PART 2 Setting It Up At The Museum kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYJ92NCfZa6_msY.html What do you Think of The RIGGYSYNTHI? say hi to peter here! "there is no denying presto patch is the solution, i just think its funny imagining them making a little matrix block thing and realising it was a bad idea and going with a socket instead haha"

@HOLLASOUNDS

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Hi Peter.😇

@marvintpandroid2213

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Hi Peter. 👍

@endorphinsmusic

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Hi Peter! wonderful instrument!

@joris77

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Beautiful machine!

@alan_wood

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Nice one Peter.

Hi Sam. Really heart-warming to see it in use again, especially with the dust and grime removed from its front panels ☺

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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good to meet you peter! and will take good care of it, it'll be in regular use with the other ones! pop over and see it whenever you find yourself over this neck of the woods!

@David_K_Booth

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Nice work, Peter. Did you ever play gigs with it?

@SuperGinkgo

Жыл бұрын

Grand job Peter! Glad you kept hold of it for us all 😊🖖 It willl live on...

@TheVirtualWatcher

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@@David_K_Booth No, my interest was in the electronics for sound generation rather than trying to make music.

@robertfletcher9899

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Great work! I remember as a kid looking in wonder at the Maplin catalog, and planning building something like this one day… got as far as buying the joystick (which I still have :-) ). Great to see your creation and its new life

It's very nice having the builders interviewed! It makes the synthesizers even more unique, knowing the stories behind them.

Big shout out to Peter! Excellent work! Big shout out to Sam for his endless energy, enthusiasm and downright Barking Madness (In a good way!) Keep up the good work! 🙂

I used collect the magazines in the 70s dreaming I d make one when I had some money ( never did ) it's kind of wierd to see these 40 + years later. It great to see these being collected together in a museum!

@cpcnw

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Same here. My old Da would buy me electronics magazines and I absorbed hours of brain cycles thinking about and reading about building a synth. I never had the money, but I did have the skills. The closest I got was building a single oscillator that had 4 TR's a few caps, resistors etc - the band I was in at the time loved the sub sub low frequency and wanted to use it in a track but the drummer didn't like it and said it made music too repetitive!

I think that guy who originally made that is happy, becouse you made his project big thing to we all enjoy and preserve this synth too. You are the man!

This dude is amazing

I built something similar in the 70's, remember well cutting all those 3/8" potentiomenter holes in the aluminium front panel with a hole punch. Bits of this, bits of that, Moog ladder filter stolen from the original Moog patents in the library, and a basic sequencer using 74 series TTL. Sadly it's lost in the mists of time......

This channel is what happens when you mix Delia Derbyshire with Fred Dibnah, I like it!

It looks like Peter did a nice job constructing this synth. You might consider checking those orange roederstein caps in the power supply. The ones I've encountered are often way out of tolerance.

@mfbfreak

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Indeed. I've encountered many cracked ones, that weren't shorted out but were not functional anymore either.

My cat did get curious there, for a second, when you guys tried to create cat noises ;)

@kaitlyn__L

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I guess like when a synthesised voice catches our ears, until we notice aspects which give away its synthetic nature

Another creazy Synthesizer that about 90% of synth heads have never heard of until, your video. I'd like to visit your museum, definitely going to one day.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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yeah! mad one this one!

@HOLLASOUNDS

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER 😇

Preset blocks for the matrix are a brilliant idea. Couldn't do that with modular patch cables.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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You could. Just a bigger preset block. The size of the synth

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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:D

@angaudlinn

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER Wasn't the "Presto patch" for the EMS AKS more or less exactly that?

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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@@angaudlinn well yes but no. it wasnt a literal block yhou pushed into the pin matrix. it was a card slot. whilst they do the same. its different. hence wondering if theytried it before hand

"Where's that coming from?" Where the front scuttle, pillar and wing all meet. Such is the life of a mini owner 😂

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

Жыл бұрын

Yep ha. It doesn't help that the passenger side vent was open with no pipe! Ha

@digitaIgorilla

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Yeah that'll do it too. 😂

I love how Peter designed it in the style of the VCS3.

The spirit of what you're doing with the museum is so cool. Showcasing a lot of this stuff that otherwise would get lost which would be a shame, as there's always passionate people behind who put a lot of work in to these instruments back in the day :)

Without doubt one of the most fun and informative channels on KZread. Always a pleasure to see where Sam will take us next.

Peter did a great job on this synth! I'm surprised that these early DIY synths didn't have basic distortion or overdrive sections. They could have increased the funkiness of the sounds by quite a bit.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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Distortion is usually down to clipping harmonics, which this has in a lot of the gain stages. The way of getting a sine wave in itself is a saturation circuit. It's basically a big overdrive if you look at it that way.

Bloody amazing work, Peter! The wiring of the patch bay alone is pretty fantastic. I picked up a slightly larger one at one point and after a few years realized that I would never make use of it. I sold it to a synth repair company at a significant profit, so not all bad ;)

The way you mention going out of your way to help people so often in such an offhand way is very wholesome.

Fantastic, big smiles here throughout the video and big kudos to Peter (also yourself)! BTW, if Minis are anything like 2cvs - after eliminating all the other rainwater leaks they often leak THROUGH the wiper spindles...

Oh! I LOVE this little guy! With the right touch it could make some beautiful music! You, sir, are the Doctor Who of electronic music, reaching back into the depths of time to bring back wonderfully lovely wibbly wobbly sounds that magically make my toe tap. Thank you so much for your work! Especially rescuing these great pieces of history and making them sing again! 😎🤘☮️

These videos have helped me so much. Previously I faced anxiety and the emotion of feeling stuck academically. Your videos have really helped encourage me in that aspect. A few months ago I got my drivers license. Now these videos are helping to inspire me to overcome drivers anxiety. Here in America a lot of people forget driving is a privilege and not a right. It gets stressful at times because of how people drive. Yet, if you can bring light into my DIY world as well as many others... Then I am honored to play a part as a patreon. Your a beautiful person in the "Look Mum No Computer," series . Keep up the fantastic work!

Your car is absolutely fit for purpose - you've been fixing it up, and it's even got a shiny paint job! I think all you're missing is just some noise dampening for yourself! 😆

Peter, thanks for sharing your synth! I appreciate it, all the way from Indianapolis US of A

what a beautiful synth. Such a nice aesthetic

EMS did do a thing for the later VCS3 models called a Prestopatch. This was basically a 2x16 way edge card connector that you could plug in cased prepatched PCBs (some with diodes and resistors) to replace the pins. I seem to remember that for a short period you could also buy a kit with a matrix PCB, allowing you to create your own patches.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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Yep. Like buchla. Wonder which one was first

@hintoninstruments2369

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Prestopatches were a flop for the simple reason that they did not store the knob positions too. EMS couldn't sell them and resorted to giving three away with every Synthi to get rid of them. They weren't accurate enough, nor were the Synthis, to have patches that worked the same on all Synthis. The matrix is NOT the same as the EMS ones because the pins are shorting pins. That means that you can't mix properly and may short outputs together, it does no more than a jackfield. That was the flaw of the ETI synthesizers which were designed by Kim Ryrie (of Fairlight Instruments) to "prove" that analogue synthesizers were inferior to the digital ones his company was making. Moral: be careful what you copy, if you rummage in the dustbin of history you will find historical rubbish. Two more unrelated facts: 1) Those joysticks were custom made for Allen & Heath for a quadraphonic live mixer they were building for Pink Floyd. The project fell through and they sold them off through a shop in Hackney. Pure unobtainium if you need a replacement when it wears out. 2) That Vero stripboard was bare copper pre-coated with flux containing hydrochloric acid. Nobody ever washed those boards after soldering so eventually it attacks the joints. That was the state of Peter Zinovieff's studio, every time he switched it on he spent all day finding the joints that had gone bad and resoldering them. I'm surprised that everything seems to work, but beware of keeping it in a humid atmosphere.

That's a fantastic machine - great job to the builder, Peter, and it's wonderful seeing it cleaned up and working. Oh, yeah, having blocks with pins in to just chunk into the matrix panel would be pretty nice. I've often wondered where to get ahold of such a matrix; I've toyed with building my own out of a grid of small barrel jacks or 2.5mm jacks, or maybe two overlapping PCBs with holes sized for the 2mm banana plugs, but ..

What a beautiful build. Well done, Peter! And well done Sam in adopting it.

That synth sounds like a Roger, good old Roger. Love the funky sounds old DIY synths have, and glad to see you are adopting these wonderful things and preserving them.

Looks great Peter, thanks a lot for sharing!!

06:15 it was at this moment my dog jumped up from his slumber starring at the TV 😅

Sounds amazing and this set synth build looks so smart and intuitive to have fun with. Peter is a true pioneer of DYI sound creation.

Sam, you deserve 1 million subscribers.

Big shout-out to Peter! What a cool and unique hybridisation of various parts and designs. Thanks again for a wonderful video, LMNC!

Nothing better than a new synth vid from look mum no computer

@HOLLASOUNDS

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He is about 25% nuts and 75% Genius.

Hi Sam, there were preset blocks for the EMS Synthi called 'prestopatch' we had one at ARU in Cambridge, it didnt go into the matrix itself but rather a blade connector just below the matrix. Thanks for another great vid! :)

Project built over years. _YEARS._ Glad for that builder's persistence. I spread a project over a couple of weekends and it's gone on too long. Wow. Also, I like how we can use your samples at our "own peril." 🤣👍

What a unique instrument. Fantastic! I'm glad it didn't suffer too much in your damp car :) By the way, the Maplin 5600S was the thing I DROOLED over when I was a teenager. I even ordered the list of parts so I could just HAVE the list of parts (I couldn't afford the kit). I'd really love it if you ever got one of those!

Great to synth this vintage synth still working ,and being made use of ,Happy days the 70s always exploring new DIY synths and all the new sounds ,ground breaking days ,Thanks to Pete as well ,

Meowsome DIY synth. I love its aesthetic... not just the matrix patchbay making it super clean, but also the beige panels with all descriptions in Gill Sans, my favorite typeface ever since I started tinkering with Monotype machines :). This loveliness surely has some crazy cool features!

Your demonstration of the patch bay with explanations and cro display was fascinating. In Australia Classic FM is running a voter poll for their 10 favourite instruments. Of course I included organ and synthesizer.

My two cats were chilling out with me on the sofa, until the cat noises started. Ears went sideways, eyes wide and then scarpered.

Like watching Eno during his Roxy days ❤❤

What a marvelous ,hilarious, and fantastic musical contraption! Thank You for the entertaining and informative Video!

“The notes you suggest” - words to live by! Love it!

Nice Synth, great video 2x 👍 Thats what drain plugs are for. 🤣🤣 I the same issue in a couple of old Minis. Just check its not the bottom of the windscreen area rusting out.

19:50 you have mini preset blocks in the Erica Synth mini modular. Easy and nifty 👍

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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Aren't those the buchla style ones?

Last saw this thing (not working) about 30 years ago, when i was much smaller... great to see it working at last!

I am really loving this series i have been binging yoyr videos and allways love the detail and care you put into learning the backstory of these old diy synths and you are a very good entertainer who is also informative. Great job!

That breadboard looking patching i/o thingee in the lower right is wild. Never seen anything like that before.

This monster is fantastic! Hi Peter! Great job!

It's weird how even though it has the same general features as many other systems, it certainly sounded fresh as implemented. Lots of good sounds, and very little "noise", though that may be a result of thoughtful editing.

Yes, there were preset blocks for matrix patch bays made for the EMS later Synthi machines. They called them 'Prestopatch'. On a Synthi AKS you can see an edge type connector just below the patchbay where it plugged in. They also made a giant atchbay with cables going to the connector that allowed you to combine two synths into one.

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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Yep. As mentioned in pinned comment :D. It was more a wonder if they tried a block and went naaaa

Nice one Peter what an absolutely fascinating project! Bonkers Synth! Great video!

Pretty cool to see you bringing new life to these awesome home built synthesizer.

It is great to see yet another old DIY synth being brought back into use. Peter did a great job on this one. Regarding the matrix. I’m not a synth player, but it seems to me that trying to reconfigure the synth in real time, during a live performance, on a dimly lit stage, would be well nigh impossible. Surely patch cables are more practical, if not as aesthetically pleasing?

An excellent addition to the museum.

Hello Peter ! Hello Sam ! Thank you for this instructive and entertaining video ! 😊

Thanks Peter. Beautiful work.

"Cat noises" drove my dog insane!

best audio channel on the tube. Much love!

Charly says never talk to strangers.

As someone who is both obsessed with DIY electronics and Letraset, I am in awe of this. He really did a wonderful job. Wish there was more Letraset out and about where I am!

The condition is so nice for its years!

The guy that built this was on point👍👍👍👍

@13:61 I remember buying 61 of those gold-plated spring units and matching busbars, glueing them on and wiring in the 1% resistors for the CV......

that VCA/Ring mod board is from the ETI4600 project

Sam driving a beefed up mini is the best thing ever

This sounds great! Thing is cars, synths and some women all get better with age! I love the glitchy unpredictable VCO's. Wish I was capable of making my own pedals/synths, people have gifts and being a electrician is not one of mine lol

My dog is fascinated with the synth noises

wtf an orange mini just flew over my house!

Awesome work Peter!

Wonderful Channel 👍 Greetings from Germany ❤

Ooooohhhhhh... LETRASET!!!! Those were the days! I miss those days. They don't still make that stuff, do they? Oh, the memories come flooding back. I suppose you can still make your own "rub-ons".

I've just discovered you! Brilliant stuff!!

Really cool build and insight!

love these vintage diy synths!

The closed captions for the “cat noises” say “wow, wow, wow…” 😂

Amazing video, amazing Peter, amazing Sam, amazing synth! And I love your mini 😅

Well, that's an unruly pony of a synthesizer. I seem to remember that the old MonoPoly from Korg also had seperate portamentos for all its 4 oscillators. That's a thing that I miss in my synth rack.

Nice work, Peter.

Brilliant sounds

I think., killer find Sam!

Well, I fixed a smashed-up Yamaha PSR-300 yesterday, but that was just a snapped DC power jack. Not a candle to this bit of awesomeness, even if I built a wooden case for the Yamaha. I love the wooden sides on this. 4:29 Oh nice, he used ICL8038 for some oscillators.

Hi Sam love these videos of old diy synths. Have you ever tought about triying some paper circuits by ciat lonbarde? cheers

At minute 15:52: Sounds similar to an alphorn in the Swiss Alps? Yeah, super sound!

I remember those oscilloscopes from school when I was doing my GCSEs in the earlyish 90s

Thank you, Sam!

Yeah! A new mini series!

Hey Sam! I got an idea for you, can you rewire a theremin to mess with fx type stuff and strap it to an electric guitar like a crazy futuristic FX whammy bar for distortion reverb delay and all that.

Nice one Peter!!

Love the off-white Chernobyl look this has!

That's a pretty wild machine. It sounds like an early video game.......

The patch bay is great!

My cat wasn't keen on this, but we both watched the whole video anyway.

A nice diy synth for sure my friend! I still do not grasp the usefulness of a synth that will not shut up when I am NOT playing the keyboard and is confusing but I can see where this would be useful for movie sound effects like in the 1950s movies

@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER

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but that means you gotta play the keyboard?

@pianokeyjoe

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@@LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER As my user name implies.. YES! Lol! I must be able to play those keys! I do love the woodwork on it and that struck me first thing when you saw it at the gentleman's house. I am doing this kind of work slowly but surely using old Pipe organ all wood keybeds and other nice brass and wood bits and bobs. I think I may have to send you a picture or 2 someday when I get finished lol. I am currently trying to grasp the concept of voltage controlled keyboard triggers.. I have an old Thomas and Baldwin church organs and they can shock you if you touch the buss bar under the keys.. So how oh how does that translate to different notes? The keystep pro you have, has that ability in addition to midi and usb, but I can not think it in my head how on earth? Maybe some day you can make a video on control voltage triggering keyboard and synths?

@kaitlyn__L

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@@pianokeyjoe you could play this with the keyboard, you just patch the keyboard into the sample and hold then into the oscillators, and ignore the sequencer part in the corner entirely :) As to how a single bar can translate into notes, it’s just a very big variable resistor! (Also called a potentiometer.) There will be actually two bars, and the key will complete the circuit. Depending on where the circuit is completed, it will have more or less resistance purely by how long the electrons have to travel to make the round trip! (More resistance = lower voltage, and usually a lower note but it can be wired up to be a higher note.) But the precise resistance of the metal bars will also be affected by its environment (cooler = less resistance usually), which is why you always needed to retune them :)

@pianokeyjoe

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@@kaitlyn__L oh my ok! Well I hope my organs still work after all these years sitting on my porch. I will try and do some measurements on the keybed electrics and see how that works. I have not yet acquired a Keystep pro, so no modern solution yet. There are some cheap analog diy synths on the market now and I am wanting to delve into the CV side of things. I used to have the synthesizer cookbook and another book on building synthesizers back in the 80s and 90s that talked ALOT about voltage controlled oscillators and filters and amplifiers so time to play :D Thankyou for the info!

I would be interested to know what kind of music the former owners of the DIY synths made. Hey Sam, would be great if you could discuss this in future videos. ❓❓❓would also be great to hear some of their music, if recordings are available

@kaitlyn__L

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He mentioned in another comment it was more for sound effects design :)

Leave it to Sam to trigger my 80's video game boss fight memories with his funky noises... ;)

Hmm, my poor cat got seriously spooked by the sound from this synth. I mean, she was really scared, the poor thing! The cat sounds brought her down to look for the cat in distress…