polykit

polykit, 1 month ago to modularsynth

Eurorack DIY kits from #meebilt arrived today plus a little extra! Looking forward to assemble them. Thanks a lot! Make sure to check out his Youtube. He sells some kits on Tindie and I think all the modules are on Github as well. #eurorack #synthdiy @synthdiy #modular #synthesizer

polykit, 1 month ago to berlin

I made two nucs today, my bees already have a lot of breed. Unfortunately we lost some hives during winter so I need to get to a sustainable level again. #bees #beekeeping #berlin #cargobikes

polykit, 1 month ago to hydroponics

My hydroponics system had a great start this year, the salad is almost ready. I also built a second horizontal one. The salad is only for testing, I'm going to plant vegetables there. #hydroponics #gardening

New horizontal hydroponics system made out of PVC pipes, salad for testing

polykit, 1 month ago to modularsynth

I finally started a #Eurorack setup. I think I’m going to design some simple utility modules first to get me going. Any other diy modules that you can recommend? #synthesizers #modular #synthdiy @synthdiy

polykit, 2 months ago to SynthDIY

Synthesizer DIY resources that really helped me learning all the basic stuff:

• Yves Usson Yusynth: https://yusynth.net/Modular/index_en.html
• Eddy Bergman: https://www.eddybergman.com
• kassutronics: https://kassu2000.blogspot.com
• Music From Outer Space: https://musicfromouterspace.com/index.php?MAINTAB=SYNTHDIY&VPW=1883&VPH=1358
• Rene Schmitz: https://www.schmitzbits.de
• Thomas Henry: https://www.birthofasynth.com/Thomas_Henry/TH_main.html
  What sites do you recommend?
  #synthesizer #synth #synthdiy #diy #electronics @synthdiy

Populated PCB of an 8 voice VCF prototype
Populated PCB of the Kosmo Multitool
Prototype of the Polykit X1 semi-modular synth

polykit, 2 months ago to SynthDIY

I'm looking at pole-mixing filters again which I implemented in my voice card design. Instead of having fixed filter responses I think of mixing the five signals with VCAs and have full voltage control on all signal components. This would mean you can dial in all possible filter responses but also shift them over time with an ADSR or other voltage source. Take a look at this great article on Electricdruid on the topic: https://electricdruid.net/multimode-filters-part-2-pole-mixing-filters
#synth #synthesizer #synthdiy @synthdiy

polykit, 2 months ago to analog

The PCBs for the input section of my polysynth arrived! I’m going to try a hot plate and stencil for the first time for soldering the SMD parts🤞 #synthesizer #synth #analog #diy #synthdiy #pcb @synthdiy

polykit, 3 months ago to 3DPrinting

Yeah! I 3d printed a dynamic microphone that is actually working!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1tbc0dw6NE
#microphone #3dprinting #electronics #maker @synthdiy

polykit, 3 months ago to analog

This is the final hardware piece for my polysynth! It's an input board with 4 CV signals for parameters modulation and an external audio source which can be mixed in. There are pots for levels and a quad ADC which is connected via i2c to the main board of the #synth #synthesizer #synth #polysynth #analog #polyphonic @synthdiy

polykit, 3 months ago to SynthDIY

The control board for my polyphonic synthesizer is available on GitHub: https://github.com/polykit/polykit-x-controlboard
#synthesizer #synth #synthdiy #polyphonic @synthdiy

polykit, 3 months ago to SynthDIY

Hell yeah, the wavetable oscillator can play samples as well 😜
Youtube: https://youtube.com/shorts/0vgNp93dHoU
#synth #synthesizer #wavetable #samples #RaspberryPiPico #synthdiy @synthdiy

polykit, 3 months ago to SynthDIY

Next project is coming along. It's a wave table oscillator using #PIO from the #RaspberryPiPico and an 8-bit R-2R DAC. Idea is to morph between tables and have all sorts of CV inputs to change parameters. Currently I'm trying to get DMA for the ADC working to save some CPU cycles. This will end up in a module for my #Kosmo modular :fairydust:
#synthesizer #synth #synthdiy @synthdiy

Raspberry Pi Pico on a bread board with an 8-bit R-2R ladder DAC. There is a multi meter attached showing a frequency of 1.67kHz.

polykit, 4 months ago to Youtube

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#makertube #youtube #peertube #maker #artist #musician #diy

polykit, 4 months ago to analog

I published the main board for my 8 voice polyphonic synthesizer https://github.com/polykit/polykit-x-mainboard
#synthesizer #polyphonic #synth #analog #synthdiy @synthdiy

polykit, 4 months ago to SynthDIY

In this video I look into building a control board for my DIY analog polyphonic synthesizer
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgTKbzN74_U
#synth #synthesizer #synthdiy #analog #polyphonic #diy @synthdiy

polykit, 4 months ago to repair

Next distraction already got in: a #Roland #JX3P from 1983. It has a few non working keys but I guess this is just a matter of proper cleaning. Maybe I redo the PSU. Also thinking of getting a programmer clone which makes this synth much more versatile. #synthesizer #repair #analog

Schematics of the synth from the service manual

polykit, 4 months ago to SynthDIY

I made a short demo video on the control board for my analog polysynth
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKMtOQRKvoo
#synthesizer #synth #synthdiy #polyphonic #diy @synthdiy

polykit, 4 months ago to SynthDIY

Finally there is progress on the polysynth based on my voice card design! I got the control board working and there is control of the basic parameters. Still a lot of fiddling in software to do but now I can think of storing some patches :fairydust: #synthdiy #synthesizer #polyphonic #synth @synthdiy

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