JUNO-G1

A few months ago I also got myself a DSP-G1 chip and now I want to build a nice polyphonic synthesizer. The DSP-G1 chip contains everything you need and you could connect it to a MIDI keyboard with a few components and control it with MIDI. But I did not really like that. I want…

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MeeBlip Triode

After I built a MeeBlip anode, I wanted to build the MeeBlip Triode. Now I finally had the opportunity to create a circuit board. Here is the result. Unfortunately I haven’t had time to verify my work yet, but I would like to present the result here. The one-sided layout I created with the free…

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TS-1 by Notes and Volts

TS-1 is a digital synthesizer based on a Teensy 3.2. In the original, on the site https://www.notesandvolts.com/, it is created with a multiplexer that queries the 15 analogue potentiometers. A Teensy 3.2 has 20 analogue connections and I wondered why you need a multiplexer. It is not needed. So I adapted the code a bit…

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Arduino Granular Synth by Notes and Volts

The Arduino Granular Synth is a digital synthesizer based on an Arduino Nano. Here is the link to the page: https://www.notesandvolts.com/. Granular synthesis is a method used in some synthesizers and programs to create artificial sounds. The small synthesizer is absolutely fun and easy to use. But it is also easy to build. Unlike the…

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MIDI Thru Box with 5 Outputs

I need a MIDI Thru Box and what could be more obvious than to make it myself. There are many good examples on the internet and I decided on this MIDI Thru Box. I used a simple case that I have already used for other projects and that fits well into my collection. On the…

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Versatile 4-Channel Mixer

Actually, I have a mixing console, even a quite good one, but sometimes you need something smaller that can be set up and taken down quickly. Especially when you have to deal with limited space. In my search, I chose the Versatile 4-Channel Mixer from Everyday Practical Electronics magazine 2009-04. Mainly because of the integrated…

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Electro-Harmonix – Big Muff Ď€ clone

In another post I reported that I have built a Big Muff clone. Now I have again built a version, but this time in an aluminum housing as a floor pedal.I have ordered a board and a few other parts, as well as an aluminum housing from https://www.musikding.de/. I printed the front panel on a…

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EHX ‘Bad Stone’ Clone

This time I made a Bad Stone Phaser. I used an aluminum case for a floor pedal. The PCB and some other parts I ordered at https://www.musikding.de/. I printed the front panel on a transparent foil and took the design from Electro-Harmonix. There’s not much room in the case to fit everything, but it works.…

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Rack for assortment boxes

I like to use assortment boxes to get order in the components. Since there is a special price hardware store in our town, I also like to use their assortment boxes. They stack well on top of each other, but it’s tedious to lift them all up when you want to get to one of…

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