Metasonix, the maker celebrating the mad science of tubes for making wonderfully-terrible noises, reveals to CDM that next week they’ll unveil a new Voltage Controlled Oscillator. Behold, videos! From top:
“A prototype R-55 thyratron VCO is controlled with a Makenoise Rene sequencer, with an R-54 VCO tuned to track along.”
“A prototype R-55 thyratron VCO tunes along with an R-54 VCO, both driven with the same CV.”
Analog: you can scare small children with it. In a good way.
And as if you needed another reason to visit their booth at NAMM – or follow along as we visit them virtually here on CDM – Metasonix will have this prototype at the Big City booth. Big City Music, a California treasure trove of boutique music hardware and analog goodies, is a place I’m always willing to evangelize. Metasonix writes CDM:
“This is a prototype, the finished ones will be slightly different.
If people want to see more, the R-55 will be on display at NAMM, at the
Big City Music booth (6735). I won’t be there but Josh can demo it.
They are expected to ship May 2012.
BCM is getting an exclusive distribution on these and the quantities will be limited. ”
