Modules and Kits from Synovatron

Updated 31st January 2021: Synovatron will cease to trade from 1st February 2021 onwards. The following products will no longer be available from Synovatron Limited. Some items will be available from retailers and I will post the status of those when I know the final state:

CVGT1 - 8HP Euro to Buchla CV-gate-trigger-pulse translator
No longer available directly - please check out Noisebug or SchneidersLaden who have may stock of modules.

VXP1 - 14HP Voyager Output Expander
No longer available

VXP1-OS - 14HP Old School Voyager Output Expander
No longer available

Jacks - 4HP 3.5mm minijack to 1/4" jack format jumber
No longer available directly - this may become available for sale by another company - watch this space, I will update when I know

Euro Bananas - 6HP 3.5mm minijack to 4mm banana socket format jumbler
No longer available directly - this may become available for sale by another company - watch this space, I will update when I know

Trunks & Mults - 6HP 8-channel trunk lines and two 4-way multiples
No longer available directly - this may become available for sale by another company - watch this space, I will update when I know

More info on Jacks, Euro Bananas and Trunks & Mults modules and kits on this page.  

Euro Bananas, a pair of Trunks & Mults, Jacks, CVGT1 and VXP1

Limited edition Black Gold CVGT1 (SOLD)

1200HP Monster Synth

I met with Gregg Wilson at the last Brighton Modular Meet. We had talked about the possibilities of this project prior to the meet as he had bought a CV Tools from me. Anyway I ended up building the power supply and Trunk-line modules for his brainchild 1200HP wall mounted synth over the ensuing months so thanks Gregg for placing your trust in me. It is not only amazing as an instrument but also also as a visual feast - a fine piece of active wall art - well conceived and nicely built. The surrounding backlighting sets it off a treat.

The fantastic Wenge wood case was made and installed by Ross Lamond of Lamond Design; This guy rocks!.

Here are a couple of videos of what any synth does best - being used! Enjoy.



Modular Synth Live Performance 1 from Gregg Wilson on Vimeo.

Modular Synth Live Performance 2 from Gregg Wilson on Vimeo.

Trunk-line Module

I was commissioned by a client to make some Trunk-line Modules. These are similar to the Analogue Systems RS-250 module but offer rear facing jack sockets instead of unterminated jacks that you have to solder wires to and is ideal if soldering is not your thing.

8HP 10-channel Trunk-line Module front jacks

8HP 10-channel Trunk-line Module rear jacks

The point of a Trunk-line module is to provide front panel access to either outboard equipment such as mixers, sound cards, MIDI/CV units etc., or to provide connection across a very large synth (using two modules) so you don't have to use very long patch cables on the front panel. Most of us don't have big enough synths to warrant this so these really are for large synths that are more like installations.

The photos show an 8HP 10-channel module; I have made a few of these modules to order and because of the small quantities involved there are no screen-printed markings (due to the setup costs). I'd like to know if anyone else would be interested in a Trunk-line module and, if there were large enough numbers, I'd do a small production run with screen printed markings, so please let me know; I could also do a 4HP 5-channel version and versions with solderable sockets too.