Controllers and Editors for Synths, Keyboards and Effects

The Pro Micro  How to get the projects If you are interested in building any of these projects please contact me for details. I don't supply any parts but you can get the Pro Micro and other parts from eBay etc.  You can contact me via the comments sections. Alternatively,  email me at  gmail - my name is chaz riff but without the space ;) Behringer 2-XM Polyphonic Controller This is the latest project - a four voice controller for the Behringer 2-XM. This is based on the Oberheim SEM which was the synth module that was in the famous FVS (Four Voice Synthesiser) from 1978. This project uses 2 Pro Micros connected via the TX and RX pins. I needed 2 because it requires 32 ins and outs.        FVC connected to 2-XMs More info  here Low Cost Polyphonic Keyboard Controller for mono synths A much simpler and cheaper alternative to the 2-XM controller. Very cheap to build and still has an on board polyphonic ADSR. All controls are handled with CCs f...

 FVC  Four Voice Controller  Eurorack version designed for Behringer 2-XM (Works with any MIDI equipped synth with 0-10V CV inputs)         FVC-1 User Guide Roland APRO Control Map Basic Version - No CV Control  FVC-1         Four Voice Controller with Keyboard Logic and Faux Vibrato       All functions are controlled with CC numbers  so you need a controller keyboard     Polyphonic control of 4 MIDI channels. Keyboard modes based on the original Oberheim FVS. 2,3 or 4 voice operation. MIDI IN and 2 unbuffered MIDI Outs  (TYPE A MIDI Jacks). Continuous (Round Robin) or Reset. Split. Split Mode = Mono-L Poly-R or Poly-L  Mono-R. Unison. Freeze. -1 /+2 Octave transpose in semitone steps per Voice - great for stacked chord  Faux Vibrato LFO (uses an offset via Pitch Bend message). (Thanks to  Mo Thunderz  for the LFO Library!! ). 4 Waveforms - Saw, Tri, Sin and Square. Ad...

Behringer 2-XM Polyphonic Controller This was the first iteration of the four voice controller for the Behringer 2-XM. It has now been superceded byt the Eurorack version which supports 10V outputs.    The 2-XM is based on the Oberheim SEM which was the synth module that was in the famous FVS (Four Voice Synthesiser) from 1978. I was lucky enough have one of these (courtesy of the record company!) and used it for live and recording until the mid 80s when it died! I still have one of the modules but the rest is long gone. I had given up all hope of ever replacing it until Behringer announced 2-XM which is a faithful but smaller recreation of the modern SEM (2000s). Each 2-XM is actually 2 SEMS  - can you see why it's called the 2-XM ;)  so if you have 2 units and a controller you would have the equivalent of the mighty FVS. Here is the finished prototype.... FVC connected to 2 x 2-XMs for a four voice system Short demo of the FVC features  2-XM Controller Feature...

 Introduction The TEO-5 editor was built using CTRLR 5.3.198 for Mac and on PC. The Mac versions have been tested on Catalina 10.15 but users of later Macs report it runs as a standalone app on M1 and later. The plugins do not run on Silicon. PC versions have been built on Windows 7 and tested on Windows 10. Special thanks to  RomanKubiak  who developed CTRLR. The editor is free and without warranty. I accept no liability for loss or damage. However, MIDI messages are unlikely your damage your synth and you can always do a firmware reset if you have problems. Installation MIDI Setup Global Settings The editor uses SYSEX and NPRN commands so these must be enabled: 1 Global menu 2 Select the following parameters: 18 - MIDI ParamSend NPRN 19 - MIDI ParamRcv NPRN 20 - MIDI Control On 21 - MIDI Sysex On 22 - MIDI Sysex Cable USB 23 - MIDI Select Out All 24 - MIDI Prog Snd On 25 - MIDI Prog Rcv On Some of these settings are on by default but worth checking.

 Introduction The Mac versions have been tested on Catalina 10.15 but users of later Macs report it runs as a standalone app on M1 and later. The plugins do not run on Silicon. PC versions have been tested on Windows 10. Special thanks to  RomanKubiak  who developed CTRLR. The editor is free and without warranty. I accept no liability for loss or damage. However, MIDI messages are unlikely your damage your synth and you can always do a factory reset if you have problems. Latest Version =  5.188 UB-Xa PC Standalone UB-Xa Mac Standalone GETTING STARTED Editor Settings The first time you load the editor you need to set the MIDI ports. Use the MIDI menu to select UB-Xa Input on ALL Channels (CH:0) Output on Channel 1 (CH:1).  You may need to click  Refresh Devices in the MIDI menu. Quit and reload the editor if there is no communication as this should also refresh the MIDI ports. You can check MIDI is working by moving a knob on the UBXa.  The correspondin...

 E-mu the company - Emulator the sampler No need to cover the background and history behind E-mu but I will quote this anecdote: Dave Rossum and Scott Wedge were the founders of E-mu and by 1980 they had a prototype Emulator 1 but still didn't have a name for it other than the sampler. So one day Rossum asked everyone to go home and come back the next day with some ideas. Ed Rudnick came in the next day with a big smile on his face and announced that he had found the name Emulator. He had found it after looking through the thesaurus. Considering the match with the company name it was amazing and Wedge said a lot of people thought the name of the company was Emulator. Links Emulator Archive     The Emulator Archive was founded in July 1999 to preserve the legacy of music technology created by E-mu Systems. The Emulator Archive has comprehensive information on all vintage E-mu Systems products to enable owners to continue to enjoy the amazing technology, and to create new m...

Roland RD88 Editor Panel This is a free stand alone editor built using CTRLR. Tested on Mac 10.15  Catalina and Windows 7 and Windows 10. Users tell me that my editors also run on later M1 Macs. Let me know in the comments if you can confirm this. I found a post on VI.Control from a user saying it works fine on his Mac running Sonome. Good to know! Features: Fast recall of all Scene parameters including Common, Tones, Zones and effects Rename scenes - you still have to remember press "Write" to store on RD88 Handy buttons for creation of Splits and Layers Mute buttons for each Tone Over 3000 tones are accessible from the Tone Tabs Standalone versions for Mac and PC  Here's a link to the video demo. RD88 Demo Video Part 1/2 RD88 Demo Video Part 3 Download Links RD-88 Mac RD-88 AU Plugin  does not run in Logic 10.6 RD-88 VST Mac RD-88 PC RD88 editor running as AU component You can edit all the 90 MFX effects BUT I have only added the parameter names and ranges for the ...