Building a DIY Modular Synth with Tucker Macor

video uploads by Tucker Macor

Playlist at the time of this post:

1. The Beginning of my Modular Synthesizer | The Power Supply

Building the power supply and installing my first four modules to start my take on a DIY modular synthesizer.
----------------------- Code and Project Files -----------------------
https://github.com/TuckerMacor/SynthPSU
0:00 Intro
0:15 What is a Modular Synthesizer?
0:53 Power Supply Design
2:54 Finished Power Supply
6:15 Other Modules / Sound Test
9:30 Outro and end cards

2. A Modular Synth's Dream | The MegaMaxSequencer

Building a multipurpose digital Kosmo module. Primarily a sequencer but also serves as a digital module software development platform. It has 8 inputs/outputs 2 of which are on a 12 bit DAC that has output circuitry to switch between 0 to 5 volts high resolution or 0 to 10 volts slightly less high resolution, 2 on PWM capable Arduino pins that have a voltage doubler to reach 10 volts, and 4 on analog input pins that can be used as analog inputs or digital outputs.

----------------------- Code and Project Files -----------------------
https://github.com/TuckerMacor/DualSc...

----------------------- Music Credits -----------------------
Brock Berrigan - Fine Wine, Three Am
www.brockberrigan.com
bit.ly/BrockSpotify

----------------------- Chapters -----------------------
0:00 Intro
0:25 How Does A Sequencer Work?
0:55 Baby 8 Sequencer
1:15 Sequencer Design
1:42 Building it
3:04 Finished Module
4:20 Outro and end cards

3. I'm Back

This video covers everything I worked on in the 10 months I abandoned YouTube for.

Explosion Timer Code: https://github.com/TuckerMacor/Explos...

Baby 8 Seq Code: https://github.com/TuckerMacor/Simple...

4. Making 80's Synth Tech Work with a Modern Computer

In this video I build a DIY and open source MIDI to CV interface for my modular synthesizer.

----------------------- Code and Project Files -----------------------
https://github.com/TuckerMacor/DIY-MI...

----------------------- Music Credits -----------------------
Brock Berrigan - Funkin' Around
www.brockberrigan.com
bit.ly/BrockSpotify

----------------------- Chapters -----------------------
0:00 Intro
0:25 Build Montage
0:55 Problems
1:40 It Works!
2:44 The Megalovania test
3:24 Monophonic vs Polyphonic
4:00 Wet Hands

Octave CAT / CAT Stick / Dolby 361

video upload by HanzVolt

"Using an Octave CAT Stick to control some parameters on an Octave CAT
and of course passing thru the Dolby 361 with Vocal Stressor Modification"

KORG M1 FOR NAUTILUS - Best Of Famous Sounds

video upload by Woody Piano Shack

Korg have released an official sound library "M1 FOR NAUTILUS" for the KORG NAUTILUS Workstation Synthesizer. Let's play the most iconic preset patches and sounds, Organ, Piano, Brass, Bass and those epic pads. WOODY PIANO SHACK:
► PATREON http://bit.ly/woody_patreon
► WEBSITE https://woodypianoshack.com

Unveiling the Hidden Secrets of Yamaha CS80: Your Ultimate Guide

video upload by Andy Whitmore

"Recorded at Greystoke Studio - Dry.

As used by Brian Eno, Vangelis, ELO, Michael Jackson.

1977 – 1980. Includes the Ribbon pitch bend & polyphonic after-touch.

The audio is DIRECT, 100% DRY, & IN MONO - You are hearing the raw audio as it comes directly from the synthesizer. NO post processing (Effects, EQ, or Dynamics) whatsoever.

Watch me bring that sound back to life!🎹🕺 "

EMS Synthi AKS Catalog

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"This is a must-have for any vintage synthesizer/EMS collector as these are getting very hard/impossible to find these days.

This EMS Synthi AKS Catalog has no highlighting, underlining or any stamps on it. This EMS Synthi AKS Catalog is in very good condition, see the picture's for more detail."

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Sequential Prophet X 61-Key 16-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer

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"The awesome Sequential Prophet X! 4 oscillators per voice, two sample-based and two analog-style. Real analog filters and 150 GB of samples! 16 voices! Incredibly unique sounds, a programmer's dream synth!"

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ARP Odyssey MK II Model 2813 SN 0106

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"Here is S/N 0106, an early MK II from around 1976. In nice shape and sounds fantastic! It has new keyboard bushings and plays very smoothly with no key clacks. The sliders were replaced along with the 'lytic capacitors, and has the 4075 VCF module from Synthchaser installed. The colored slider caps were replaced with all black, and the (incomplete) set of original caps is included. Freshly calibrated this spring, and it is rock stable as you would expect."

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Kawai SX240

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Roland Jupiter 6 Vintage Analog Synthesizer w/ Tauntek MIDI Upgrade

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Electronic Music by Allen Strange

video upload by Cinematic Laboratory

"What you don't know does not exist. Without the efforts of MakeNoise and Jason Nolan most of us would not be aware of Allan's book and I would not be able to hold it in my hands and film it. I had no idea Allen Strange used to work and perform with Don Buchla in the Electronic Weasel Ensemble, where Pat Strange played the violin. Instead of alien sounds, they made 'eastcoast' music. We may need stop thinking in synthesis coasts. The book is a bit academic by nature, simply because the modular could only be found at the manufacturers, the university and a privileged group of musicians. So it's a bit like going back to college, and it may not be an easy book for people like me - who never went to college in the first place. This book is a bit out of my league, but I'll definitely revisit it for a few episodes, maybe learn a few new things and share it. It's a goldmine of electronic music knowledge, but it's only valuable if it can be applied. The book makes frequent mentions of classic Buchla 200 series modules. Thanks to TipTop and Buchla, we can enjoy them as if they were made yesterday.

Animations by Kaiber.ai"