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Sunday, 28 November 2021
Sunday, 21 November 2021
Choral Generator - part 3 -NLC
This is part 3 of my build of the Choral Generator module from nonlinear circuits..
It's a BBD based triple chorus generator.
It is inspired by the Choral generator in the ARP Omni The earlier parts are here:
Life is one big experiment.
Nothing is guaranteed.
Headers to join the two PCbs
Trimmers
The toggle switches can be ON-ON or ON-OFF-ON. These select
positive or negative feedback, or off if using the ON-OFF-ON type.
The REGEN pot can simply be set to 0 if you don’t want feedback and
have used ON-ON switches.
I'll be using just On-On switches
The B100k pots - linear
The BBDs... finally arrived and they work
MN3207
"As is, a signal patched into in 1 will be fed thru all 3 BBDs and arrive
at out all, so the 3 BBDs operate in parallel as is done on the ARP Omni.
The best effect is to modulate them with a 3 phase signal"
Alternatively, the three circuits can be used individually; patching to
the inputs will break the internal routing.
It's done
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elk elektronik - Synth meeting Nov 20, 2021
Thanks to Ed for hosting the latest Synth meeting last Sat arvo.
These are regular synthesizer & electronic music meetings held in Wollongong, 1.5 hours drive south of Sydney.
It was a blast to see my old friends again, listen to some synth talk, live electronic music and see video synths.
Thanks to Chris for bringing & performing with his great LZX setup
It's been many months since the last meeting. COVID has caused the shutdown of much of NSW lately.
Our state is now over 90% double vaccinated so hopefully life can get back to normal & this is the beginning of a open & healthy 2022.
Thanks to Andrew for showing us and performing with the Eowave Quadranto Swarm.
Cute puppy ;-)
Thanks to Lachlan from Earthling Designs for the demo of his latest pedal.
I think these meetings are being held every 2 months (the 2nd last sat of the 2nd month).
So the next meeting will happen I understand on the 22nd Jan 2022.
Check Elk Elektroniks for updates & details:
Address: Shop 3/266-268 Crown St, Wollongong NSW 2500
Thursday, 18 November 2021
Choral generator - NLC - build notes - part 2
These are a continuation of my build notes for the NLC choral generator.
It's a BBD based on the choral generator of the ARP omni
This is part 2 of the build
Part 1 is here:
I was waiting on the
LM13700MX/NOPB
These are out of stock at mouser
So ordered on ebay
Finally arrived. Is the chip shortage even effecting these simple opamps?
LM13700 & TL072
BC847 & 857 trannies
signal diodes and rectifiers
More resistors.
note, there are a few resistors marked with an asterix on the pcb.
Replace the three 150k* on the PCB with 82k, this is noted in the BOM.
Replace the three 33k* with 15k
There are a few more resistors marked with an asterix:
18K*, 22k*, 47k*
If the * are not mentioned in the build guide, just ignore them. They are leftovers from the prototype.
Install caps next.
100k trimpot 6 Tayda: A-587
I love these messages from Andrew.
I have no idea as to the source.. shoot me an email if you know.
To be continued.......
Monday, 15 November 2021
Nebula Award Winners - Best Sci Fi Novel - 2000's
2000 -
Darwin's Radio by Greg Bear
It won the Nebula Award in 2000 for Best Novel and the 2000
Endeavour Award.
It was also nominated for the Hugo Award, Locus and
Campbell Awards the same year.
2001 -
The Quantum Rose by Catherine Asaro,
Cover artist: Julie Bell
| Publisher | Tor Books (2000) | and | Analog Science Fiction and Fact (1999) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Publication date | 2000 |
2002 - American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Nebula Award for Best Novel (2002)
This was made into TV series - Amazon
First Published: 19 June 2001
Publisher: William Morrow, Headline
2003 - The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
The story is told from the first person viewpoint of an autistic person.
It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2003, and was also an
Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
2004 - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Series World of the Five Gods
Genre Fantasy
Publisher Eos (HarperCollins)
Publication date
September 23, 2003
Media type Print (hardback & paperback) & E-book
Pages 456 (hardcover)
496 (paperback)
Awards Hugo Award for Best Novel,
Nebula Award for Best Novel,
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (all 2004)
2005 – Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
Publication date
2004
Media type Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages 296
2006 – Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
2005
Pages 368
2007 - The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
May 1, 2007
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 414 (first edition, hardcover)
Awards Hugo Award for Best Novel (2008),
Nebula Award for Best Novel (2008),
Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2007)
Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2007)
2008 - Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
sometimes called Chronicles of the Western Shore
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2007
2009 - The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Windup Girl is set in 23rd-century Thailand.
It covers global warming and biotechnology
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Friday, 12 November 2021
Primal hyperchaos - part 2 of the build
Just finishing off this NLC build.
Part 1 is here:
It's a chaos module of course.
Chaos is part of life . Lets embrace the abyss.
So far I've placed most of the components .. jacks, pots etc
both pots are linear
B100k
B1M
I love Blue LEDs
Blue is my fav colour
You're done
Tuesday, 9 November 2021
Plato
Some notes about Plato
These are personal feeling about the great man.
Possibly, the greatest Philosopher who ever lived.
But I think this can impact you life and may even make your music better.
Plato is one of the greats
Are his ideas relevant today ? And could he help me make better music ?
Plato lived in ancient
Greece and belongs to its classical period. He was born into an
aristocratic and influential family in Athens.
Along with his teacher Socrates and his student, Aristotle, Plato is possibly one of the pillars of Western civilization.
His biggest contribution is the theory of forms or doctrine of ideas.
This asserts that the physical world is not the real world. He said that true reality exists beyond our physical world in the world of ideas.
His most famous books are the Republic, The symposium, and The apology of Socrates.
1. Get started
“The beginning is the most important part of the work.”
If you are suffering from writers block, just turn on your DAW, or the synth.
Start something.
Acknowledging the importance of beginning a task is important.
2. Conquer yourself.
“For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.”
Understand your strengths and weaknesses to take control of your destiny.
Do not let your instincts and desires dictate your actions.
If you want to loose weight, you need to understand your weakness, in order to
overcome and achieve a positive outcome.
3. Hard Work
Don't be lazy
“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident;
they came by work.”
Without struggle, there is no progress.
4. Being angry solves nothing
A person should never be angry at what they can help and what they can not.
Anger is a negative emotion, which we should avoid.
Usese reason instead. Calmly evaluate a situation.
5. Quality over quantity
“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.”
Do a great EP or single, rather than a mediochre Album.
Don't be lazy
“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident;
they came by work.”
Without struggle, there is no progress.
4. Being angry solves nothing
A person should never be angry at what they can help and what they can not.
Anger is a negative emotion, which we should avoid.
Usese reason instead. Calmly evaluate a situation.
5. Quality over quantity
“Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.”
Do a great EP or single, rather than a mediochre Album.
6. Surround yourself with positive people.
"people like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person, or
they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die".
This also applies to the bigger question of choosing your life partner.
"Each of us then is a matching half of a human whole. And each of us is always seeking the half that matches".
Find your soul-mate.
7. choose your words carefully
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.”
8. Be kind and generous.
Offer your skills, advice, and service to others.
9. Don’t take yourself too seriously.
“Life must be lived as play.”
10. Drop the ego.
Realise, that you don't know everything.
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.”
If you know nothing, you have everything to learn.
So be willing to learn from others:
"he who is not a good servant will not be a good master".
11. Be wary of what others say about you , and what you tell the world about yourself.
“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
This is especially true today with social media.
Influencers, will try to change your perception of the world. This can be positive or negative.
What you tell the world about yourself is impt.
The story you tell about your reality becomes your reality.
Even if it's false, you might start to believe it.
12. Be content and grateful with what you have.
"The greatest wealth is to live content(ly) with little".
.... or to be happy with little.
We need food, shelter, clothing. They are the essentials.
I don't have to have a expensive car, or designer clothes to be happy.
Don't be resentful of people with these expensive things.
You don't really know if they are happier than you.
They may have debt problems, marriage issues, drug dependency.
We chase the material things in life, but these things will not make us any happier.
Instead, the treadmill of "keeping up with the Jones" adds stress to your life.
Buying a Jupiter 8, won't make my music significantly better, either.
“Those who tell the stories rule society.”
This is especially true today with social media.
Influencers, will try to change your perception of the world. This can be positive or negative.
What you tell the world about yourself is impt.
The story you tell about your reality becomes your reality.
Even if it's false, you might start to believe it.
12. Be content and grateful with what you have.
"The greatest wealth is to live content(ly) with little".
.... or to be happy with little.
We need food, shelter, clothing. They are the essentials.
I don't have to have a expensive car, or designer clothes to be happy.
Don't be resentful of people with these expensive things.
You don't really know if they are happier than you.
They may have debt problems, marriage issues, drug dependency.
We chase the material things in life, but these things will not make us any happier.
Instead, the treadmill of "keeping up with the Jones" adds stress to your life.
Buying a Jupiter 8, won't make my music significantly better, either.
Just remember,
Most of the stuff that you own, you don’t need. Happiness does not come
from owning an array of possessions; it comes from within, from a deep
sense of contentment with your life.
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