The Pico Synth Sandbox Is A Fun Way To Explore Making Your Own Synth With CircuitPython
This cool little project brings a fully programmable pico synth to your pocket. Use CircuitPython to explore various aspects of music!
Continue ReadingThis cool little project brings a fully programmable pico synth to your pocket. Use CircuitPython to explore various aspects of music!
Continue ReadingJacek Handke shared with us a fantastic article about getting started in DIY synths. You’ll definitely want to check it out.
Continue ReadingBrian McNamara creates musical instruments. Generally he focuses on electronic instruments that make it easy and fun for pretty much anyone to play. The Automaphone is a fantastic example of that concept. Feed this simple and elegant looking hunk of wood any picture and it will convert it to sound. The internals will feed the […]
Continue ReadingVaclav Pelousek and friends pack a ton of features into their Arduino-based microGranny musical instrument, including WAV player, sampler, 8 presets with 15 sounds each, MIDI input, and a whole lot of knobs and buttons to play with pitch, loop length, shift speed, and so on. They’re selling kits and will soon release the source. […]
Continue ReadingPeter Kirn writes about the first wave of musical hacks for Raspberry Pi over at Create Digital Music: Apple may have started the conversation about the “post-PC” age. But part of what this means is that a “computer” doesn’t necessarily have to be something costing hundreds of dollars, in a conventional desktop or laptop form […]
Continue ReadingUsing a Propeller Quickstart, some basic electronic components, and eight bananas, Jeff Ledger created a gnarly sounding touch capacitive synth.
Continue ReadingJie Qi, from Media Lab’s High-Low Tech Group, took a synthesizer and distilled it into a compact, no-frills interface. About the size of an audio cassette, it has setting for multiple tones, looping ability, and five note polyphony. The sound has an 8 bit feel to it, but the real magic is in how it’s controlled They packed a ton of functionality into a small space, including the ability to share tracks with friends.
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