polykit

polykit, 11 months ago to fediverse

MakerTube is now open for public registrations! It's a #peertube video instance for makers, musician, artists and DIY content creators. If you thought of trying out a video platform besides big corp now is the time!

Join in https://makertube.net or any other instance and let's make peertube a place as great as Mastodon.

Please boost this post! Share your creations! Let's build alternatives that stay!

#peertube #makertube #diy #maker #artists #musicians #contentcreator #synthdiy

polykit, 11 months ago to Youtube

Folks, if you happen to publish videos on #youtube, don't make the mistake (like me) to use their audio library. This keeps you from publishing your content somewhere else like #peertube.

polykit, 4 months ago to Youtube

MakerTube - Youtube Alternative for Makers, Artists, Musicians and DIYers
https://makertube.net/w/kUwLCco6N4EqnFYHBnMfF6
#makertube #youtube #peertube #maker #artist #musician #diy

polykit, 10 months ago to Switzerland

Today I've been in #synthesizer heaven! I visited the #smem in #Fribourg #Switzerland. Oh boy - what a great collection! I also had the opportunity to play around with some selected peaces of gear. #vintage #synth #museum 1/x

Overview of some modular synthesizers including the Roland System 100m and also a Roland SH-101
Closeup of a Roland System 100m and a ARP Sequencer with patch cables
Total of the smem playroom with a selection of mostly vintage and analog synthesizers, eg. Sequential Prophet 5, Roland System 100m and so on

polykit, 11 months ago to fediverse

Lovely people, a video platform like #MakerTube will only have a future when there are enough #donations to cover at least the permanent costs like servers.
I'm willing to pay for it for now but at some point it needs to be sustainable. It also needs to grow.
Please consider making a #donation, every penny counts! Even better is a small recurring donation and I can make a forecast for a few months. There is a crowdfunding campaign at https://liberapay.com/MakerTube
Thanks for your support! #peertube

polykit, 6 months ago to CASIO

New video is out! I look into repairing a Casio PT-1 keyboard and do automatic audio sample chopping.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrEwrhLDAek

Peertube: https://makertube.net/w/gLX6keqWtL1EfetirrixDH

#casio #pt1 #casiopt1 #repair #maker #synthdiy #audacity #reaper #samples #makertube

polykit, 11 months ago to Youtube

Is there a peertube platform or something similar for makers? I'm getting more and more fed up with youtube and can't see the advantage publishing content there anymore. Or do I need to set up a peertube instance myself? #maker #contentcreator #youtube #peertube #video

polykit, 11 months ago to fediverse

Oh yeah! I just published a few of my older videos on my own peertube instance!

If you are in the maker/music/artist/synthesizer/diy realm and want to try peertube out as well please send me a DM on Mastodon with your e-mail address and a link to existing videos and I'll invite you to the instance.

Please be patient with me, I still need to figure stuff out and it might break or change a lot for now.

Site is https://www.makertube.net

#peertube #makertube #video #diy #musicians #art #synthdiy

polykit, 8 months ago to RaspberryPi German

One of my most popular projects which I never made a video of is the #raspberrypi #pico based digitally controlled oscillator originating on the design of the Roland #juno. It uses accurate #pio for driving up to six independent voices and is controlled by #midi. Also a few parameters can be changed by its built-in #adc. See https://github.com/polykit/pico-dco for more details #dco #synthesizer #synthdiy #kicad

polykit, 8 months ago to berlin

Great graffiti in front of the national parliament in #Berlin. It says Klimaschutzgesetz (climate protection law) and is drowning in river Spree. That’s the exact state of German climate policy. #climate #graffiti #politics #climatechange #germany #policy

polykit, 3 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, 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, 5 months ago to SynthDIY

Repost: I’m Building an Analog Polysynth - Again Pt1
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vlqWBn1umI
Peertube: https://makertube.net/w/aHqJAxArqghuZrKKChxi3T
#synth #synthesizer #synthdiy #polysynth #diy #analog @synthdiy

polykit, 5 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, 5 months ago to random

finefin made an awesome track out of the casio samples I've uploaded some weeks ago. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE1!!!1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHLamEBnoaI

polykit, 1 year ago to synthdiy German

Playing around with OpenTheremin, CV is controlling pitch and filter cutoff frequency of my modular. What a great project and you can fiddle around with firmware as well #opentheremin #synthdiy #synthesizers @synthdiy

polykit, 5 months ago to SynthDIY

Repost: How I built a PATCHABLE ANALOG SYNTH from scratch
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMLMR25Tyi0
Peertube: https://makertube.net/w/wnHfv35agss8ginKZyKQMo
#synthesizer #synthdiy #diy #analog #synth

polykit, 17 days ago to modularsynth

Module PCBs for my Eurorack LFO are now available in my store https://www.tindie.com/products/polykit/eurorack-lfo-module-diy-pcb-through-hole/
#eurorack #modular #synthdiy #lfo #synthesizer @tindie

polykit, 11 months ago to berlin

It's time to harvest honey #honey #bees #beekeeping #berlin

honey runs out of the honey extractor
picture of honeycombs that are ready to be uncovered
bringing the honey home with my transport bike

polykit, 9 months ago to SynthDIY

DIY SAMPLE & HOLD synthesizer module DEMO
https://makertube.net/w/ejAfXMRe74T8ijesvB42rD
#synthesizer #sampleandhold #synthdiy #kosmo #pcb #kicad #makertube

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, 3 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, 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, 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