Modular Build

I’ve completed another row with the Per|former and I went for a major reshuffle to put it in a commanding position. It’s definitely in charge now.

I’ve mentioned my feelings on tweaking the filter cutoff before (very much “pro”) and although I have 3 filters already, I’m probably going to build a few more. I fancy a few different flavours and the Korg MS-20 filter has a classic gnarly sound. I found Look Mum No Computer’s stripboard adaptation. I thought I’d … Read moreMS-20 Low Pass Filter

I’ve been thinking about a more sophisticated sequencer for a while. I do like the idea of going totally computer free for live performances, so when I saw this project, I jumped at the chance. Had the boards made up in China and panels made from PCB material. Quite a heavy build, took around 10 … Read moreWestlicht PER|FORMER

I’ve wanted a sequential switch for a while. Having researched them, I found that the Doepfer A-151 would be perfect for my needs and it’s nice and cheap. But I don’t want to buy one and, helpfully, Dieter has published the schematics for v1 along with instructions for adding the step switch on v2. So, … Read moreOB151 Sequential Switch

CARA is Antumbra’s clone of the Mutable Instruments Marbles “random sampler”. That’s sampler in the sample and hold sense rather than the Akai sense. Got the boards from Pusherman, built and flashed the brain. Then populated the rest of the boards. The pin headers to join the two boards were very fiddly. The calibration process … Read moreAntumbra CARA

I’ve wanted a precision adder for a while. I’ve played with the one in the Disting a little, but that’s on other duties pretty much permanently, so I decided to make one. I found a schematic on the Fishboy Tech blog and went through my spares box and found that I had everything I needed … Read more“Precision” Adder

Last night, while I was patching, I found myself wanting another multiple. So today, I rummaged through my spares box, found a few (non-matching) jacks and a piece of acrylic sheet and made one. It’s a simple 2×3/1×5 multiple with the top half normalled to the bottom, featuring my trademark terrible wiring! All tested and … Read morePassive Mult

Although I’ve got 5 channels of sequencing coming out to the rack from Live, sometimes I just want to turn the rack on and play it and when I do, I find myself running out of sequences. So I needed another sequencer in the rack to join the Penta and the Turing Machine. Pusherman sent … Read moreAntumbra ROT8

Here we are again, another case complete! I’m not sure if this will be its final configuration – in fact I’m pretty much 100% sure it won’t be, but this is it for now. I’ll most likely move the scope to the G6 and put something in its place that’s more useful for performance. Not … Read morePerformance Case Complete

Having whetted my appetite for DSP with the Clouds Parasite, I looked around for a cheap DIY DSP project and came across Dervish and, more interesting to me, μDervish. It’s a multi FX module based on the Spin FV-1 DSP chip. It’s a superb module with some awesome FX algorithms! Build Info