Benjolin

[Khnshs]

I recently got this one, basically a double benjolin under a single panel
High level audio output and doubles as stereo filter too
Made by Jolin Lab

[crunchydrums]

This panel makes my brain hurt. Is it easy enough to use?

[Khnshs]

Easy enough if you have small fingers, I use finger tips

[111X]

Oh did you build it yourself? Any tips? I have a pcb and parts ready but scared to touch the 0402s! Have used Kweiwen’s, Forestcraver’s and Macumbista’s Benjolins before, but the Be2N looks like an ultimate version. How do you like it?

[Khnshs]

Oh no, I sincerly couldn’t do that, good fiends of mine, Jolin Lab do excellent engineering works, small but very interesting company. To me, two is the right number of benjolin in a case and two inside one panel with high gain out is exactly what it takes to have a compact backpack modular synth/stereo filter/ very complex modulator unit…much more than two separate ones

[Zeke_B]

Jolin Lab is cool. I ordered an Agogo in December and Federico was super nice. I had seen this on their site and it looks wild. I love my Benjolin V2 and I can’t wrap my head around an integrated double… LOL I bet it’s a load of fun!

[caelmore]

This thread reminded me of a Make Noise-inspired approach to a Benjolin panel redesign I made in Illustrator a while back.

[Khnshs]

Nice version too
Did they released it?

[caelmore]

Not released. Just a mockup for a redesign since I haven’t really liked any of the layouts I’ve seen for it thus far.

[Khnshs]

Integration does have pro and cons but in the end, this version sounds very good and when you get used to the lay out, just a couple of hours, then you’ll stop regretting the cons

[Zeke_B]

I don’t see any cons aside from tight spacing. I meant to imply that it seems really, really awesome and would be a blast to explore. One Benjolin keeps me engaged for hours at a time, so I imagine two would be wild.

[Khnshs]

Trust me tight spacing is a problem, expecially if you have big hands and tired eyes, but the results pay back everything

[idkei]

Hi there,

new to the modular world and just notice this. I was wondering if anyone knows where I could etch boards in Beijing? Would love to get some benjolins pcb etch and diy it.

[eblomquist]

I’d guess that @MengQiMusic might know a lot about that kind of thing…

[robertsyrett]

My friend made A Benjolin for Audulus. It was mostly just reverse engineered from descriptions, but he really tweaked it until it was an expert bizarre sound generator in it’s own way.

Audulus 3: the STS Benjolin

This inside of the patch was also pretty intense.

edit: stschoen has uploaded the module to the Audulus forum is you want to mess with it.

[idkei]

ah ok thanks for the note

[mattkuebrich]

Here’s a Eurorack Benjolin PCB/Panel I made a few years ago. It’s 10HP and uses SMD (0805) components with a few tweaks to the kweiwen version like boosted main output. I made some pretty big mistakes with the PCB (4012 chip backwards eeek!), so I only ended up building 2 of these, which are happily making strange noises in my hacked together DIY system.

I also started a Euro layout/panel for Hordijk’s Zeitgeist delay thing (with optional LDR to control delay time with light, which could be fun), but I never finished it. I’m thinking of picking that back up.

[traveler]

Have never seen a small one like that, pretty cool.

My favorite thing about the Benjolin is the range of sounds you can get out of them. Just the slightest of knob movements can produce subtle & sometimes drastic results. I’m always finding new sounds out of it. I’ve only used the Macumbista & Epoch. I know they don’t track v/oct but I did tune one to be used as an arpeggiated sound source in a performance once. It is possible in a somewhat limited capacity. I also like to challenge myself & see if I can make it not sound like a “benjolin”. Not such an easy feat but it can be done.

[cane_creek]

I built this one a few years ago, to be honest i’ve not used it i was always too busy building modules, i felt it was more fun building them than using them

That Benjolin 2 has stroked my interest, im going to go and read about it, hopes its DIY.

[eblomquist]

Not DIY but quite enjoyable!