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DIY Hybrid Analog/Digital Modular Synthesis

Greg Surges

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper describes three hardware devices for integrating modular synthesizers with computers, each with a different approach to the relationship between hardware and software. The devices discussed are the USB-Octomod, an 8-channel OSC-compatible computer-controlled control-voltage generator, the tabulaRasa, a hardware table-lookup oscillator synthesis module with corresponding waveform design software, and the pucktronix.snake.corral, a dual 8x8 computer-controlled analog signal routing matrix. The devices make use of open-source hardware and software, and are designed around affordable micro-controllers and integrated circuits.

Citation

Greg Surges. 2012. DIY Hybrid Analog/Digital Modular Synthesis. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178427 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2012_Surges,
author = {Greg Surges},
title = {DIY Hybrid Analog/Digital Modular Synthesis},
pages = {449--452},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2012},
publisher = {University of Michigan},
address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178427},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2012/nime2012_9.pdf},
keywords = {modular synthesis, interface, diy, open-source},
abstract = {This paper describes three hardware devices for integrating modular synthesizers with computers, each with a different approach to the relationship between hardware and software. The devices discussed are the USB-Octomod, an 8-channel OSC-compatible computer-controlled control-voltage generator, the tabulaRasa, a hardware table-lookup oscillator synthesis module with corresponding waveform design software, and the pucktronix.snake.corral, a dual 8x8 computer-controlled analog signal routing matrix. The devices make use of open-source hardware and software, and are designed around affordable micro-controllers and integrated circuits. }
}