Dr. Blankenstein's APC 2600 Atari Punk Console

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"The ultimate Atari Punk Console with all the bells and whistles... and one of the last built/sold! Serial # 186. LIKE NEW.

Free shipping in the continental US.

'Atari Punk Console Deluxe v2.0... Pretty much a super Atari stylized APC with a TON of tricked out features. There are two photo Theremin style motion / light sensors to control the sound, as well as a control switches to use a classic APC knob setup. Each light sensor can be turned on and off independently. To add even more weird control to this sucker I have added SIX BODY contacts that allow for some pretty cool sound manipulation (see video below). Two of the body contacts are running through a specially designed Germanium Diode circuit that you will ONLY find on Dr. Blankenstein's APC Deluxe V2.0.'"

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Atari Punk Console lofi synth with LFO/vibrato, light theremin & stutter control

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Cool retro look & colors on this one. Pretty well featured compared to many others as well.

"Brilliant little lofi synth with LFO/vibrato, light theremin and stutter control. Runs on 9v battery or power supply (not included) It has been well looked after and is in excellent condition."

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Build your own Synthesizer

Published on May 23, 2017 Pieter Smuts Music

"Synth build through DIY delay"

w/ Synthrotek's Atari Punk Console

New Bent-Tronics Book: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to the 555 Timer, + parts kit

Published on Jan 17, 2017 Bent-Tronics

"I wrote a book! Buy it here.
Buy the parts kit here.
More info at http://www.Bent-Tronics.com"

The Last Dr. Blankenstein Atari Punk Console

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"It's kinda sad to see her go...

THE LAST Dr Blankenstein "#Atari Punk Console" #synth EVER MADE selling tomorrow: http://www.ebay.com..."

A bit of synth history.

Burning Fire Featuring the Dr. Blankenstein Atari Punk Console

APC with rhythm & some effects from what I can hear. You should be able to clearly identify the APC throughout the piece. If you aren't familiar with the APC, see the Atari Punk Console below for previous posts.

Dr. Blankenstein ATARI PUNK CONSOLE DELUXE V2.0 - Only 3 Left!

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I didn't realize these were all about gone.
SN 114 pictured.

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"ATARI PUNK CONSOLE DELUXE V2.0
with 2 Movement / Light Sensors, 6 Body Contacts,
Special Diode Circuit, Stutter Switch & CV INPUT !

LAST BATCH EVER!
(3 left till they are all gone!)

"DESCRIPTION: All great things must come to an end. This is 1 of the last 3 Dr. Blankenstein APC's that will ever be made... period. Last batch, it's time to move on to other wonderful projects. After 3 Years, 300 pieces (one of which went to the great Forrest Mims himself)... what else can really be done? :)
If you don't know, you are looking at a Dr. Blankenstein's Limited Edition Atari Punk Console Deluxe v2.0. Pretty much a super Atari stylized APC with a TON of tricked out features. There are two photo Theremin style motion / light sensors to control the sound, as well as a control switches to use a classic APC knob setup. Each light sensor can be turned on and off independently.

To add even more weird control to this sucker I have added SIX BODY contacts that allow for some pretty cool sound manipulation (see video below). Two of the body contacts are running through a specially designed Diode circuit that you will ONLY find on Dr. Blankenstein's APC Deluxe V2.0.

There is also a 1/8" Control Voltage (C.V.) Input so that it can be sequenced with an analog sequencer / modular synth setup or even modulate the sound by connecting a piezo trigger to it... fun stuff! :)

Another exciting addition to version v2 is the On / Off Momentary switch on the top of the piece, this allows the player to rhythmically stutter in the sound in! Of course there is still the standard On / Off power switch by the Atari logo as well. The side knob controls the master volume, and their is a 1/4" output jack on the back of the unit.

All in all... this is one of the nicest built, most feature stocked, MOST PLAYABLE VERSION OF THE ATARI PUNK CONSOLE out there today. But don't take my word for it... take a look at the demo video below. Point is, this is NOT your grandmothers APC! :)

FEATURES:

- 1 OF THE LAST 3 EVER MADE!
- 2 Motion / Light Sensitive Theremin like top mounted sensors
- 2 Light sensor On / Off Switches
- 2 Square Wave Synth Control Knobs
- Momentary Stutter ON/OFF switch
- Standard ON/OFF switch
- Cool Color Changing / Randomly changing how it flashes mounted power LED
- 1/8" Control Voltage Sequencer / Piezo Input
- 6 Body Contact points for pitch change and other glitch effects
- 1/4" Mono Output Jack
- Volume Control knob
- 9V Battery Powered
- Quality / Professional build
- Classic ATARI 2600 Graphics
- Limited Edition Numbered Piece!"

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Axoloti Core & Dronebox Jam (Ambient Synth Music) #TTNM

Published on Apr 26, 2016 The Tuesday Night Machines

"Tried out my Axoloti Core for the first time today and came up with this patch. Amazing hardware/software combo! Like a modern Nord Modular :D

Audio gear used:
- Axoloti Core with Synth/FX Patch, connected to CME Xkey (processing the Dronebox audio and creating expressive ambient synth sounds in stereo, with the internal engine and the keyboard. The sustain button triggers the sweeping noise, pitch bend adjusts one of several low pass filters and the mod wheel button pitches up one of the oscillators for bird-like chirping sounds)
- DIY Dronebox (2x Atari Punk Console, Winky Pedals Fuzz, PT Delay)
- Zoom R16 Recorder"

Circuit Classics - Bringing Forrest Mims Vintage Designs to Life

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Circuit Classics is a project currently seeking funding on Crowd Supply.  The goal is to bring a number of Forrest Mims' early DIY projects to life as prefabbed circuit boards.  What's particularly interesting is that the original descriptions and illustrations will be etched onto the circuit boards.  They will also come with stands as you can see in the video above, effectively making them pieces of art in tribute to the original designs.  And of course, they will also be a great introduction to DIY.

Exquisite printed circuit boards that bring to life Forrest Mims' vintage designs from "Getting Started in Electronics.

Forrest M. Mims III is a trusted name in the electronics world for good reason: his charming and engaging texts have drawn millions of people into the world of electronics for the first time. I am bringing some of those hand-drawn circuits projects to life by creating an exquisitely designed series of finely crafted and highly detailed boards. These are the Circuit Classics. They make a great gift for a first-time learner, an expert tinkerer, or even just as a fun conversation piece for your desk.

This initial release includes three of Forrest’s circuit designs in kit form: the Dual-LED Flasher, the Stepped Tone Generator, and the Bargraph Voltage Indicator. Each kit includes:

Printed Circuit Board (PCB): Includes the circuit itself, the circuit’s schematic, and a description of the circuit, all in Forrest’s iconic hand-drawn style, traced directly from his books. (Prototypes are OSHPark purple, but the final production run will be blue.)
Through-hole Components: All the components you need to build a working circuit. Easy to place and solder on the PCB thanks to clear footprints and large, friendly solder pads.
Display Stand: made of high-quality blond ash wood, each stand is crafted to let you proudly display your work."

On the Stepped Tone Generator:

"This circuit gained a life of its own, jumping from the pages of the 555 Timer IC Circuits Engineer’s Mini-Notebook and out into the world as the storied Atari Punk Console. Well-known for enabling the creation of sounds just like classic Atari console games from the 1980s, it provides a fun audio-centric project, as well as an interesting introduction to digital circuitry, feedback, and oscillators."

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Dr Blankenstein builds Atari Punk Consoles (3 Year Anniversary Video!)

Published on Dec 13, 2015 DoctorBlankenstein

Congrats to Dr Blankenstein!

"More Dr Blankenstein: http://www.drBlankenstein.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_Blankenstein
eBay: http://www.ebay.com/usr/dr_blankenstein

Dr Blankenstein (Drew Blanke) builds his Atari Punk Consoles (3 Year Anniversary Video!)

I can not tell you how excited I am to finally put this video up, or should I say... A video like this (a fast motion build video). I am equally excited that today (meaning 12/13/2015 at the time of this video) is the 3RD YEAR ANNIVERSARY of my version of the ATARI PUNK CONSOLE! Here is the original video if you haven't seen it: https://youtu.be/v-VsaC33edU Since uploading that video I have sold HUNDREDS of units to countless talented musicians and art collectors from all over the globe. This video is a kinda thank to all those people, giving you a FAST GLIMPSE of all the work that went into your little video game sounding drone synth. When people say "hand made synth"... they usually don't get much more hand made than what you see here. I am excited to share that experience with all of you. I really do hope you enjoy.

So how the video goes is... I was building a batch of 6 APC 2600's when a ton of holiday order rolled in at once. So, I needed to start to finish a few of them off one by one. So, I only really finish ONE Atari Punk Console... BUT, you are really watching me prepare a batch of six of them. Sorry about all the weird lighting and camera angles, I still haven't gotten the perfect camera for these sorts of shoots and my space is limited for lighting and tripods... so it is what it is. :)

I obviously was shooting for a video in the style of the great TIM SWAY: https://www.youtube.com/user/timsway or say the amazing Jimmy Diresta: https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmydir... (sorry for goofing on your name btw, I was totally just playing dumb:).

Well I guess that's it for now... here's to another year of making crazy sounds together. Thanks for all who have grabbed an APC 2600 from me over the years, and for those of you who haven't... well... I hope to speak to you soon. Be well, have a happy and healthy holiday season.

If you enjoyed this video... please pass it on. If you want to see more like it... please SUBSCRIBE NOW :) Thanks again!

~Doc

Music by: Phree Nugz 2002"

Synthrotek Atari Junk Console Chip-Tune 8-bit style video game noise synth

Published on May 6, 2015 synthrotek

http://store.synthrotek.com/Atari-Jun...

"Tommy kicking out the Atari Junk Console jams. Check the demo"

Frequency Stepper 555 Timer Based Analog Sythesizer [How the Atari Punk Console Works]

Published on Nov 25, 2014 WaveShapePlay

"Above is a video about the 555 based "Frequency Stepper" it is called this because of the sounds it produces can have a sequential stepping up or down effect depending on your manipulation of the potentiometers. Check out my other 555 timer based videos for more info or ideas:

Atari Punk Console:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJHXD...


Getting Started with the 555 timer synth:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRD_n..."

sismo-apc

sismo-apc from sismo on Vimeo.

"The Atari Punk Console is one of the most famous Lo-Fi synth circuits ever.
Sismo Atari Punk Console (APC) create an unique design imitating the video games classic Atari Console from the 1980s.
setup:
4 Sismo Atari Punk Console + Ableton Live for drum loops."

The Atari Punkr by ubld.it

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"Atari Punkr is unique design of the well known Atari Punk Console. It provides hours of noisy fun for everyone! This kit makes a great gift for young electronic enthusiast learning to solder. Purchase now on Tindie"


Published on Aug 28, 2014 UBLD.IT ELECTRONICS

"Demonstrates the audio output of the ubld.it AtariPunkr Kit. The waveform overlay is what you would see on an oscilloscope. The AtariPunkr Kit is ubld.it's version of the Atari Punk Console (APC)."

Atari Punkr Kit Assembly


https://www.tindie.com/products/ubldit/ataripunkr-2/

Note this is the first ubld.it post.

Atari Junk w Alphabet Soup Deluxe

Published on Aug 5, 2014 ISOTROPOSPHERE

"Synthrotek Atari Junk kit built and custom enclosed by me.

Alphabet Soup Deluxe is a circuit bent creation of my own experimentation with some junk electronics from the trash.

The Atari junk is being fed to the modular and multed (split) through several paths and effects. Some paths return to the mixer and get reverb added and one passes through the Korg KP3 returning to a mixer channel with no effects.

The Alphabet Soup Deluxe (first one I built is named Alphabet Soup) is a circuit bent creation housed in a data disc box which is a circuit that came from a child's play mat. This unit expands on the bends I found with the first unit by adding all available samples to the controls of the device.

I like the Atari junk kit from Synthrotek and look forward to them making that circuit into a module for eurorack. It is capable of all of those sweet 8 bit sounds and more, I just haven't found the best way to gate it for recording. The case was a donation from a friend and was looking really sweet until the clearcoat finish lifted my paint and started to eat my press type text. I wasn't about to do it all over so it is what it is and I am happy with it.

Enjoy!!!"

SISMO ATARI PUNK CONSOLE - APC, Synthesizer - Pacman & Space Invaders Themes

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"The Atari Punk Console is one of the most famous Lo-Fi synth circuits ever.
Sismo Atari Punk Console (APC) create an unique design imitating the video games classic Atari Console from the 1980s.

Features
- Square waves “low-fi” sound
- Low current design extends battery life
- Built in amplifier and speaker
- 2 potentiometer controls
Specifications
Power source: 9V Battery (Not included)
Weight: 300g
Dimensions: 8cm(H) x 5,5cm(D) x 9cm(W)"

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patchable "modular" noise synth with noise swash and volca beats

Published on Jun 24, 2014 NoizeHack·54 videos

"I just finished the last set of modules in my patchable modular noise synth. It isn't exactly modular, since they are all in one panel, but there is no normaling or any pre-routing, it all has to be done with patch cables, note the multicolor cable spaghetti. I am also using the kick drum on a volca beats drum machine, and some distortion from a noise swash, as well as a joystick controller that sends out control voltages. I made everything except the volca beats.

The synth has two voice of saturn synths, two 555 vcos with amplitude modulation and sync, and four attack decay generators with a looping function.

patches:

lfo out from voice of saturn synth to sync in on volca beats

drone sound: voice of saturn synth with an attack decay generator modulating the frequency of its second oscillator. the AD generator is triggered by the LFO in the V.O.S., which is sometimes synched to the other V.O.S. LFO, which is the driving the drum machine.

beating thumpy sound:
two 555 VCOs, both with amplitude controlled by the joystick, one the x axis, the other the y axis. The first VCO gets frequency modulation from an AD generator that is triggered by the LFO that is clocking the volca beats, this VCO goes into the CV in on the noise swash. The second VCO has two looping AD generators modulating its frequency, and is synched to the V.O.S. synth that is not used for the drone sound. This VCO goes into the input of the noise swash."

Moogfest 2014 Presenters Include Makers Roger Linn, Dave Smith, Tom Oberheim, Don Buchla, Forest Mims & More

"Moogfest 2014 Announces Daytime Presenters Including Futurists, Musicians, Scientists, Authors, Filmmakers, and Pioneers of Electronic Music Instrument Design

Phase 1 tickets start at $199 for 5-Day General Admission, and $499 for 5-Day VIP Admission while supplies last through December 19 when Phase 2 GA tickets go up to $299. All prices exclusive of applicable fees.

ASHEVILLE, NC – November 14, 2013 – Moogfest is a five-day festival dedicated to the synthesis of technology, art and music. Since its inception in 2004, Moogfest has been a magnet for artists, engineers, and enthusiasts of Bob Moog. With an experimental lineup of daytime conference programming featuring cultural, artistic and technological luminaries and punctuated by a diverse line up of landmark nightly performances, Moogfest honors the creativity and inventiveness of Dr. Robert Moog and pays tribute to the legacy of the analog synthesizer. This is no ordinary festival.

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InsWorks All Synths

Published on Jul 29, 2013 Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez Vera·30 videos

Update:

InsWorks APC01

Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez Vera·31 videos

Scotch Box Synthesizer

Published on Jul 22, 2013

An APC on steroids. It get's a little interesting at :33.

"Here are the 'special effects' on my Scotch Box Synthesizer.
Demonstrated first is the capacitor; where one button produces sounds from it draining and the other from it charging. Then is the 'Special effects Generator' which produces a rhythmic effect. Then the 'Stepped Tone Generator' or 'Atari Punk Console' which creates arpeggios from the input tone. Give it a high note and you'll get lots of results. Give it a low note and you'll just get one or two. Last up is a riff based on a combination of the capacitor and 'Atari Punk Console.' The riff is a happy accident I created late one night; and I hope many more happy accidents are waiting.
Every circuit on this contraption is based on designs by Forest Mims III, who writes books for beginning electronic enthusiasts. Check out his Wikipedia entry, you'll be amazed."