Build Your First Synth - Complete Workshop For Musicians and Artists

Welcome to our workshop on synth design and programming! If you’re a musician or an artist this is for you - a step-by-step program to get you started building your first instrument! Download the code: Timestamps are available below if you want to skip through to a specific part: 00:00 - Introduction 02:45 - What is a microcontroller 03:11 - What is a breadboard 03:46 - Installing the Arduino software (Arduino/Teensy) 08:15 - Teensy quick setup 12:37 - Testing the LDR sensor 13:58 - Connecting the sensor 17:28 - analog vs. digital ports 21:20 - How to work with a breadboard 22:44 - How to reading a wiring diagram 27:22 - Arduino Setup vs. Loop 30:25 - Using the serial monitor to check sensor activity 35:10 - The delay function 38:09 - Creating an output for speakers or headphones 45:25 - Programming an oscillator on Teensy Microcontroller 57:12 - Creating 4 oscillators 59:53 - Combining the 2 pieces of code 01:03:49 - Programming the LDR to control the oscillator 01:05:14 - Sound!! Controlling the oscillator frequency (pitch) 01:07:30 - Defining usable ranges 01:09:50 - Whole numbers vs decimals in code 01:11:25 - The map function 01:12:20 - Defining and using variables 01:17:22 - Connecting 4 LDR sensors 01:19:15 - Done! 4 LDRs controlling 4 oscillators Intro & outro music by Teunis Marseille. Check out his work here: