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Some slick pictures of Combines 😎

Combines works great to combine H and V triangle outputs from Ondes. The patch is Ondes->Combines->Seuils->Matrice->Sortie

(Comme toujours, merci à .neon.glow pour les photos 📸)

Electronic tapestries, WIP signal generator

Combines is now available, it is in stock and ready to ship on Syntonie website, and some units will be on their way to retailers soon! Demo video is up on Youtube (link in bio)

Combines is a triple analog combiner, aimed at combining two signals in various ways.

Each of the three channels features:

- AVG: average of the two inputs, (A+B)/2
- DIFF: difference of the two inputs, ((A-B)/2)+0.5)
- MIN: minimum of the two inputs, min(A, B)
- MAX: maximum of the two inputs, max(A, B)
- XOR: absolute of the difference of the two inputs, abs(A-B)
- MIX: mix of three of the above, scaled to 1V, different on each of the three channels
CH1: (AVG+DIFF+MIN)/3
CH2: (AVG+MIN+XOR)/3
CH3: (AVG+DIFF+XOR)/3

As the front panel suggests, Combines can be used to combine a horizontal and vertical triangle signals (like rectified ramps or oscillators), resulting in 2D shapes, represented on the outputs. Of course, the inputs are not limited to triangle waves, as any signals can be combined together, such as different wave shapes, as well as 2D shapes to create even more complex shapes or an external video signal.

It features 3 channels to allow for RGB processing, however the channels can be chained together as well, increasing the complexity of the resulting output.

Specs:

- 8HP
- 125mA +12V
- 0mA -12V
- 0mA +5V
- 42mm deep

Matrice is now available, it is in stock and ready to ship on Syntonie website, and some units will be on their way to retailers soon! Demo video is up on Youtube (link in bio)

Matrice is a 1x3 matrix mixer with its outputs normalized to three VCAs.

Used in a RGB processing context, just before the RGB encoder, the matrix section allows to reach a great variety of color palettes, especially when using matte/keyed shapes or posterizing.

The VCAs essentially works as a fade to black, allowing to tame the colors, which is especially useful after the matrix, since it can outputs signals up to 3V, as well as inverting them, that can result in a really bright composition.

Specs:

- 16HP
- 310mA +12V
- 0mA -12V
- 0mA +5V
- 42mm deep

Synthesis patch made with Rampes, Combines, Seuils, Matrice and Sortie.

Various ramps, mirrored ramps and 2D shapes from Rampes are combined together using the three channels of Combines, outputs of Combines going to Seuils signal inputs and CV inputs to generate hard shapes/mattes, which are later processed through Matrice for color tuning using its matrix mixer, and its triple VCA to cut through the colors/creating negative space, finally outputs of Matrice are encoded with Sortie in 720p60.

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Stills are cool as well 📷

Patched with Rampes, Cadrans, Seuils, Sortie and three (soon to be announced) prototypes, in 1080 resolution.

Some glamour shots of Sortie ✨

(Merci .neon.glow pour les superbes photos comme toujours!)

Rare picture of myself in my natural habitat, staring (and probably cussing) at an oscilloscope.

Went into a major overhaul of my workspace at the beginning of the year, partitioning it into better defined areas, as well as adding more storage space. Pictured here are the prototyping bench (left) and the assembly bench (right).

(Merci .bret pour la jolie photo!)