Ultratroninator3000

I like to develop stuff that has a market of maybe 3 people. With one of those people being me.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Demo of #Zoxnoxious analog #synthesizer. #RaspberryPi Zero in the middle between a #VCVRack frontend and various analog boards: #AS3340 (#CEM3340 clone) VCO and a #AS3372 VCF. The #Voltron theme for fun. #Eurorack

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Working on a modulation visualizer for the dual VCO voice card I designed sometime back. I think this could be useful to highlight the functionality. Still a ways to go in design.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

I got tired of nobody being able to try the Pole Dancer, so I created VCV Rack *native* version. No hardware required. Submitted to the Rack library, hoping it gets accepted sometime soon.

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This just gets better. The Pole Dancer's toolset now includes a viewer for Bode plots or Pole/Zero display of the filter mode. Crank the resonance and watch the filter poles approach the imaginary axis on the s-plane. Or, with the X & O's use it to come up with football plays!

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

No audio here, but visually just watching the filter change state is great eye candy. Analog filter, VCV Rack control. #Zoxnoxious #eurorack
https://t.co/m50IzxSm0y

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

This is super cool with the analyzer scopes

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Re-skinning the Pole Dancer filter. The Personality is up next. Sorry, but no place for the dancer on the s-plane logo.

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Getting closer

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Still a ways to go on the layout for this dual oscillator synth voice. Getting there slowly.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Starting work on a visualizer for the #Zoxnoxious synth's Pole Dancer filter. This goes with the Personality module. Personality defines the pole-mixing coefs. The "Peeping Tom" visualizes the freq response. ok ok, name is up for reconsideration. Super cool to see this!

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Thanks twitter. I think I flat out said that in my post.

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I was surprised at how well AI took a description of a fairly complicated synth module and did a decent job at wireframing it. A bit much boxing/silkscreen/explanations but it's very much on the right track.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

@malachiburke @theleslieneeson And Orbital sampling it

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Finished some custom latching buttons for this design. Used a medium size latching button for the oscillator while the output interface uses slightly smaller buttons for its routing section. Final element will be to replace the VCV Rack default sliders.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Getting close to finishing up wireframing a replacement for the #Zoxnoxious Audio Out module in VCV Rack. Making the thing usable.

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@colavgen Better: have 4 different color coming at you. Two buttons control the color you'll fire. The third button fires that color.

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The second is branded. Custom knob, jacks, even screws are custom. A lot more visual heavy.

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

Spent weeks going from old design to new design for #VCVRack. Gave both to AI for the Pepsi Challenge. AI preferred the old for simplicity. #Miss

[Ultratroninator3000 @ultratroninator]

And I get it too. The old looks simpler. It's the same functions under the hood. The new one looks like it needs a manual. The second has a Fischer Price "my first VCO" simple feel. Which is good and bad.

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Pulsing glowing text in VCV Rack. Tried it. Abandoning it.

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@ArtyG38085 @exQUIZitely I was originally put off as too much of a departure from Qix. Gave it some more plays. It's really good. Volfield is to Qix what Arkanoid is to Breakout.