The drone box got some jacks this past weekend and I am getting ready to wire up the next pedal inside.
The knobs in this arrangement are grouped by device, so each separation of color is a different one being controlled. I think I don't like this as much as alternating, because you lose the sense of it being a circle, which it is, but the color arrangement makes it look like it has sides.
The through hole component density of this Befaco Kickall is insanely high! When the boards are sandwiched together, components miss each other by fractions of a millimetre. Took me about 7 hours to solder, assemble, and calibrate. Everything seems to be working.
#Eurorack #ModularSynth #Synth #electronicMusic #SynthDIY
Feedback looper pedal known as RDRPT is now out!
Here's a video about the design process behind it. I'll add a more detailed tech writeup later. But the schematic is already there.
Here's a teaser video for the #vcvrack version of "dSpec" a #eurorack module I am working on. I also have my first hardware prototype up and running.
It is a direct spectral synthesis VCO meaning it builds a waveform from a harmonic spectrum. Five base algorithms generate an initial spectrum modulated under CV control.
It is duophonic: 2xVPOs , 2xOuts. A built-in quantizer constrains the generated notes to a selected scale and range.
This is what I've been up to for the past months. RDRPT is a feedback looper, inspired by no-input mixing techniques and harsh noise. It's intense, chaotic and unforgiving. I enjoy it a lot.
How it was designed, schematics etc come out tomorrow on https://gnd.buzz
For now just wanted to share the looks 🖤
Hi Merveilles, thanks for having me :)
I enjoy making music and noise, as well as putting together contraptions that help me with that: analog pedals and synths, a little bit of software.
Recently I've been trying to explore atonal and noise elements in music, improve my sound design chops and look for unusual movie soundtracks. Any pointers to artists and instruments in that realm would be appreciated!
Here are some of the records I've had a chance to participate in:
Cultured by Day Dress (post-hardcore / screamo): https://daydress.bandcamp.com/album/cultured
I II III by Dzierzynski Bitz (novy twist) https://open.spotify.com/album/43PZhz9sAdwtaDObFLx1qK?si=BVZpWQP3TJ-7IhGXh7pgKw
Some of the devices I've made:
All Animation crossfader pedal: https://akkusativ.cc/
Hypno delay: https://pedalmarkt.com/pages/delay
A polyrhythmic metronome web app I've made a while back: https://polychops.com
I'd like to do better at documenting what I do. Hence this new account and a video channel here: https://makertube.net/w/s1rLiRFGBmCoNzSgEnNEUx
That's pretty much it. Happy to be here!
gnd buzz channel intro
#LiveCoding music jam writing #Rust in a #Jupyter notebook with my CAW #synthesizer library
I've made *many* little SynthDIY boards over the years, targeting: low-cost, for newbies, Pico & CircuitPython. Here are some.
I've never been quite satisfied w/ the results.
Maybe the solution is more knobs & more choc keyswitches?
Good idea?
#SynthDIY #RaspberryPiPico #CircuitPython
Wow this is a great resource if you want to get to know your Yamaha synth chips...
https://gist.github.com/bryc/e85315f758ff3eced19d2d4fdeef01c5
I seem to have access to YM2413, YM3812, YM3420, YM2414, YM2164 and if I can get my RC2014 sound card up and running maybe a YM2149 too :)
Happy to host a workshop by @noisio on Sat June 28 at Pedal Markt in Berlin Neukölln
Build a Levitation Oscillator, Atari Punk Console and other midi/cv/sound devices!
Details and booking: https://pedalmarkt.com/collections/upcoming-workshops/products/28-06-2025-noisio-music-noise-devices-soldering-workshop
First live performance with my DIY modular #synthesizer at Sydney EMOM!
And so begins my journey into #Eurorack modular synthesis with a Voltage Controlled Oscillator as the first module installed in my DIY case. I've also made rudimentary adjustable legs that allow the case to be tilted to different angles.
For the last month or so I've been working on seeing how far I can push CircuitPython into emulating a TB-303 bass synth. With the new audiofilters library, you can "stack" filters to make two two-pole filters seem like a 4-pole filter, getting close to that squelchy sound we need. My efforts so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AflpXbEIno
#circuitpython #tb303 #synthdiy #raspberrypipico
Added a noise generator to my modular synth setup. Woooooosh!
Testing was a success! No magic smoke. The rewired knobs are all operational, I sent a sawtooth wave through and a distorted version came out the other end. That's all I wanted.
I was worried about the footswitch not being wired, hoping it works by making a connection to ground since there's only one pad for the switch on any of these old pedals. In other words it "fails closed" if there is no switch, defaulting to sending the signal through the distortion circuit.
Progress. Finally to attaching wires to the first pedal.
Getting a test rig together, but if I did an OK job soldering, I should be able to get sound going through.
what do you do when you realize that you immedietly need a line to eurorack level booster? just deadbug it, no time to wait for custom PCBs.
now I'm off to cover this mess upwith a blob of hot glue.
An ESP32-S3 DevKitC prototyping board with MIDI, PWM audio output, potentiometers and its own power circuit.
https://diyelectromusic.com/2025/05/25/esp32-s3-devkit-experimenter-pcb-design/
