Building An Ondes Martenot
27Jan09
happymoogman Dana Countryman gives an overview of his awesome DIY project, his take on the Ondes Martenot:
Here is part two of my progress, building an Ondes Martenot-style controller for my modular synthesizer.
Feel free to use my ideas, but no, I will not be building one for you!
I built this around my beloved DX-7, but it only uses that keyboard for visual reference, while playing the ring controller. You could use ANY keyboard for your own reference. – Dana Countryman
See this post for the first part of Countryman’s Ondes Martenot project coverage.
I love the quality of the sound on your ondes martenot, but do you think it could be made with a smaller sound generator, possibly something that could fit inside the controller box? It would be a much more practical instrument that way.
I am re-creating something similar for a university dissertation research project, im writing software to try and re-create the different presets available on the Ondes Martenot, have you any advice or pointers?
I am trying to find a Ondes Martenot but i am really struggling on finding a supplier or anyone who is selling them second hand. Do you know if there are any manufacturers that make them?
Awesome. Absolutely awesome. That sounds great and looks like a blast to play!