3.mp3" is a tad more beautiful Wink

You really make the digitals sound attractive! A high compliment if there ever was one.

Per · Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:25 am Post subject:

Thanks for the comments, guys.
To me the analog/digital issue is a not a question, really. It is just sounds of different flavour. The analog ones are much more expensive tho get, though.
I have two 2nd had Roland synths (JV-1080 and XV-2020), gear that is more or less for free these days, compared to when they where new. But within the mix, they sounds as well as they did when they where state of the art. To base the whole sound spectrum on only an Roland Synth is a bad idea to me, but when it costs the same as one single analogue module, it is a bargain. There is some nice sounds in each synth, no matter what type it is.
Per

J3RK · Joined: Jun 05, 2006 Posts: 123 Location: Seattle

hogberto · Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 53 Location: scotland

nice cabinet j3rk.

do it yourself?

the rack will be nice when it's finished. Laughing

doctorvague · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:28 am Post subject:

I love this thread!!
Here's some recent pics of 'the cockpit' since we moved.
My wife let me trade a tiny bedroom for the master bedroom so I could have more room, God bless 'er.
You can barely see the Andromeda on the right.
Cwejman, Blacet, Doepfer, Modcan and MOTM.
I guess my favorite module would have to be the Cwejman S1Mk2. : Wink

There's some older gentleman in the chair, not quite sure who he is, as I'm a young very good looking guy. Rolling Eyes

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mono-poly · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:45 am Post subject:

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kkissinger · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Just thought I'd jump in here.

This is me in front of my Aries control panel. The two Aries keyboards are not shown in this pic -- these days I tend
to play the Aries via MIDI and the touch sensitive keyboards (the VZ1 and K2600) below.

The green, lighted, buttons on the left is a matrix patch system that allows me to patch control voltages to each
of the nine VCOs, two filters, and Phaser. The double column of buttons route the Gate Trigger signals to each of
the six Envelope generators.

To view the specs and hear tracks from the vintage Aries Synthesizer, go to:

http://kevinkissinger.com/ariesinfo.shtml

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doctorvague · Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:14 am Post subject:

Hey we're showing ourselves!
I like it!
But it's like skinny dipping... kinda. Shocked

But it's cold! No really!
My modular looks bigger than this in real life - really!
Very Happy

hey Kevin - I'm the guy who used to be in Shawnee, KS and moved back to NM. I would have sworn that was a green CRT screen there at the upper left in your pic-weird! When I come visit there I'll shoot you a PM. Love to hear your system.

Mono- you're going to trip and hurt yourself man! OR damage some gear arrrgggh!
"Yes, officer apparently he had an accident involving the (Brand of Coveted Modular)..."
"Oh my! Let's hope the (Brand of Coveted Modular) wasn't harmed!!"
Laughing

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Jyoti · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject:

Bloody hell! Shocked

I really shouldn't have looked at this thread, should I? You've all posted up some of the most gorgeous synth porn I have ever, every seen. Here, in this one post!

I blame elektro80 for tempting me into the modular world...

(looks at credit card limit)

Cynthia · Joined: Oct 25, 2003 Posts: 7 Location: Los Angeles

Here is my own personal system, there are plenty of empty panels still.
I just added two towers of six SixPacs in between each side, which required a larger ten foot long butcher block table to fit it all on, and while I was at it, I finally added caster dollies on each side so I can finally pull it out from the wall to work on the backside of it all. (13) Power Supplies total.

The two docking SixPac Towers are designed to pull easily out of the rig to go mobile on their own and have cable pass-throughs to the rear underneath. The other four cabinet spaces each have keyboard risers with spring reverb tanks hidden inside. Total system signal flow is left to right.

I'm presently using a quad bus Ramsa mixer, but am looking to go to an eight channel bus, the Toft 32-channel would be nice, but it is not particularly surround sound friendly, maybe a continuum controller too someday?

I know, I know... "Where's My Order!" Lol!
Well, a girl's gotta have some fun sometime, right?

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neandrewthal · Joined: May 11, 2007 Posts: 672 Location: Canada

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You win.

Shocked

mosc · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:29 am Post subject:

Cynthia, that's a beautiful system.

ramechling

OH, great... I'll just print out this photo and show it to my dinky little 3 6-Pac mini-modular and coax it into growing big and strong xxsun

Of course, when the power goes off during a thunderstorm here in rural S. Carolina... only the harmonium makes a peep

BobTheDog · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:19 am Post subject:

I'm gonna use that photo to show just how little equipment I have to loved ones and the real and dire need for more!

kkissinger · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:30 am Post subject:

Cynthia,

Wow! Impressive system, indeed.

Do you have a website? Would you share some of the music that you create with your synthesizer? Would enjoy hearing it in action!

p.s. -- is Cynthia your real name or a play on the word "Synthi"? Smile

Cynthia · Joined: Oct 25, 2003 Posts: 7 Location: Los Angeles

Howdy!

Thanks for the kind words, and to answer your question Kevin, Yes, Cynthia Webster is my real name, (not to be confused with the EMS Synthi model A) and I do have a website www.cyndustries.com and have been manufacturing modular synthesizers under the Cynthia brand name for six-years. We've shipped thousands of modules to (24) countries.

I haven't had a chance to record much lately, the last show that I did with my system was playing live with Doug Lynner at the Sacred Elixirs Festival at the Santa Jose Convention Center a couple of years ago.

Some of my music can be heard at www.thiaMedia.com and hopefully I will be releasing a whole lot more of it in the near future. My personal emphasis is now on surround sound synthesis and I am interested in pursuing musical projects where six or eight track surround sound takes are recorded as an organic whole, instead of creating surround exclusively from only mono or stereo sources. Toward this end, I am a believer in empowering synthesists with new tools to allow discrete surround sound without the need for transcoding - just in order to hear one's work.

My own system is perhaps one of the largest Modcan format banana modulars, however there are some other biggies in Switzerland, France, Germany, Vermont, and also here in California. I keep a working example of each design that we release as a "Go-by" and have been slowly building this system in my spare time, Naturally, it has taken years to build... one module at a time.

Best Wishes!

Cynthia

http://www.thiamedia.com/

http//www.cyndustries.com/

kkissinger