Studio Electronics SE-1/SE-1X Envelope Mod

Derp · 27th April 2009

I just bought a Studio Electronics SE-1 the other day off of eBay. I was doing some research before I bought it and stumbled on the envelope mod which supposedly speeds up the attack speed. It looks simple enough to do. Has anybody done this mod and if so, how does it sound before/after?

aeonlux · 27th April 2009

Did you do a search?

SE-1X snap mod - pictures

cheers,
Ian

d1rtynyc · 27th April 2009

Derp.
May I ask how much you paid?
I am thinking about scoring one.

Derp · 27th April 2009

@d1rtynyc: Mine was $667 and some change plus ship.

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Originally Posted by aeonlux

Did you do a search?

SE-1X snap mod - pictures

cheers,
Ian

Oops! Guess I wasn't searching specific enough. Thanks!

analogholic · 27th April 2009

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Originally Posted by Derp

I just bought a Studio Electronics SE-1 the other day off of eBay. I was doing some research before I bought it and stumbled on the envelope mod which supposedly speeds up the attack speed. It looks simple enough to do. Has anybody done this mod and if so, how does it sound before/after?

SE1/SE1X upgrade tutorial

Scroll down halfway

I did this one for my SE-1 (same envs as SE-1X), got a little better, but I would like them way faster...

Derp · 28th April 2009

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Originally Posted by analogholic

SE1/SE1X upgrade tutorial

Scroll down halfway

I did this one for my SE-1 (same envs as SE-1X), got a little better, but I would like them way faster...

That's the page I stumbled on before. According to some others here who've sent their SE-1's to Studio Electronics, they replaced two resistors apparently. I can't help but wonder where the second resistor was and if replacing that also would help speed it up some more?

taa4j6 · 13th March 2010

2pulse · 13th March 2010

I did the mod a few years ago and felt that you lose more than you gain by introducing some very ugly fuzz into the release stage.

Get a Voyager if you want snappy and enjoy the SE1 for everything else it does.

target_destroyed · 13th March 2010

I had a Nova Musik ed. SE-1X which supposedly has the faster envelopes (no switch though). I didn't think it was very snappy, makes me wonder how slow the standard SE-1's are. The Omega/ATC is supposed to be faster, I have yet to try either though.

SWAN808 · 13th March 2010

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Originally Posted by target_destroyed

I had a Nova Musik ed. SE-1X which supposedly has the faster envelopes (no switch though). I didn't think it was very snappy, makes me wonder how slow the standard SE-1's are. The Omega/ATC is supposed to be faster, I have yet to try either though.

I had an SE1x and an ATC1 and ATCxi - none of them are very responsive or snappy

target_destroyed · 13th March 2010

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Originally Posted by SWAN808

I had an SE1x and an ATC1 and ATCxi - none of them are very responsive or snappy

Well that sucks. I really like their gear, the SE-1X sounded great, but the slow envs just killed it for me. That and I needed money at the time, so the expensive monosynth was first to go. Replaced it w/ a snappier (and much cheaper) Pulse.

SWAN808 · 13th March 2010

I got a Moog SOurce and I love it. Although if I was doing it again I'd take a long hard look at the new SEM...a tight feel of the envelopes is so important I think...although if you are doing slower temp music like Hip Hop or RnB perhaps its not such a problem. And the bass on those SE synths is SOLID. Like a big fat rock bumping around the low end.

mikecook · 13th March 2010

I can put the pictures back online if you guys think they will be of use.

toddADSR · 1st October 2010

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Originally Posted by mikecook

I can put the pictures back online if you guys think they will be of use.

Yes, please repost the pics. Thanks!

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Derp Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SPACE!!! Posts: 2,757 Thread Starter	Studio Electronics SE-1/SE-1X Envelope Mod I just bought a Studio Electronics SE-1 the other day off of eBay. I was doing some research before I bought it and stumbled on the envelope mod which supposedly speeds up the attack speed. It looks simple enough to do. Has anybody done this mod and if so, how does it sound before/after?

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