LIFE 2 - The Little Infinite Frequency Expander Mk.2

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Little Infinite Frequency Expander (2)

* PLEASE NOTE *
All following details referring to the Little Infinite Frequency Expander (L2) are subject to on-going development. Final designs & specifications may differ from those indicated here.

An image of L2, the Little Infinite Frequency Expander Mk.2

A Brief Introduction to L2

L2 will be available in several formats. It will follow the concept of the first incarnation of LIFE in the form of a hand held device. There have been several requests for a rack mount version (to be compatible with the modular synthesiser systems available from other manufacturers). We hope to make this version available as well. Versions of L2 (as pictured on the left) have been undergoing field trials. Feedback has been very positive and comments received are being used to finalise the design. Further details of the control surface on L2 are listed below. Please note that the control knobs and surface finish of the production version of L2 will differ to those shown in this image.

Rotary Controls:
  Clock Speed - LFO Speed - LFO (positive or negative) to VCO - VCO Manual Frequency
  LFO (positive or negative) to VCF - VCF Manual Frequency - VCF Resonance 'Q'
  EG (positive or negative) to VCF - EG Decay - EG to VCA - Combined Drone and Power Switch.

Touch Switches:
  LFO Speed (Lo/Hi - for ring-mod type effects) - LFO Waveshape (The appropriate LED will light
  indicating LFO speed and intensity) - LFO Sync on and off (toggle switch) with LED status
  Oscillator Pulse Width with LED status - VCF Type (Low, High, Band and Phase) with associated
  LEDs - showing VCF selection (and also EG intensity) - Divided Clock (b) to EG (with LED indicator)
  Divided Clock (a) to sync LFO (with LED indicator).

Interface Sockets:
  LFO Select - LFO Sync In - VCO CV In - Signal In to VCF - VCF Select - VCF CV In - Clock (b) Out
  Clock (main) Out - Clock (a) Out - Clock In - Signal (audio) Out.

LFO Low Frequency Oscillator - VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator - VCF Voltage Controlled Frequency - EG Envelope Generator

One of the priorities when designing LIFE, was to develop a device that could be used by anybody, whatever their technical or musical abilities.

One day a relative called in, bringing along with him his six-year-old daughter. He was keen to try out L2. It wasn’t long before his daughter wanted to join in and play along with her father. With her own L2 to experiment with, she was soon making here own sounds and happily playing along with everybody, creating what she referred to as ‘bouncy music’.

We were pleased to see her enjoying herself, as it reinforced our belief that LIFE could indeed be used by anybody, whatever their technical or musical abilities or age!

To keep things together, one L2 acted as a master device and all others were synced to it during the ‘session’ (you can see the link cables emerging from the top of the L2’s in the pictures).

This is just a quick introduction to L2. Expect to find more information/sound samples/pictures/etc here, as and when available. LIFE is just the beginning, other ideas are under development to enhance and diversify the possibilities that LIFE presents.

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