Elektor Formant synthesizer
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The Formant analog modular synthesizer, designed by C. Chapman and published in 1977/78 as a series of articles in the European magazine Elektor. The articles were later compiled into a book and a year later there was another book, (not in English) with additions and extensions by M. Aigner. The Formant is a modular synthesizer, utilising the 1V/octave control.[1]
Magazine articles
| Issue | Month | Year | Article name | Author | PPNo | Comments | Corrections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 025 | May | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (1) | C. Chapman | 5-14 | Formant Synth – Part 1 | |
| 026 | Jun | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (2) | C. Chapman | 6-14 | Formant Synth – Part 2 | |
| 029 | Sep | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (3) | C. Chapman | 9-42 | Formant Synth – Part 3 | Mar 78, 3-07 |
| 030 | Oct | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (4) | C. Chapman | 10-40 | Formant Synth – Part 4 | Jan 78, 1-31 |
| 031 | Nov | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (5) | C. Chapman | 11-41 | Formant Synth – Part 5 | Jan 78, 1-31 |
| 032 | Dec | 1977 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (6) | C. Chapman | 12-27 | Formant Synth – Part 6 | Feb 78, 2-16 |
| 033 | Jan | 1978 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (7) | C. Chapman | 1-34 | Formant Synth – Part 7 | |
| 034 | Feb | 1978 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (8) | C. Chapman | 2-10 | Formant Synth – Part 8 | |
| 035 | Mar | 1978 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (9) | C. Chapman | 3-26 | Formant Synth – Part 9 | |
| 036 | Apr | 1978 | Formant – the Elektor Music Synthesiser (10) | C. Chapman | 4-33 | Formant Synth – Part 10 | |
| 041 | Sep | 1978 | 24dB VCF | C. Chapman | 9-43 | Formant Synth – Part 11 | |
| 042 | Oct | 1978 | Resonance Filter Unit | Not Given | 10-12 | Formant Synth – Part 12 | |
| 046 | Feb | 1979 | Formant – An invitation for our readers | Not Given | 2-39 | ||
| 058 | Feb | 1980 | FET Opamps in the Formant | Not Given | 2-09 | ||
| 063/064 | Jul/Aug | 1980 | Legato gate interface for Formant | M. Bertuch | 7-15 | Summer Circuits 20 | |
| 087/088 | Jul/Aug | 1982 | Output unit and keysoft for polyformant | Not Given | 7-92 | Polyphonic Synthesiser | Sep 82, 9-53 |
Further reading
- Formant-Pro - Modulares Sound-System MSS 2000 by Hans-Joachim Helmstedt, Elektor-Verlag, 2000, ISBN 3895760994[3] - "don't buy, cheap-quick-and-dirty approach"[4][5]
References
- ^ Rick's electronic-music projects, Formant by Rick Jansen
- ^ Compiled by Mike Gorman from the original magazines
- ^ FYI: new Elektor Formant book, Synth-DIY email list, 25 Oct 2000
- ^ new Formant book arrived, Synth-DIY email list, 6 Nov 2000
- ^ Customer reviews, Amazon.de
External links
- Elektor Formant synthesizer, synthforbreakfast.nl
- Synthesizers & Modules > Elektor Formant files at Cloned Analog Gear (archived)
- Posts tagged Formant at Matrixsynth
- Formant synthesizer home built post by Rick Jansen to sci.electronics, 9 Feb 1993
- Elektor Formant and Next Generation Formant by Harald Antes, VocLog