This video, via Scott Stites, demos the Appendage patched as a keyboard modulation controller, controlling three parameters from a single control surface: Filter cutoff, Triangle Vibrato at one frequency, and Pulse Vibrato at a higher frequency. The position of the initial pressure controls filter cutoff. Sliding up from the initial point of pressure introduces triangle… Read More Appendage As A Keyboard Modulation Controller
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… Read More Building An Ondes Martenot
[flickrvideo]http://www.flickr.com/photos/spikenzie/3213876843[/flickrvideo] via Spikenzie Project 64 Button panel (a 64 button board arranged in a 8×8 matriix) used to select different sounds that have been loaded into the VoiceShield an Arduino shield.
Part party, part mixer, part Science Fair, and part performance, Brooklyn’s Handmade Music Night is an informal chance for geeksters and the geek-curious to come together, relax, and discover new sounds and drink complimentary cheap beer. The evening is a gathering of inventors of new instruments and music technology. Featuring circuit-bent toys, custom software and… Read More Handmade Music Night
Devantech SP03 Text-to-Speech Synthesizer was uploaded by: MarcusACU
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This is a brief rundown of some of the work on hand at Handmade Music, a Brooklyn DIY musical instrument sponsored by Make and Create Digital Music, 1/15/09.
Sequencing an SP0256-AL2 Speech IC from Ableton Live was uploaded by: littlescale
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I got word via Kevin in the synth forum that he’s released the PICSynth V3 chip, which features a cool new arpeggiator and portamento. The PICSynth is a easy to build DIY synth project. Here’s an audio demo from the latest PICSynth: [display_podcast] Features: Dual oscillator mono synth Really easy to build using just 1 custom… Read More PICSynth V3 Released
Who doesn’t need one of these babies? This is a promo video for the Vinyl Recorder T-560. Made in Germany: “Schallplatten selbst herstellen!”
GeLoFi has released version 2 of its Atari Punk Console kit. The kit makes a limited tone generator – but most of the fun of Atari Punk Consoles is the variety of cases people build them into. Description: The Stepped Tone Generator circuit by Forrest M Mims III has been around for ages. Recently the same circuit… Read More Cool New Atari Punk Console 2.0 Kit
