Mission DIYsynthI
Here the steps to your DIY synth is shown
The overall goal of these exercises is to make a DIY synth to perform a piece of music from one to three minutes long.
As a basis for development, we use the repository: 'DIYsynthi'
https://git.iem.at/cm/DIYsynthI.
The Seven Levels of Making
You can explore the seven levels of DIYsynthI:
... depending on your prior knowledge and how much time you are willing to spend on the project. Anything beyond Level 3 is acceptable.
Level 1: Collection and get hands-on on parts
- Collection of basic hardware, parts, pieces, breadboards, power supplies, and information about them.
Level 2: Get used to development
Understand the basic electronic circuit of an oscillator and how to operate it.
Hacking to try and get any sound out of the circuit.
Level 3: Play interface
Understanding buttons, switches, potentiometers and other sensors for playing.
Lay out your play interface and buttons for playing oscillators.
The basic circuit comprises four oscillator stages.
Level 4: Monitoring
Add a speaker for monitoring and a jack plug with a capacitor to output sound. Make the speaker more efficient using baffles or other tricks.
Level 5: Building an instrument
Setting up a DIY synth project and evaluating the musical output.
Level 6: Fixing your instrument
After the first draft, add more ideas to perfect your instrument and make it playable. Create your own version of the DIYsynthI.
Level 7: Concert
Show off your instrument by playing it and making a recording to demonstrate your concept.
Compose and improvise a short piece, perform it and record it as a video or audio file, then write a description.
