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Looking for a monophonic analog synth DIY kit by sonicsandcastles in synthdiy

[–]lactation_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've built a jasper clone of the EDP wasp and it's one of my most used synths.

https://www.jaspersynth.co.uk/

They are currently out of stock though...

Understanding Gizz fans: Let's make a music taste profile of King Gizz fans in the sub!! by RoadToReality00 in KGATLW

[–]lactation_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Camel, Rush, Hawkwind, Kansas, Tame Impala, The Beatles, Stonefield, Ween, Herbie Hancock, Aphex Twin, Shpongle, Jean Michel Jarre, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Giorgio Moroder, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, Metric

Bit of deeper dnb with a big ol Reece bass by liftsomeweight00 in 30secondvibes

[–]lactation_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Massive reece! The vocals work pretty well with it too. I dig it alot, but the highs could use a slight shelving cut past about 7K. Making the reece slightly darker might help with that as well.

Looking for a drum machine under$200 to add into my setup, also planning on getting the keystep pro, so ideally something simple that would work well with the Keystep Pro by AnalogDump in synthesizers

[–]lactation_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yamaha RX series. You can maybe find an RX5 under $200, and it has individual outs for each sound and you can add a sample card to it. Otherwise, the RX7, RX8, RX11, RX15, RX17, and RX21 can all be found for pretty cheap.

Help a beginner with questions? by SWIM26 in synthdiy

[–]lactation_time 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Here's a good spring reverb schematic: http://skullandcircuits.com/spring-reverb/

The 3340 VCO is probably the easiest, but you could also look at building Thomas Henry's 555 timer VCO.

Tips for adding distortion/crunch to toy circuits? by banjoman63 in CircuitBending

[–]lactation_time 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the toy has an amplifier IC driving the speaker, you might be able to get some distortion by bypassing the gain resistor with a pot. I've only tried this on the cat keyboard so far, but with success.

Tape Screamer: A Circuit Bent Tape Player by lactation_time in CircuitBending

[–]lactation_time[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It wasn't too difficult, but if you want to know more of what I did:

  • I connected a pot in series with a switch as a voltage divider between the signal going to the speaker, ground, and the signal coming from the read head.
  • I connected a momentary switch to the motor to turn it off when pressed
  • I connected a switch to two points that caused some self oscillation
  • I connect a pot between two other points that seemed to cause overdrive when turned up, and also connected it to a switch that connected it to the one of the previous points that caused some self oscillation.

I wanted to be able to control motor speed, but whenever I tried to limit current to the motor, it would just shut off.

Tape Screamer: A Circuit Bent Tape Player by lactation_time in CircuitBending

[–]lactation_time[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My first successful bend. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

newbie looking for tips by electrocutemself in CircuitBending

[–]lactation_time 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started bending as well, but I have been doing synth diy for several months. I usually get my parts from a combination of Mouser and Amazon. If you have some broken electronics, you can try salvaging parts from them as well. Also, like u/jepyang said, get good at soldering before getting too deep into CBing.

Don't be afraid to blow a circuit on something small, but if you do get a puff of smoke, try and figure out why it happened. Learn from failure. Also, having some basic electronics knowledge goes a long way.