This synth/CV sequencer was a combination of a couple projects that i modified to get my own unique sound from it! it is basically a noisebox that can make sound on its own, or also control a lunetta or other modular synths. i spent about a week researching/working on it, and now that im done, i realize some of the errors i made, and the next one will be much better, but its a nice prototype on its own.
No schematics as of yet but its basically a bolt style patchable Baby10 permanately set to 8 or less steps (with reset in). I used a 4017 for the seq, 40106 for the int clock, 4093 for the nands, and an lm386 for amp/gain, all powered off a single 9v, and packed into a nice 4x7x4" stylish (lol) florescent green box.
Audio files:
053009 nb8 lunetta1 ax30g EDITED.MP3 - 15mins of NOIZE, NB8->Lunetta VCO->Korg AX30G guitar efx processor
053009 NB8LA take 2.MP3 - another bleepy sequence patch with the same setup
The controls are:
Top:
8 steps on top (round 100k pots)
2 nand freq's (in the middle)
2 nand 'mixer' pots (the outside ones)
Front:
8 red leds in the middle for which step sequencer is on
1 amber power led on left
main mixer pot between left and right nand controls (backwards doh, too lazy to fix =)
2 fixed LP/HP on/off for both nand channels (these do strange things to the sequencer so i dont use them much)
Back:
1/4" out
each sequencer step pulse out
sequencer summed cv out
clock out (int clock)
clock in (ext clock)
seq reset in
ground
(audio out bolt to be added soon, again too lazy to include so far)
Right:
spdt switch on right to select which nand gate gets the sequencer cv out (both on one side of the switch, wired straight into the pots)
sequencer speed pot on right
Left:
on/off switch
int/ext clock switch (bolt on back for ext clock)
pot for pre gain/feedback on lm386
(hole where i was going to put a glide switch but didn't include yet)
Other notes:
so far the only major problems have been the fact that i used varying resistors on the leds because i didnt have enough low ohm ones (around 500) to work with these (i think) 12v leds.. but it made for an interesting sequencer pattern multiplier at least =] also the nand 'mix' pots have way too big a range, but its quick to turn them off and on this way. also i would use a rotary switch next time to allow for some more interesting combinations of where the sequencer interfaces with the nandsynth. right now its 1) middle lug of left nand 'mix' pot or 2) right lug of right nand freq pot (which barely affects sound). also the controls of the nand synth do strange things to the sequencer like slight speedups and slowdowns. this is undesirable, but the sound is affected in a very desireable way imo!! big huge thanks to dusjagr @ SGMK for the awesome idea, and as usual everyone on Electro-Music.com for their helpful replies & entertainments =]