Elektron Musical Instruments

Le 19 déc. 2003, à 05:46, endlessnessisticman a écrit :

> Hey Denis, can you point me in the right direction for DIY.  I have
> built a Paia fatman and I'm interested in building more.  I'm
> looking for some simple effects boxes and synth kits (also mods).

First have you made the mods of the Fatman, it's maybe the most moded 
synth there is.
The oringinal is ok but a bit boring in the end, with mods it's a full 
synth much more versatile.

For effect boxes there are loads of stompbox shemos that could do the 
trick. Unfortunately a lot of them are not going to run properly as 
found on the net.

Synth kits are almost all modular, you already know PAIA that has some 
trick up its sleeve (vocoder, spring reverb, small modular…), there's 
also Blacet, MOTM, CGS, EFM, ASM-1, Helm Formant…
I have all the links (you can find them in google without trouble) plus 
a few others I don't recall now… (got to restart in OS9 to give you 
more hints)

http://www.blacet.com
http://www.synthtech.com (MOTM) very good DIY FAQ on building even if I 
don't like the synth itself.
http://www.ele4music.com/ EFM
http://www.elby-designs.com/ ASM-1 (shop)
http://home.swipnet.se/cfmd/synths/friends/stopp/ (home of the ASM-1) 
(note, ASM-1 are not for the faint of heart)
http://www.elby-designs.com/pixie/pixie-about.htm Hey some are 
preparing a DIY WASP! (unfinished, and won't be as unreliable and 
therefore fun -yes!- as the real one but…)
http://www.cgs.synth.net/
http://www.helm-elektronik.de/ (in German)

http://www.synth.clara.net/resources.html with all the links above and 
others I don't remember by heart
http://www.synth.clara.net/beginners.html a good FAQ

There's even an extandable MIDI controler project at ucaps.de the 
MIDIbox (with SID add-on, oops I'm on topic again) 
http://www.ucapps.de/

> I've gotten tired of VAs and the like.  Not to say that Elektron
> isn't making any run of the mill DSP innovation.  I have quite a few
> links.  Just wondering if you know something I don't (like before).

I know everything! And the rest! LOL

For stompboxes a google on DIY stompboxes is a good start, I have 
selected sites, but on my other system… I'll look for this this WE.

For front panels you can go Schaeffer Apparetebau (they are in Germany, 
their software is windows only, but they have a daughter company in the 
USA), or do them yourself many methods out there, results vary… 
Simplest method and looking good is:

-prepare carefully the design
-print it on a clear foil used for transparents in reverse (let it dry)
-spray the printed side with paint you want the panel to be (let it dry)
-glue to the panel after drilling the holes
-cut the holes in the plastic
-et voilà !

Denis H]                                 lepetitmartien
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