Mission DIYsynthI

Here the steps to your DIY synth is shown

The overall goal of these études is to get a playing instruments playing a piece of a composition from 1 up to 3 minutes...

As an example base for development, we use the repository: "DIYsynthi"

The seven Levels of Making

You can reach out to the seven levels of Making DIYsynthI:

... depending on your primer knowledge and time you are willing to spend for the project. Anything beyond Level 3 is acceptable.

Level 1: collection

Get hands on ... parts

  • Collection of basic hardware needed, parts and pieces and breadboards and power supplies and information about them.

Level 2: get used to development

Understanding the basic electronic circuit of an oscillator and how to operate it.

  • Hacking and trying to get any sound out of the circuit

Level 3: Play interface

Understanding buttons, switches, potentiometer and other sensors for playing

... layout your play Interface, buttons, for playing oscillators

Basic circuit for all are 4 oscillator stages playing.

Level 4: Monitoring

Adding a speaker for monitoring and a jack plug with a condenser to output sound. Making the speaker more efficient with baffles or other tricks.

level 5: Making up an instrument

Setting up a project of your flavor of a DIYsynthI and evaluating the musical output.

Level 6: Fixating your Instrument

After the first draft, add more ideas and perfection to your playing instrument, put it in a playable state and make your incarnation of DIYsynthI.

Level 7: Coming out, play the instrument and make a recording as proof of concept

Compose, Improvise a short piece, perform and record it as video or audio and do a description.

(to be precised)