Honestly humbled by your work. I tried watching the coding videos you shared to learn Pd in a previous vid but it was so dry I died. You are driven and it’s paying off!
I'm loving everything about your synth. Excellent choice of controls. Great use of the limited resources. The code is super clean and well organized. Nothing extravagant about the parts you used, everything is easily obtained. I build eurorack modules from Teensy MCUs, and your project really has me inspired to shoot for something similar in a module. Thanks for sharing all your work!
Thanks! I've just started building really basic analog eurorack modules. Haven't integrated teensy into any yet but I may have to hit you up with question if I start.
@@otemrellik There aren't many quirks about eurorack in the context of the Teensy devices you've been building. The main differences would be: the standardized power supply and connector; the exact dimensions for the faceplates; I/O of the control voltages that might involve negative voltage, and the protection of the Teensy against accidentally plugging a CV out into a Teensy CV in. Eurorack's 5.25" height limitation really makes a compact UI important. For instance, I've quit putting 5-pin DIN MIDI jacks on modules, replacing them with the Arturia 3.5mm TRS MIDI jack.
Just bought your album Unbroken and Unheard. Absolutely amazing work! It's like mediation it puts me in a very peaceful place. I had bought your last album Elephant Graveyard way back in 2010 and enjoyed it very much also. Thanks so much for what you do. Peace.
Hey man! I just wanted to drop a line to say that I am greatly enjoying the synth (Jenny). Let me know when you decide to put any other of your creations for sale. Even though its a basic synth, it sounds great and you made wise choices regarding the parameters available in the interface. Nice work!
We're working on building a Teensy synth too. My wife has a laser cutter and 3d printers and an electronics desk and I have the musical knowledge to know what I want in a synth. We're working on CV controls, but the iPad thing is cool. Maybe we can dedicate the iPad we have to that. Nice work. Thanks for some cool ideas.
Super cool and sounds awesome! I'm working on a pocket sized Teensy synth right now myself. What kind of buttons are those (the eyelet-looking things with the LEDs in them) that make up the "keyboard"? Those would be potentially super useful for my project.
@@jrgrust from my understanding, there are two ways of registering the touch, but the most used one is the capacitive touch pin, which does not require a resistor. you just connect a wire to the pin and solder that to a metallic contact. Hope I am not wrong and this helps :)
What a spectacular synth! Can anybody please tell me what kind of metal LED mounts are used here for the capacitive touch interface?? I'm looking all over but I can't find any such product. Thanks a bunch!
As i digged from code, you used neopixels or compatible series to light up the buttons. So the main boards are teensy, sound board and mux? Are there any other boards ? I'd really like to build this one. I'll keep the author's name, because you are DIY synth hero :)
Very cool, indeed. I have to think that there is someone out there who would love to produce these for you. Some company, small or large, that would faithfully reproduce this. Perhaps some independent synth maker like Michael Rucci (top Google hit) or someone like that. If you are anything like me, and I think you are, you like the creative aspect of making one, but don’t really care to do mass production. That’s why I got out of graphic arts and printing, because I make the first one and enjoy that, but couldn’t give a shit about making 500 more. But there are those people out there who really love to build stuff like this and will do so. And then I would buy one from you. Anyway, thanks for the video. You do make really cool stuff.
Congrats on the release, I'm excited to see what's next. Have you thought of making any gear compatible with eurorack? Cv ins and/or outs in a box? Or possibly an actual eurorack module? Not sure if the eurorack world is of any interest to you but I think it'd be worth exploring. It seems like if you're an independent manufacturer, it's a bit easier to get your foot in the door in the eurorack community rather than trying to stand out in the vast ocean of hardware synths released to us. I love what you're doing with the diy synths but don't feel this synth has much to offer over the next digital poly synth or vst. However your raspberry pi instruments seem like original ideas/instruments that fill a void in the synth world and I feel those would appeal to many more people if you're trying to make a name for yourself. But those are just my opinions and whatever you do I'm sure will be great but if you really want to standout and be noticed, I personally would focus on selling things that don't exist on the market today.
Thanks! I haven't thought of making anything eurorack compatible simply because I don't have any eurorack stuff myself. To be honest, I don't really want to stand out or make a name for myself, I just like building these projects for myself. I actually only built these for sale because I get so many request to buy the stuff I make and this seemed like a simple enough project to reproduce (although it took way more work than I originally thought). Maybe someday if I no longer have a day job I'll set out to establish myself a bit and make these projects more legit but for now I'm just making things for fun and might offer things up for sale here and there if I feel there is enough interest. I do appreciate the feedback though!
Really great work! It's interesting to see the evolution of your instruments over time. I am designing a similar project with the Teensy 3.2 that is partly inspired by this and your other teensy synth. I was just wondering, how did you manage voice allocation in your code? I am trying to write the button presses to an array, then read them by each voice, but can't seem to get it to work properly. Any suggestions/pointers you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Hey thanks! The voice allocation was a struggle to figure out. I basically have a peak meter on every voice and when more than one voice is used it scans the values of the peaks to see which voice is the lowest and then steals that one. I'm happy to share my code, let me know if you'd like to see it.
Hey, thanks for your reply! Excellent! Yes, I'd love to see your code if you're open to sharing it. I've been working with an array to hold the notes that are currently being played, but it isn't the smoothest implementation.
It's kind of a little dream of mine to build stuff like this and be able to sell it. I've got my own little raspberry pi 3 performance rig running pure data. It's a lot of fun and it works for what I'm trying to do(weird live saxophone electronic jazz stuff ( j_j_m_f on instagram if you're interested) ) , but I think making stuff for other people would really force me to make something clean that would like actually work every time you turn it on and hopefully look good aesthetically. Anyway, good work man. Inspiring stuff.
I'm working on a new project currently (a drum machine type thing). If all goes well I may return to make a new version of this. I'm currently learning how to design pcbs so I can build things faster.
@@otemrellik Thanks Otem for the answer. Sorry, that was a little misleading. I ttried the sketch on a Teens 3.2 and also on 3.6. But if i connect the Neopixels (on Pin 2)with the Teensy and start the program nothing happens. I thought the Neopixels begin to start with the "pixelDance"? Am I wrong?
Honestly humbled by your work. I tried watching the coding videos you shared to learn Pd in a previous vid but it was so dry I died. You are driven and it’s paying off!
Embrace the dry, there is a lot of info there.
Very impressed with your work. The craftsmanship is top notch with regard to both the sounds and the wood enclosure.
Thanks!
I'm loving everything about your synth. Excellent choice of controls. Great use of the limited resources. The code is super clean and well organized. Nothing extravagant about the parts you used, everything is easily obtained. I build eurorack modules from Teensy MCUs, and your project really has me inspired to shoot for something similar in a module. Thanks for sharing all your work!
Thanks! I've just started building really basic analog eurorack modules. Haven't integrated teensy into any yet but I may have to hit you up with question if I start.
@@otemrellik There aren't many quirks about eurorack in the context of the Teensy devices you've been building. The main differences would be: the standardized power supply and connector; the exact dimensions for the faceplates; I/O of the control voltages that might involve negative voltage, and the protection of the Teensy against accidentally plugging a CV out into a Teensy CV in. Eurorack's 5.25" height limitation really makes a compact UI important. For instance, I've quit putting 5-pin DIN MIDI jacks on modules, replacing them with the Arturia 3.5mm TRS MIDI jack.
Wow beautiful design! That red one looks awesome indeed.
Just bought your album Unbroken and Unheard. Absolutely amazing work! It's like mediation it puts me in a very peaceful place. I had bought your last album Elephant Graveyard way back in 2010 and enjoyed it very much also. Thanks so much for what you do. Peace.
Thank you so much, it's great to hear that folks are still digging my stuff!
I love it. Such wonderful design philosophies!
Hey man! I just wanted to drop a line to say that I am greatly enjoying the synth (Jenny). Let me know when you decide to put any other of your creations for sale. Even though its a basic synth, it sounds great and you made wise choices regarding the parameters available in the interface. Nice work!
Awesome, that's great to hear! I do have a new project in mind that I may make a small run of next. Thanks for the feedback!
You explain things really well.
sounds perfect for one of those retro throwback horror movies that takes place now but gives off that classic vibe.
We're working on building a Teensy synth too. My wife has a laser cutter and 3d printers and an electronics desk and I have the musical knowledge to know what I want in a synth. We're working on CV controls, but the iPad thing is cool. Maybe we can dedicate the iPad we have to that. Nice work. Thanks for some cool ideas.
Wow, this is a great unit!
That looks so kewl!!! would love to get it but can't afford...
Beautiful Synth, Great work! 👍
Really Cool! if I'm right you used rivets for the touch points with leds going thru? so smart! love it!
You are correct.
Awesome. As always.
Super cool and sounds awesome! I'm working on a pocket sized Teensy synth right now myself. What kind of buttons are those (the eyelet-looking things with the LEDs in them) that make up the "keyboard"? Those would be potentially super useful for my project.
I'd love to see your Teensy code! Great work.
Nice Synth - I wondered how you made those buttons?
BurritoBrain +1
kinda late to the party, 80% sure they are just rivets with LED's in them, connected to the TOUCH sensitive pins on the microcontroller :D
@@EuIo93 Directly connected to the touch pins? Or with some resistors between?
@@jrgrust from my understanding, there are two ways of registering the touch, but the most used one is the capacitive touch pin, which does not require a resistor. you just connect a wire to the pin and solder that to a metallic contact. Hope I am not wrong and this helps :)
@@EuIo93 Thank you for your answer. I want to try it.
Interesting up-down detune.
Beautiful! Please give us some schematics for this or other diy Synthesizers :D
nice job!
What a spectacular synth!
Can anybody please tell me what kind of metal LED mounts are used here for the capacitive touch interface?? I'm looking all over but I can't find any such product.
Thanks a bunch!
Hey thanks. They aren't led mounts, they are pop rivets. I just pulled the rivet out. The leds are mounted under on a custom 3d printed part.
nice! what's it using for the keyboard? capacitive sensors? photoresistors? something else?
capacitive sensors, they are actually pop rivets from home depot.
a god who walks among men
... and other folks
when are they available again
As i digged from code, you used neopixels or compatible series to light up the buttons. So the main boards are teensy, sound board and mux? Are there any other boards ? I'd really like to build this one. I'll keep the author's name, because you are DIY synth hero :)
Very cool, indeed. I have to think that there is someone out there who would love to produce these for you. Some company, small or large, that would faithfully reproduce this. Perhaps some independent synth maker like Michael Rucci (top Google hit) or someone like that. If you are anything like me, and I think you are, you like the creative aspect of making one, but don’t really care to do mass production. That’s why I got out of graphic arts and printing, because I make the first one and enjoy that, but couldn’t give a shit about making 500 more. But there are those people out there who really love to build stuff like this and will do so. And then I would buy one from you. Anyway, thanks for the video. You do make really cool stuff.
Congrats on the release, I'm excited to see what's next. Have you thought of making any gear compatible with eurorack? Cv ins and/or outs in a box? Or possibly an actual eurorack module? Not sure if the eurorack world is of any interest to you but I think it'd be worth exploring. It seems like if you're an independent manufacturer, it's a bit easier to get your foot in the door in the eurorack community rather than trying to stand out in the vast ocean of hardware synths released to us. I love what you're doing with the diy synths but don't feel this synth has much to offer over the next digital poly synth or vst. However your raspberry pi instruments seem like original ideas/instruments that fill a void in the synth world and I feel those would appeal to many more people if you're trying to make a name for yourself. But those are just my opinions and whatever you do I'm sure will be great but if you really want to standout and be noticed, I personally would focus on selling things that don't exist on the market today.
Thanks! I haven't thought of making anything eurorack compatible simply because I don't have any eurorack stuff myself. To be honest, I don't really want to stand out or make a name for myself, I just like building these projects for myself. I actually only built these for sale because I get so many request to buy the stuff I make and this seemed like a simple enough project to reproduce (although it took way more work than I originally thought). Maybe someday if I no longer have a day job I'll set out to establish myself a bit and make these projects more legit but for now I'm just making things for fun and might offer things up for sale here and there if I feel there is enough interest. I do appreciate the feedback though!
Really great work! It's interesting to see the evolution of your instruments over time. I am designing a similar project with the Teensy 3.2 that is partly inspired by this and your other teensy synth. I was just wondering, how did you manage voice allocation in your code? I am trying to write the button presses to an array, then read them by each voice, but can't seem to get it to work properly. Any suggestions/pointers you have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Hey thanks! The voice allocation was a struggle to figure out. I basically have a peak meter on every voice and when more than one voice is used it scans the values of the peaks to see which voice is the lowest and then steals that one. I'm happy to share my code, let me know if you'd like to see it.
Hey, thanks for your reply! Excellent! Yes, I'd love to see your code if you're open to sharing it. I've been working with an array to hold the notes that are currently being played, but it isn't the smoothest implementation.
Shoot me an email otemrellik at otemrellik.com
magik!!!
Will there be a DIY kit (just electronics) available? I realy want to build one.
Hi, I have a casio SA1, how can I use the key circuit to build a synth like this? and what is needed to do it
Thanks, great videos!
It's kind of a little dream of mine to build stuff like this and be able to sell it. I've got my own little raspberry pi 3 performance rig running pure data. It's a lot of fun and it works for what I'm trying to do(weird live saxophone electronic jazz stuff ( j_j_m_f on instagram if you're interested) ) , but I think making stuff for other people would really force me to make something clean that would like actually work every time you turn it on and hopefully look good aesthetically. Anyway, good work man. Inspiring stuff.
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What does it connect to? Anyone know
speakers.
Can you please make more for sale
I'm working on a new project currently (a drum machine type thing). If all goes well I may return to make a new version of this. I'm currently learning how to design pcbs so I can build things faster.
Has anyone tried to recreate this really beautiful synth? If i try it and test my touchpads from copper with the neopixels nothing happened :-(
The touch pads are not attached to the neopixels.
@@otemrellik Thanks Otem for the answer. Sorry, that was a little misleading. I ttried the sketch on a Teens 3.2 and also on 3.6. But if i connect the Neopixels (on Pin 2)with the Teensy and start the program nothing happens. I thought the Neopixels begin to start with the "pixelDance"? Am I wrong?
Do you still rap tho?
Haha, I do. Just recorded a verse today actually.
300 dollars for 30 of components? Not for me
To each their own. All parts and wood ran a bit over $100. They all sold today though anyway.
Yeah man, and labor, and software design? Pretty cheap in my opinion. If you wanna give someone shit, go talk to teenage engineering.
Also congrats on the sales! These are rad.
its stealling. I mean we are stealling him with this low price. Congrat Otemrelik
@@otemrellik Next batch, at least $500... $800 I would say.