Cgs synth

Hi Guys. I just completed the modules for my next cabinet of the
modular. I decided to build a cabinet to house 7 frac racks as well
as my fatman. I don't have the cabinet finished yet, but I uploaded
a couple pics of the new synth. I'm excited to be this close to
being "finished". After this, it's "so long" to the frac racks and
hello Moog style panels!
-Rob

Rob,

Nice looking synth. care to share a list of what modules are in it?

lbd

Thanks lbd. I can tell you what I've got in it right now.
The bottom Rack has : 1 CGS CV Cluster (Cool module!), 1 EFM dual
VCO 3d, and 3 EFM VCO 4Es, modelled after the Mood Prodigy. I had
to tweak them to get satisfactory waveforms for the sine and square,
but it tracks well and sounds great.
The next rack from the bottom has : A Moog filter clone, an EMS
filter, an EFM VCF 6c diode ladder filter (I like this filter), an
Oberheim style 2 pole filter with BH,HP,Lp and notch as well as a 1p
filter, an ARP 4072 clone, a CGS Steiner filter (Still needs
tweaking. DC offset needs adjusting on the CV lines)
Next row is : CGS Joystick controller, dual positive slew limiter,
banana to 1/8" adapters for the custom Fatman shown in cabinet 1, a
CGS gate to trig converter, a CGS saw wave pitch shifter/wave
multiplier, a slew limiter (linear and not gated although it will be
in a week or two) and a MIDI to CV converter.
Nest rack up has an EFM dual VCA with crossfade, another EFM VCA,
this time with a CGS mixer hacked into the EFM PC board for the hell
of it. Next to that is an EFM waveshaper and a 4 input, 1 out mixer
with no attenuators. (doh!) and where the blank panel is, I actually
have a CGS power supply that feeds a voltage source giving variable
outputs between 0 and +10v, 0 and -10v and -10 and +10v. Also
included is a voltage follower and an inverter. Very handy.
In the second rack from the top is a CGS Master Divider. I love
this module. It is so useful. It can not only divide clock
signals, but can be used as a sub oscillator, and when plugged into
a few drum oscillators as a beat matrix. I can think of countless
uses for this and highly reccomend having AT LEAST 1. Next up are 2
CGS mixers with attenuators for the master level. Beside those is a
fully modular CGS Cynare complete with shimmer controls. Pictured
in the top rack from the left is a CGS Tube VCA and Wavefolder. It
works but I haven't built a separate 6V supply yet, so it goes
unused until that gets built. I don't think that you can see, but I
mounted a little piece of plastic inside of the veiwing hole to act
as a window to look at the tube from. Purely aesthetic. beside
that is an EFM ring modulator and preamp with purple LEDs. I just
got a lot of these as well as pinks and am really excited by them.
Holy cow are they bright though! Beside that is a CGS Psycho LFO
and next to that is an EFM Voltage Controlled LFO 5a. I love this
module and reccomend building one because it has a great staircase
generator and the sample and hold is really nice too with a little
tweaking. (write to me for more on that.) Beside that are 2 EFM
ADSRs. I like them, but i really wish someone would design a Juno
style multi stage envelope generator. These are really valuable,
especially when trying to sequence punchy basslines. Voltage
controlled stages would just be a plus. There seems to be nobody
making these at the moment. Not pictured, is the 7th rack which
includes a CGS wavetable. (haven't found a machine to cut the square
holes for the display, any ideas?), a dual sawtooth/square LFO, 6
voltage attenuators, gated portamento and an interface providing RCA
to stereo 1/4 to stereo 1/8" to 2 mono 1/4ths to 2 mono 1/8ths to
bananas with panning to top it off. I also have a Fatman that has
been surgically modified, separating each "module" with banana jacks
and decoupleing components in order to make it compatible with the
modular. Maybe once I build the big cabinet, I'll give you guys
some sound samples using the CGS stuff. I plan on trying to build
all of Ken's projects, but I want to wait until I get the Moog style
cabinet before I start. I've learned alot by building this system,
and now I hope to build some more ergonomic modules.
-Rob