I’m coming in late here, but would love to help. I can only help with concept and perhaps visuals.
I suggest we keep this within 10cm wide or smaller for a few reasons:
- ease of build
- focused design
- it’s the first collab here
- it’s a common footprint for those of us with wooden rails
I don’t think it should be a standard oscillator. Something about it should be spicy. I also think that it shouldn’t be too hard to put together using existing circuits. At least not yet.
I think there is a good list of “expected” features already:
- PWM
- FM
- fine tune
- octave switch
With all of that in mind, I think it could include one of these spicy features:
- Detune/Swarm/Unison
- Wave folding
- Sub octave
- Distortion
Perhaps some combination of these could yield an interesting module. Here are a few super rough mocks leaving out some of the expected features for now:
SWARM - The Swarm module could have 2-3 oscillators that can detune with a single knob. I’m not clear what the wave shape should/would be. Perhaps only saw or square. I’ve never built anything like this.
FOOL’S FOLD - a single oscillator and wave folder combined
BIG SUB - Inspired by @CTorp’s Sub module. If we’re going heavy, it could be fun to add an overdrive/distortion circuit as well.
Ignore the silly names and the layout is just for getting ideas out quickly.
Edit: Mocks in figma. Happy to invite folks to collaborate. Just let me know.