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(Last updated Tuesday February 20, 2007 at 12:38 PM)

How about some samples?   
(Note: if you cannot simply click on the link to play the MP3, "right-click/save to disk" and then run it locally from your hard drive.)

Sweep Samples:  Produced by sweeping 0V to 10V and then back to 0V.  No filtering or other processing.

• TRI-sweep1.mp3 - PSIM-1 output sweeping Blacet VCO CV In. Triangle Wave Output.
• SAW-sweep1.mp3 - PSIM-1 output sweeping Blacet VCO CV In. SAW Wave Output.
• SINE-Sweep1.mp3 - PSIM-1 output sweeping Blacet VCO CV In.  SINE Wave Output.
• VC-WAVE-sweep1.mp3 - PSIM-1 output sweeping Blacet VCO CV In. VC-Wave Output.
• PULSE-sweep1.mp3 - PSIM-1 output sweeping Blacet VCO CV In. Pulse Wave Output.

Sample and Hold Demos:  No filtering or other processing.

• SAH1.mp3 - simple Sample & Hold using the Noise Output of a Blacet Dark Star Chaos with the delay set at  500ms and the Blacet/Wiard Mini Wave as a Quantizer.  Yes, the PSIM-1 makes an INCREDIBLE *programmable* Sample & Hold module.

Quad Quantizer Demos: Four chromatic channels.  No filtering or other processing.

• single-quantizer1.mp3 - PSIM-1 is being swept by the OUT of the Blacet EG1.  OUT-1 of the PSIM-1 goes to a Blacet VCO.
• dual-quantizer1.mp3 - PSIM-1 is being swept by both the OUT and inverted OUT of the Blacet EG1.  OUT-1 and OUT-2 of the PSIM-1 go to a pair of Blacet VCO's. 

Time to add some filtering and delay effects:

• SAH2-delay1.mp3 - Same patch as above but adds a lot of Ibanez Multimode AD202 delay and diode ladder filter to the mix.
• freq-sweep1.mp3 - Simple sweep of diode ladder filter's cutoff frequency
• freq-filt-sweep1.mp3 - Same as above but also sweeps Q.
• PSIM-1-demo-sound-002_SAH.mp3 - Chromatic Quantized S&H demo at 120 BPM. Blacet Dark Star Chaos Noise Filter Out being sampled with two inputs of the PSIM-1.  Two PSIM-1 outputs driving two Blacet VCO's Synced and also using the PSIM-1's AUX port as a GATE to gate a Blacet EG1 which was providing the AD for the Diode Ladder filter which had a little bit of Q added.  A little bit of flanging also provided by an Ibanez AD202 Multimode Analog Delay.  Anyway... this sample demonstrates S&H, Quantizing, and GATE functions at actual BPM time.

Now for the FUN STUFF!!!

• 20040129a_badpotsim2.mp3 - Modules used: SynthModules PSIM-1 running badpotsim2.bas, Wiard Noise Ring, Two Blacet VCO (SAW Output), 4-pole Diode Ladder Filter. Output of Noise Ring to PSIM-1 IN-1. PSIM-1 OUT-1 to VCO1 1V/Oct CV. PSIM-1 OUT-2 to cutoff frequency on filter. PSIM-1 OUT-3 to VCO2 1V/Oct CV. Both VCO SAW outputs to Inputs on 4-pole Diode Ladder Filter. Audio output running through Ibanez AD202 Multimode Analog Delay with just a little delay and regen. About 2 min. into it I start tweaking knobs. 2517 KB bdhornback 01/28/2004
• 20040131-PSIM-1-sahmidisync001.mp3 - PSIM-1 running 20040131b-sah-3c-w_clock.bas. Okay, no making fun of it. It was a TEST to see if it worked. I was clocking the PSIM-1 using an Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine's MIDI OUT to a Frostwave FatController. Then, using the FatController's GATE OUT to clock the PSIM-1 during the Sample and Hold on two channels. Samples were of Wiard Noise Ring and Blacet Dark Star Chaos. 773 KB synthmodules 01/31/2004
• 20040131a-sahseq-001.mp3 - Based on the Chromatic Quantized Sample & Hold / 256-step Sequencer code. *Not the most musical sample.* But, Chaos and Random... here you go. Source for samples was Blacet Dark Star Chaos Noise Filter Out into PSIM-1 as "Recording S&H Sequencer". This is a recording of the playback of the sequence and *not* simply recorded S&H. Also in there is the Blacet Final Filter also gated by the PSIM-1 AUX OUT which about half way through I start tweaking knobs. Delay provided by Ibanez AD202. 674 KB synthmodules 01/31/2004
•  20040210-FirstSR16midi.mp3 - PSIM-1 "add-on module" MIDI OUT Demo. Using the Wiard Noise Ring as a random note source for the PSIM-1 that is outputting MIDI notes to my Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine. I'm also running the CV version of the note through a Blacet Filthy Filtre being swept a bit by an EG1. Pay no attention to the any of that. Point is... this is a *Wiard Noise Ring* playing a MIDI Drum Machine! 671 KB synthmodules 02/10/2004
•  20040210SR16midi-just-drums.mp3 - PSIM-1 "add-on module" MIDI OUT Demo. In this demo, I’m using the Wiard Noise Ring as a random note source for the PSIM-1 that is outputting MIDI notes to my Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine. This is drums only being generated from the *Wiard Noise Ring*! I highly recommend the Wiard Noise Ring for use with the PSIM-1. The Noise Ring is *the* random source for all of my samples. Check it out at http://www.wiard.com/ 1953 KB synthmodules 02/10/2004
•  20040222-PSIM-Mini-Wave.mp3 - PSIM-1 - S&H/Quantizing using Wiard Noise Ring as the source through two VCO's (one as a LFO) into the Blacet/Wiard Mini-Wave Standard ROM A / Bank 13 / Wave 9 with a little LPF to soften it and analog delay added. Filter effects are provided by the Mini-Wave! 869 KB synthmodules 02/22/2004
• psim-ramps.mp3 - ramps.bas controlled by Noise Ring. Ramp outs are controlling Dark Star Chaos noise filter and Blacet VCO freq. Random bass provided by ARP 2600. 732 KB woodyy_wall
• 20040225heartsah01.mp3 - PSIM-1 as S&H running through a whole bunch of my modules. What makes this different? Listen to it. You can hear my heart beating which is also gating the PSIM-1 for the S&H of a noise source. I used a crystal microphone duct taped to my throat running it into a Blacet I/O processor to amplify the sound of my heart beating. By the way, this is also slightly modulating the freq cutoff on my LPF which is altering the wave output of the Mini-Wave. 438 KB synthmodules 02/24/2004
• 20040226-PSIM-SpeakJet-Demo-001.mp3 - First demo of the PSIM-1 controlling the new SpeakJet speech chip. 415 KB synthmodules 02/26/2004
• 20040227-PSIM-SpeakJet-Demo-003.mp3 - PSIM-1 Random SpeakJet Demo - PSIM-1 sampling a Wiard Noise Ring for controlled random voltages. The samples are then converted into the appropriate range and sent to the speech module. In a nutshell... this is the Noise Ring "playing" the SpeakJet via the PSIM-1. There is also some other sounds going on in the background (the sinister sounding stuff), but it's easy to distinguish the "effects and phonemes" that are generated from the speech module.
• 20040227-PSIM-SpeakJet-Demo-005.mp3 - PSIM-1 Singing (okay... babbling). Phonemes and Pitch control this time from Wiard Noise Ring.
• 20040227-PSIM-Aleatoric.mp3 - Combination of a couple of the above examples. 
  "GONZO!  I think Brice should get a Grammy for this.  It reminds me of a Robin Williams sketch, where Jack Daniels has removed the consonants from the English language. Great stuff." - Darren from the Synth DIY list.
• hornback-firman.mp3 - Recorded LIVE on March 20th, 2004 at AHMW 2004... Brice's PSIM-1 sampling a Wiard Noise Ring driving a MIDI Drum Machine.  The CV output of the PSIM-1 as well as the clock out was driving Michael Firman's Serge!  I was changing the "Chance" and "Change" settings on the Noise Ring using a joystick controller.  The drum sounds are all from my synth setup.  Everything else you're hearing is pure Serge. Check out more photos of the AHMW 2004 gathering. 
• 20040405-breath-midi-piano-01.mp3 - Experimental Breath/Wind Controller sending CV into the PSIM-1 that is sampling and quantizing then converting to MIDI notes sent to a Roland SC-7.  No effects added other than fade-in and fade-out.  This is recorded straight out of the Roland SC-7.

Please note the above samples represent only a tiny fraction of the capabilities of this module.  Additional samples and PSIM-1 source code can be found on the SynthModules Group.

Be sure to check out the following PSIM-1 pages for more samples and code:

• Oozitron's PSIM-1 Page

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