Nandhopper 1-Bit noise synth
posted Dec 18th 2008 12:03pm by Caleb Kraftfiled under: classic hacks, digital audio hacks
Sometimes, a little bit of noise can be fun. This little noise synth called the Nandhopper, is a quick simple project to get started. The parts list is pretty short, mainly material for the sensors and a 4093 Quad, 2-input Schmitt trigger and NAND gate. You end up with an easy to use, fairly small 1-Bit synth. If you don’t know what a 1-Bit synth sounds like, watch the demo video. Sure, it just sounds like noise to us, but that’s music to some people.
A great little project for those of us who love the sound of tape being ripped off the roll!