I’m a noob here although I started burning out clock radio components in the eighties. SO I hadn’t really ever heard the term “Prototyping Station” when I saw a JPC ANALOG DESIGNER on e-bay for 25 bucks. As soon as I saw it I saw possibilities. A whopping big breadboard, Sine, Triangle and pulse tone generators, positive and negative variable power supplies, twin variable resistors built in, speaker out etc. a real fun test bed much better than a breadboard with a battery in it or maybe just more dangerous. I can’t find any info on it or a manual and don’t want to start a fire. (again)
also if anyone is interested they are posted on ebay still. when I ordered mine it read 5 units sold 1 left now it says 1/6 and the price is jacked up to $48. 20 bucks shipping here in the US so It’s till a pretty good deal for what it is. I almost feel like it’s worth it just to hear what the Oscillators sound like and can’t wait to plug it into my niftycase for a frankenstein looking buzzfest.
Anybody got any suggestions as to basic Prototyping Station safety? This thing plugs into the wall. I could really use a Manual but apparently it’s vintage enough that the term Prototyping Station wasn’t yet in vogue hence the name ANALOG DESIGNER which googles out to nothing related, aside from the ebay listing itself.
Welcome!
I haven’t seen one of these for ages. My test bed has many similar functions but is made up of separate small DIY projects,like a function generator, bread board, power supply, etc. All velcro’d to a board.
I’m surprised I’d never seen one before. My first computer was a Timex Sinclair 1000 and I was mad when I found out they had computer camps where you could build one and I never got to go to one. I didn’t start building computers until winXP came out and this year I decided to learn Drums and Piano to add to Bass and Guitar and fell down the synth rabbithole immediately. I always wanted to put together a breadboard synth and then I saw this thing and bought it immediately despite not being able to find ANY info on it. it a wierd black hole. I got a J.L. Cooper midi lighting controller from the 70s and got a manual within seconds. (it runs a cool Z80 cpu just like my timex with the old ZILOG logo on it) But this thing, despite the functions being fairly obvious has no documentation I can find. It reminds me of when I was in college right after 9/11 and tried to do a sociology report on domestic terrorism and ran into some really wierd roadblocks. NSA probably has a big fat file on me now for week after week googling Terrorism and the Oklahome City Bombing etc.
I’ll just have to research general “Prototyping Station” blogs and whatnot, right after I poke in an Atari Punk Console.
FUNCTION GENERATOR thats the phrase I was looking for!
Check out Adamski A on YouTube. For the best in breadboard synths (just my opinion). He also explains each part of his journey very well. (Sometimes here on this forum). Enjoy.