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one of my favorite modules! this is an AM/FM radio with cv-control over the tuning: amazing random noise and music snippets… especially the AM newscasters and weird bible stations are charming…it has that particular type of radio distortion I like…thx to jakob from audiodrome (denmark) to send me some pcbs…this module can not be purchased…pm me if you are interested in this project, I have a spare pcb!!! also, see below the diy dx-antenna I am using with the a.m. radio section – for better reception…

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the sonic multiplier is a ring modulator with an internal sine wave oscillator which is a great source for modulating other waveforms…easy build, but a little glitch comes with R46…I replaced it with a 100k pot, found the sweet spot where the oscillator keeps running and then measured that value…(it was not the suggested change to 47k!)…oh and you can also CV the oscillator (2 inputs) and use it seperately…

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this is a clone of the famous “source of uncertainty” by Mr. B………here called “sauce of unce” (nonlinear circuits – joke) – its a random voltage source, one stepped, one sloped output, which can be triggered by CV/gate signals (or just noise)…there’s also a noise generator (white, grey and pink!!!) on board…great module for random melodies, rhythms, etc…

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this amazing filter originally comes without CV control…but that’s what I didn’t like, so I grabbed a few vac paks (synthrotek) to create variable resistance via CV…I added 2 controls over different areas of the frequency of the first filter stage, which I can also put in series via a switch…then I added 1 CV control to the 2nd stage (frequency again)…works and sounds really good…especially well suited for weird percussive sounds and rhythms…

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this module is simple and fun…it is basically a mic preamp but also works well with line level instruments being plugged in…if nothing is plugged in the build in contact mic comes to live and is a nice audio source that makes all kinds of clunks and plonks in your system audible (for further processing)…the surface has a ripple like structure and can be “attacked” with guitar picks, tooth picks, fingernails, etc…

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this is an extremely versatile module (as most of the incredible compact NLC products are)…2 input signals (audio/CV) can be mixed in various forms to create  CV patterns and frequency division…great for creating polyrhythms and in general weird rhythmic structures…works also somewhat like a mini sequencer, as well as an envelope follower and a ring modulator that provides sub-harmonics…btw, SMD soldering is NOT that scary!!!…much faster process than stuffing resistors, etc…through holes!

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this little thing just didn’t work at all in its original form, so I started poking around with wires, pots and switches and…viola, it became a circuit bent distortion module…it has a bunch of different types of crunch accessible via 3 switches and a weird LFO like thing happening…no clue how this all works, but it sounds cool!

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one of the dual 258s originally developed by mr. donald b……..the clone here from stroh audio just sounds great (well, not that I can compare it to the original!)…vc over pitch / waveshape / exp. and lin. …lots of wiring for this one…have a look:

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