The Laser Synthitar, A DIY Laser Guitar Synth

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This video documents the Laser Synthitar, a DIY laser guitar synth built on a 555-based synthesizer, triggered by laser pointers.

The contruction of the Laser Synthitar is documented at Instructables


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  1. hi observer
    I change the pitch with the fret buttons on the neck that aready were on the original toy guitar. And i cant really change the synth patch because its 3 hard-wired 555 ics that make only squarewaves. Maybe i could make them produce triangle waves but an electric guitar with distortion makes square waves too. I already thought about the release time too but i really built this the simplest way i could figure out and its just like on/off atm. This is a very first version and i built it to see if i could do it and if it can be played (sortof).
    Thank you for your hints, i'll consider that when im making the next version.

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