Bleeps and Bloops
This is my exploration into analog synthesis inspired by building an 8-bit CPU based on the work of Ben Eater. I got into this following a visit to the 2025 Vintage Computer Festival at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. As a computer geek building a CPU was fun but I was intrigued by the clock and how the speed was set by a 555 timer controlled, in turn, by a capacitor and a variable resistor. This was different from the digital world I was way more familiar with.
I’d also had a longer interest in the sounds analog synths make and enjoyed the exploration of vintage synths, furby organs, drone walls, etc. etc. that LMNC has been doing for some time. I also learned a lot from The AudioPhool although the maths can get a bit hairy. Then I discovered Moritz Klein‘s channel and began to learn more about how this stuff (the capacitors, resistors, and other bits) came together. While Sam really inspired me to just do something, Moritz put it in ways my brain really got, so one thing led to another…
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Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3…
I’m part way through my next main project (building a dual VCA with curve control) and I’ve hit some issues. One of which made me think perhaps my op-amp was not doing what it should, but how to tell? So I did a bit of digging and found a design by Dirk Schumacher that was…
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Somewhere to put stuff
So now I had a module the next this was to build somewhere to put it (and subsequent modules), so I needed a case. While I can design things I am NOT skilled in wood working or similar craft, fortunately my good friend Andrew is and he volunteered to build the case for me. He’s…
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In at the deep end!
So after a lot of prevaricating and trying to decide do I go with the Kosmo format or Eurorack, I decided on the Eurorack format. I live in a condo building and only have so much space! I also decided to build a VCO as I had been following Moritz Kleins DIY VCO series. If…
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