Zynthian, a new class of musical device, debuted in late summer and is a powerful multitimbral synth and audio processor, capable of managing up to 16 audio chains simultaneously, as well as being a MIDI processor and router, equipped with standard MIDI ports, USB, Wi-Fi and wired networks. Its main […]
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Anyone who likes building cool new electronic toys, particularly if they’re related to synths and music, should head over to adafruit and check out Bricktunes, a synth glove which can “read” the colours of various LEGO pieces and create sounds/tones based on that. The brainchild of John Park, the beauty […]
Growing up I was always firmly in the Atari computer camp, but as I’ve aged I have realised just how much more capable the sound generation of the arch rival Commodore 64 were, with its legendary and still much-loved SID chip. With the ongoing love for 8-bit-esque and chip tune […]
GM Lab has announced three new synth projects, all available either ready-made or in kit form to be built at home. Rondò is a simulation of a classic string machine, taking inspiration from famous ’70s keyboards including the ARP Solina, the Logan String Melody and the SIEL Orchestra. It offers […]
Here’s a cool little project by Antonella Nonnis: a pop-up book complete with a working piano keyboard. It’s constructed from paper and as you can see from the picture it’s not very sturdy or portable. Even so, it’s a great project and can surely have boosted understanding of how these […]
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Built a nifty clone of a Synare analog drum circuit, triggering it with a Hart Dynamics Pro Snare and also featuring the Dusic (Deaf Music Cube) which is visualizing the sound of the synth with sound-reactive LEDs mapped to different frequencies. Finally the audio out is running into a Sommatone […]
Here are the “special effects” on my Scotch Box Synthesizer. Demonstrated first is the capacitor; where one button produces sounds from it draining and the other from it charging. Then is the “Special effects Generator” which produces a rhythmic effect. Then the “Stepped Tone Generator” or “Atari Punk Console” which […]
3rd Synth project and a remake of the 556 utilising “Atari Punk Console” chip. Used a 2.2k electrolytic capacitor and a 1k ohm resistor as they seemed to work better than what I used last time. Bit more stable but I don’t know why. Getting the hang of things a […]
My second synth project. I was going to try to make a more complicated synth after my first 556 but couldn’t even rebuild the 556 in the same way. I also didn’t know how the 555 operated properly so I thought myself a bit of a charlatan if I didn’t […]
This article was first published in 2011 and as such a lot of the resources are either no longer available or have not been updated. We will endeavour to provide some newer resources in due course. If you have any suggestions, please do get in touch. Circuit bending. It sounds […]
I got really excited when I read the headline over at Music Radar  after all, creating cool-sounding stuff from cheap, everyday gadgets is great. However, it doesn’t sound much more revolutionary than a guitarist standing a bit too close to their amplifier. Gordon Charlton uses a pair of Binatone […]
