Vintage Synth Repair

You might consider building a Blacet Dark Star.
It uses the same IC that made game sounds in many old video games and pinballs.
Lotsa fun.


http://www.blacet.com

Good luck,
Kevin



>Hello Everyone,
>
>I thought it would be a cool project to try and build my own synth
>or drummachine or vocoder.  Something on the lower end of the
>"difficulty" spectrum -- something that I can start off with -- know
>what I mean?  Novice type of stuff.
>
>Ideally I want to build something that will give me some classic
>video game sounds.  Something like the old "CASIO VL-Tone."  I
>also like the sounds in the old (classic) NINTENDO Gameboy. 
>So,  I purchased the NANOLOOP, but my eyes can't really handle
>the small screen of the gameboy -- I would prefer to use a synth
>with knobs.  Is there a way to buy the same type of sound board
>that's used in the GAMEBOYS -- and use that in some sort of 
>synth construction kit?
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions where I can find these sort
>of   "do-it-yourself"  kits?   I know I've come across these sort of
>things before [PAiA], but I never paid much attention to them
>before.   Now I really want a project like this.
>
>Please send me URL's or links to PDF files so that I can find the
>right project for me.  Thanks in advance.  
>
>Lastly, if  you've ever made your own gear, plese tell me all the
>tiny details from begining to end -- I'd totally love to hear your
>stories.  Thanks again!
>
>All right, later.
>
>--EPHEKT
>
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