2006-02-01 by Michael A. Firman
At the request of some of the members here I posted the P-SIM basic program that turns the P-SIM into a quadrature osc. When used with a JAG with outputs 1 and 2 (or 3 and 4) of the P-SIM plugged into the x and y inputs of the JAG, it will cause the lights to spin around and arou
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2006-02-01 by Michael A. Firman
At the request of some of the members here I posted the P-SIM basic program that turns the P-SIM into a quadrature osc. When used with a JAG with outputs 1 and 2 (or 3 and 4) of the P-SIM plugged into the x and y inputs of the JAG, it will cause the lights to spin around and arou
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2006-02-01 by Grant Richter
Thanks MIke! Too bad about what's-his-name. --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > > Hello, > > This email message is a notification to let you know that > a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the wiardgroup > group. > > File : /maf-lfo4
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2006-02-01 by wiardgroup@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 wiardgroup group. File : /maf-lfo4.bas Uploaded by : mafirman Description : Quadrature OSC with frequency control at IN1 and a STOP button to stop the LFO in place w
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2006-01-30 by drmabuce
Hi Gregg --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "mrboningen" > ha ha! but would it be able to spin at audio frequencies? EASY!!!!! shoot! even salvaged PC cooling fan motors will go that fast! Just boost the amperage to get the extra torqure required .... uh ... and it'd probably be
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2006-01-30 by thomas white
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7386495272&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 OK, sorry for the multiple posts for those of you who are on multiple lists and will see this more post than once. The tax man cometh and if I want anything new, this has to go. Sa
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2006-01-29 by mrboningen
ha ha! but would it be able to spin at audio frequencies? best wishes, gregg. --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "drmabuce" wrote: > > Hi Gregg > > --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "mrboningen" > wrote: > > > > i was just wondering if it was possible to get one light on at a ti
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2006-01-29 by drmabuce
Hi Gregg --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "mrboningen" wrote: > > i was just wondering if it was possible to get one light on at a time > going around and around in circles, seems not... > Do You have a an X-Y Joystick? If so, you can avoid the pitfals of software with an elect
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2006-01-29 by mrboningen
thanks mike and grant! i have 4 linear vca's, a jag and a joystick, but only 2 speakers :( maybe time to invest in 2 more! my mind reels at the possibility of flying stuff round and round in 4 dimensions with a joystick or lfos, from sub audio to audio rates!!! gregg --- In wiard
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2006-01-29 by Michael A. Firman
I'll have to boot up my evil Windows NT box and pull it off, but I'll post the PSIM program to do the spinning JAG lights (oh, and it will also allow you to do quad panning if you have four linear VCAs and a quad set up. You can make yourself dizzy with it). --- In wiardgroup@yah
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2006-01-29 by Michael A. Firman
LOL! That was really hilarious. --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" wrote: > > The future of automation! > > http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5125780462773187994&q=rockwell +automation >
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2006-01-29 by Grant Richter
The future of automation! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5125780462773187994&q=rockwell+automation
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2006-01-29 by Grant Richter
You need quadrature trapezoid waves. That is waves 90 degrees apart. This is not easy to do, except with a PSIM. --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "mrboningen" wrote: > > thanks for all the comments. > > i tried it again with the blacet lfo's (using the 180 degree out of > phase
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2006-01-29 by mrboningen
thanks for all the comments. i tried it again with the blacet lfo's (using the 180 degree out of phase dc outs, and using a blacet mixer/processor on the sine wave to get 180 dgree out of phase ac sine waves), and the blacet envelope'S dual outs. but i got the same reults as last
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2006-01-29 by Mike Marsh
And the quad morph outs of the Cyndustries ZO in low (LFO) mode would work. You could make it really crazy by engaging the linear FM, too. Hmmmm. Maybe it's time I invest in a JAG... Mike --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "mrboningen" wrote: > > thanks bryan! > > i'll try it out
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2006-01-28 by paradigmshiftbeats
Mike Firman wrote a nice program for the PSIM which produces the quadrature trapezoid waves that are ideal for driving the JAG. IIRC Brice took down all the files from the PSIM Yahoo list, but perhaps Mike would post his file to this list since it is very relevant. Best wishes, C
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2006-01-28 by mrboningen
thanks bryan! i'll try it out again with the two 180 degrees out of phase blacet micro lfo triangle waves, and the blacet eg (which has an inverted out), and report back later! gregg --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, Bryan Carrigan wrote: > > Yes, or if you have an envelator or
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2006-01-28 by Bryan Carrigan
Yes, or if you have an envelator or similar module, you can cycle it, and take the env out to the X and the inverted env to the Y input of the JAG. Works great for flying stuff around in quad and surround or just for the pretty light show... bryan On Jan 28, 2006, at 1:12 AM, mrb
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2006-01-28 by mrboningen
i'm trying to get my head around what would be needed to make the led's on the JAG go round and round in circles. i tried 2 blacet lfo's but couldn't get the result i wanted. is a quadrature oscillator what would be needed? tia for any answers to my pointless question, gregg.
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2006-01-26 by Steven Curtin
Hi all - I'm out of touch, and just got the issue of EM (originally Polyphony) that sadly announced the passing of John Simonton. The first synth I built was a Gnome, I'll still using the VCF experimenter kit with its Curtis chip in my system, and have built a bunch of PAiA stuff
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2006-01-24 by mrboningen
hi all, here's a mini review i wrote about the wiard boogie LP filter, and posted to the soundarc forum: i have a wiard boogie low pass filter and it's awesome: plus - build and finish quality is incredibly good. - it has a very pristine and clear/clean sound. - it can be used as
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2006-01-22 by drmabuce
Hi all, i'm flattered that Grant posted my 'wiard commercial' demos. For the benefit (loosely defined) of any prospective wiard owners, i'd like to point out that the synth sounds on those soundfiles are all wiard. There was no non-wiard hardware anywhere in the signal chain, not
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2006-01-21 by dustin sedlacek
Thanks for the heads up On 1/21/06, mritenburg mritenburg@yahoo.com > wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383637094 FracRack http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383208243 JAG http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383221730 Wave
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2006-01-21 by mritenburg
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383637094 FracRack http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383208243 JAG http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383221730 Wave http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7383164248 NR Thanks!
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2006-01-19 by wiardgroup@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 wiardgroup group. File : /wiardcomm2.mp3 Uploaded by : grantrichter2001 Description : Wiard Audio Commercial #2 - Modern Implement Co. You can access this file at th
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2006-01-19 by wiardgroup@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 wiardgroup group. File : /wiardcomm1.mp3 Uploaded by : grantrichter2001 Description : Wiard Audio Commercial #1 - Modern Implement Co. You can access this file at th
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2006-01-19 by Grant Richter
I have added an album in the photos section showing the latest Gold 300 series. Notice the two color ink scheme.
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2006-01-18 by mate_stubb
Folks, I'm proud to announce the new Stooge Industries website: http://www.stoogeindustries.com We have been working hard over the last few months to take the little hobby that Larry and I started with, and turn it into a real business. By bringing Paul Haneberg on board, we have
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2006-01-14 by the finger
--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Grant Richter" wrote: > What they are talking about with limited Q, I have no idea. Sallen-Key filters are resonant > as Hell. > wow I was unaware that Hell resonated
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2006-01-14 by Grant Richter
Please do not include this list in multiple destination e-mailing headers. Thank you.
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2006-01-13 by Chris Moser
bloody priceless ----- Original Message ----- From: To: chilismom2@earthlink.net ; lrdeemer@adelphia.net ; dsawhney@gmail.com ; hfackovec@easternems.com ; Wbspyt@aol.com ; JoshuafromNY@aol.com ; elaskimd@att.net ; edie@insurx.net ; Emsputz@aol.com ; ricepudding17@msn.com ; bahook
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2006-01-13 by Grant Richter
To make room for new Wiard mp3s: I will be removing "Krell Fantasy" and "Eve of Her Madness" from the files section this weekend. Download them if you like them. I will back them up at the Wiardfiles extended file space site on Yahoo.
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2006-01-13 by Grant Richter
--- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "djthomaswhite" wrote: > > Hey all, > > I have the Frack-rack Joyrider Dual-BORG filter which uses the same > pcb as the original Borg, but in a "not-as-populated-as-a-300-series" > format. Can anyone tell me which pcb point the "key follow" inp
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2006-01-13 by djthomaswhite
Hey all, I have the Frack-rack Joyrider Dual-BORG filter which uses the same pcb as the original Borg, but in a "not-as-populated-as-a-300-series" format. Can anyone tell me which pcb point the "key follow" inputs go to? I am trying to modify my module to have this extra set of C
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2006-01-12 by drmabuce
Hi Gary (just a quick comment) --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Gary Chang" wrote: > And, as much as it seems that using the Borg2 as the VCA instead of > the filter in a patch is an under-utilization of the Borg2 filter, underutilization is one of the more luxurious benefits
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2006-01-12 by Gary Chang
> To maestro Chang a sate variable is as a state variable does. > To prof. Richter a state variable is the blueprint for whats under the > hood. > The 'state variable' term is being used in two distinctly different > contexts. Doc's observation is correct from my pov - Grant's te
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2006-01-12 by Grant Richter
I should also mention that the Sallen-Key is lambasted in the engineering article, while the state variable is praised. So I guess the point is, the more engineering precise a filter, the less musical it is. Ironic, eh? So if you want to clean up shortwave broadcasts to make a vo
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2006-01-12 by Grant Richter
The description "state variable filter" refers to a specific filter topology in engineering. See: "A Beginner Guide to Filter Topologies" http://www.maxim-ic.com/appnotes.cfm/appnote_number/1762 A state variable filter is the analogue computer simulation of a mass suspended on a
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2006-01-11 by drmabuce
Hi All it would appear that this discussion is in danger of foundering on the perilous rocks of semantic conventions =] (smart ass grin) in his statements: "Personally I find state variable filters to be completely boring." i believe prof. Richter was refering to the filter circu
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2006-01-11 by Gary Chang
true - it is a sallen-key filter, but, since it can be switched from low pass to band pass to high pass, then, by definition, it is a state variable, too. :-) gc "john mahoney" wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > The basic sound of the Borg2 and the Boogie is quite se
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2006-01-10 by john mahoney
----- Original Message ----- > > The basic sound of the Borg2 and the Boogie is quite separate and > unique. The Boogie is a ladder design - it has a 'Moogish" timbre. > The Borg 2 is a 12db/oct state variable. Well, not quite. Grant recently wrote: "Personally I find state varia
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2006-01-10 by Pierre Zeeman
Hi, > For musical drama, a Sallen-Key (Borg) or Butterworth 4 pole > (Boogie) gives much better results. Thanks Grant - I didn't know the borg was a sallen-key so it just hopped to the top of my filter wish list. rgds Pierre
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2006-01-10 by davevosh@aol.com
In a message dated 1/9/2006 4:59:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, bcor@loc.gov writes: Couldn't I use my Boogie Filter as a LPG? bryan, boogie filter will work wonderfully as a "lowpass/gate". just use either 6 or 12db/oct filter out`s and zero out the resonance. best, dave
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2006-01-10 by Gary Chang
The "VCA" mode of either Borg makes it a 1-pole filter; 6db/oct. The basic sound of the Borg2 and the Boogie is quite separate and unique. The Boogie is a ladder design - it has a 'Moogish" timbre. The Borg 2 is a 12db/oct state variable. The lowpass gate isn't just for pinging p
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2006-01-09 by Grant Richter
> > - does the type knob permit smooth transitions from LP to BP to HP? > If so, if this CV controllable in any way? Yes, unlike other Sallen-Key designs, the Borg uses a pan pot to tranverse from LP to BP to HP. It is very smooth and resonance (peaking) is constant. All other de
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2006-01-09 by Bryan E Cornell
SUBJECTIVITY ALERT!!SUBJECTIVITY ALERT!!SUBJECTIVITY ALERT!! I know this is entering into squishy territory, but can anybody comment on the difference between the lowpass portion of the Borg 2 and the Boogie filter? First off, what's the filter cutoff on the Borg 2? I assume to g
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2006-01-09 by djthomaswhite
Hey all, glad some of you have got something out of the sample. Now go buy to Borg 2's to do it on your own. I love the sound! So, regarding the sample: The high pitch sound at that time in the sample is a the second oscillator with a high frequency setting due to the randomness
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2006-01-09 by Pierre Zeeman
Hi wiardians, > On 1/7/06, thomas white wrote: > > > > www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/WiardBorgLowpassGate.mp3 > > Thomas - thanks for that demo: it has really piqued my interest. But I have a question: what causes that high pitched sustained sound (most obvious from 2:33 - 2:46)? An
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2006-01-07 by Dennis Verschoor
Thanx for the demo! I love it! Regards, Dennis On 1/7/06, thomas white djthomaswhite@yahoo.com > wrote: www.naturalrhythmmusic.com/WiardBorgLowpassGate.mp3 Check out this sample if you are wondering what a Lowpass gate does. I have one of the old Wiard Dual Borgs (not the new Bor
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2006-01-07 by levka0
Hi, Same feelings & thoughts here ! regards Joost --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, Ingo Zobel wrote: > > > hello grant, > > got my borg 2 filter this week. > it's wonderful, a great filter. > please keep it up this way. > > best wishes > > ingo > > > > http://www.dron.de > http
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