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CuSi Sound
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 ก.พ. 2019
How to build your own modular analogue synthesizers and hints on how to use them to create electronic music.
Forgotten Souls
They walk out of our life
They walk out of this world
The forgotten souls
Their stories left untold.
Additional video clips from pixabay.com
They walk out of this world
The forgotten souls
Their stories left untold.
Additional video clips from pixabay.com
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Electronic Drumstick Hack
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I picked up a pair of electronic drumsticks in a local charity shop. They are just a fun toy but when you plug them into a synth you can have even more fun! In this video I show a simple hack to add an audio out jack and demonstrate some of the sounds that can be generated with effects and my Project XII diy modular analogue synth.
Industrial Futures
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A Gig Rig jam session with special guests - 2 drones and a 4 step sequencer. It has an industrial / sci-fi feel to it, hence the title. Additional video clips are from pixabay.com
Weapon Delivery System
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This GigRig jam session was influenced by recent events in the UK. Additional video clips from pixabay.com
Technically Dead
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This Modular Nights jam session was a way of testing a new circuit build, that's what is responsible for the harsh lead synth sound, but it is just a board dangling on wires at the moment so work in progress. Additional video clips are from pexels.com
Be Smart
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A Modular Nights jam session with a touch of conspiracy theory. Kick drum, hi-hat and snare Saw and square VCOs Quadrone Sample and hold 2 x VCF Keystep sequencer plus - added voice
Little Boxes Tone
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A Little Boxes (mint tin) passive tone control. The circuit design is by analog_lab.swiss ( pB5qnIgehktS/) I just put it in a tin. In this video you can see how I did that and hear what it sounds like.
Project XII Part 35 : Susurrus
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The main circuit in this module, a VCO with white noise, resulted from a failed attempt at building a LFO for my sample and hold module. However, this gave me the opportunity to build a VCO where I could mix noise into the output. To complete the module I built a piggy-back board for the mixer stage and CV control of the VCO. In this video I will describe the circuits, show how I built them and...
Drone MN-27-24
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This was going to be a jam session to play around with my new Little Box OR gate and drum patterns but as I started to build the patch based on what the synth was telling me the drums gave way to drones, so much so that my Gig Rig synth came to play too! I don't always win the argument. The patch ended up with: 1 x VCO 1 x Sample and Hold 2 x drones 3 x VCF a little reverb in the mix All record...
Textures
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The recent ROAR Buzz Gallery exhibition had the theme of Sticks and Stones. For part of my contribution I decided to explore the textures of wood and stone. In this video I discuss the inspiration for my work and the techniques I used to create my pieces. There is also a short film of how I captured the various textures out in the field. I created a piece of music specifically for this short fi...
Little Boxes : Low Pass Gate & Gate Combiner (OR Gate)
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Two for one in this latest little boxes video. First up is a Low Pass Gate (LPG). This is the same circuit as the LPG module in Project XII only this time it is soldered dead bug style and installed in a small mint tin. For a detailed description of the circuit check out my original Project XII build video (link below). The second little box is a gate combiner also known as an OR logic gate. I ...
Destroyed (musique concrète)
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The second video I submitted for the Deconstruction Exhibition was my attempt at music concrete. I recorded the destruction of several objects then manipulated the sound samples to create an electronic track. I made relatively low resolution video recordings of my destruction techniques also.
Project XII Part 34 : Sample and Hold
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In this video I show you how I made the sample and hold module for my Project XII diy modular analogue synth and demonstrate how it works. The sample and hold section is a circuit design by Moritz Klein, follow the link below for circuit description and diagrams. I added an 'onboard' LFO and white noise source so the module can be used as a stand alone random CV sequencer. My circuit diagrams a...
Music Disassembled
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Music Disassembled was the first of three videos I worked on for the ROAR Deconstruction exhibition.
Talking Rubbish
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This Modular Nights live studio performance grew out of a jam session to test my latest modules, a sample and hold and a VCO with the ability to mix in white noise (build videos to follow). The sample and hold is fed white noise and triggered by a LFO thus generating a random CV sequence that is then patched into 2 VCOs and 2 VCFs. The title comes from my description of the Modular Nights sessi...
The story behind my New Worlds album cover art
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The story behind my New Worlds album cover art
Manufacturing New Thoughts for a New Year
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Manufacturing New Thoughts for a New Year
Project XII Modular Part 32 : Dead Zone XII
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Project XII Modular Part 32 : Dead Zone XII
Thank you very much for the information here! Did the mod yesterday and I'm having a lot of fun with it.
really good vid im tryna make a wah filter
How can i connect an oscilloscope to an elettric guitar?
All I did was connect the oscilloscope leads to an open jack socket and then plug the guitar into that.
Hey Alan! Thank you for making such a neat little noise boxes to work on -- and posting the stripboard layout so my electronic-lego brain could do it HAAH! I'm slowly working through them and enjoying the learning process! (I make predominantly guitar pedals -- made and Atari punk console and a dub siren -- but I wanna learn more stuff too!) I'm having a little trouble and was wondering if you could offer some insight? I made the board -- wired up all the offboard wiring -- and it worked for about 20sec -- then the board started rapidly heating up to the point the ICs were too hot to touch and about to pop. I swapped out the ICs, changed the vactrol etc -- but it still heats up like crazy and no sound comes out -- just the "you didn't do something right" buzz-hum. Any idea why it would heat up so much? Any suggestions on where to start looking for a problem? (I'm using a 9v guitar pedal power supply instead of a 9v battery and have tried switching mA from 500mA and 100mA -- as well as changing the polarity -- just in case that was it. also using a pre-made vactrol instead of a homemade one -- not sure if that's the problem either.) Any help -- or even theoretical knowledge would be awesome --- and thank you again for the cool stuff to try!
Good to hear you are having a go at building your own. Also, it's OK to make mistakes, that's where most of the learning comes from. For chips to heat up they are usually drawing more current than they should and/or sending it to the wrong place (pin). Common causes to look for include; track shorts either stray solder or not fully cut tracks, misplaced connections eg something connected to the wrong pin, wrong polarity of power supply (though you have checked that), chips in the wrong way round (yes it can be that simple!). I still encounter some of these problems, particularly the stray solder issue. I usually check the circuit board with a magnifying glass to pick up any issues. The power going into a vactrol is isolated from the circuit board (they are used specifically as optical isolaters in some applications) so that should not be part of your problem. One troubleshooting method I use is to trace the circuit diagram on the circuit board. I start at one pin of the ic and match the connections on the board to those on the circuit diagram. It's a good way of spotting missing or wrong connections. Hope this is helpful.
@@CuSiSound Thank you! And thank you again for the encouragement! Sucking at something is the first step in getting awesome at something -- right? HAHA! I haven't had a chance to get back at the circuit yet -- but I had checked (and scored) a few sketchy solder points that looked like they might have gunk between them. Good to know the vactrol is isolated -- that leaves less to worry about. When I get back to it -- I'll check the jumpers and where the power is going in -- I bet I misaligned something in there somewhere. Thank you again for getting back to me and for sharing your knowledge! Much appreciated! Cheers!
Just what I was looking to do, Thankyou!
sick beat bruh
Your sparse but poignant keywork is very affective. This piece hovers between the realms of bleakness, mysticism and peacefulness, much like the work of Satie.
ive circuit bent one of these before. can easily modulate pitch, and can do a retrigger by connecting the speaker directly to the trigger
I really admire your spirit of invention and curiosity. Those drumsticks will be excellent instruments in your hands.
Excellent use of a sequencer to interact with drones!
Hello, greetings from Venezuela. I am a fan of your videos/projects. Thank you very much for this. I have a question: How do I add a CV to that oscillator? I understand a little the design of the oscillator, but I had understood that it operated with 12 v. Does your modification works quietly with 9v? Regards
Thank you for your kind words. Different transistors will start to oscillate at different voltages, I used the SS9018 as it oscillates just below 9v. Other transistors will need a higher voltage. I used a vactrol across the potentiometer to provide CV control.
Would this work with an Sk-100?? I really want to do this mod.
This works with the SK-1 because it has the one step play function. Looking at online manuals for the SK-100 it does not appear to have the one step play function so this mod can not be done on the SK-100. Sorry : (
The persistent and aggressive mood of the music matches your message well.
hello. Is mixer works on single rail 12v?
Yes the CuSi Drums mixer will work on +12v.
@@CuSiSound <3
Nice. :) This is the second of your vids I've run into. If you haven't by now (given this is 3 years old), I'd suggest bumping up the volume of vids. I remember I also had to crank the other one to be able to hear. Cheers!
@@blackrichard1029 thanks for the nice feedback. I now strip the audio from the video and process it before adding the cleaned up version back into the edit. Hopefully this improves clarity and levels.
I can feel the icy winds of death as I listen to this. Very effective sound creation!
Boombaaaaa!!!! Power Dancing Moves!!! Me Like
could you just run diodes going out instead of the 1k resistor for the noise?
Do you mean R5 (1k) on the LFO switch? If so, that would ensure the signal only goes in the right direction so it could work.
@@CuSiSound yes i noticed a design elsewhere that uses diodes on all of the inputs of a sequencer and another op amp osc that had them and im wondering if that is the reason. theres a way to run op amps without vactrols to get true 1v per octave but ive yet to test it out as im still deciding what chip to use. just finishing converting six of caspers LFOs to one board and vco is my next project
Can i use 2n3904 transistor equivalent instead 2n4401
According to the original circuit description the transistor is there to convert the trigger input to an S-Trigger which means it triggers by grounding the input. With my limited knowledge of electronics I interpret this as the transistor acting as a switch, though I may be over simplifying here. The 2n4401 is described as a general purpose npn transistor and the 2n3904 is listed as an equivalent in the datasheet so I would expect it to perform the same function in this application but I have not tried it myself. Please be careful if you are going to use any diy circuit with commercial equipment.
@@CuSiSound Thank you once again for your work and knowledge you gave us all! Really Inspiring. And yes my main target is building some simple modules to gave more movement to my current setup which is a drum machine and Behringer Crave synth wonderful present from my beloved Girlfriend. And i will becarefull always measuring voltages i gave in and out to Crave
An effective balance of whimsy and menace. This is unsettling but I can't stop listening.
Vangellis writes the score for a 1950s B movie on a BBC Model B computer... you squeezed loads of textures into this one...❤
I don't have a smart phone. Just a regular phone. I handle the "smart" part myself. Nice Jam 🙂
Awesome. Lately I though I would try to buld a circuit like that but didn't imagine it would _actually work,_ cause it seemed too simple 😀 So I'm gonna work on it soon, probably with a couple of *switches* to change the capacitor or the resistance value. Thanks for that great video.
I have built passive filters with potentiometers in place of fixed resistors to vary the cutoff frequency.
Is there way Sub Octave Generator run on +12 power or its still a mistery one 😂
You can build the sub-octave circuit (4040 chip) as stand alone and run it on a +12v single rail power supply. I also built a version where the octaves outputs go through switches so you can select which ones are in the mix.
@@CuSiSound Greeeat! Thank you Man :))
thanks for this video!!! was wondering what kind of diode you were using in the circuits?
I used 1N4148 diodes.
Your Susurrus sounds very nice - just the right touch of filtering on that noise. Another excellent video!
You did well to trust the direction your synths leads you! This was a very enjoyable drone session.
Another question: Besides some _lights,_ what difference does it make to use *2 LEDs* instead of a *signal diode?* Can we use a *single LED?*
You probably could use a single diode. Look up the circuit for the Q&D VCF. It will change the characteristics of the filter probably reducing the cut off frequency range and altering the CV response.
@@CuSiSound Thanks for your answer. This filter is my next project. Well, on of my next ones 😀. I'm gonna experiment a lot on the breadboard. No CV in though.
I love playing with logic gates! Great project and lovely video as always.
Is that of _any use_ to ground the unused pins (567) of the *LM358* or not?
@@poykehmusic grounding unused inputs can help reduce noise in the circuit.
Love your ideas ❤😊! As always greetings from Germany
Moritz does things well. But you sir, take an idea and make it even more interesting. That’s also awesome. Nice work.
A very interesting piece. Thanks for sharing.
This piece takes me back to work by composers that first attracted me to electronic music. Very nice composition!
That is bonkers brilliant. I do like the idea of onboard LFO and white noise, it makes the module much more versatile. Thanks for this.
That’s a fantastic s&h!! Works so well with the triangle wave. But using the white noise and LFO sounds amazing! Great that you can build one with an op amp and a jfet. I built one using an LF398. But I want one of these now. Can’t have too many s&h modules. ✌️
Awesome! S&H?
Haha I read the description after I commented!
great work, thank you ❤
I was going to make something similar but replace the cell with a wire loop and a bridge rectifier and a reservoir capacitor and then set the whole lot in epoxy. Then another loop with a high frequency current would wirelessly charge/power it.... but I haven't yet. Great rainy day project. Super engineering/electronics fusion
Aaahh, I see now! I thought at first you had used a little IC to make the bug but this is much more clever. Very cute!
I like the form factor and sound.
Love the sound, the look and the eye's. A score on visual as well as audio. All the best mate.
Thank you for beautifull sounds! Can you post some info please for modules patching in this composition if it's not a problem. Thank you again
Thank you for your kind comments. I recorded this around a year ago but I think the basic setup used the dual 4046 VCO, The Octivator sub octaves output, the Quadrone drone, white noise and both the ladder filter and the MS20 style VCF. I'm sure I would have used some ambience/reverb effect on the mixer too. Hope this is helpful.
@@CuSiSound Thank you!
can you power it with just a 9v volt battery?
Yes this will run from a 9v battery but you will need to buffer and possibly amplify the waves coming from the input side of the inverters. My Quadrone module uses one example of this that should work on 9v or check out this from Elliot Williams hackaday.com/2015/03/09/logic-noise-sawing-away-with-analog-waveforms/.
Another great video. I can't wait to build it this weekend.
I had a question about vactrols. I've made a bunch with limited success. Do you have any recommended vactrols that are for sale on eBay?
I have never bought vactrols, I always make my own. I have played around with different colour LEDs and varying values of current limiting resistors both of which affect the response of the vactrol. Getting a good light seal around the LED/LDR junction is important, I sometimes use a double layer of heatshrink tube making sure I squeeze the ends around the leads.
Was your one in Project XII single or dual rail power? Great video, its amazing how a handful of components makes a thing and quite quickly the things become an awesome whole. I was thinking about putting a thermistor on a cast iron pan.. or even burying one deep in the garden for a really really slowly changing signal... I think it might be more of an global warming art installation though....
I run it on single rail 12v. Love the idea of monitoring global warming with a synth module.
Very nice syncopation provided by the LFO! I like the subtle filter ping in the percussion too.
Awesome. So many possibilities with this! Will have a go at making one myself. Will be interesting to see how it interacts with my Steiner Parker filter.👍✌️
Great stuff!!!
...build your own!