MATRIXSYNTH: organfairy's first DIY synthesizer upgrade


Tuesday, February 15, 2011

organfairy's first DIY synthesizer upgrade


YouTube via organfairy | February 15, 2011 |

"I made my first complete DIY synthesizer in 1997 when I was a student. I had only just been introduced to the internet so the few things I knew about synthesizers came from old books at the local library - you know, the building with books in it. And I combined that with knowledge I had gained from fixing my then only "real" synthesizer - the Roland SH-2000. I also had some electronic books from engineering school. But they didn't contain information on how to build a synthesizer.

I decided that it was time to improve the design a little. There are some flaws that I couldn't avoid when I made it because I didn't knew then what I know now. But at the same time I want to keep it as it is - you could call it sentimental value.

So I found a compromise where I keep most of the original design but improve the things that annoys me.

The music in this video is something I made in 1998. I used the Roland SH-2000 synthesizer, and CR-1000 drum machine, Bontempi KS-3400, Kawai MS-20, Yamaha PSS-12, and Casio SA-1 toy keyboards. The bass was played on a Casio SA-3 through a Boss OC-2 octaver pedal."

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