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- Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:25 pm
- Forum: Aether Machine
- Topic: Destinator - utility event field manipulation
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4432
- Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:14 am
- Forum: Aether Machine
- Topic: Mutant Theory - 3D physical modelling filter
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4217
We're a little dormant here at Aether Machine, not having the time, energy or capital to move forward with new designs. Commitment to future designs is unwavering, in fact they're both mostly where they need to be, but not ready to lose sleep to make them happen just yet. Will keep everyone posted. ...
- Sat Sep 07, 2019 9:50 pm
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Blacet schematics
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2656
Tom Bugs said it prettier than I could, talking about using someone's work simply because they are not around yo defend themselves is not the kind of respect that allows manufacturers to be open with their IP. It's probably not advisable with analog gear anyway because they are highly sensitive to b...
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:35 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: How should I label quadrature outputs?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1042
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:27 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Deliberately making a crackly cable
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1122
- Thu Jul 11, 2019 2:44 pm
- Forum: Fractional Rack Modules
- Topic: John Blacet has passed away.
- Replies: 76
- Views: 11123
- Wed Jul 10, 2019 8:22 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Source for decent quality vero/strip board in the UK?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 793
- Wed Jun 05, 2019 6:58 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Power One/Condor/Etc. Power Supplies
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3221
There are also documented problems with flux leakage from iron-core and similar transformers, not sure to what extent this affects toroids.
http://proaudiodesignforum.com/forum/ph ... =16&t=1018
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- Wed May 22, 2019 10:20 am
- Forum: Buchla, EMS & Serge
- Topic: Could your Buchla be a source of LSD? More on the News @ 11
- Replies: 92
- Views: 7866
Will happily throw in a £5 tab of acid if anyone buys an £800 module from me. I always thought pushing the psychedelic angle wouldn't have been good for business as people seem to have enough trouble understanding new synthesis concepts as it is, but I'm not above novelty either if it helps make the...
- Mon May 20, 2019 12:32 pm
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: You send a module for a bad pot, then....
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3983
As a manufacturer I would say it's actually quite reckless to encourage customers to attempt DIY repairs unless their skills are equivalent to a qualified tech. In agreement with Mskala, there are many manufacturers that design for high reliability, high service lifetime or even making it possible f...
- Mon May 20, 2019 12:20 pm
- Forum: General Gear
- Topic: Who won’t survive Behringer?
- Replies: 130
- Views: 7607
Actually Behringer themselves are probably the main candidate to not survive their own business practices. The company is clearly run under an almost totalitarian leadership https://www.glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/MUSIC-Tribe-Reviews-E662385.htm?countryRedirect=true which could easily be combustible. Cl...
- Sat May 18, 2019 9:45 am
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: You send a module for a bad pot, then....
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3983
- Tue May 14, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: Why does modular gear run at 10V instead of line level?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3390
The electrostatic speakers I use are biased internally at around 7kV (albiet at low currents). If you wanna meet up with your alien buddies the shell of your spaceship will likely be biased at a higher voltage even than 7kV. Working with electricity is a part of our world now. My oscillator modules ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:58 am
- Forum: Announcements - Please read!
- Topic: Mike has passed away.
- Replies: 917
- Views: 115318
Shocked and saddened to hear this. It would have been easy for Mike to commercialise the forum, and it was sad to see the shop need to fold. I know he wasn't taken for granted, but it seems like reality couldn't live up to the big dreams he had. I certainly had a strained relationship with Mike and ...
- Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:00 am
- Forum: Eurorack Modules
- Topic: Old forgotten eurorack gems
- Replies: 115
- Views: 12720
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 12:47 pm
- Forum: General Gear
- Topic: Jomox Moonwind was stolen at USPS local office
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1663
Hate to say this, but it is unlikely you will ever see that box again. Did you refund the buyer? Choosing to under-declare the value is a risk that has all the benefit to them, and none to you. Whenever I have asked anyone to do it, it has been with the understanding that as a buyer the risk is my c...
- Mon Apr 01, 2019 10:19 am
- Forum: Aether Machine
- Topic: JFET opamp
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1310
JFET opamp
For a personal project I designed a new amplifier topology based mostly around one which Fred Forssell published which he uses for his mastering converters: https://www.forsselltech.com/media/attachments/Class_A_JFet_Opamp.PDF I needed an amplifier to drive a pair of ESL loudspeakers which are liter...
- Sun Mar 31, 2019 6:20 am
- Forum: Eurorack Modules
- Topic: How Long Do Vactrols Last....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2017
Making device longevity a design principle is a risk that gives no economic benefit there you have it, exactly my point. btw. thats the reason why our times will go down in history as the garbage age that destroyed the planet. all that will be left of us is a toxic layer of plastic and throw away e...
- Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:59 am
- Forum: Eurorack Modules
- Topic: How Long Do Vactrols Last....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2017
from an engineering standpoint you are absolutely right. from an economical standpoint anything made after 1980 seems to have a built in self destruct mechanism and why should electronics be any different? in my own experience i had the pots die in a cwejman s1 after 3 years and thats a 4k unit. on...
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:34 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: THD in op amps
- Replies: 7
- Views: 866
Opamps are not that far away from ideal, I think as a designer there is a lot more that we can do to prevent them from doing their job, than they are doing to prevent us from doing ours. I've been studying amplifiers recently, and I've noticed that almost all commercially available opamps have more ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:43 am
- Forum: Eurorack Modules
- Topic: How Long Do Vactrols Last....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2017
potentiometers are interesting in that respect, they seem to die if your are NOT using them. oxydation is responsible? i find all these thoughts frightening, i mean cwejman modules that cost $$ die just as fast as behringer modules for 49$ - just like vintage synths that have thousands of component...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:37 am
- Forum: Music Tech DIY
- Topic: Despairing at through hole component obsolescence
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1489
I personally feel like the opposite. The move towards SMT has made the through hole market even more available in some cases. If you know how to use Ebay there are all sorts of amazing components to be found in good enough quantities for production runs, and sometimes affordably. You can also make a...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 11:47 am
- Forum: General Gear
- Topic: Has anybody ever made a multi-dimensional wavetable?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4147
I know I'm probably going to look like a bit of a pedantic asshole saying this, but crossfading and wavetables aren't the same thing, nor is a continuously solved equation (though that is pretty sweet I will admit) I will agree about crossfading, certainly between 2 different harmonics. I think the...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 10:29 am
- Forum: Production Techniques
- Topic: Balanced and unbalanced signals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2199
Balancing has several benefits for signal to noise ratio and signal integrity in audio systems. One is rejecting noise that can be induced on cable runs, the most frequent offender is 50/60Hz mains hum. It also can allow cancellation of a variety of 0V type noise (hum, buzz etc.) through the propert...
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 8:48 am
- Forum: Modular Synth General Discussion
- Topic: What can a Real Analog Synth Do That a Software Synth Can't?
- Replies: 341
- Views: 21728
Yes, if the Observer Effect is not controlled for - but that is basic experimental design, which should (crucially) identify and control dependent and independent variables. The reason I pulled up the observer effect was in more radical experiments, specfically the double slit experiment, where obs...