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jamiewoody

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"keyboard" for my synth...
« on: February 10, 2010, 02:29:05 AM »



this circuit board is from a cheap handheld game. i turned it into a sort of oscillating synth, buzzy sounding with a potentiometer to control the buzzing.

anyhow, there is a trace i discovered. if i jump a wire between a resistor and touch the traces (circled in the illustration), each trace makes a different sound!

well, i started thinking, could i connect sensors to these and then connect a keyboard, or pads?

or what about a rotory switch between the resistor and these?

what are you opinions?
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Re: "keyboard" for my synth...
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2010, 02:46:38 AM »
gotta love the big black blob!  ;D

there is an annoying starup song too....has anybody ever had good results dissabling these?
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Re: "keyboard" for my synth...
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 02:42:47 AM »
If it makes different tones, than I would think you could make a keyboard for it. You may have to do a momentary pushbutton keyboard though.
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Re: "keyboard" for my synth...
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2010, 02:54:33 AM »
other ideas include a rotory switch, or a pen tool connected to the resistor. any other ideas?
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