Casper Electronics DIY synth building. Part 2: Sequencers

The OMSynth is now available for purchase! Along with kits for this video: More info here: 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. PART 3: Lo-fi sampler. Get more info, schematics and drawings for the circuits shown in this video here: 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 , 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: CD40106 hex schmitt trigger data sheet: CD4040 binary counter data sheet: CD4051 8 channel multiplexer data sheet: Voltage divider theory (good to know!!!): 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
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