In this video, Dana Countryman gives an overview of his very cool DIY Ondes Martenot Ring Controller project: I’m building a Ring Controller, in the style of a vintage Ondes Martenot, to control my modular synthesizer. Here is the first video, showing my progress, so far. I’m controlling a synthesizers.com Q125 Signal Processor, which in turn, is… Read More Dana Countryman’s Ondes Martenot Ring Controller Project
PVC flutes are a cheap way to add an acoustic element to electronic music and also offer the opportunity to explore alternate tunings. For example, ambient artist Robert Rich has used PVC flutes extensively in his music. This instructable explains how to make simple PVC flutes: This flute design is a common one on the… Read More How To Make A PVC Flute
The NoiseAxe is an easy to build Picaxe based mini-synth that plays a range of crazy sounds using only a stylus and photoresistor. A kit is available for $25.99.
Vicmod has a great interview with Laurie Biddulph Of Elby Designs. Elby Designs sells a variety of kits for making synths, including the ASM2 modular synthesizer and the Panther euro modules. In the interview, Biddulph discusses why he got started making synth kits: I first became interested in electronics when at High school back in England. I… Read More An Interview With Laurie Biddulph Of Elby Designs
Build Your Own has published a tutorial on building your own NoiseTron. The idea of this project is to build and program a small breadboard based noise maker that is easy to make and requires no soldering. The NoiseTron will play 8 different notes, each note is played by touching one of the 8 resistor… Read More Build A NoiseTron
Details on how to do the Gakken SX-150 button mod at Make.
Make Magazine put together this great intro video on the resistor – one of the most basic components of most synth DIY projects.
If you’re in LA: Mark Allen will be teaching an Introduction to Soldering / Build Your Own Synth Workshop on December 20th from 3pm – 5pm at Machine Project. $50 covers the class and materials ($40 for Machine Project members), and you’ll end up with your own working primitive synthesizer at the end. Registration info here… Read More Build Your Own Synthesizer
2tronik01 and veqtor – Funky Arduino Acid by nitro2k01(Gameboy Genius) Gameboy Genius nitro2k01 has a vision for the future of modular synthesis, and it’s the ModularDuino – An Arduino based modular synthesizer. If that sounds like a lot of supernatural mumbo-jumbo, the Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. People are… Read More Is ModularDuino The Sound Of Future Modular Synthesis?
This video demos the DIY Appendage Touch Ribbon and Buchla 291 BPF Adaptation of Scott Stites with an analog FM patch. The Appendage is controlling the modulator and carrier VCO through my Buchla 291 Filter Adaptation. Anyone familiar with Vangelis’ Beaubourg? This sounds surprisingly similar to the effects Vangelis explored on Beaubourg – an album that is sort… Read More Appendage Touch Ribbon + Buchla 291 BPF Adaptation Sounds A Lot Like Vangelis
