[sdiy] i want to mod a stylophone....any suggestions?

[Fiercefish]

Yep they are pretty simple inside, but you can change the octave - there is 
a company doing refurbs with a dip switch to select bass/normal/lead, I 
don't have the details for doing so but it should not be too hard to figure 
out if you have a look inside. They do make a very good price on ebay 
though, I think they are a great little instrument though that in some ways 
is pretty unique and of course if Rolf endorsed them you know they must be 
good :) Also they can sound quite fantastic if run thru fx, pedals, reverbs, 
distortion etc etc.

I have often thought it would be cool if there was a modern version with 
filter, envelope follower, LDR wah, 2 oscillators, and a longer keypad (say 
3 octaves), LFO etc. The 350s is ok but too bulky and the two stylus thing 
is awkward. A nice little compact up to date version would probably sell 
really well. I love the stylus/keypad approach as it encourages a differnt 
way of playing, the Roland PMA-5 takes this a stage further and I always 
turn to that if I need inspiration, also it would be so cool to have a 
stylus board with cv/gate- that thing would rock!

FF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Perry" <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 8:17 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] i want to mod a stylophone....any suggestions?


> Check what they sell for on ebay first.
>
> but if you do want to mod it...
> it's just a unijunction relaxation oscillator.
> So there isn't much to mod!
> Maybe sneak a resistor & cap in somewhere
> to give portamento.
> Or put a LDR in series or parallel with the keyboard.
> paul perry melb australia
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