HomeBack to the begining. About More about Chris Strellis. StudioAbout my Studio.
Services Alesis HR-16 custom 8-bit drum machine sounds 6 Pin DIN Cable for Roland PG-200 PG-800 MPG-80 FC-100
Projects/Mods/Gear FPGA SynthesiserA synthesiser made using an FPGA. Spartan 3E FPGA SynthesiserThe FPGA Synth on a Xilinx Dev Board. Korg Poly 800 ModsDetails of Poly800 mods, including 'Moog slayer'. MAM RS3MAM RS3 Resonator information and demo sounds. Emu ESI-32 Internal Drive ModEmu Esi-32 gets an internal SCSI hard drive Korg DW6000 ModDW6000 modification to increase the waveform count from 8 to 256! Roland VP9000Vocal sample mangling using a Roland Variphrase Processor E-mu Emax SEFun with an Emax SE Modified Yamaha CS-10Song made entirely with a Yamaha CS-10 and a video of it in action Yamaha TG33 Vector SynthFM and sample based vector synth goodness
Tunes VoynichFor examples of the music I make in a Kraftwerk style. StrellisFor examples of the music I make in a more relaxed but groove based style. ChromicFor examples of the music I make in a full on dance style. Ambient Time StretchingMy own tracks time stretched to 800% to make them become ethereal. 1994 - 1997Some Tracks written by myself between 1994 and 1997 using an AWE32 sound card. 1986, excerptsSome excerpts of tunes written when I was a lad in 1986. 1986, fullSome completed tunes written when I was a lad in 1986. The SessionSome songs knocked out on 14th August 2004 with my brothers and nephew
Events Hampshire Jam 8 Photo GalleryPhotos from Hampshire Jam 8 31st October 2009 Liphook, UK Ultravox live in LondonPhotos, MP3s and video from their live gig 24th April 2009 London D.A.F and Client live in LondonPhotos, MP3s and video from their live gig 28th March 2009 London Hampshire Jam 6 Photo GalleryPhotos from Hampshire Jam 6 20th October 2007 Liphook, UK
Synth DIY UK SynthDIY UK 2010Synth DIY UK 2010 pictures, videos and information SynthDIY UK 2009Synth DIY UK 2009 pictures, videos and information SynthDIY UK 2008Synth DIY UK 2008 pictures, videos and information SynthDIY UK 2006Synth DIY UK 2006 pictures and information SynthDIY UK 2005Synth DIY UK 2005 pictures and information SynthDIY UK 2004Synth DIY UK 2004 pictures and information Breaking Glassa mystery synth featured in the 1980 film breaking glass
Misc Goldfrappalison goldfrapp in mail on sunday supplement. Jean-Michel JarreJean-Michel Jarre in mail on sunday supplement.
Links VoynichFor examples of the music I make in a Kraftwerk style. StrellisFor examples of the music I make in a more relaxed but groove based style. ChromicFor examples of the music I make in a full on dance style. AstronomyTo visit the web page of my astronomy society. Othersother usefull/interesting links.

Synth DIY 2008

Photos and videos from Synth DIY 2008 at Robinsons College, Cambridge, July 12th

Photos from Synth DIY 2008 at Robinsons College, Cambridge, July 12th

Videos from Synth DIY 2008 at Robinsons College, Cambridge, July 12th

Palm music apps

Beatpad on a Palm VX using MIDI to drive a Roland MC-505.

Check out Beatpad

Microbe on a Palm TX using it's native processing power for two 303 like clones and 808 (sample based) type drums.

Check out Microbe and also Bhaji's Loops whilst you're there.

Thanks go to Gert Van Santen for these photos.

Here's Gerts SDIY UK 2008 gallery

FPGA Poly Synth

Scott Gravenhorst's Gateman Poly synth featuring 8 voices, 4 oscillators per voice, a 24db/oct State Variable Low Pass filter and a filter ADSR and an amplifier ADSR. This is running on a Xilinx Spartan 3E dev board. Control is from a laptop running Scott's Visual Basic programmer through the serial port.

Check out Gateman Poly