synth R&D for performance

I am playing two instruments both are made out of Radio Shack electronic learning kits. The first instrument is an a sort of cheap-o optical theremin that I am playing with my left hand. The second is a ten step sequncer with a very basic square wave VCO. I did build three steps of addition master voltage control which you can see me triggering with the blue buttons with my right hand.

Before I started to take componants off the breadboard and put them into a dedicated enclosure I thought I would see if I could make noise that somewhat resmbled music with homemade electronic instruments.

I got close but in the end I dont think a ten step sequencer is a very musical design.

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[hura759]

If you make a video on how to do a cool project like that I will subscribe to you

[hammettfire]

how did u get the LEDs to cycle through like that?

[Kryptocode215]

That is a Science Fair 160 In One next to the Radio Shack Electronics Learning Lab.. I have a Vintage 150 In One, and it has germanium transistors in it *2SA52 and 2SB56* and a silicon transistor 2SC711 . The kits he is using have silicon transistors only. You are off by about six years. The 160 In One is from 1982, and the 150 In one is from 1976. The Electronics Learning Lab is from 2000 I believe...

[hoppes9]

I think I recognize the Radioshack 150-in-1 kit!

[NationalMan]

Hmmm.... at the beginning of this video, do you have 2 of these electronic kits hooked together to get that extra buzz sound? If so, how did you do it? I've been wondering if you get actually hook two of these things together and create more projects and experiments with them.

[Fragmentchaz]

I have that somewhere sitting in storage. I wish I knew where it was.

[JohnLRice]

Fun! Excellent job!

I pretty much got my start in electronics and electronic music back in the late 60's / early 70's with a couple Radio Shack electronics learning kits. They were pretty simple back then, mainly just lamp and buzzer circuits but I soon put together a crude little 'sound and light' performance to show off to my family and friends. ;-)