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19-ZOLL STAMMTISCH proudly presents:

themed like anyone can solder we want you to build one, two, many lunchboxsoundbins!

leaf audio is offering synth building workshops in cooperation with the synthesizer manufacturer curetronic aiming both, the absolute brazing newbie and old soldering hands (only requirement is to bring your soldering iron, you get that for cheap at the hardwarestore).

everyone will be happy about the cute little tupper ware that comes with a decent sound ;)
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how could one do techno without sample&hold?

resistors are futile, all you need is a dual op-amp and a capacitor. feed in any control voltage and freeze to hold a sample. sorry you midi-folks, this trick isn´t made for you ;)

when adding a control dial to some device sometimes it is more challenging how to mount the new pot than the electronic intervention itself. there’s either not enough space on the control surface or drilling a hole would be the bitch; at the best it’s all just about connecting a potentiometer to an existing footpedal jack. a simple external solution might be using a film roll container:

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just a snapshot from the chapter “at the soundlab by night”:

it’s always a sense of delight for us DIYers when the soldering iron is cooling off and things just work out like they are supposed to ;)
and there’re plenty of things in here:
the notorious analogue solutions TR606 sound mod, a sync>trigger interface driving two simplencer step sequencers raising the dearest sounds out of our punkbox synth.

just teasing :) stay tuned…

a 1 to 16 step vinyl scratchalike allround sequencer by qdaelic.

superbingo: a regular turntable, upside down pickup with reed contact attached, magnetic foil and some step on/off magnets - sequence complete. an award worthy taks for shure…

read on there: qdaelic.de/tweaky.html