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Another “micro” module, this time a clone of the Mutable Instruments Braids macro oscillator. This was a super dense SMD build with 2 microcontrollers, which both needed flashing with different programmers. Build Info

“Ornament & Crime” is a polymorphic CV generator. This is a “micro” version. As most of the SMD components are 0805 size, this made a welcome break from the tiny 0603s I’ve been doing recently. Programming the Teensy was easy enough using the Arduino IDE. One of the options is using it as a quantiser, … Read moreμO_c

I now have more drums than I have channels on my submixer, so I’ve built something bigger. Well, the same size, but with twice the channels. I love Antumbra’s designs and this looks like a nice little compact submixer. Unfortunately, I ordered the wrong jack LEDs for this, so it doesn’t light up like my … Read moreAntumbra 6MIX #1

Yes, I’ve already built two bass drum modules, but I need another. I’ve found my main kick drum in the Analog Drum, but the Bass++ is consigned to tom/conga duties and I like to have a second bass drum for variation and for low end thunder/rumble. I picked up a PCB/panel set when I got … Read moreMutant Bassdrum

For years I had my friend Dr Chill’s TB-303 in the studio, where it took care of all my acid requirements. Then he wanted to buy some land in Colombia, so I had to sell it for him. I borrowed a TB-03 for a while, but didn’t really like the sound, so I knew I … Read morex0x-heart

I’ve been picking up cheap PCBs and panels from Pusherman for a while. He’s got a lot of great stuff on his web site that I want to build. So when he asked in his Facebook group if anyone wanted to do some work on the web site in exchange for some PCBs, I jumped … Read morePusherman

Until now, I’ve been using the noise generator to make my hihats, but that ties up an envelope generator and a VCA, or an LPG, that I can put to better use on synth duties, so a dedicated hihat module has always been on the cards. I’d liked the look of the Mutant Hihats but … Read moreMutant Hihats