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2004-02-19 by Brice D. Hornback
Hello. This email is to inform you that the SynthModules PSIM-1 can now be pre-ordered. I'm giving everyone on the SynthModules group a little head start before I make the announcement "public". Please see the following ordering page for details: http://www.SynthModules.com/psim-
2004-02-19 by Andrew Scheidler
Cool! Did everyone hear that? Mark's gonna get the Palm to talk to the PSIM! Hooray! :) And for the record, there *is* a computer in my studio, waiting for the PSIM to arrive. It's a 486dx66 that I bought from the school for $1 last year. Andrew TOTALLY PSIM-1 UNRELATED ENTERTAIN
2004-02-19 by Mark Pulver
Andrew Scheidler (06:20 AM 2/19/2004) wrote: >And somebody mentioned program storage modules... I think the Palm >Pilot would be a great way to store programs. The standard cradle has a >seriel port, and you can buy the low end Pilots for next to nothing. >Maybe a Frac-Rac module
2004-02-19 by Mark Pulver
Mike Marsh (08:06 PM 2/18/2004) wrote: >The one geek element that might be a barrier to the non-geek crowd >is the connection to the computer. Some might look at that and run >away screaming. Too bad for them! This is kinda' where I'm thinking now as well. John (and you) brought
2004-02-19 by Michael A. Firman
Yes the marketing of new gear (of any kind) is obnoxious. Just recall the big hoopla about synthesizers replacing musicians that went on in the 70's (I guess there was some truth in it since that seems to be coming into fruition now in the computer age, but you know what I mean).
2004-02-19 by grantrichter2001
> It seems that general dogma has crept in again. Nothing is wrong with soft synths > or plugins. In fact they are wonderful, simply amazing actually. There is also nothing > wrong with a TX816 as a creative tool, but that doesn't mean that a Buchla 200 is > an obsolete piece of
2004-02-19 by Andrew Scheidler
Just the other day (President's Day actually) I had the day off and went to see where a friend of mine works. One of his co-workers was "into music" and I invited him to the AHMW get together by showing him the info web page about it. He was perusing thru a few of the pictures fr
2004-02-19 by Michael A. Firman
Andrew, Grant, and everyone else, It seems that general dogma has crept in again. Nothing is wrong with soft synths or plugins. In fact they are wonderful, simply amazing actually. There is also nothing wrong with a TX816 as a creative tool, but that doesn't mean that a Buchla 20
2004-02-19 by grantrichter2001
> ==> As one of the recent "computer bashers" on AH, I would say there is > a huge difference between the PSIM computer use and the "softsynth - > sequencing - sampling - recording" computer use that I have banned from > my studio ;) The difference in philosophy is the eliminatio
2004-02-19 by Andrew Scheidler
>>> mmarsh@websense.com 02/18/04 11:06 PM >>> The one geek element that might be a barrier to the non-geek crowd is the connection to the computer. Some might look at that and run away screaming. Too bad for them! I lurk on AH and the recent tirades against computers seems pretty
2004-02-19 by grantrichter2001
I've been knocking myself out to try and build a phase locked loop without realtime or interrupt support. It is not working very well, but should be possible with up coming releases of the debugger. > > One particularly intriguing aspect of the PSIM is the CV-to-MIDI > > conversi
2004-02-19 by Mike Marsh
Er, Blacet BZ... --- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Marsh" wrote: > I think there might be two levels of buyer - one that programs and > one that doesn't. Kinda like two levels of synth buyer: one that > progams and one that uses presets. The more 'preset' PSIM code > ava
2004-02-19 by Mike Marsh
I think there might be two levels of buyer - one that programs and one that doesn't. Kinda like two levels of synth buyer: one that progams and one that uses presets. The more 'preset' PSIM code available, the more attractive it could be. But I'm notoriously bad at predicting the
2004-02-19 by john mahoney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Pulver" > > Honestly, I dunno... I think that there are certainly a number of DIY geeks > out here that will be able to make a LOT of use of this module, but there's > a magnitude more of folks that could make use of it - but have no techn
2004-02-18 by Mark Pulver
john mahoney (10:32 AM 2/18/2004) wrote: >I'll be surprised if Brice doesn't sell a truckload of these modules. For >the price of a "dumb" module or two, you can not beat the flexibility. Honestly, I dunno... I think that there are certainly a number of DIY geeks out here that wi
2004-02-18 by Mark Pulver
Andrew Scheidler (10:13 AM 2/18/2004) wrote: >And I'm glad it has the 9 pin port instead of USB. USB is so _not_ >geeky... Anyone else gonna out there going be a REAL geek and use the >DOS version of the software??? I may... :) I've been a command line lover since 1976. :_ >And I
2004-02-18 by john mahoney
Andrew wrote: > Yeah, the PSIM is *THE* geek device of the decade. I missed the > Sinclair days by a few years, so I was doing the Commodore 64 > programming thing, but this is the same kinda deal. I'm jazzed...! It really does bring back the "old fashioned" (LOL!) concept of DIY
2004-02-18 by Andrew Scheidler
Yeah, the PSIM is *THE* geek device of the decade. I missed the Sinclair days by a few years, so I was doing the Commodore 64 programming thing, but this is the same kinda deal. I'm jazzed...! And I'm glad it has the 9 pin port instead of USB. USB is so _not_ geeky... Anyone else
2004-02-18 by Mike Marsh
No offense whatsoever! And no relationship that I know of either. There are many Mike Marsh-es out there. When I got to grad school, I began getting menacing phone calls and threats to 'kick my Commie a**'. Yikes! Turns out there was a professor on campus that supported the Nicar
2004-02-17 by grantrichter2001
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Marsh" wrote: > Grant has it right. Of all languages, BASIC is perhaps the easiest > to a hold of. And it's really fun to use, particularly for smallish > things like PSIM code. > > It's really fun! > > Mike Hi Mike, The Feb. issue of SP
2004-02-15 by Mike Marsh
Grant has it right. Of all languages, BASIC is perhaps the easiest to a hold of. And it's really fun to use, particularly for smallish things like PSIM code. It's really fun! Mike --- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "grantrichter2001" wrote: > BASIC was written as a teaching lan
2004-02-15 by grantrichter2001
BASIC was written as a teaching language. I started using it when I was 11 years old. It has been used successfully in grade schools, high schools, and college. It is simple but powerful. In other words, it was designed as a "first" language for real people, not just rocket scien
2004-02-14 by Brice D. Hornback
John, All the code it will come with is already available to you online. Just go to the Files section of the group's site. There are programs and MP3's there. Check out the code. It's all there with more being added all the time. Thank you for your interest. - Brice http://www.Sy
2004-02-14 by inform3r
Hey Brice, Thanks for the encouragement. I'm definitely going to dig into those resources(links) when I have adequate time. It's nice to know that the module comes with "example code," but I'm sure I'll want to get my hands in it after I have the module for a while. I think that'
2004-02-13 by Brice D. Hornback
John, Don't worry. Learning the code isn't that difficult. Starting out, you can simply download the ("module") code already available and load it into the PSIM-1 and it will work just as it's supposed to. You *don't* have to know any code to use the PSIM-1. Of course, I'm sure e
2004-02-13 by j_inform3r
I'm really intrigued by the potential of the PSIM-1. Unfortunately I've never used BASIC and I feel like this definitely will hamper my ability to fully use this module. Can anyone recommend some sites that give good coverage on the foundations of BASIC? I'm really curious as to
2004-02-12 by john mahoney
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brice D. Hornback" > > To those three people currently waiting for their PSIM-1 modules... > ... shipped out to you in the next day > or two. Yes... the fun begins! Woo hoo! > Did you all have a chance to listen to the Wiard Noise Ring playing
2004-02-12 by Brice D. Hornback
Hello everyone. I'll be making an important announcement to those folks on the waiting list in the next few days. If you are interested in a PSIM-1... you really need to be on the waiting list. Spots are filling up quickly as I will be doing these in small batches. Send me an ema
2004-02-12 by Brice D. Hornback
I'd like to expand on Grant's answer a little bit. The PSIM-1 is a unique hybrid analog/digital synthesizer module. It can be programmed to perform the function of *many* modules, typically one (or a few) at a time. Software is already available online that reflects this. That's
2004-02-11 by grantrichter2001
> I almost hate to ask, but... Can't the Noise Ring be programmed into the > PSIM? Fewer PSIM inputs would be required, as you would need only a noise > source as an input to the PSIM (you could also resort to using a > pseudo-random number generator). Absolutely, thye Noise Ring
2004-02-10 by john mahoney
Clarification: I meant to say, my question referred to using the Noise Ring only as a CV source. I know that the Noise Ring module has audio capabilities that the PSIM does not. Thanks. -- john
2004-02-10 by john mahoney
Grant, I almost hate to ask, but... Can't the Noise Ring be programmed into the PSIM? Fewer PSIM inputs would be required, as you would need only a noise source as an input to the PSIM (you could also resort to using a pseudo-random number generator). The Noise Ring's functions c
2004-02-10 by synthmodules
I've just uploaded two MP3's of the Wiard Noise Ring *playing* my Alesis SR-16 MIDI Drum Machine. Comments? By the way, I'm not just plugging the Noise Ring because Grant helped me out with the PSIM-1. The two things I use most to generate CV's for the PSIM-1's four Analog Inputs
2004-02-10 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 MP3 Samples/20040210SR16midi-just-drums.mp3 Uploaded by : synthmodules Description : PSIM-1 "add-on module" MIDI OUT Demo. In this
2004-02-10 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 MP3 Samples/20040210-FirstSR16midi.mp3 Uploaded by : synthmodules Description : PSIM-1 "add-on module" MIDI OUT Demo. Using the Wi
2004-02-10 by Mike Marsh
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "Brice D. Hornback" wrote: > ... Yes, that's CV > to MIDI... Oh yeah! I wonder what my Roland Rompler will sound like driven by a Noise Ring :) Or how about recording the MIDI generated by a patch on my MOTM, then using that MIDI (through MIDI
2004-02-10 by Brice D. Hornback
You can count on it. Actually, MIDI OUT is already working. Yes, that's CV to MIDI. I'll be uploading the code and more information about it later this week. Those of you coming to the AHMW 2004 gathering will be able to see it in action! - Brice http://www.SynthModules.com -----
2004-02-10 by Woody Wall
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "grantrichter2001" wrote: > Here is a code example. DAC1V is the variable used to transmit > raw DAC value for channel 1 to the above subroutine. > > DAC1V = (MIDINOTE - MIDIOFFSET)*32 > > If MIDIOFFSET is 36, then middle C is set to 2.000 vol
2004-02-09 by Mike Marsh
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" wrote: > Hi Andrew, > to add to Grant's (authotitative) explanation of the DAC's 4096 (0 to 4095) output.... > the ADC's have a different range: > 5v divided into 1024 (0-1023) steps. This CV input range is clamped by a zener diode
2004-02-09 by Mike Marsh
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "grantrichter2001" wrote: . . . > > Here is a code example. DAC1V is the variable used to transmit > raw DAC value for channel 1 to the above subroutine. > > DAC1V = (MIDINOTE - MIDIOFFSET)*32 > . . . What happens when the MIDINOTE is less tha
2004-02-09 by drmabuce
Hi Andrew, to add to Grant's (authotitative) explanation of the DAC's 4096 (0 to 4095) output.... the ADC's have a different range: 5v divided into 1024 (0-1023) steps. This CV input range is clamped by a zener diode to 5V... so i've found that CV input attenuation is useful some
2004-02-09 by Andrew Scheidler
A question for Brice or Doc or any of you scurvy dogs with a PSIM in your hold: From looking at existing programs, the range of the ADC and DAC variables look like they range from 0-4095, which appears to coorespond to the voltage range 0-5 volts. Is this correct? Sharpening my b
2004-02-09 by grantrichter2001
> From looking at existing programs, the range of the ADC and DAC > variables look like they range from 0-4095, which appears to coorespond > to the voltage range 0-5 volts. Is this correct? The PSIM-1 DAC outputs are scaled for use with the MIDI note system and 1 volt per octave
2004-02-08 by Mike Marsh
--- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" wrote: > Hi All, > The PSIM will soon be at large among it's user base. I > enjoyed a rather exclusive privilege in getting an early opportunity > to explore it's capabilities. ... Hey Doc - Thanks for this! I can't wait to get mine
2004-02-07 by drmabuce
Hi All, The PSIM will soon be at large among it's user base. I enjoyed a rather exclusive privilege in getting an early opportunity to explore it's capabilities. Little by little now, more of you folks will face the same blank canvas that I have over the last month. So here are m
2004-02-07 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 Programs/Miscellaneous/slew.bas Uploaded by : drmabuce Description : elementary VC slew rate generator You can access this file at
2004-02-05 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 Programs/ADSR/20040205b-adsr.bas Uploaded by : synthmodules Description : A CV Programmable QUAD ADSR with the same envelope outpu
2004-02-04 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 Programs/Sequencer/permute1.bas Uploaded by : drmabuce Description : sequence pitch & rhythm permutation generator You can access
2004-02-03 by Mike Marsh
Really interesting code! As soon as I get me grubbies on one of these modules, I'm gonna add the ability to change frequency via a CV IN... Come to think of it, also change tempo via a CV IN! Mike --- In SynthModules@yahoogroups.com, SynthModules@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > Hello,
2004-02-03 by SynthModules@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the SynthModules group. File : /PSIM-1 Programs/Sequencer/20040203d-deranger.bas Uploaded by : synthmodules Description : A variation on the original deranger-c.bas file