can you help: a simple analog synth

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Hi

I want to build a very simple analog synth. Can you perhaps help my a link.

Thanks

Carsten

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go check out this guy’s website.  I have built quite a few of the VCO’s, VCA’s VCF’s and Envelope generators.  They work very well with MidiBox-CV.

http://www.musicfromouterspace.com/analogsynth.php?page=ANALOG

good luck,

gb

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I tried to do his VCF… it still doesnt work but I dont have much to test it with so I’ll never know… As for analog synths, you should either build a resistor network 1v/oct keyboard, or get a midi->CV interface first. Then get a dual power supply. (+/-12 or 15 volts) After those two, good luck, I hope you don’t go broke! :-p

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The Simplesizer is a pretty famous DIY project here in Germany:

http://www.sequencer.de/forumsynth/simplesizer.html

But unfortunately it´s in german, I dunno if it´s available in english somewhere, perhaps a little googling will help here.

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Looks interesting. Especially the simplesizer, i like that there is a forum around the project, even though it is mostly german.

/Carsten

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How about the soundlab

Has anyone experience with this little buddy. Looks relatively simple ?

/Carsten

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Hi,

I haven´t heard or seen anything from him in real world, but his stuff looks nice:

http://www.elby-designs.com/

e.g. the ASM-2 is a relatively simple analog synthesizer that can either be built as a modular or a hard-wired version. The Pixie also looks nice, but is more expensive.

Seppoman

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Yes, the Soundlab uses modified modules from Ray Wilson’s site.  It is V/Oct.  not sure of the price if you buy a kit.  I had good luck with all of the modules I built (DIY) which he designed.

  Paia has the Fatman, it’s V/Hz.  It cost 150 USD.  I have built a couple of these (DIY) not the kits, and have been happy with thier performance.

The rest of my gear is V/Oct, so I built an extra MidiBox CV to control the Fatmen.

Good luck,

gb

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Thanks for the feedback

/Carsten