In my previous post, I looked at sequencers for my custom modular synthesizer, to compliment the basic synthesizer building blocks of VCO, VCF, VCA, EG etc. But what about all the bits needed to make it all come together? In […]
In this post I continue selecting the DIY modules for my custom modular synthesizer build by selecting the sequencers. Due to the length of this post, I won’t select any MIDI / computer interface or quantiser. In the case a product has […]
As part of my custom modular synth build, I selected the Neutron Sound Orgone Accumulator as one of the oscillator modules alongside an the analogue Haible Living VCOs by Random Source. You can read about the selection process here. I’ll […]
Next in my DIY modular synth build, I’ll be selecting the LFOs, or low frequency oscillators. These are simply oscillators which can run at lower frequencies under the audible range. A GMSN! Pure LFO for example can run either at 0.1Hz – […]
Finally it’s time to select my favourite part of a synthesizer, the filters! A little about filters Filters are used to reject certain frequencies and shape the sound. They commonly come in low pass (high frequencies cut off, low pass through), […]
Next in my DIY modular synth build, I’ll be selecting the envelope generators. As mentioned in my previous post about VCAs, and envelope generator, or EG, provides the control signal which is typically applied to volume (via a VCA) or a […]
As part of my DIY modular synth project, I recently selected the oscillators, choosing one VCDO (voltage controlled digital oscillator), the Neutron Sound Orgone Accumulator, and a set of three VCOs (voltage controlled oscillator), the Haible Living VCO,which included a […]
I wrote up the basic specifications for my DIY modular synthesizer, and now it’s time to begin selecting the circuits. I’ve decided to select the components roughly as per the signal flow; so oscillators first! My specifications were very basic: 2 […]
The Idea I recently attended a couple of workshops as part of Melbourne Music Week. The first was a small synth building workshop presented by Robert D Jordan, in which we built his Yowler 3 oscillator synth. The second was […]