Wednesday, March 25, 2009

SSM2164 BASED FILTER WORKSTATION

HERE IS THE GUIDE TO HELP YOU KNOW WHAT EACH JACK DOES.
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SSM2164 VCF AND MODULAR WORKSTATION
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THE JACKS:
1. GATE INPUT--> THIS REQUIRES A 0-5V RANGE GATE SIGNAL,

THESE ARE FROM SEQUENCERS, OR MIDI-2-CV CONVERTERS.
2. ENV OUT--> THIS IS THE ANALOG ENVELOPE AR OUT. YOU

HAVE TO PATCH THIS TO CV IN OR FM IN TO MODULATE THE

FILTER WITH THIS. YOU CAN ALSO MODULATE YOUR EXTERNAL

GEAR WITH THIS. IT IS BASED ON -/+5V RANGE. SO IT IS

SAFE TO PATCH TO YOUR GEAR.
3.AIN(1) AND AIN(2) ARE AUDIO INPUTS. SOUND GOES FIRST

TO THE PRE-AMP(BOOSTER) THEN TO THE AIN LVL KNOB.
4.CV IN-->THIS IS A CONTROL VOLTAGE INPUT. PLUG AN

ANALOG LFO, AR ENV, VCO SIGNAL ETC.
5.FM IN--> THIS IS THE SAME AS THE CV IN BUT THIS IS BI

-POLAR GIVING YOU +/- SWEEP. CENTER IS ZERO VALUE.
6. EXTREME FM--> THIS IS SO THAT YOU CAN USE "LINE

LEVEL" SIGNALS TO MODULATE THE FILTER OR YOUR OTHER

ANALOG GEAR. THIS IS JUST A DIRECT OUT COMING FROM AIN

(1) BOOSTER(1). SO WHAT YOU DO IS PLUG IN YOUR FAVORITE

DRUM MACHINE OR VIRTUAL ANALOG IN AIN(1), TURN UP THE

BOOSTER TO AMPLIFY BUT HAVE AIN(LVL)1 AT ZERO SO YOU

DON'T HEAR IT. NOW PATCH FROM EXTREME FM OUT TO CV OR FM

INPUT. TURN THE FILTER ALL YOU WILL HEAR IT MODULATE TO

YOUR EXTERNAL LINE LEVEL SOURCE.
7. FILTER OUT-->THE IS THE UNBALANCED SIGNAL THAT GOES

TO YOUR MIXER OR AMP.
8. LFO OUT-->THE IS THE LFO OUTPUT. IT IS A SLOW

OSCILLATOR SO YOU CAN PATCH IT TO AN AIN TO HEAR IT IF

YOU WANTED TO MAKE A PORTABLE SOUND BOX.

BY ALL MEANS TURN UP THE REZ TO SELF-OSCILLATE AND GET A

CLEAN SINE WAVE. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ONES I HAVE

EVER HEARD!

3 comments:

Tim Servo said...

MY NAME IS TIM PARKHURST AND I REPRESENT MAGIC SMOKE ELECTRONICS. BLUE LANTERN CLONES DOES NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO SELL ANY CIRCUIT BASED ON THE THOMAS HENRY OR MAGIC SMOKE 2164 VCF. MAGIC SMOKE ELECTRONICS OWNS THE RIGHTS TO THIS DESIGN AND HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THIS VERSION. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC DOMAIN DESIGN. PLEASE CONTACT US AT MAGSMOKE@GMAIL.COM TO MAKE A ROYALTY ARRANGEMENT OR FACE LEGAL ACTION. UNTIL SUCH AN ARRANGEMENT IS REACHED, STOP SELLING, ADVERTISING OR LISTING THIS PRODUCT IN ANY WAY.

nILS said...

Same old, same old. That's what bluelantern does. But his being audacious enough to claim to have permission - that's new...

Tim Servo said...

HI Guys,
Actually, Blue Lantern contacted me after my original post and we have worked out an arrangement. He has permission to sell the four units he made as part of a PCB run, so we're good. Thanks!
Tim (Servo) Parkhurst