DLP v2.0 Boards Alive!

I've started migrating the DLP modules to eurorack format - v2.0! First is the oscillator, two voices on one 8hp board; the knobs will likely live on a 10hp panel.

The boards came back this week, and I finally had a chance to wire one up and verify that it's alive.

Audio on SoundCloud, project info and schems on gitHub.

The Eurorack Saga Begins

After actively trying to avoid going down the rabbit hole, the igloo has finally acquired it's first 19" of Eurorack rails starting with one of the most basic of sound modules, TipTop's lovely BD909 (and Intellijel's Audio Interface II for quiet i/o) This certainly isn't the end of the DIY circuits, as all the Lil'Penguin circuits will likely get a Eurorack makeover. There will also be many other notable and destructive modules as the Eurorack universe is rich with awesomeness, HexInverter.net and MakeNoise being quite noteworthy.

BlizzardTracks.com and CalibratedRecords.net have been updated with a simple new design.

Aslo, we have made several tracks from the back catalogue of each available on Blizzard and Calibrated's SoundCloud accounts. Enjoy!

Techno jam from earlier this week with André et Michèle.
[Mp3]
[mixcloud]

Cleaned the studio. Time for a couple pics:

DLP Kick Module

A 909ish kick module (yes, the one started at the end of 2013) is alive and in a separate box for now:
A audio sample set featuring some overdriven, filtered, and sligtly fx'd kicks: kick_module_test_1.mp3. All audio right off the kit, no post-processing.

midi2cv Module v3 - Synth & Drum Modes

The hardware and software of the midi2cv module has been updated to v3.

The hardware update adds 4 new gate/trigger outputs to the existing 3 CV and 1 gate/trigger out as well as a switch to toggle between 2 modes.

The software update takes advantage of all outputs, and allows two control modes: Synth and Drum

Synth mode responds to all notes and uses the 3 CV outs for Pitch, Velocity, and CC#1 (Modulation). Gate outputs 2 to 5 trigger when CC#2-5 are > 63.

Drum mode only responds to C1, C#1, D1, D#1, and E1. The first 3 notes trigger gates 1 to 3 and drop their velocity to the CV 1 to 3 outs. The last two notes trigger gates 4 and 5.

Each mode can produce the same output, the difference is how you control it with your DAW.

Some demo tracks for the two modes are up on the phaXis SoundCloud account: https://soundcloud.com/phaxis. The demos were done with the DLP and the FR-777 mainly because I ran out of things to modulate on the DLP in order to use all the outs (yes that needs to change!). Some outboard FX from the Yamaha REV-100 and Lexicon MPX-110, and a bit of love on the mix with iZotope's Ozone back in Cubase.

Updated schematics for the midi2cv module as well as the full assembly code for the PIC controller are up on the GitHub account: https://github.com/danielhood/dlp