Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts

07 March, 2006

jen sx1000 modded

about two months ago i bought this analog synth. a poor man's moog produced in italy at the end of 70ies. now i'm using it with some behringer stomp boxes (flanger, chorus, tube overdrive). i've searched infos and schematics to add a sub-oscillator to get a more typical moog sound. with this mod i can have a -1 octave square added to the original oscillator. if you want to do that with your jen sx1000 read this (i haven't found the author). i also added a power jack instead of the built-in power cable and re-coloured the knob caps.

specifications:
sub-osc (square -1 octave)
power jack

audios:
jensx1000_1.mp3 (730 kb) - nice lead with some effects
jensx1000_2.mp3 (633 kb) - sub-osc misc sounds
jensx1000_3.mp3 (518 kb) - sub-osc misc sounds

photos:
jen sx1000 front paneljen sx1000 back panel
jen sx1000 openedthe sub-oscillator circuit
the sub-oscillaotor wired to the jenthe sub-oscillaotor wired to the jen

14 May, 2005

noizer II - square wave synth

an evolution of noizer I: a 555 based oscillator noise synth. inspired by the q.r.ghazala's lumivox II and this tone generator schematic.

specifications:
2 vco (square wave)
2 pitch potentiometer
2 pitch photo resistor
pseudo lfo (vco 2) + variant (diod)
fxs (drive, milk)
volume

audios:
noizer2_1.mp3 (939 kb) - misc sounds

photos:
the board with all componentsthe board with all components
mounting in a casemounting in a case
side viewside view
noizer II

16 February, 2005

alienmod - noizer I module

a module for noizer I (another 555 ic)

specifications:
lfo
alien beam effect
birds-rats effect

audios:
alienmod_1.mp3 (1.8 mb) - misc sounds

photos:
the boardthe board
mounting in a primitive boxMounting in a primitive box
painted...painted...
joined with the noizer Ijoined with the noizer I

09 February, 2005

noizer I - square wave synth

a 555 based oscillator noise synth. inspired by the q.r.ghazala's lumivox II and this tone generator schematic.

specifications:
1 vco (square wave)
pitch potentiometer
pitch photo resistor
whawha effect
caos effect
pseudo volume
reset

audios:
noizer1_1.mp3 (372 kb) - simple sound
noizer1_2.mp3 (378 kb) - photo resistor in action
noizer1_3.mp3 (533 kb) - whawha in action
noizer1_4.mp3 (387 kb) - caos effect

photos:
building without a project board building without a project board
yeah! a project board! yeah! a project board!
mounting in a twinings prince of wales box mounting in a twinings prince of wales box
painted... painted...
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