musical synth R&D

The first device is an Optical Theremin, and is a Forrest Mims design. The second device is a bent design of Mim's. The last third of the video shows a 10 step sequencer which is where I will be spending more time trying to develop it into a viable performance device.

I have been toying with the idea of building a modular synthesizer. I was fortunate enough to have had access to a minimoog for a year and I am a huge fan of that design but would like a system that is more modular.

I have started by building some very basic ocillators and sequencers, as you can see. I am using Radio Shack Electronic Project Kit 150 in 1, and the Radio Shack Electronic Learning Lab to learn the the basics. So far so good.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• synthesizer
• sequencer
• modular
• moog
• theremin
• forest
• mims
• VCO
• ocillator
• nathan
• snyder
• owyheesound

[nathanielscott]

I have and I would really like to get a wii remote to build my own stuff, but I am going to wait for a used one to come along. I hope I dont have to wait to long;)

[Donatellangelo]

Wow! That sounds very...just wow. Call me a geek, but those sounds might be good in a survival horror video game.

[Kryptocode215]

What project is the last one? Could you please send instructions? I do have the Radio Shack Electronics Learning Lab

[plazmafeld]

Second one was cool, what chips did you use?

[thebighat99]

My ears hert :( but very cool hehe :).

[ror3dracer01]

2nd one sounded like my internet

[Sonnymtlcan]

What pages are the circuit diagrams(specially on the radio shack lab mucial noise maker you made?

[coolsci]

Totally cool! I have a Radio Shack electronics learning lab and would like to learn how to model an analog synth.

[dienadel30]

Second device is amazing did you happen to document your bends and what design to you use. I'd be very interested in building that one :) Sequencer also amazing !