Oh no, he’s back and he’s got a timbre!, or, Know when to fold (Part 2)

Hello world! Yes, that was a long break. Life’s been interesting, for instance, I’m retired now, but making a little bit of money teaching ukulele. Which translates into: Hey, how about those cheap homebuilt synth modules, huh? Until a few days ago I still had the unfinished NLC timbre! waiting for me on my workbench. […]

Five orders

When we last saw our hero he was struggling to source parts for an NLC timbre! module. Aside from the PCB and panel and power cable, nearly all the parts could come from my stash or from Tayda, with two exceptions. Tayda doesn’t have the J112 JFET, and one possibly usable substitute they do have […]

Know when to fold (part 1)

It’s April, and you know what that means: Time to spend MY ENTIRE TAX REFUND ON MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SYNTHESIS STUFF wait I’ve just been handed a memo that says “no it isn’t” hang on who wrote this memo? Okay, but I can buy one module, right? I had a few varied ideas, but ultimately […]