“I decided to make a small synthesiser about finance in the year 2020”

Insolventunclesam

last update: 20 July 2021

About:

During corona allot happend in the world, one of the things of importance is finance. My knowledge of finance is very limited, but I was interested and started looking at videos on YouTube, I stubbled George Gammons channel that I find interesting. I watched allot of his video’s (and other’s), this turned into the instrument called Insolventunclesam.

The landscape line represents the S&P500, where the stock price goes down and the FED comes in for the rescue. Drunk Insolvent Uncle Sam is holding a bottle with dollars and is dressed as Pietje de Dood, it’s rib cage is a ZIFF socket where you can plugin different insolvent oscillators that represent FED chairman. The FED chairmans are kept in a box called 40106RESERVE. The starving oscillator is controlled by one knob but also by the 3 other oscillators that represent household investors. When they invest there arrow glows, the arrow is the shape of a house and are also pointing up because they push the frequency up. Around Insolventunclesam there are buttons labelled ELECT where the decisions can be influenced.

The VCOFan is a HELICOPTER delivering helicopter money in dollars and euros, when they fall down they can turn into bitcoins. The HELICOPTER gives bursts and can dominate all by pushing all signals up.

How it all works in 3 SIMPLE FAST STEPS:

• #1 POWER:
• Power: 6 X AAA or 12v DC +)- 5.5x2.1mm (Consumption 150ma)

• #2 JACKS + 3MM HOLES:
• INFLUENCEv: CV input for the vactrol that is connected to the delay.
• INFLUENCE: CV input for the vactrol that is connected to the delay.
• HELLFREQv: CV input for HELLICOPTER speed and permanent voltage output.
• HELLGATEv: Gate input for HELLICOPTER envelope.
• HELLGATE: Gate input for HELLICOPTER envelope.
• MILLGATEv: Gate input for MILLENNIAL.
• ALLOUT^: Audio output of all audio pushed up to be used as gate or CV signal.
• HOUSE#1^: Gate output for LFO #1.
• HOUSE#2^: Gate output for LFO #2.
• HOUSE#3^: Gate output for LFO #3.
• i1: Mono input line level (only the tip of audio is used).
• i2: Mono input line level (only the tip of audio is used).
• i3: Mono input line level (only the tip of audio is used).
• USB: DC 5V output.
• VOLUME: Line level dual mono output (can drive headphone).
• ELECT: gate input for tactile switches or push button .

• #3 SWITCHES:
• BATTERY: Select Battery or DC input.
• A BIT >: High-Pass Filter.
• DISLIKE: Low-Pass Filter.
• ELECT: Changes the sound INSOLVENTUNCLESAM's ZIFF holding a 40106 as a oscillator. (THERE IS POLARITY, IF YOU PUT THE CHIP IN THE WRONG WAY AROUND IT WILL DIE, THERE IS A INDENTATION THIS GOES ON THE TOP SIDE, WHERE THE NECK OF SAM IS, SEE THIS IMAGE FOR HOW IT SHOULD BE).

Pictures: direct-pcb-patching.jpg, ziff.jpg, patch-cables.jpg

PCB layout: TOP.png, BOTTOM.png

SCHEMATIC's below (CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FINAL VERSION, THESE ARE JUST TO SHOW HOW IT ALL SORT OF WORKS).

More schematics: INSOLVENT40106_SCHEMATIC.jpg, HELLICOPETER_SCHEMATIC.jpg

How to buy this synthesiser.

The price inflates by 2% for every sold unit (you can also by a more expensive unit if there are still cheaper ones available).

If there is no name under owner that specific unit is probably still available for that price. If you want to buy it send me a email with the #.. number. (for orders inside the EU there wil be 9% VAT added, for orders outside the EU there will be 5.5% PayPal fee added, shipping is free).

Unit Price   Owner
#1:  €300,00 Gijs
#2:  €306,00 Hideaki
#3:  €312,12 Quentin
#4:  €318,36 Richard
#5:  €324,73 Stephen
#6:  €331,22 Skander
#7:  €337,85 Tommy
#8:  €344,61 Darrin
#9:  €351,50 Darrin
#10: €358,53 Darrin
#11: €365,70 Themis
#12: €373,01 Raj
#13: €380,47 Paul
#14: €388,08 Dave
#15: €395,84
#16: €403,76
#17: €411,84
#18: €420,07
#19: €428,47
#20: €437,04
#21: €445,78
#22: €454,70
#23: €463,79
#24: €473,07
#25: €482,53
#26: €492,18
#27: €502,03
#28: €512,07
#29: €522,31
#30: €532,75
        

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