Nice project :) The next step for your synth would be manual operation without a midi controller.
My Teens Synth "Jeannie"
Video 1:
Video 2:
Teensy project: https://forum.pjrc.com/index.php?threads/new-teensy-4-1-diy-synthesizer.63255/
I think those kind of controllers make an interesting combination with Teensies and such. Saves a lot of work compared to building your own controls. Particularly good for lazy people like me ;)
The nice thing about the MIDImix is that you get...
I am myself currently developing a very similar project, which uses an Akai MPK miniplus with eight encoders as a controller, a stg5000 card and an ili9488 screen.
Back from the Synth Fest France where i presented the TR-I along with some othe Teensy based synths.
I updated the code and added this core engine diagram to the github.
Have an happy Easter.
Yes, that's my hope... especially coding time!
I'm not ready to think about any new products until Sparkfun has been shipping Teensy 4.0 and Teensy 4.1 for a while. We've been pouring a lot of work into this transition for the last few months...
We are excited to announce the expansion of our partnership with SparkFun Electronics to include the manufacturing of all Teensy products. Teensy 4.0, Teensy 4.1 and related accessories will now be manufactured by SparkFun in Colorado, USA...
Well lookee here ... it's yet another Teensy-based synth ... or might be, if I ever finish it. But it says "Blog" in the category heading, so this may serve to stimulate discussion if nothing else, and if I'm moved to do so I can report progress...
VINIA has 8 channels, each one can be independently configured as a sample player, full synth voice, drum synth, harmonic oscillator, chord generator... or as a multi-effects unit for external audio processing.
Easy to use constructor allows...
Regarding questions about the pins, the 100K resistor (R8) is meant to keep the USB host power off until software explicitly turns it on.
Sorry, I don't have time to write a lengthy explanation about the pins, but you can find full documentation...
Hello... and have a nice Sunday
I was able to solve the problem with MIDI. It was due to the query and configuration of the 16-bit frame buffer for the display.
The frame buffer is part of the DMA memory in the Teensy4.1 CPU that controls the...
Hi there...
I am currently developing a new DIY synthesizer based on a
Teensy 4.0 Boards. The synthesizer will look similar to the small
Shruthi Synthesizer from Mutable Instruments. Compared to the Shruthi
this synth will be polyphonic, have...
Hello,
Synth Fest France will take place in France / Orvault (near Nantes) on 11, 12 and 13 April 2025.
I have booked a booth there to present my Teensy4.1 and axoloti based DIY synths.
I'll be glad to meet other Teensy builders there.
This...
If power is from a USB cable, please know the USB 2.0 specification in section 7.2.4.1 "Inrush Current Limiting" on page 177 requires USB devices have no more than 10uF direct capacitive load.
Teensy 4.x already has about 2.6uF directly...
To avoid inrush problems, i use the 5V from the usbHost on the Teensy4.1.
I wait half a second before activating the usbHost.
I use it like a controllable power rail. (Which is possible on the 4.1 but i don’t think it’s possible on the 4.0)
I...
Sure, here is the filter circuit by itself.
And here are the components from the BOM. If you use different components, keep in mind that low ESR is important.
C1 C5
22uF
CAP CER 22UF 25V X5R
490-12389-1-ND
L1
10uH
FIXED IND 10UH 1.2A...
Caveat, I am not calculating this, it is just a comment. You can decide if it is useful.
For my instrumentation work, I always filter the 5v supply, inductor with a resistor and two caps, like this:
And here is what it looks like assembled...
Hi,
These class D amps inject terrible amount of noise in power rails. The are in fact very difficult to use. I say that, but I use them a lot, since they are so efficient ! I can get rid of the noise doing this :
- try big cap (100 to 200uF) on...
Hi,
I would encourage you to go with the "synth approach" as well. Could you tell us more ?
- do you want to build a monophonic or polyphonic synth ?
- what kind of keyboard do you use ?
- do you want to add a lot of knobs and switches ?
- do you...
Current envelope design...
The blue dots are the active voices. There will be 6 controls for the envelope setting. Attack, decay, sustain, release, delay and curve.
There will also be a loop function. The blue button can be used to select the...
Hello dear DIY friends..
I'm working on a new project called Degenerator 2. It's a polyphonic sampler and synthesizer based on Teensy 4.1 with 16MB sample ram and touchscreen.
In 2011 I started developing my first monophonic sampler/synthesizer...