Back to 2006 It was year 2006 and my electronic knowledge was extending. I’ve allready build a ICL 7107 voltometer and a dekatron spinner, therefore I felt I can do something really complex. One day I saw a Syntom II, an electronic drum synthesizer project printed in Electronics and Music Maker magazine, (E&MM, 1983). I […]
I had a lot of questions about a black box I use in almost every drum synthersizer demo. This device is just a simple 555 trigger generator, very useful in everyday synth DIY. Why? The question is: what advantage it has over a function generator? first of all, it is very handy – I […]
It was back in 2014. Thanks to user hidden behind wutierson nickname I managed to finish digital “metallic” sound generator based on the one used in Simmons SDSV hihat / cymbal drum modules. The story SDSV drum brain was shipped with only 5 modules – bass, snare and 3 toms. Hihat didn’t belong to the […]
Kraft Drum (aka V829 Drum) is a Vox Percussion King inspired device. VOX PK is quite rare drum synthesizer from about 1967. The most noticable use was on Kraftwerks track called Autobahn – you just cannot miss this punchy and somehow distorted bass drum. The circuit First, I got some lovely Vox Percussion King […]
Hip bass drum is project brought to you by Craig Anderton. Compared to other drum circiuits it’s very simple (but unique) design. The schematics scanned form Polyphony, October ’83 can be found all over internet (but if you have any problems getting one, call me). It is hard to find any clear demo of the […]
On Monday I have noticed, I don’t have a TR808 rimshot module in my drum setup. I decided to make one. The research 808 sound modules ale very popular in eurorack world, so the first thing I did was some small research. I found modules from Acidlab (8RS), Analog Soultions (RS88 and CL88) and […]
I was making synths and stuff, while my girlfriend played on Youtube a Manu Chao live performance. I noticed some familar sounds I knew from my childhood – the Executor keychain, true classic (there is also an Android app thats imitates it). I made some research and I found a specialized, proffesional device destined for […]
When you type “Clangora” in your web browser, you will find maybe 5 different finished builds. It is not the most popular project, that’s why I feel I should show my device. The synth was designed by Thomas Henry, full description of the circuit along with printable PCB can be found in “Nuts & Volts”, […]
This is a successfull attempt to bring famous ClapTrap drum synthesizer (analog version) into eurorack synth world. It was not very easy. This particular device intrugued me for a long time. It is definitely well-known, but except pictures there is not a lot of info all over web. You can find schematics without any semiconductors […]
It’s my attempt to build a famous 808 cowbell drum module. I must say, it sounds like nothing else (including real cowbell). I made some mods in original circuit – some of them are well known: decay mode – lets you choose between 2 decay times: “original” and shorter one, filter mod – changes output […]
There is a story behind this module. Using my countless stupidity, i menaged to broke both hands while riding my bike. After that, i had a lot of free time, but i wasn’t able to many things. With some training i menaged to master computer mouse with partially plastered hand and keyboard striked with pencil. […]
