General — Instrument Design

Thoughts on Musical Sequencing in HW

Thoughts on Musical Sequencing in HW

I wanted to post an overview of how we are approaching sequencing for the development of our sequencer.

Firstly, this machine will be quite a bit different than any other sequencers that have been...


Sequencer Update 21619

Sequencer Update 21619

EVMs have arrived - it's software time!  Originally this was planned to be a fully analogue sequencer but new direction gives us 'options' for the future of the machine. 


RE to make Sequencer!

RE to make Sequencer!

We have been wrestling with the sequencer concept for a very long time now.  Hardware sequencers were always kind of a let-down in terms of how far you could go musically.  We'd always have to use...


Instrument Design Journey: Natural Gate, Part 4 - Materials

Instrument Design Journey: Natural Gate, Part 4 - Materials

There was an extra bit of work required to get the new envelopes fast enough.  It turns out that of all the op amps I tried, they simply didn’t have enough drive current to...


Instrument Design Journey: Natural Gate, Part 3 - In the Woods

Instrument Design Journey: Natural Gate, Part 3 - In the Woods

Shortly after brewing up the new envelope circuit, we tested the design against our favourite LPGs.  We had our beta tester over for some additional perspective (our beta tester is especially fond of LPGs and had...