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Services Alesis HR-16 custom 8-bit drum machine sounds 6 Pin DIN Cable for Roland PG-200 PG-800 MPG-80 FC-100
Projects/Mods/Gear FPGA SynthesiserA synthesiser made using an FPGA. Spartan 3E FPGA SynthesiserThe FPGA Synth on a Xilinx Dev Board. Korg Poly 800 ModsDetails of Poly800 mods, including 'Moog slayer'. MAM RS3MAM RS3 Resonator information and demo sounds. Emu ESI-32 Internal Drive ModEmu Esi-32 gets an internal SCSI hard drive Korg DW6000 ModDW6000 modification to increase the waveform count from 8 to 256! Roland VP9000Vocal sample mangling using a Roland Variphrase Processor E-mu Emax SEFun with an Emax SE Modified Yamaha CS-10Song made entirely with a Yamaha CS-10 and a video of it in action Yamaha TG33 Vector SynthFM and sample based vector synth goodness
Tunes VoynichFor examples of the music I make in a Kraftwerk style. StrellisFor examples of the music I make in a more relaxed but groove based style. ChromicFor examples of the music I make in a full on dance style. Ambient Time StretchingMy own tracks time stretched to 800% to make them become ethereal. 1994 - 1997Some Tracks written by myself between 1994 and 1997 using an AWE32 sound card. 1986, excerptsSome excerpts of tunes written when I was a lad in 1986. 1986, fullSome completed tunes written when I was a lad in 1986. The SessionSome songs knocked out on 14th August 2004 with my brothers and nephew
Events Hampshire Jam 8 Photo GalleryPhotos from Hampshire Jam 8 31st October 2009 Liphook, UK Ultravox live in LondonPhotos, MP3s and video from their live gig 24th April 2009 London D.A.F and Client live in LondonPhotos, MP3s and video from their live gig 28th March 2009 London Hampshire Jam 6 Photo GalleryPhotos from Hampshire Jam 6 20th October 2007 Liphook, UK
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Misc Goldfrappalison goldfrapp in mail on sunday supplement. Jean-Michel JarreJean-Michel Jarre in mail on sunday supplement.
Links VoynichFor examples of the music I make in a Kraftwerk style. StrellisFor examples of the music I make in a more relaxed but groove based style. ChromicFor examples of the music I make in a full on dance style. AstronomyTo visit the web page of my astronomy society. Othersother usefull/interesting links.

MAM RS3 Resonator

This rack effects unit accepts a mono input only but subsequent processing using three Vactrol based resonant band pass filters produces a stereo out. A vactrol is like a voltage controlled resistor - there's a photo-sensitive resistor and an LED encapsulated in a package. There are two LFOs whose rate is determined by a single control with the second LFO rate running 30% faster than the first. There's also a three band envelope follower also getting in on the act and three modes of LFO to filter control.

Block Diagram

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Demos

This demo features my JX-10 using a patch with Osc sync for loads of harmonics. I start off with no effect and it's very obvious when the resonator is switched in :)

• Download a demo mp3 of the Music and More RS3 resonator 2.04MB 192kbit.

This demo features my JX-10 being sequenced by an MSQ-700 using a bass patch and a strings patch for that classic vintage sound. Uneffected sequence first and towards the end I switch it out too.

• Download a second demo mp3 of the Music and More RS3 resonator 3.47MB 192kbit.

This demo features a Chamberlin violin sample from my Emulator IIIXP and has a Mysterious Semblance to the Tangerine Dream track Mysterious Semblance at the Strand of Nightmares on their Phaedra album. Perhaps Edgar Froese had an RS3 back in 1974?

• Phaedreams 2.57MB 128kbit.

This demo features the Chamberlin violin sample from my Emulator IIIXP again but with a less aggressive use of the RS3.

• Phaedreams 2 1.73MB 128kbit.

This demo features the Chamberlin brass sample from my Emulator IIIXP.

• Phaedreams 3 1.51MB 128kbit.

This demo features the Chamberlin flute sample from my Emulator IIIXP.

• Phaedreams 4 932kB 128kbit.

This demo features the Chamberlin choir sample from my Emulator IIIXP.

• Phaedreams 5 1.58MB 128kbit.