Martenot Controller Demo, Part 1

I'm building a Ring Controller, in the style of a vintage Ondes Martenot, to control my modular synthesizer. Here is the first video, showing my progress, so far.
I'm controlling a synthesizers.com Q125 Signal Processor, which in turn, is controlling an oscillator on the big synth.
This is a work in progress, and I'm continuing to complete this instrument.
Another video will follow this one, when it is completed.
- Dana Countryman
http://www.danacountryman.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ring controller
• ondes martenot
• theremin

[happymoogman]

The problem is that you have to SCALE the distance between the keyboard's octaves to match the pitch of an octave on whatever synth you're using. To do that, you need something like the Q125. Then, you can TUNE the instrument, this way. Go to the 3rd video for more info.

If you have a voltage control on your Korg, you may be able to use that as your pitch source.

[happymoogman]

Hi, I guess you could do that, but wouldn't it just be easier to buy a couple of pulleys?? For the ring, I just cut a piece of pvc pipe, that I got a Lowe's. I tried several sizes in the store, until I found one that fit my finger....

[MitchGettman]

This is probably a really dumb sounding question but is this something pretty much anyone could build? I'm just starting to get into electronic music so I don't know a whole lot about how things work. I'd love to have one of these, it sounds great. Nice work!

[happymoogman]

Yes, really ANYONE can make one, but you do need a few basic synth modules to have a setup like mine.....

Check out my 3rd video, in particular, where I go into more detail, and show the refinements I've made...

[OoDarkVoicesoO]

Hey!!! im not your friend..jk..by the way that sounds like alien music or something..lol

[abbeyroadlondon]

hi! i just have one question, is it necessary to use it with a Q125 signal processor? or can i use another simple synth (Korg karma)? maybe with a string sound? and can you tell me how? thank you

[Fingermush]

this is great!

[TheYoungMinds]

Hi, i really enjoy this, i plan on making something like yours, but the problem i have had is how to create a ring. I plan on not using a pully system, just a single string. Would you recommend cutting pieces of a guitar slide, then face them the opposite way, weld them, and put the the string through the slide before putting the string on?

[MitchGettman]

Ok thanks. I figured I'd probably need the modules to get it going. Thanks for the help though and I'll check out your other two videos.

[victotronics]

Nice.

Good looking modular too ...