Sputnik Oscillator

ym2612 · Post by **ym2612** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 8:25 am

That's correct, the FM input was not responding to pitch CV or slow pulse/stepped waveforms. Putting a sine into FM caused the carrier pitch to be lost after the FM knob has been turned only a little, but I could tune the FM knob to regain a sense of carrier pitch at certain points, which is something I've only experienced with expo FM.

radiokoala · Post by **radiokoala** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:16 pm

Cool to have the OG Sputnik then... mine is fully DC coupled. Doesn't come as a complete surprise though: other modules in the line also have certain corners cut - 5v voltage range on the random, AC coupling on quad VCA/VCF etc.

radiokoala · Post by **radiokoala** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:17 pm

Cool to have the OG Sputnik then... mine is fully DC coupled. Doesn't come as a complete surprise though: other modules in the line also have certain corners - 5v voltage range on the random, AC coupling on quad VCA/VCF etc.

Soupdawg · Post by **Soupdawg** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:14 pm

Does anyone know when the Complex Dual VCO will be available?

LaBelleAurore · Post by **LaBelleAurore** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 10:06 am

I am seriously infatuated with this Sputnik oscillator. The range of useful timbres it produces is staggering. This recording is Sputnik Oscillator, Four Tap Delay, and Tyme Sefari II thrown in for some lo-fi crackle and grit.

https://soundcloud.com/labelleaurore/m- ... -quantique

analogue01 · Post by **analogue01** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:15 am

mritenburg that sounds fantastic! This has got me tempted and rethinking some things...

apropos of nothing · Post by **apropos of nothing** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:32 pm

Got my Sputnik Oscillator in the mailbox last night. Yeah, a little tired today.

I now realize that R2D2 (an ARP 2600) was my invitation to synthesis, and now I have R2D2 in my rack! I was feeding it the oscillator output from my CV'ed MF-102, and some happy droid noises were emanating. The wifey even likes it. Yay sin oscillator!

analogue01 · Post by **analogue01** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:40 pm

I would love to hear a demo of this that's just the sine out as it's being gently FM'd by another audio rate sine.

knows · Post by **knows** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:52 pm

mritenburg wrote:I am seriously infatuated with this Sputnik oscillator. The range of useful timbres it produces is staggering. This recording is Sputnik Oscillator, Four Tap Delay, and Tyme Sefari II thrown in for some lo-fi crackle and grit.

https://soundcloud.com/labelleaurore/m- ... -quantique

Is this recording just one sputnik oscillator?

gottberg · Post by **gottberg** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:26 am

awesome mritenburg, thanks for sharing.

LaBelleAurore · Post by **LaBelleAurore** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:22 am

knows wrote:Is this recording just one sputnik oscillator?

Yes, just one Sputnik oscillator, but it is a multi-track recording of dozens of different patches that are all based on a single Sputnik oscillator. In most patches the Sputnik oscillator is under heavy modulation from a number of sources including self modulation, Sputnik WCRS, Sputnik Quad Function, Verbos Voltage Multistage, and Verbos Complex Osc modulation oscillator.

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

slavetothesync · Post by **slavetothesync** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 12:48 am

I just got one. It's great!

scottmoon · Post by **scottmoon** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 1:02 am

I'm holding out for the Dual. Hope it comes out by summer. I wonder if he's listening?

synthbenji · Post by **synthbenji** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 3:35 am

I have 2 Sputnik OSC
And I have to say they are amazing !!
I have the Verbos CO, furrthurr , and DPO
The Sputnik has a personality all its own ,
Maybe I'm just high, but I'm loving my Sputnik system.
If you are investing in euro it's worth the $$$

ym2612 · Post by **ym2612** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 1:15 pm

To follow up on my comments from earlier in the thread: according to the manual, the FM is linear. It must just allow crazy depth, which is why the pitch gets lost so early in the knob's travel.

slavetothesync · Post by **slavetothesync** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:01 pm

Loving this thing, only criticism so far is build quality, not loving the plastic pots. Obviously this is one of the reasons Sputnik is a great price, corners were cut in manufacture, however the synth circuit is so nice it doesn't really matter... just hope these modules have longevity.

sunnyb · Post by **sunnyb** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:16 pm

played with this oscillator yesterday and the day before. really considering selling my DPO when the DWG comes out if it sounds anything like this one. Seriously sound rich!

LaBelleAurore · Post by **LaBelleAurore** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:51 am

sunnyb wrote:played with this oscillator yesterday and the day before. really considering selling my DPO when the DWG comes out if it sounds anything like this one. Seriously sound rich!

Because the Sputnik Dual Osc is ostensibly based on the Buchla 259, I would expect it to sound and perform in similar manner to the DPO, the Verbos Complex Osc, and possibly the Furthrrrr. You might be disappointed if you are expecting the Sputnik dual Osc to perform as if it were simply two of the single oscillators grouped in one module. The single Osc is special precisely because it is based on the 258 and not the 259.

Don't get me wrong. The Sputnik dual Osc looks to be a complete implementation of all of the features of the 259 (this based on the panel design). It should be an awesome oscillator in the way the 259 is awesome. At least from my point of view, the timbral capabilities of the single Osc (258) and the dual Osc (259) are so distinct that there is a place for both in my system.

sunnyb · Post by **sunnyb** » Tue Apr 07, 2015 10:36 am

ahh i see, thanks for the info !!

stephentrask · Post by **stephentrask** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 1:49 pm

I just got a Sputnik Oscillator and the Quad VCF/VCA. I do not have 5v adapters in my rack, as they got lost in the mail. Is there some functionality that I am missing by not having the adapters? These are my first modules to mention 5v and I still only barely understand what that means.

knows · Post by **knows** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:02 pm

stephentrask wrote:I just got a Sputnik Oscillator and the Quad VCF/VCA. I do not have 5v adapters in my rack, as they got lost in the mail. Is there some functionality that I am missing by not having the adapters? These are my first modules to mention 5v and I still only barely understand what that means.

You shouldn't need 5v for those modules.

Dogma · Post by **Dogma** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:03 pm

mritenburg wrote:
sunnyb wrote:played with this oscillator yesterday and the day before. really considering selling my DPO when the DWG comes out if it sounds anything like this one. Seriously sound rich!
Because the Sputnik Dual Osc is ostensibly based on the Buchla 259, I would expect it to sound and perform in similar manner to the DPO, the Verbos Complex Osc, and possibly the Furthrrrr. You might be disappointed if you are expecting the Sputnik dual Osc to perform as if it were simply two of the single oscillators grouped in one module. The single Osc is special precisely because it is based on the 258 and not the 259.

Don't get me wrong. The Sputnik dual Osc looks to be a complete implementation of all of the features of the 259 (this based on the panel design). It should be an awesome oscillator in the way the 259 is awesome. At least from my point of view, the timbral capabilities of the single Osc (258) and the dual Osc (259) are so distinct that there is a place for both in my system.

This is very interesting .......Very. I just swapped my Verbos Co so I was looking at DIY a 258c but I got a HDII instead (:)) but I love the Timbre and pair it with the best wavefolder ive heard http://www.modulargrid.net/e/nonlinearcircuits-timbre - thats a very nice $300 west coast source

scottmoon · Post by **scottmoon** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:08 pm

scottmoon wrote:I'm holding out for the Dual. Hope it comes out by summer. I wonder if he's listening?

I couldn't hold out anymore and got 2 Sputnik VCOs. They are very nice. I ordered the new Timbral module from Nonlinear circuits http://www.modulargrid.net/e/nonlinearcircuits-timbre to try and fake a 259 if I need to.

stephentrask · Post by **stephentrask** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 2:27 pm

knows wrote:
stephentrask wrote:I just got a Sputnik Oscillator and the Quad VCF/VCA. I do not have 5v adapters in my rack, as they got lost in the mail. Is there some functionality that I am missing by not having the adapters? These are my first modules to mention 5v and I still only barely understand what that means.
You shouldn't need 5v for those modules.

Thank you. The manual says this : "CV: 0-5V, AUDIO: +/-5V" and I got confused.

On the other hand, the manual also has a picture of a cable with the caption "white stripe" with an arrow pointing to a red stripe.

MindMachine · Post by **MindMachine** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:08 pm

stephentrask wrote: On the other hand, the manual also has a picture of a cable with the caption "white stripe" with an arrow pointing to a red stripe.

They mean the white stripe on the pcb is -12 so that is where the red stripe goes. I never saw that before either.

This VCO is fantastic. I can only imagine how 2 sound together.

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