A traditional Polysynth

[Craigyb]

This design started out as a sort of clone of the old Crumar Bit 01 design, but I soon realized that it was quite lacking and I couldn't make a good sound engine from it, so after a second attempt at digital oscillators and these failing badly I went with a micro controlled dual analogue VCO design based on AS3340. I wanted to show every parameter of the synth in the displays and managed to get that to respond well to patch changes and parameter updates. It's basically a bi-timbral 8 voice polysynth, dual AS3340 VCOs with autotune and AS3372E polemixing filters similar to the Matrix 12 in configuration, LFO's, noise and envelopes are courtesy of Electrid Druid chips, TAPLFO3, Noise2 and Envgen8C parts. A Teensy 4.1 is used for MIDI notes and parameter management and Waveshare Zeros look after each pair of VCO's and esch display. Again I've used FV1 chips for effects, individual boards for the upper and lower sounds. It follows the same sort of convention as a prophet 5 with a polymod section.

 

[Golden-Moon]

I really like the concept with a display per section! Could be one of the best UI on the market.

 

[Craigyb]

I really like the concept with a display per section! Could be one of the best UI on the market.

Thanks, I wanted the AX-80 type of display but with a higher resolution and a lot more parameters.

 

[Solar Chrome]

Great work! Thats awesome!

 

[fanwander]

I also admire the mechanical work. Do you make the casing yourself, or do you have it manufactured somewhere else?

 

[kernelkid]

Wow!!
The question and the thread “Which Hardware Synth has the best UI-Layout?” have been answered.

https://www.sequencer.de/synthesizer/threads/welcher-hardware-synth-hat-das-beste-user-interface-controller-layout.177023/page-4

 

[Craigyb]

I also admire the mechanical work. Do you make the casing yourself, or do you have it manufactured somewhere else?

It's the case and keyboard of a CME UF 70 classic with it's guts ripped out and repurposed.

 

[fanwander]

It's the case and keyboard of a CME UF 70 classic with it's guts ripped out and repurposed.

So you created a new panel; did you do that yourself? Looks like very professional work!

 

[Craigyb]

So you created a new panel; did you do that yourself? Looks like very professional work!

Thanks, it would be nice to have professional panels made, but the panel is just glossy A3 paper with a matte laminate stuck together to span the front panel. Designed with Front Panel Designers.

 

[fanwander]

but the panel is just glossy A3 paper with a matte laminate stuck together to span the front panel

As long as they are not потьомкінські села

 

[PhonicGate]

Great work. I guess this is more or less exactly what most people have in mind when they are talking about a great UI experience they would like to have, or it's the opposite of the situation when they are complaining about the lack of displays or the tiny size of displays.