[sdiy] Top Octave Modular

[Kylee Kennedy]

Sounds fun! You should try the Chord Organ firmware for Tom Whitwell's
(Music Thing Modular) Radio Music for some more inspiration.
Might be a good place to start to see how easy it works with arduino. This
ones Teensy based.
Cheers,
Kylee


On Saturday, April 1, 2017, Elain Klopke <functionofform at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think it could be done with an Arduino. It may need to be a Mega, but
> after seeing some of the LED matrix projects, some 74HC595s would work to
> control the switches, I'm sure.
>
> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 2:35 PM, bill bigrig <billbigrig at yahoo.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','billbigrig at yahoo.com');>> wrote:
>
>> This would certainly be a intriguing project. Could it be done on an
>> Arduino or 2? Or would one need to go to a higher system like raspberry?
>> Rig.
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, April 1, 2017 11:39 AM, Elain Klopke <
>> functionofform at gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','functionofform at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> So this is another one of those instances where Ian/Elain has an idea
>> that combines several branches from various thoughts bouncing around and
>> kinda crashing together in a messy heap. I blame my tenure at Art School
>> for this design process.
>>
>> I've always wanted a modular since I first stumbled upon this hobby. Lack
>> of space, time, or money has always stopped me. I've also always wanted an
>> organ. Mostly a lack of consent from the significant other and space has
>> quashed that one.
>>
>> So here we go again. I have Tom Wiltshire's amazing little NoteDiv chips
>> and things keep not panning out for the stand alone paraphonic synth.
>>
>> I keep thinking about how the Hammond and the string synths have discrete
>> chunks that make up the whole thing. tone generator, filters, vibrato,
>> chorus, etc. So why isn't there a top octave tone generator module yet?
>>
>> I think it would be interesting to have the 9 different "drawbars" on
>> separate outputs so each harmonic could be processed separately and a mixed
>> output for the slightly more traditional sound. Throw in a MIDI input to
>> simplify controlling the thing. Trigger and Gate outputs. Maybe something
>> to even select the harmonics that get switched to the outputs (more fifths,
>> higher/lower octaves). CV inputs to automate the "drawbars" that go to the
>> mixed output. Some sort of randomizing option would be cool too.
>>
>> As always, thoughts and criticisms welcome.
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