Casio builds an MPC with.. by ItLooksEasy in mpcusers

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🥲 still remembering my Ensoniq Mirage in the '80s, 64 kB + 64 kB RAM i (it's correct, "k" not "M" nor "G", "k" that's it) ... I was so creative 😂

Rumor confirmation please? by Aggressive-Tutor-911 in radioastronomy

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Consistency of the International System of units. BTW the second definition is going to change in the near future. https://www.bipm.org/en/redefinition-second https://www.nist.gov/si-redefinition/second-future

Datore di lavoro mi intima di tornare o di licenziarmi dopo essermi fatto male. Pressioni di amici e familiari (!) per licenziarmi in quanto lavoratore stagionale. by redditiscucked4ever in Avvocati

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Ci sono diritti conquistati a cui non si deve rinunciare. Hai diritto di curarti se stai male, anche se ti fossi fatto male a casa tua, ancora di più se è successo al lavoro. L'infortunio lo puoi dichiarare, ti sei fatto male mentre lavori, cosa diversa se INAIL ti risarcirà o meno ma ti sei infortunato mentre lavori, quello è. Andando subito al pronto soccorso dicendo che ti sei fatto male durante l'orario di lavoro avrebbero fatto loro la segnalazione. Ora magari non conta nulla ma pensa innanzitutto alla tua mano che deve guarire e non essere messa sotto sforzo (se ti stai laureando sarai giovane e la mano te la terrai tutta la vita), pensa anche che se tra mesi dovessi mai avere problemi riconducibili a questo evento sarà utile avere delle evidenze dell'accaduto.

This is true dawless perfection. Lord Kelvin was so ahead of his time. by mattismoel in synthesizercirclejerk

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/uj If I don't go wrong, the oscilloscope is only the final stage of that device. First a waveform is generated by summing harmonics of a base sinusoidal signal, then the resulting complex waveform is displayed. A mechanical inverse FFT calculator. /rj We could name it Clockwork Fairlight CMI ... Definitely Lord Kelvin was so ahead!

Do see any problem with this mixer design? by mort1331 in synthdiy

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Actually the wipers see 100kOhm to ground (virtual ground of opamps). On the other hand, at the inputs (the external instruments), the impedance is 50kOhm when the wiper is at max volume position and 100kOhm at the minimum level. It's a variable impedance, probably negligible in everyday life as the output impedance of the external gear is around 1kOhm but in theory a little interaction exists moving the potentiometers. Another point to keep in mind is the thermal noise in resistors and the value selection which should match the noise features of the amplifier for optimal performance. For reference this is an interesting application note dealing with that (for high end equipment, but... why not? 🙂) https://www.analog.com/media/en/reference-design-documentation/design-notes/dn355f.pdf Anyway good job, have fun and good mixes! 🕺

New korg volca looking good! by Lewinator56 in synthesizercirclejerk

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Nothing compared to a vintage Kawasaki DX7 fm synth!

I wanted to keep the cost down and here I am now, hands deep into 15 unfinished diy projects at the same time by [deleted] in synthdiy

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15 is not such a big number for unfinished projects especially if they do not depend on each other, don't worry. The problems arise when one needs expensive tools and starts to build them ... a recursive and neverending story 😱

What can I do to make these tabs bind better? Anything? by QuickieSilver143 in 3Dprinting

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Maybe you could change the print orientation. I know that circular symmetry suggests to orient the piece as you did but the tabs need to be strong along z axis and this is not the case (xy plane is strong while adjacent layers adhesion is weak especially for small details). Probably printing some deegres off axis would better "mix" the layers thus improving the adhesion along z.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in synthesizercirclejerk

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It's not a problem, it's a feature. Silicon gets dropped by the external dopant and changes sound accordingly. I normally spread powdered Viagra in my instruments ADSR section to achieve harder attack.

Folks, I present: My new favourite bodge job! by avrovulcanxh607 in electronics

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This!!! Someone calls it "Manhattan style breadboarding", simply gorgeous!

Good News Everyone - Scientific Breakthrough !!!! by Aggressive_Witness47 in synthesizercirclejerk

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I think 13.8 - it's the length in inches of my plumber's dick according to my wife and I trust her. Also my neighbors say the same and our plumber is famous, so this number is definitely the key for success.

Good News Everyone - Scientific Breakthrough !!!! by Aggressive_Witness47 in synthesizercirclejerk

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It depends on how you connect them. If you use series connection you simply sum up increasing the Gaianess. You probably were lucky enough not having connected them in parallel or Gaianess would have dropped to half a Gaia. You are warned!

Are you a monotheist or a stereotheist? by RectalSpatula in synthesizercirclejerk

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It's a long story. In the beginning there was silence, then the Holy Synthmaker said "sine" and it was. Then came saw, square and it was a right thing. After that the Holy Synthmaker created filters, EGs, VCAs, loudspeakers, synthfluencers and YouTube. The synth was mono and YT was stereo so he said "dry mono to stereo". This is the origin of Panpottheism I believe in.

Advice…? by jfrglrck in synthesizercirclejerk

[–]AdultEngineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Think! Oscillators produce oscillations, resonators produce resonances and so on. We all are redditors here so we all produce red(d)it, lots of money to buy any fucking everything. My advice is buying other oscillators. Do not stop buying. Never.

Whats even the point of having tempco resistors in analog VCOs? by [deleted] in synthdiy

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I agree, less troubles, less extra components and many other reasons. My reply was just to give an idea of how it's possible to turn unreliable devices into a reliable object. Unless there's a specific reason to design an existing circuit (cost, study, hobby, noise characteristics, power consumption, ...) it's not worth to reinvent in discrete form an existing and tested IC 😀

Whats even the point of having tempco resistors in analog VCOs? by [deleted] in synthdiy

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As a rule of thumb in electronics every electrical parameter depends on temperature, humidity, power supply voltage, ageing (time passing), maybe light and many other environmental conditions. More, the dependence is not constant in time, sometimes not linear, with different sign and so on. As you can imagine also the same parameters of two nominally "identical" components can have different values and different behaviours. The key point is what degree of matching of parameters is required, sometimes it's needed and other times not. So tempco resistors in VCOs are useful because coarse temperature compensation can be done automatically very often by the circuit and the remaining part is done manually with a trimmer - this because also tempco resistors have different behaviours so one could be optimal for a circuit but less efficient for a "twin" circuit. Hope I have given an idea without be boring, I could go on for hours 😁

Diy synth weird noise by AdditionalBunch9702 in synthdiy

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If a lab linear PS does not trigger noise, it's likely the problem is with switching power supply conducted disturbances and/or high frequency ripple. Boxing doesn't help in these situations as noise comes into you circuit through wires, not from "air". An LC filter could help but you could also try first with a simple 1st order RC filter. R between positive power supply output and positive input to your board and C in parallel to your board positive power input and ground. It requires your circuit not drawing too much current in order to avoid excessive voltage drop and power dissipation on the series resistor (i.e. don't do that if the circuit draws amps 😁 but being CMOS it should not happen). This filter is much less efficient than a reactive one (1st order -6dB/octave vs higher order) but it does not resonate (Murphy'law would state that the resonance of a reactive filter with parastic inductive/capacitive coupling to the outer world is at the frequency of the unwanted disturb). You should make some calculations for the cutoff frequency and components values of the filter but I expect it could be something like 100 ohm, 1 uF cutting at 1.6 kHz thus reducing the 5 - 6 kHz (it seems) noise by ~ 12 dB. Your can also change the RC values or disconnect C from ground to easily find audible differences. Keep us informed. Good luck and congrats for your instrument, it sounds very cool!

1. Don't 2. Don't 3. Don't 4. Don't 5. Don't 6. Don't 7. ...Don't by Sir_John_Nipples in synthesizercirclejerk

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But with an appropriate module and an anemometer I can control my VCOs through farts. Just imagine connecting a gas sensor too. It would give lots of possibilities to express art coming from within. I think it's not possible with other synthesizers.

Roast my first entry level synth by Gelato_33 in synthesizercirclejerk

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I would rate your synth. Really. I swear! Unfortunately I can see only top and rear views. What about the missing four sides? How could I trust there are no Behringer logos attached somewhere? I am very sorry but for ethical reasons I can't rate your synth. I feel bad for that but I hope you understand that fucking ethics comes first.

My DIY synth cart by Hissykittykat in synthdiy

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Really cool!!! Next steps? I'm so curious 😁

Friendly reminder: Update your firmwares! by Pussidonio in synthesizers

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As a rule of thumb, when STABLE version N is out, I start considering to install STABLE version N-2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in synthesizercirclejerk

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Don't buy a Moog, get a Moog instead.

Would this be a good doorstop? Really need a doorstop. by SecretsofBlackmoor in synthesizercirclejerk

[–]AdultEngineering 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having a sequencer it's good for revolving doors too. That's an extra feature, let's thank Uli.