[sdiy] One man's dross...

[Ian Fritz]

Scott --

At 02:22 AM 4/11/2004, Scott Stites wrote:
>is another man's treasure.
>...
>
>Apparently not.  My apologies for asking a question relating to parts
>selection for my synthesizer on a list called 'Synth DIY'.  What could I
>have been thinking?

I agree that your question and the resulting thread were appropriate for 
the list.  I was just trying to say that thinking about fundamentally novel 
waveform techniques is more interesting to me personally.  And that Steve's 
post was stimulating, despite the difficulty in dealing with him from the 
social standpoint.


>I used each gate of a 40106 to derive 6 oscillators  in order to create a
>pitched noise source, much like Ken Stone uses in the Cynare project, only I
>used RC values from the Thomas Henry Distortion Cookbook.  I mixed the
>outputs together, and additionally coupled the outputs into the 4070 (not
>the 4030, *thanks to the list*) for digital ring modulation.  I also
>combined the lowest and highest frequencies from the 40106 into the 'left
>over' EXOR gate.  I mixed the outputs together to get a very convincing
>'gong' type noise output, but I didn't stop there.
>
>I then took six cheap (though not preferred) VTL5C2's, ran them in parallel
>with the timing resistors, and controlled the resistance of the Vactrols
>with a simple linear sink (running out of breadboard space at this time),
>allowing voltage control of the oscillators in tandem.  I then used the
>modified Random Fluctuating Voltage circuit (in which the 4016 is used) to
>control the frequency of the oscillators (as well as the triggering of an EG
>controlling the filter), ran that through my 2040 filter, VCA and PT2399
>delay and came up with the creepiest space sound I've ever produced.  Not
>everyone's cup of tea, but it was pure Oolong to me.
>
>And that's what I did with my Saturday.  Thanks to the list, it was much
>more enjoyable than it potentially could have been.

Sounds very interesting.  Will you be posting some clips?

   Ian