Posts Tagged ‘Electronic’

new namm 2010 gear from doepfer roundup

Written on January 10th, 2010 by John Sexton9 shouts

Well its January 2010 so you know what that means? Its NAMM time again, so the flood of new product offerings and announcements is underway. Looks like Doepfer has several new products, some of which look quite promising. Remember of course, that none of these are shipping, and the designs of some of these modules are still in flux, and could end up being very different, if and when they do get released.

Voltage Controlled DIY Effects A-187-1

Doepfer A-187-1 Voltage Controlled DSP Module

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the journey begins: starting a modular synthesizer from scratch

Written on October 20th, 2009 by John Sexton11 shouts
I am starting to put together a modular synthesizer from scratch and figured it was a good opportunity to share my experiences as I go, to hopefully help others in this same quest.
My last post “full circle: my return to modular synthesis” was about my desire to get back into modular synthesizer programming, which of course requires a modular synth, so I started trying to formulate a plan on how to get from nothing to a nicely complex modular with lots of capability. First was the research phase. I did web searches and blog searches for information on modular synths and decided to go with mostly Doepfer modules, but also try to get a Eurorack standard case, so I could mix and match modules from all the manufacturers making Eurorack compliant gear later on as I build from nothing, one or two modules at a time, since spending thousands all at once was not in the cards for my current music budget.
A-119 Ext In, A-120 VCF, A-132 Dual VCA, & A-146 LFO in Doepfer Minicase

A-119 Ext In, A-120 VCF, A-132 Dual VCA, & A-146 LFO in Doepfer Minicase

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