Hello All My name is Adam. I have started this group as a means of sharing information about FM synthesisers. I'm new to FM synthesis, having only recently...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 19, 2001 11:29 am
Hi Folks.. One of my hobbies is designing analogue synthesisers and I've always had an interest in FM stuff too (Still use an EVS1 for oddball noises) ....I've...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 19, 2001 12:32 pm
Wow Chris! What a first post! I'm going to have to read over it all again to take it all in, but I can certainly see potential there in your plans. It sounds...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 19, 2001 12:45 pm
Well I've got a Digisound modular and an Elektor Formant, and an ASM-1 (A modular synth on a single board, I've got a spare PCB if anyone's interested), as...
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tconrardy@...
Apr 19, 2001 1:11 pm
... FM ... Hi Adam Glad you started this list! Now you will know what it is be be a moderator! :-)( and I can sit back and enjoy!;-) There is a DX-7 list on...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 19, 2001 1:18 pm
Hi Chris I'm out in Australia so postage on these items could be a bit rough! However, the modular synth PCB you mentioned sounds tempting. I'm sure I could...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 19, 2001 1:33 pm
Welcome aboard Tim! ... HaHa :0) I was hoping you'd drop in! Looking forward to developing some programming ideas and perhaps tutorials. I know you have ...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 19, 2001 2:17 pm
Hi Adam.. If you type ASM-1 and Stopp (the name of the guy that designed it is Gene Stopp) into a search engine then you'll get a load of hits for the ...
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Tim Conrardy
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Apr 19, 2001 2:30 pm
... I have a question. Can you get the same type of synthisis as FM digital if you are using analog circuitry? In other words: If you have two Oscillator...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 19, 2001 2:39 pm
Umm... FM is FM, analogue FM is rarely as complex sounding as digital FM simply because digital FM is easy to calculate so therefore you have a lot of...
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Tim Conrardy
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Apr 19, 2001 4:24 pm
... Thanks! Did not really know that. This opens up some other possabilities. May I suggest that perhaps you create a 4 operator style analog FM type synth,...
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Tim Conrardy
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Apr 20, 2001 7:12 am
... Good idea, good posts so far: like Chriscs' ideas! That reminds me of this huge Editor for the DX7 that was developed in sweden, i believe. It was actually...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 20, 2001 9:33 am
Hi Chris Been doing a bit of thinking about your modular AFM. Tim may have a point with the use of four operators, considering that you'll be using extra...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 20, 2001 9:42 am
... is Gene Stopp) into a search engine then you'll get a load of hits for the ASM-1...it's a pretty popular synth in DIY land.....the Oberheim filter is a...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 20, 2001 9:51 am
Adam wrote... ... YEah, the ASM-1 is, apart from changes that Tom Oberheim would have made himself (MOSFET op-amps instead of FET-buffered op-amps, it saves...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 20, 2001 9:59 am
Hi Tim ... in sweden, i believe. It was actually all KNOBS for every function on the DX for All six Operators. !!! I've seen a photo of that one- it looks...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 20, 2001 10:20 am
... The thing is that I wnat to design it from the grond up as a complete thing so teh 4-op to 6-op expansion wouldn't be so easy to implement.... ... It's not...
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tconrardy@...
Apr 21, 2001 6:23 am
HI! Did not know if people here were aware of this utility. It is Atari. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/atari-midi- archives/files/SOUNDS/Yamaha/Dx7/ ...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 23, 2001 9:05 am
Hi Everyone I have just added a database of **FM Synths** for members to add their synths to (as well as any other any others you may know of)... ...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 23, 2001 12:21 pm
I see someone has made some additions!! Hooray! Would that perhaps have been you Mr.Summa?? Good to see the Microwave getting a mention there, as I had heard ...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 23, 2001 12:29 pm
... you can create banks and audition them Thanks for that Tim. Sounds worthwhile for us Atari/DX users. Lookout for a second database here soon that will...
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psychotropicsounds@...
Apr 23, 2001 12:53 pm
... complete thing so teh 4-op to 6-op expansion wouldn't be so easy to implement.... Yeah, fair enough! The Yamaha FS1R has 8 ops and multiple waveforms ...
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Chris Crosskey
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Apr 23, 2001 1:17 pm
Hi Adam, You wrote... ... How about a swithc that knocks them down into sub-audio....it's not too hard.... ... Plus by putting a DIN41612 connector on the...
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Summa
flotorian@...
Apr 23, 2001 4:38 pm
Hi Adam,
At 12:21 23.04.01 -0000, you wrote:
>I see someone has made some additions!!
Yep, I added the FS1R, TX81z, MWPC, VZ-1...
I may soon add some more and...
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Summa
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Apr 23, 2001 4:56 pm
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tconrardy@...
Apr 23, 2001 5:22 pm
Made some more additions. Mostly just the yamaha stuff like the DXII, DX7s, TQ5,FB01. Added the effects in the TX81Z row as well. One thing that distinguishes...
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Summa
flotorian@...
Apr 23, 2001 6:39 pm
Hi,
I'm not sure if you can see those entries as FX. Maybe it's possible to add
an additional column for those specialties... Btw. the TX81z is able to do...
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Tim Conrardy
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Apr 23, 2001 6:46 pm
... Perhaps we need a COMMENT column. I wanted to put in those types of things SOMEWHERE in the available feilds. Adam? any comments?? (pun intended!;-) Tim ...
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Tim Conrardy
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Apr 24, 2001 4:14 am
... sorry about the no subject. I pressed send too soon! :-) ... Sounds good. I will go to the Synths database and put in what i can. Tim ...
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tconrardy@...
Apr 24, 2001 4:25 am
Here is something of interest from the DX7 list of Dave Benton. Tim _________________________________________ I have finished the diplay upgrade info, take a...
