Wiggler is a bendy expressive DIY synth – and its creator is sharing their process

You’ve seen mechanical engineers attempt expressive synths, and real, polished products. But why not have fun with a slightly more punk, DIY, bendy synth of your own? Sound Werkshop has been working on that, using the eminently affordable and flexible Daisy Seed embedded platform (which in turn runs code and Pd and Max-generated patches).

Meng Qi’s new Wingie2 firmware is inspired by the late Rob Hordijk’s Blippoo Box

Dutch designer Rob Hordijk inspired many instrument creators before his death last fall. Meng Qi is one of those moved by his work. He has just released an alternative firmware for his Wingie2 that allows it to behave like Hordijk’s beloved Blippoo Box.

Peter Kirn - February 27, 2023

PicoADK is a complete DIY board to build your own sound inventions – coded in Vult DSP

One little board is the brains of just about any synth, modular starting point, noisemaker, or instrument you can dream up. Meet the Datanoise PicoADK – Raspberry Pico plus high-quality I/O and the Vult DSP language. Now with a complete video tour of how to get started.

Peter Kirn - February 21, 2023

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