11 thoughts on “Colleen Builds A Synthesizer

  1. It’s so cute that she’s web active and probably watches a lot of TV and wants to be a sound designer, yet she thinks of synthesized music as something guitarists do. Guess she never watched a video on U2b featuring Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, or Tony Banks. Imagine that.

    Nerd points if you were more interested in seeing which synth Colleen was going to build than in Colleen herself.

    Points to her, though, for realizing how important sound is in visual storytelling.

    1. “Nerd points if you were more interested in seeing which synth Colleen was going to build than in Colleen herself.”

      It was cool she did one that was a challenge and not just a 555 noisemaker

  2. @gridsleep your comment says more about you than it says about her. the ignorance of such sweeping generalisations included in your comment all too often kills good art.

  3. Really enjoyable video! It’s too bad there is not more of a support network for diy synth building. It seems like it’s mostly middle-aged guys into it, but it’s a great opportunity to learn about electronics and also to have the confidence to fix knackered gear.

  4. She’s got the right feeling: “What’s really selling you on the WEIGHT of something you are seeing on screen is the SOUND that they are making…. I really like the idea of telling stories through sound.” — and the right attitude: “I would love to work on another project like this … even though i wasn’t entirely sure what I was doing most of the time.” Colleen gives us a tiny inkling of how much Synthtopia would improve if it welcomed women. Oh well……

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