Schlappi Engineering - Angle Grinder

motorhead412 · Post by **motorhead412** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:24 pm

Quadrature sine wave VCO

[video][/video]

http://schlappiengineering.com/product/angle-grinder/

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/schlappi- ... le-grinder

Cybananna · Post by **Cybananna** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:32 pm

undoubtedly, I need this.

ignatius · Post by **ignatius** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:19 pm

wow. have seen/heard some teasers but that video is killer. this thing sounds great. all analog. great design.

schlappi!

looking forward to more of this.

MARK27 · Post by **MARK27** » Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:56 pm

I am loving everything I have heard from Schlappi Engineering. Who says there is no more innovation to be done with analog?

gummyboy · Post by **gummyboy** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:23 pm

sounds very interesting!!!! love my interstellar

ablearcher · Post by **ablearcher** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 7:56 pm

Just an update to say that this are now in stock, pre-orders have been shipped and they should start to trickle into dealers.

I'm still polishing the manual but feel free to ask me any questions you have.

ignatius · Post by **ignatius** » Sun Oct 14, 2018 11:39 pm

in stock at modular8. also there's a video that needs uploading/editing so that'll go up on the youtube channel asap.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8WFj ... Q/featured

i've been getting to know the angle grinder in the demo system at the shop and it's got a great sound. unique to my ears. so much to tweak!

Futuresound · Post by **Futuresound** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 11:38 am

What is Two Body?

huffnPuff · Post by **huffnPuff** » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:02 pm

Futuresound wrote:What is Two Body?

There's a lot going on in the background.

bcomnes · Post by **bcomnes** » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:32 pm

Love at first sight

motorhead412 · Post by **motorhead412** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 12:58 pm

bcomnes wrote:Love at first sight

looks fantastic!

EPTC · Post by **EPTC** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 2:46 pm

Been loving the graphics decisions on these Schlappi panels. Radio towers on that other one and perfect looking radial grooves on this one. Good typography too. Really pleasing.

They sound fun as hell too.

Mikeyg3k · Post by **Mikeyg3k** » Sat Oct 20, 2018 6:03 pm

Hey man excellent module.... as well as awesome name and concept cheers

thetwlo · Post by **thetwlo** » Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:07 pm

This thing is gorgeous!!! Looking and sounding.
Only messed with it for less than an hour, but it sounds amazing, feels great.
Looks like it uses some higher end op amps(OPA)

The panel is beautiful! Love the brushed aluminum.

pairs exceptionally well with WMD PDO! and the DVCA!

peripatitis · Post by **peripatitis** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:33 am

thetwlo wrote:This thing is gorgeous!!! Looking and sounding.
Only messed with it for less than an hour, but it sounds amazing, feels great.
Looks like it uses some higher end op amps(OPA)
The panel is beautiful! Love the brushed aluminum.

pairs exceptionally well with WMD PDO! and the DVCA!

Looks very nice, especially next to the evolution

I wonder though, how clean is that sine?
I am looking for an fm modulator and this might be it!

thetwlo · Post by **thetwlo** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:48 am

the sine sounds great, which might mean it's not too clean. will try and check.
The module does seem to put off a lot of heat, which is odd.

peripatitis · Post by **peripatitis** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:22 am

thetwlo wrote:the sine sounds great, which might mean it's not too clean. will try and check.
The module does seem to put off a lot of heat, which is odd.

Yes, that's the case when you don't care for fm,
You need the extra bite

ablearcher · Post by **ablearcher** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 2:30 am

Hi!

I uploaded a rough draft of the manual here:
Angle Grinder Manual

There are some helpful scope shots in there. The sine should be about as clean as is gets (assuming GRIND->SPIN, DAMPING, and FM1 are fully CCW).

It should not be generating a lot of heat! If you have concerns feel free to email me (eric at schlappiengineering.com).

Also I made some angle grinder t-shirts which you can find here

Those pics looks great! It's wonderful to see the grinder in such distinguished company!

maltemark · Post by **maltemark** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:35 am

Will there be a pre-order for the harmonic pllaser as well?

ablearcher · Post by **ablearcher** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:28 am

maltemark wrote:Will there be a pre-order for the harmonic pllaser as well?

Eventually, getting Angle Grinder absolutely right has been an all consuming task since Superbooth. I have a few more things to do before i turn to my other prototypes and figure out which one gets the obsessive compulsive polish and release treatment.
The reception to the harmonic pllaser at trade shows has been good but also that in its current form its pretty tweaky to use, i have to work that out first.

maltemark · Post by **maltemark** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 12:18 pm

ablearcher wrote:
maltemark wrote:Will there be a pre-order for the harmonic pllaser as well?
Eventually, getting Angle Grinder absolutely right has been an all consuming task since Superbooth. I have a few more things to do before i turn to my other prototypes and figure out which one gets the obsessive compulsive polish and release treatment.
The reception to the harmonic pllaser at trade shows has been good but also that in its current form its pretty tweaky to use, i have to work that out first.

Good to hear - it certainly looks like you brought what could have been a messy concept into something that is a comprehensive thing with the angle grinder! Gorgeous-looking as well.

Jalopy · Post by **Jalopy** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 3:07 pm

Top notch work, friend

Curious for DIY options as I am a cheap skate - but no less enthusiastic.

+1 for local 48th staters. We need a cool modular shop in town...

ablearcher · Post by **ablearcher** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:34 pm

Jalopy wrote:Top notch work, friend

Curious for DIY options as I am a cheap skate - but no less enthusiastic.

+1 for local 48th staters. We need a cool modular shop in town...

DIY options are unlikely on this, It is not a minimal design and it was a challenge fitting everything on the back with 0603 smd passives, and several chips are only available in very small packages. I would rather design new things than redesign existing things so I will probably make some DIY only modules to give back to that community

These days I am located in Portland though I have deep love for Tucson (where I lived until recentlly) and a very complicated relationship with Phoenix (where I am from), props to the desert though!

ablearcher · Post by **ablearcher** » Sat Nov 17, 2018 3:38 pm

Modular 8 recently posted up video of a performance I gave in store for the release in October:

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The performance is definitely in the drone zone (though I'm happy with it) and my abilities as a public speaker are a bit rough, however videos from people who are much better at explaining things should be coming soonish!

bommelito · Post by **bommelito** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:17 am

How deep / skiff-friendly is this beast?

MUFF WIGGLER

MUFF WIGGLER

Schlappi Engineering - Angle Grinder

Schlappi Engineering - Angle Grinder