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For all the musicians out there, here's a great use for your Raspberry Pi. All the features you would expect from a nice analog synth are implemented in a Raspberry Pi-based polysynth - dual oscillators, LFOs, and phasers - and it looks like there will be a few more features added before the Raspi synth is released. Even though the 'synthesis' part of the Raspi synth already sounds wonderful, … [Read more...]
A little bird sent in a tip about a really cool MIDI synth. It's called the Ambika, and it seems like just the thing to introduce a synth head to the world of soldering. Compared to an entry-level synthesizer like the microKorg or its ilk, the Ambika is packed full of really cool features that just happen to sound awesome. In addition to the basic saw, square, and sine waves, there is also FM, … [Read more...]
[magnetovore] made himself an electronic cello. Instead of pulling a few cello samples off of an SD card, he did it the old school analog way. The finished build is really impressive and leaves us wondering why we haven't seen anything like this before. [magnetovore] uses a permanent magnet to play each 'string'. A lot of details are in this post and [magnetovore]'s provisional patent (PDF … [Read more...]
The folks at [anyma] have been working on an analog video processor called Synkie for a while now, and we're amazed a project this awesome has passed us by for so long. Like a Moog or Doepfer synth, the Synkie was developed with modularity in mind. So far, [anyma] has built modules to split and combine the sync and video signals, and modules to invert, add, subtract, mix, filter and amplify … [Read more...]
Inspired by the memory of a childhood electronics kit, [Frank] decided to make a new 555 Synthesizer and enter it into the 555 contest. [Frank's] remake is played with a stylus, and sports an attack and release envelope circuit, housed in a quick but effective acrylic case. Using a single 555 timer, a hand full of capacitors, two transistors, and a healthy dose of resistors and potentiometers, … [Read more...]
[Dino] recently sent us some info on his latest project, a 555 timer-based slider synthesizer. The synth was built to emulate the sound made by playing a slide whistle, and also as an entry into the 555 Design Contest, which is quickly coming to a close. If you’re not familiar with a slide whistle, just spend a few minutes on YouTube looking for clips of Sideshow Bob - it’s ok, we’ll … [Read more...]
We were sent [Dr. Offset’s] most recent project, a kid’s toy that is half sculpture/half noisemaker, but 100% cool. The device uses several 555 Timers and is his entry into the 555 Design Contest, which wraps up in just a few days. To really enjoy his creation, you need to suspend disbelief for a moment, and indulge the space fantasy he creates. In other words, let yourself be a kid again, if … [Read more...]
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