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Interesting concept Chris!

2010/1/25 Chris Muir <cbm@well.com>:
> After letting the real world get in the way for a while, I've made
> some time to slave away over a hot drafting table, and I think that
> these designs are finally far enough along to pull back the curtain.
> OK, so I don't really use a drafting table, but you get the idea. I
> have two main projects well underway, the ModuleModule, and Periodicity.
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> ModuleModule - http://www.eardrill.com/modules/ModuleModule/
> The ModuleModule is my solution to the problem that I encountered in
> trying to design the perfect utility module. I initially thought that
> I could find _just_ the right balance of things to make a utility
> module or two, but I could never quite settle on just the right things
> to include. Then it hit me that the problem was overly constrained. I
> was never going to be able to make a universally useful utility
> module, because there are just too many problems that different people
> might have.
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> The ModuleModule lets you put together up to four utility functions of
> your choosing in one module. I have many ModuleModule modules planned,
> more than are listed on the page. Given that I'm a tiny shop, all the
> ModuleModule modules won't be available right away, and reaction to
> individual ModuleModule modules will determine the order in which I
> tackle those sub-projects. I also hope that third parties will produce
> modules in this format.
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> Periodicity - http://www.eardrill.com/modules/Periodicity/
> While the 259e and 261e waveform generators have modulation
> oscillators which can operate as LFOs, there aren't really any
> dedicated LFOs in the Buchla system. My problem with using the mod
> oscillators as LFOs is that I almost _always_ want to use them for
> audio-rate modulation. The 281e function generator can also be pressed
> into service as an LFO, but I still felt the need for a dedicated LFO
> in my system. Also neither the mod oscillator nor the function
> generator goes slow enough for my tastes.
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> The Periodicity module is a feature-rich triple LFO that, among a host
> of other features, can go really slow. There are still a few issues
> that I'm working on: the LFO stew section is not 100% firm, and there
> are still open questions regarding exactly what aspects of LFO 2 & 3
> are slaved, when slave is enabled. (Symmetry? Freeze?)
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> Both the ModuleModule and Periodicity are pretty far along, but I
> haven't moved into the layout/parts procurement/assembly phases, so
> all of these are still a few months away. I'm not taking deposits as I
> haven't firmed up pricing yet. That said, I would like to get some
> idea about the interest for these two ideas, and particularly what
> ModuleModule modules you might be interested in.
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