Intellijel Dixie II+ Sync & Flip (LMS Eurorack Expansion Preview)
A nice option for an analog VCO to add to your system is the Intellijel Dixie II+: it’s small, has excellent tracking, supports linear and exponential FM as well as PWM and hard sync, and has six different waveforms. In this movie, I demonstrate creating a hard sync patch with the Dixie II+. For those who wonder exactly what’s going on when you use sync, I focus heavily on what’s happening with the waveform output. I also look at the Dixie II+’s unique Flip function.
Verbos Scan & Pan: Waveform Scanning (LMS Eurorack Expansion Preview)
There are a lot of voltage-controlled stereo mixers; perhaps lost in the shuffle is the Verbos Scan & Pan. It features four input channels with both voltage and manual control of level and panning per channel, as well as manual control of a huge amount of input gain. In this video, I demonstrate using the Scan portion of this mixer to combine the different waveforms available from an Intellijel Dixie II+, including its sub-octave output plus its sine wave that is saturated by the Verbos. I particularly have fun using an envelope to articulate that mix per note.
The “Eurorack Expansion” Host Rack
The next big “Learning Modular Synthesis” project is Eurorack Expansion. The idea behind it is that you already have a semi-modular synth or a small modular system, and now you’re wondering what to add next. As the saying goes, you need to walk before you can run. I’ve built up a core set of deceptively boring yet essential modules that will make it easier to interface your core system with the fun new modules you’re dying to try out.