Homemade Synthesizers 1

YouTube via organfairy.

"This time I am doing something a little different from my usual course.
But don't worry: When this series of six videos are posted I will be back on my usual track :-)

In 1995 I made my first working synthesizer module. Over the next ten years I build a lot of other stuff that could make notes or noises and in 2005 I decided it was time to record something with it.
I have been telling a lot of people about my homemade instrument for some years now. But I thought it was about time to actually show the things I have done - put the videos were my mouth is so to speak..."

Homemade synthesizers 2


"The second video in my series of homemade synth show-offs. This time the main attraction is the analog sequencer that controls a voltage controlled synthesizer. And yes, the little 1½ octave keyboard is inspired by PAIA's Oz - but the internal design is completely different." [some Kraftwerk Autobahn sounds for you]

Update: Homemade Synthesizers 3



"The third episode of my little series of videos showing off my homemade synthesizers. This time the star of the show is a drum machine made out of two old Ericsson telephone switchboards."

Homemade Synthesizers 4

YouTube via organfairy

"In this - my fourth - video with homemade synthesizers the rhytm is done on a little hand played drum synthesizer. The heavily phased keyboard is made out of the keyboards from an old Elka organ and the keyboard used for the melody is made out of a keyboard from a horrible CRB Eletronica organ."

Homemade synthesizers 5

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"Again I have used the swichboard-drum-machine to supply the rhytm. This time I focus a little more on the arpeggiator part of it - it is in the other box with the same size."

Homemade synthesizers 6


"In this - the 6th and final - video featuring my homemade instruments I make excessive use of a wah-pedal I made out of the volume pedal from a scrapped Elgam organ. With this, an LFO, and a VCA I can make an allmost rhytm-guitar-like sound."