ATARI STEAMPUNK CONSOLE

This is my take on the ATARI PUNK CONSOLE. Some one over at Electro-Music.com dubbed it "Her Magestys Ataric Punkaphone"!
I had a few photo resistors and some rotary switches and caps to spice it up a bit. I am gonna put together a circuit based on the Vox Repeat percussion and add it later.

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Music

Tags:

• diy
• synth
• atari
• punk
• console
• circuit
• bent

[SonofCastille]

no, but I have a good friend that has all the old original ones with the theremin tube schematics! a little high voltage for me, as i stick to 18 volts and below!(IE batteries!)

[3rdKingPleasureville]

f ' n' rad.

[SonofCastille]

Thanks!

[KOleH]

when this vid started to play, my cat started to run around the room. she was chasing noise. LOL.

[SonofCastille]

Well, I have a black cat(Blackie) and after some time, he has gotten quite used to the sounds of the bleeps and blaps around the house!

[jgourd]

Uhm, wouldn't theremin be a better term than Atari console?

[SonofCastille]

The circuit is the 555 stable/monostable circuit cooked up by Forrest Mimes many years ago. I modified the schematic to include opto-resistors. It has "theremin-edque" qualities, but most purist would say it must have a pitch and volume antenna control to qualify. Atari punk Console is just a term thrown about for Dr.Mimes original circuit.

[clovelrar]

Wow, That is completly annoying and awesome at the same time.

[TBman256]

so, it's a steampunk theramin?

[DontPutSpiceonRice]

How does it work?

[PokerChingling]

It is kind of like an early theremin... :D COOL!!

[xLabyrinth]

I'd die a happy man if I owned one of those! :]

[gurlinos]

wow, that isn't annoying at all xD

[FrancescoTEscobar]

dude, this is really, REALLY cool. I want one.

[pls24]

0:56 Jimi Hendrix for sure man haha

[Tsukasa298]

wicked cool

[drmoonstien]

that is a beautifull piece

[mrfuriouser]

Your comment is the best. Thought you should know I laughed my a@@ off!