[sdiy] Drone synth ideas?

[H.Sergio Alves]

Check Erik’s Planet drone using super collider on Pi. Also check the Toil
Modular drone modules mainly the continuum and the ghost in the machine.

:)

On Thu, 19 Feb 2026 at 23:11, jslee via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Sun, 15 Feb 2026, at 11:24, Thomas Hudson via Synth-diy wrote:
>
> I’m looking for drone synth ideas, whether fully analog or very hands on
> controllers for something running on a Raspberry Pi, like Super Collider,
> Sonic Pi, or ChucK. Just looking for ideas to get started
>
>
> there’s a LOT of riffing on the old “CD40106 and 6 pots” idea out there,
> including (without checking, but a fairly confident guess) the example you
> shared in your post.
>
> You might also like to look at Nonlinearcircuits’ “Divide and Conquer”
> circuit.
>
> https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/divide-and-conquer
>
> You should be able to replicate and explore the idea in software with
> whatever the kids are using these days — Puredata, Max, Strudel, etc
>
> I have an older Eurorack version of it and you can pry it from my cold
> dead hands.
>
> Paraphrasing Andrew at NLC’s own description: feed it two rectangle waves at
> almost-but-not-quite the same frequency and enjoy a constantly-shifting
> ocean of harmonics. Then filter/EQ to taste, and also adjust pulse width of
> the source oscillators, and the mix levels of the divider outputs.
>
> Good way to add some sparkle and fizz.
>
> John
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