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whats with the new pic?  a new module of course but what's the other half?

John,  do you think it might be similar to the 222e tactile controller 
on the 200e Buchla ?
What an incredibly useful way to *play* a synthesizer rather than the 
limitations of a keyboard !
Let's hope there's MUCH more we aren't seeing...

Cynthia,

Oh I see it! Well, aside from it probably being a very useful gestural
input module, there's something delightfully goofy about it. Did it
start out as a controller or were you simply trying to make a panel
light and got carried away?

Steve

--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, Cynthia Webster
<cynthia.webster@...> wrote:
>
> Hi John!
> 
> We're working behind the scenes on the website and will have
> something new up there quite soon.
> 
> (Look to the right here and click on New Photos for another clue).
> 
> Cynthia
> 
> 
> 
> 
> John wrote:
> >
> > whats with the new pic? a new module of course but what's the
other half?

> >
> >
>

Hi John!

We're working behind the scenes on the website and will have
something new up there quite soon.

(Look to the right here and click on New Photos for another clue).

Cynthia




John wrote:

>
> whats with the new pic? a new module of course but what's the other half?
>
>

Yup, I started out by wanting a very smart set of lamps at the
top on either side of my system to illuminate it in the dark.
I didn't want some junky plastic lamp using a car cigarette
lighter, instead I wanted something solid and built like a tank 
that will last 20 years, so I chose the Littlite brand of stage lamps
with 4-pin connectors.  Our mating connector on the panel
has gold pins for long term reliability.

And of course then I started thinking about the lower half of
the panel... and the photocell seemed like a great addition as
then one could use the combination of lamp and photocell as
a performance controller. 

I say "photocell" but it is actually a Light Dependent Resistor
or LDR which allows your own external signal to be processed
~through~ it while being modulated by a hand or distant flashlight.

The Voltage Processor also in the lower half of the module is
elegant in its simplicity yet very powerful as it has simultaneous
positive and inverted outputs, a gate signal generator and
internal comparator.   Sudden jerky movements towards the
cell will create a gate output for triggering envelopes and other
types of patch changes. 

If you don't want to feed an external input into it, simply pull
out the knob to switch-in a variable voltage source - so it is
also useful for voltage controlling any VC input in your system.

In the shop I was experimenting with these and got a very
strong 60 cycle buzz until I realized that it was coming from
the photocells reaction to the florescent lights above the bench,
yup, it's ~that~ sensitive, so adding a DC Lamp above the
cell easily overpowers any other ambient lighting, and it is
of course DC so there is no buzzing, (unless you want that!)

If you splay your fingers wide apart and rotate your hand
around between the lamp and the cell, you'll get a gate out
and a major modulation as each finger clears and then obscures
the photocell.   There is a dimmer on the front panel to adjust
the brightness of the lamp (or the sensitivity of the cell so to
speak).  Wild theatrical gestures are thus supported,
(who says watching synth players on stage is boring!)

Right-Angle Lamps are supplied standard and ship today
along with 12 Volt DC wall wart transformers that use 110
mains, (similar European transformers are readily available
in Europe as are adapters.  Accessories for the Littlelite
gooseneck lamps are available world wide.

The 4-pin XLR on the panel has two pins dedicated to the
photocell, but has two other pins offering the 12 volt source
so you can connect remote science fair type projects to the
module here if you like.

The upper half of the module uses the remote 12 volt
transformer (included) but the lower half of the module
uses the standard Modcan type 3-pin system power
connector.  This way the purity of your system power is
never compromised.

So there you are, a lovely way to brighten up your whole
system and actually see what colors those patch cords are
in the dark!


Cynthia



 





evetsterueb wrote:

>
> Cynthia,
>
> Oh I see it! Well, aside from it probably being a very useful gestural
> input module, there's something delightfully goofy about it. Did it
> start out as a controller or were you simply trying to make a panel
> light and got carried away?
>
> Steve
>
> --- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:The_Cyndustries_List%40yahoogroups.com>, Cynthia Webster
> <cynthia.webster@...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi John!
> >
> > We're working behind the scenes on the website and will have
> > something new up there quite soon.
> >
> > (Look to the right here and click on New Photos for another clue).
> >
> > Cynthia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > John wrote:
> > >
> > > whats with the new pic? a new module of course but what's the
> other half?
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

Wow... Thats ... like the coolest thing I have ever read.  Cynthia you
are out of control.

-John


--- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com, Cynthia Webster
<cynthia.webster@...> wrote:

>
> Yup, I started out by wanting a very smart set of lamps at the
> top on either side of my system to illuminate it in the dark.

Well... thank you John, But I can think of some other cool
things to read, such as "Behold a Pale Horse" by William Cooper,
or "How the World ~Really~ Works" by Jones...   Those books
really opened my eyes and I recommend them highly to everyone.
I'd say it's the Federal reserve that's out of control, but that's a
whole different story...  ("The Creature from Jekyll Island" by
G. Edward Griffin).

Best Wishes and Thanks!


Cynthia


John wrote:

>
> Wow... Thats ... like the coolest thing I have ever read. Cynthia you
> are out of control.
>
> -John
>
> --- In The_Cyndustries_List@yahoogroups.com 
> <mailto:The_Cyndustries_List%40yahoogroups.com>, Cynthia Webster
> <cynthia.webster@...> wrote:
> >
> > Yup, I started out by wanting a very smart set of lamps at the
> > top on either side of my system to illuminate it in the dark.
>
>
>