Casper Electronics DIY synth building. Part 1: Oscillators

The OMSynth is now available for purchase! Along with kits for this video: More info here: Learn how to make a variety of simple but flexible oscillators (tone generators) using a breadboard and just a few inexpensive parts. This video has been created with newbies in mind, but should still offer some useful info and novel tricks for more experienced builders. Get more info, schematics and drawings here: VIDEO #2 Sequencers HERE: VIDEO #3 LO-FI sampler HERE: MORE LINKS BELOW!! TIMELINE: 0:20 Intro MATERIALS 2:20 OMSynth mini lab intro 3:10 Electrical components and tools 4:30 The CD40106 hex schmitt trigger BUILDING 5:37 Basic oscillator THEORY 7:30 How it works 11:00 Playing with resistance BUILDING 12:45 Controlling oscillators with light, touch and DIY resistors 16:52 Syncing oscillators to make a stepped tone generator 19:50 LFOs and interconnecting oscillators. 26:40 Combining LFO and sync 26:49 Wrappin up. MUSIC DEMO 28:05 Party jams 29:39 Shout outs 30:05 Sleepy cat LINKS: Schmitt trigger info: CD40106 hex schmitt trigger data sheet: Current flow vs electron flow: This video was produced during an artists residency at Ljudmila Lab in June 2015 with financial support from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture and the Municipality of Ljubljana’s Department for Culture. The residency was part of Changing Weathers project, which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union. Produced by: Ljudmila, Art and Science Laboratory and Projekt Atol Institute