We interrupt this silence for some news!

We have a new store! :)

The Taurus 1 Contact Board is now available again! The first three people to use the coupon code t1rev2fs when buying one will receive free shipping anywhere in the world!

Check out the Synthfool's Custom Products section for other items, including a Minimoog MIDI to CV Cable, and a new Minimoog Board Restoration Service.

I also have a bunch of stuff up on eBay right now, too! I'm more than willing to combine shipping between the store and eBay.

A couple videos...

I actually feel like posting more than one item today. :)

These two videos are from a very cool client, Scott Metzger.

Here's a great demo of the 4 Voice my husband recently did for him.

If you like that, check out his cool Memorymoog Demo video. (I got to peek inside this beast not too long ago. Rudi does excellent work! :)

Patrick Moraz' 8 Voice For Sale!

Click here for more details

Syrinx, part 2

A shot of the inside of the custom Synton Syrinx pic that I posted earlier:

Special Synton Syrinx

One of the new arrivals for this week...




This was a limited edition, custom Syrinx done by Synton. Neat, huh?!
(And no, it's not for sale!)

Getting Jiggy With Synthfool #8: Air Cooled Dummy Load

An oldie but a goodie:




This is used to run an amp at full power while monitoring it on a scope.
Produces 4 ohms or 8 ohms using 4 8ohm 100 watt resistors that have a fan attached to them.
Teflon wire was used to make this durable, and it's stood the test of time quite well!

Getting Jiggy with Synthfool #7: OTA/AMP Tester

Made from one of our buffer board clones, this little tester works with the Amerel power supply to test LM3080's and single opams.






It features a special socket for easier insertion and removal of opamps, and it is a very quick and simple way of testing opamps.

Getting Jiggy with Synthfool #6: "Fluffy"

I decided to name this special power cord after the 3-headed dog in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.



This power plug has all 3 common power plugs found in synths: Roland/Korg, Oberheim SEM/Arp 2600/Steiner Parker, and IEC-Style (standard).
This was made out of the frustration of having to hunt around for the right power cord.

Getting Jiggy WIth Synthfool #5: Multiple Plugs

This is not a custom jig, but rather a modified one. :)




Boss Multiple Plugs (Modified)

A Boss J5 Multiple Jacks that was modified.
It now has 4 plugs instead of jacks.
It sends one signal to 4 places.
It was made almost 20 years ago to test 4 Track recorders.
(A cable was made to test 8 track recorders, but no pic was taken of that.)

Getting Jiggy With Synthfool: #3: Resistor Substitution Box

This is a very sturdy and very accurate resistor substiution box that was made after Synthfool was sick of fixing his old, standard resistor substitution wheel.
It features a die cast aluminium chassis with all aluminium Alco knobs found on Emu modulars.
It features .1% Holco resistors
All the switches have doubled up contacts.

New Photo Series: Getting Jiggy With Synthfool: #1: VCO 2 GO

Hello!

I'm starting a new photo series on this blog, and the content won't be found anywhere else. :)

My husband's made a wide variety of his own test equipment and such over the years. We've finally decided to document them, and he's given me permission to post them on my blog. :)

This is one of my favorites: The Portable VCO






This is a battery operated, CEM-based VCO that could very easily fit in a pocket.

The VCO uses a 9 volt battery to power a circuit that uses a CEM3340.
It is very stable and tracks extremely well.
It features both 1/8" and 1/4" jacks for CV in and Audio out.

One of a Kind Minimoog Filter Clone in a Moog Module Shell!

Click here for the eBay auction!

The last of the Moog Taurus 1 Boards!

There's a half dozen left, and they're ready to go!

Heck, I'll even ship them out on Saturday if you buy them today!

It's back!

This Moog is back!

I should add that it's not here to be fully restored, and that it's a synth that travels more than the average Moog Modular. :)

Yamaha CS-15 with mods

One of the latest projects:





Besides all the standard work most synths receive, it also got these mods:

Analog ring modulator (to external input's normal)
Range switch for LFO. Normal or high freq (to 7Khz!)
Auto-trigger switch for LFO to Envs.
Env LEDs colors changed and their brightness now controlled by their actual envelopes.
Env 1 CV to VCO modulation control added.
Various cosmetic changes.

Color changing Minimoog

A Minimoog painted with a special color changing paint. The lit wheel has a color changing LED in it too. :)

This is one of those custom projects that was cool to watch. :)

Why I Love Being Mrs. Synthfool, 8th Anniversary Edition

... 'cause I'm married to a brilliant man who does stuff like this:

PAiA Gnome, Assembled in 2007!

Finally got the pics I've been wanting to post for awhile. :)

Here's the first of a series of pics of a PAiA Gnome my husband just put together from an unassembled kit for a client.
The last time he assembled a gnome, I was still in diapers. ;-)


FWIW, I don't think we have any sound samples, and it's been sent to the client. Sounded cool to me! ;-)

Custom Moog Modular

Haven't seen this one in several years, but it sounded cool. :)

Tiny Modular

Here's a small Moog Modular rack mount thingie. I forgot what the wordless module is.
This is owned by a producer who also has a System 700 we did for him.