The OMSynth is now available for purchase!
Along with kits for this video: https://noise.kitchen/143-omsynth
More info here:
https://bastl-instruments.com/instruments/omsynth
Learn how to make a variety of musical pattern sequencers using a few common electrical components and a breadboard.
This video is part 2 in a 3 part series.
PART 1: building oscillators.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaoJaLmZaL4
PART 3: Lo-fi sampler.
https://youtu.be/ECSYLTB_sbw
Get more info, schematics and drawings for the circuits shown in this video here:
https://bastl-instruments.com/support/tutorials/omsynth-project-2
MORE LINKS BELOW!!
MATERIALS:
-CD40106 hex schmitt trigger IC
-CD4040 binary counter IC
-CD4051 8 channel multiplexer IC
-1k, 10k, 47k, 100k resistors
-100k potentiometers
-0.1uF, 1uF, 10uF capacitors
-LEDs
-lots of jumper wires
----------=TIMELINE=----------
00:20 Intro
MATERIALS
1:45 OMSynth mini lab intro
2:15 Electrical components and tools
OSCILLATORS
3:48 oscillators
5:22 BASIC pitch modulation.
SIMPLE SEQUENCER
6:15 Simple sequencer using a clock divider (!!)
11:06 Making our simple sequence more complex with diodes and switches.
13:19 Adding diodes. theory w/ schematic
14:36 Demo
8 STEP SEQUENCER
17:05 Intro
17:46 Theory
22:50 Sequencer demo
24:24 Building
24:45 Basic operation
27:45 Playing with bits !
29:25 Syncing your oscillator to make a harmonic sequencer
30:55 demo
31:35 playing with resistance
32:37 demo
8 STEP VOLTAGE SEQUENCER
33:43 How its done
34:29 Adding diodes to make complex sequences
36:00 Wrapping up
MUSIC DEMO
37:13 Party Jams
37:36 Shout outs
37:59 Sleepy cat
38:03 after party
LINKS:
Schmitt trigger info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitt_trigger
CD40106 hex schmitt trigger data sheet:
https://www.fairchildsemi.com/datasheets/cd/cd40106bc.pdf
CD4040 binary counter data sheet:
http://datasheet.octopart.com/CD4040BCSJX-Fairchild-datasheet-12962.pdf
CD4051 8 channel multiplexer data sheet:
https://www.fairchildsemi.com/datasheets/CD/CD4051BC.pdf
Voltage divider theory (good to know!!!):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voltage_divider
This video was produced during an artists residency at Ljudmila Lab in June 2015 with financial support from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Ljubljana's Department for Culture. The residency was part of Changing Weathers project, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.
Produced by: Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboratory and Projekt Atol Institute
http://www.ljudmila.org
http://www.projekt-atol.si/
http://www.changingweathers.net/