Tiptop Audio & Buchla 259t · Source: Tiptop Audio
Tiptop Audio and Buchla 259t modules, Erica Synths’ new DIY delay module, Minimal Audio’s Current up to 2.0, and the rest of this week’s best synthesizer news.
Tiptop Audio and Buchla 259t Programmable Complex Waveform Generator Module
The good folks at TipTop Audio have done a godly job of converting Don Buchla’s wonderful 200 series modules to Eurorack format and bringing the price down to a much cheaper, if not downright affordable price point. Ta. The latest 3U products are the long-awaited Tiptop Audio and the Buchla 259t, a programmable complex waveform generator module.
Tiptop Audio and Buchla 259t 1 · Source: Tiptop Audio
Based on Don’s 1978 259 Complex Oscillator, the Tiptop Audio and Buchla 259t have two oscillators, modulation and principal, each with multiple outputs. The modulation oscillator has a fixed triangle waveform and a toggle-selectable output, and can be configured as a triangle, square, or sawtooth wave. It can also be used as an LFO or audio rate oscillator. The main oscillator, on the other hand, has three audio outputs, including a fixed sine wave, a fixed square wave and a final output, which provides complex waveforms thanks to the timbre and harmonic sections.
Tiptop Audio and Buchla 259t will retail for $529.
Erica Synth EDU DIY BBD
The latest module in Erica Synths’ educational DIY kit series is the EDU DIY BBD, a digital delay unit equipped with a BBD chip. BBD, of course, stands for bucket brigade delay, named for the way a digital sample of the source audio passes through a chain of transistors and capacitors inside the chip.
Erica Synths EDU DIY BBD · Source: Erica Synths
The EDU DIY BBD features time, feedback, dry/wet knobs, long-range and short-range switches, as well as CV control over time.
You need to assemble the module yourself, which requires soldering. But Erica Synths is hoping to learn something about analog synthesizer circuits in the process: Instead, we want to walk you through the circuit design process step-by-step, explaining every choice we made and how it affects the finished module. ”
Very affordable at 70 euros including both Eurorack module and BBD delay. For more information, please visit the Erica Synths site (link below).
Minimum audio current 2.0
You may remember the ill-fated subscription-only launch of Minimal Audio and their wavetable software synthesizer Current. Minimal Audio eventually pushed its pricing and offered alternative purchasing schemes such as one-time purchases and all-access subscriptions with monthly store credits. It’s a shame that Current started off with such a tarnished name, given that it’s a powerful modern soft synth in its own right.
Minimal Audio Currently 2.0 · Source: Minimal Audio
Minimal Audio has upgraded Current to version 2.0, adding a new interactive XY pad and enhanced browsing of factory presets and optional stream sound add-ons. Wave Shifter, the company’s frequency-shifting effect plug-in, is also now part of the package.
The current regular price for 2.0 is $199, but for a limited time it’s on sale for $99. This is a free update for existing users.
Black Noise Modular Module Now Free in VCV Rack
Black Noise Modular, a leading Eurorack company, has made three modules available for free on VCV Rack.
Black Noise Modular joins VCV Rack. · Source: VCV Rack
“Our main mission is to create unique and innovative modules that allow musicians and sound designers to express their creativity and explore new sonic realms,” Black Noise says on its website There is. “We want to make these tools available to everyone, and we feel VCV Rack is the best way to achieve that goal.”
VCV Rack users can download Cosmos, Slew-LFO, and the latest Goma II now. Inspired by early analog computers, Cosmos offers a wide range of applications and can be used as a VCO, LFO, ring mod, and more. While the Slew-LFO combines the two functions in its name into one module, the Goma II is a new take on the attenuvertermixer concept.
VCV Rack 2 is available for free download as a one-time purchase as Rack 2 Pro or as a subscription as VCV+. For more information, please visit the VCV Rack site (link below).
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Sequential Circuit Prophet-5 Rev 2, Lexicon 224, and Schulte Compact Fading “A”
This is the benefit of algorithms. While checking out the latest synthfluencer videos on YouTube the other day, I came across this lovely little concoction made by foleytronics fx Repair. This is a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Rev 2 run with a Lexicon 224 and a Schulte Compact Phasing ‘A’, a so-called Krautrock phaser. It’s a match made in heaven.
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For those who don’t know, the Schulte Compact Phasing ‘A’ is the best phaser ever made. That’s not just my opinion, it’s a scientific fact. can’t believe it? Just ask Tangerine Dream.
Radio Paradise introduces generative ambient radio channel ‘Serenity’
Internet radio station Radio Paradise has introduced a new channel called Serenity. Unlike traditional radio, Serenity specializes in ambient music made with Eurorack modular synthesizers.
Radio Paradise Serenity · Source: Radio Paradise
“A new feature has been added to the channel selector: Serenity,” the site says. “Serenity is a trippy ambient channel that offers completely original and generative soundscapes. Using Eurorack modular synthesizers, Rule 42 creates dynamic, evolving sonic landscapes that are perfect for productivity, study, Or provide the ideal backdrop for a moment of mindfulness and stay focused.
I’m listening to this while writing this Synth Journal article, and it’s great. If you’re interested in ambient, meditation, and sound baths, give this one a listen.
Serenity can be accessed through the Radio Paradise website (link below) or through the station’s free app available for iOS, Android, Sonos, BluSound, Apple TV, and more.
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