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justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:58 pm

I'll post more in the DIY section once I have the panel in hand and start assembly.

justin3am wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:57 pm Something really special will arrive on Saturday. Here is a CAD drawing of the first front panel I've designed myself.

It's just a module for converting various voltage standards and different types of jacks, so that I can patch between Buchla, Serge and Euro, nothing special. This is a really simple thing I've been working on but I really struggle with designing front panels so I consider it a big milestone. I just don't have much skill for visual designs... but I think I'm getting the hang of it. Having a framework which helps determine the spacing of jacks and controls has helped a lot.

I'm just using Inkscape for the graphics and Front Panel Express' FPD application for now but now that I have some experience I'm more confident that I'll be able to make a commercial product that I'm happy with. I can't wait to share what I've been working on!

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:22 pm

justin3am wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:58 pm I'll post more in the DIY section once I have the panel in hand and start assembly.

Was going to say it was a bit of a squeeze then realised it was bigger format than Eurorack.

Incidentally this tour of a synth museum in LA popped up on YT earlier, guy has some cool gear including (only shown briefly) a huge rack of Surge modules.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:01 pm

Yep, it's a single space Buchla format panel in 4u. My designs will likely be in 19in rack format or possibly 500 series. I do have some synth ideas but I haven't decided whether I'm going to get into modular stuff or not. Most likely I would build standalone boxes, if I went in that direction.

I went to the Vintage Synth museum not long after they moved down here. It's a neat place. It's a shame that you have to pay for an appointment, even if you just want to have a look, but I understand why. My Serge setup is almost as big as theirs now!

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:20 pm

oh yeah it’s Surge for the plugins and Serge for the hardware I forgot

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:11 pm

Just seen Moog are going to remake the Minimoog Model D.

https://www.musicradar.com/news/moog-mi ... del-d-2022

£5300 lol

This, however, looks more like something I’d buy…

Edit: ah, turns out even that’s £3500. Nope!
https://www.musicradar.com/news/sequent ... mith-synth

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:15 pm

might get one, been thinking about a new midi controller...

pixel85 · Post by **pixel85** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:42 pm

With Trigon 6 video they lost me at Ladder filter. IMO it's the most boring type of a filter. So it's not even a "dream-synth" that I could dream about because it's too expensive. Oscillators sound beefy tho.

About Model D reissue, I bought 10 already. For family members and neighbours. Because why not?

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:17 am

Trigon 6 looks like a winner to me, almost like Sequential's take on a MemoryMoog. So far, it doesn't interest me enough that my Prophet 6 should be worried, but I'd only be interested in a module version anyway.

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:27 am

vurt wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 6:39 pm i suppose i should remove hardware from my forums list to stop myself from being tempted!

En route... will join its twin, {both with black panels} for prerecorded rhythmic, noise, and ambient background duties.

Screenshot 2022-10-20 at 01-22-55 Qu-Bit Electronix Wave.png

Shabdahbriah · Post by **Shabdahbriah** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:28 am

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:31 pm

This updated Pams ‘PRO’ Workout looks good, but can’t help thinking they could have added all the new features like named scale quantise, euclidean beats etc in a firmware update to the existing hardware.

I guess the better res screen with added scope capability is a bonus though.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:42 pm

My Easel clone arrived. It's gonna be a loooooooong day at work...

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 4:43 pm

WatchTheGuitar · Post by **WatchTheGuitar** » Sun Nov 20, 2022 7:09 am

Nothing exciting, but it completes a trifecta with the kick and hats modules I have already

Constructed Identity · Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:57 am

WatchTheGuitar wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:22 pm
justin3am wrote: Thu Nov 17, 2022 5:58 pm I'll post more in the DIY section once I have the panel in hand and start assembly.
Was going to say it was a bit of a squeeze then realised it was bigger format than Eurorack.

Incidentally this tour of a synth museum in LA popped up on YT earlier, guy has some cool gear including (only shown briefly) a huge rack of Surge modules.

If I ever get back to LA I'll have to make a stop here.

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