Month: August 2022

Arduino Mini-Pops

I found on a side Korg Mini-Pops DIY Drum Machine and further on The O2 source code. I thought, I’d like to try that out. I ordered all parts and do it for simplicity flying wire. I made the housing from wood. The front and rear panels are 3 mm birch plywood and the sides…

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MFOS Mini 3 In Mixer and 1W Amplifier

I found a small but pretty mini mixer for synthesitzer at page Music From Outer Space. The vantages are 3 line input, 1 watt output and he needs only a 9 voltage er wird von einer 9Volt battery. All informationen to the project could find at page Mini-Mixer 1W Amp. The author provide a double-sided…

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4017 Baby Sequencer

Today I will present my first project after many years abstinence of DIY. It is the 4017 Baby Sequencer. A simple analog step sequencer with 8 steps. Each step kan be deactivated. It contains a controller for interval, a reset button and a start and stop switch. A 9 V block battery is used for…

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MeeBlip Anode Synthesizer

Some times before I found on http://irieelectronics.de/diy-meeblip-anode/ and http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Mini-Bass-Synth-Meeblip-Anode/ the clone of the Arduino Bass Synthesizer, MeeBlip Anode. It is open source and easy to build. The cost will be about € 40,- if you order the most parts at chinese suppliers via eBay inclusive the enclosure and all accessories. All parts are are located…

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String Synthesizer

This time I found something, that I always want to create: A string synthesizer. On the page https://janostman.wordpress.com/how-to-build-your-very-own-string-synth/ and http://bloghoskins.blogspot.com/2016/11/diy-arduino-string-synth.html is such a synthesizer described. It works on the basis of an Arduino. I do it without a keyboard, but with MIDI. It is with an original Arduino Nano as proposed. The control of Modulation,…

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Unimod – A Versatile Sound Effect Generator

I found this project in the US magazine Popular Electronics, February 1981. Here is the link to the document: Unimod-Sound-Effects-Generator.pdf. I was interested in how this effect sounds and after finishing it, I can only say it sounds interesting. The assembly takes place in a simple TEKO housing. I changed the circuit board a bit,…

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Electro Harmonix – Big Muff

A distortion device is also a fine thing, I thought to myself, and made one for myself. A Big Muff clone from Electro Harmonix. There are many different templates on the net. I decided me for one of http://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com.   I used a simple TEKO case and glued it with hot glue. The distortion is…

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ETI 603 Sequencer

In the December issue of the magazine Elrad from 1978 there was a sequencer, which I copied and used with my MS-20 and MS-10. Unfortunately I gave it away sometime, because I had sold both synthesizers. In the meantime I remembered this easy to build sequencer and rebuilt it. Since I don’t want to violate…

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SimplenZAR MIDI Sequencer

Since I have been building digital synthesizers most of the time lately, I needed a simple MIDI sequencer. I found it on the page http://www.roebbeling.de/wordpress/?p=85. The sequencer shown here seemed to be easy to set up and use. After I created it, I can say that it does exactly what I wanted it to do.…

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Stella Synthesizer

From the book ARDUINO FOR MUSICANS is the Stella Synthesizer project. It is a synthesizer based on an Arduino and the Mozzi sound library. Built into a wooden cabinet, it is a simple and quickly assembled project. I created the circuit diagram with ExpressSCH: StellaSynth. I also made a board with ExpressPCB: StellaSynth. As always…

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