Thanks!
Will, when weather gets better make me a pair of concrete speakers. Just 3.5” drivers and 7 litres box volume.
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In an old cinema the main speakers behind the screen were concrete with glass beads mixed in which they claimed improved the sound.
All I can say is it took a friend 3 days to break them up when they had to be removed.
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Hi all,
My name is André Mathlener and I am a 49 years old Software engineer from The Netherlands. I always liked synthesizer music, but during the first lockdown I finally decided to buy one, so I bought a Yamaha Reface DX.
After that I built the DIY XFM2 synthesizer, based on an FPGA development board. This synth is now running a new firmware called the XVA1 (virtual analog). This synth has no user interface, so last month I started developing one myself using an Arduino compatible board.
Then I bought the Hydrasynth, which sounds very nice. It is a digital synth, but can sound very analog.
And because I really liked to have an analog synth and also like soldering, I ordered the VCO, Funky Filter and the mini ADSR from LMNC. Yesterday I finished building the VCO and it works great! I can use my Hydrasynth to send out VC (1V/octave and an LFO).
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@MacMannes welcome to the forum 
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Welcome! Do post some sound or video of your setup. What’s next?
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The next thing I will build is the Funky Filter, because that has a VCA built in. And after that comes the mini ADSR.
I can’t play very good yet, but I’ll try to record something soon 
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The only secret to playing music is turn up.
Every time you make a patch, every sequence, every hum. None of it happens until you turn up to do it. Have fun.
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Oh nice, I bought the parts to build the original XFM but then never got around to assembling it…picked up the new FPGA board for the 2 and it also sat for way too long…but a few months back I finally tossed it together:
I haven’t tried the XVA1 firmware yet - and have also thought about making a dedicated control surface but have too many other projects in process. If yours makes progress I’d love to see it. I get the feeling there’s a community of builders around this thing that I just can’t seem to find 
Anyway…welcome! Look forward to seeing you share more!
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The Hydra is a nice bit of kit.
There are so many ideas, so many projects, just on here, that you could spend ages building hardware and refining those that use Microcontrolers.
Welcome.
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Ive been eyeing the hydrasynth. Sounds good, and the desktop module looks like a nice size. More synths should have such a focus on per knob controls and matching the process flow of the engine to the design of the interface.
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Greetings all!
I’ve lurked around the forum for a bit, feel like a good time to say hi. I’m a musician and electronic hobbyist. I find lots of excuses to mix the two. I built electronics since I was little, never imagined the hobby would stick with me so long.
Mostly self taught, I’ve shadowed a few pedal builders over the past couple of years. Since, I’ve designed a few fuzz distortions, basic preamps and the likes. I also like building and fixing instruments, hifi equipment, and even vintage game systems.
I’ve recently expanded my projects into synthesizers, building my setup from the ground up! It’s a lot of work, but worth it when it comes down to the $$$.
I’m excited to meet others with similar interests and learn lots and hope everyone’s new year goes well! I might get around to posting my projects eventually ^u^
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Hi and welcome @anatcorrobo , don’t hesitate to post any pictures or sounds you make 
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Hi everyone!
My name is Tim, some might recognise me from the non-engineers Facebook group. I’ve been a musician (percussionist) for 20 years and I’ve been into hobby electronics for a few years now. A few months ago I decided to combine the two and start building synth modules.
I’m working on a series of modules, quite a few of them based on Arduinos. I deal with code development in my day job, so I think I’m in a quite good position to combine the strong points of analog and digital processing into cool modules. I will publish my designs and code on my github and will make sure to publish here too! Looking forward to discussing with you guys!
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Hi Tim, welcome! Yes do post what you’re up to here. There is quite a discussion here about mcu modules. Looking forward to your input.
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Welcome in Tim …
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Welcome @anatcorrobo …
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Hola!
My name is Jorge. Born and raised in Los Angeles but moved to Chicago before the world collapsed and found myself with a LOT of free time haha. I work in the film industry as a Camera Technician and have recently been working on more complicated repairs and modifications on camera systems. I really enjoy that part of my job, so for fun I was looking into building things that manipulate video.
As I was looking up video synthesis I came across @lookmumnocomputer. Then I went to look up more DIY videos and more about video modules. As far as Video synth there wasn’t very much but it brought me into a rabbit hole of Modular Synthesizers and Sam’s vids here made me excited to try my hand at building these modules.
I’m pretty self taught in soldering, I have no training in electronics, I’ve never been a musician. If you are wondering why I’m here I couldn’t tell you either, but I cant seem to break away from all of this. Nearly all of the music I listen to is heavy on synthesizers so It’s exciting to discover whats behind the sounds as I go along. A month ago I bought a Korg Volca Bass to get familiar with making music for fun in the meantime. Also to feel out if it’s something I’d enjoy before taking on this endeavor and I’m having a blast. In the next few weeks I’ll have parts to make a power supply and a VCO from LMNC. I was struggling with whether or not I was getting the right parts and came across this forum that instantly helped me with the resources I was looking for.
Very excited to learn from y’all and ready to get these things built.
Cheers
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welcome here @GRAVEWAVE
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Good to have you here @GRAVEWAVE.
Shout out with any questions or ideas you have. Video synthesis is a fascinating area if you have any experience to offer it would be welcome.
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Yeah welcome in… I think you will find a very varied mix of experience. Myself I can string about 8 notes together roughly in time ( although I don’t understand any music theory ) . I can build a module usually successfully.
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