Building some modular stuff

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun May 08, 2016 10:46 pm

Inspired by the new Roland System-500 modular synth I got some PCBs and Panels from Frequency Central.

Not shown here, I ordered the parts from Tayda and Small Bear.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun May 08, 2016 10:49 pm

Went ahead and built the amplifier here:

actually the switch is upside down, I need to turn it around. Otherwise, amazing enough, it seems to work.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun May 08, 2016 10:52 pm

I was able to tell it worked because...

I built the power supply!

I plugged everything in and nothing blew up or smoked!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun May 08, 2016 11:41 pm

Built an LFO from GMSN! .

working on the case here

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon May 09, 2016 10:13 am

Curious as to how the case will turn out, you're just painting it black?

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon May 09, 2016 12:09 pm

Looks like fun...

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:32 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Curious as to how the case will turn out, you're just painting it black?

black with sort of "natural" end pieces.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue May 10, 2016 5:53 am

Excellent work! What other modules do you have in mind?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue May 10, 2016 1:54 pm

I'm going to build the two ADSR Envelopes. and I'm going to build the AM Synths AM8121 filter. Like the Frequency Central System X modules it is based on the Roland System-100M.

I'd like to build an oscillator or two. I haven't decided on what yet.

Maybe a MIDI-to-CV module would be nice like this one from Grove Audio.

I'm thinking the Arturia KeyStep could be very useful.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 1:45 pm

How's this project progressing?

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Mon Dec 05, 2016 6:51 pm

Thomas wrote:How's this project progressing?

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue Jan 24, 2017 1:29 am

the enclosure is completed, I started to build the filter but I got a little held up because I have to make my own face-plate for it. I will update with some pictures and stuff when I start working on it again.