http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/11/the-laser-synthitar-a-diy-laser-guitar-synth/ Synthesizer and electronic music news, synth and music software reviews and more! Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/11/the-laser-synthitar-a-diy-laser-guitar-synth/#comment-138155 Mark Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:43:01 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=14865#comment-138155 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. 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.

]]> http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/06/11/the-laser-synthitar-a-diy-laser-guitar-synth/#comment-138116 Observer Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:05:56 +0000 http://www.synthtopia.com/content/?p=14865#comment-138116 Cool... But how are you changing the pitch? Plus, IMO, I think it would be a cooler demo vid if you made a synth patch that is more string like, or at least had a longer release and then pitch the 3 triggers so it makes a chord and then you kind of strummed the lazers. Cool… But how are you changing the pitch? Plus, IMO, I think it would be a cooler demo vid if you made a synth patch that is more string like, or at least had a longer release and then pitch the 3 triggers so it makes a chord and then you kind of strummed the lazers.

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