KVR Audio

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:41 pm

I didn't hear of the Shruti-1 until they were sold out but it looks like Mutable Instruments has created a new model and will have more available since this version doesn't use hard to find filter ICs.

Read all about it, this thing is gonna be the shit!
http://mutable-instruments.net/shruthi1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8nlRm7I ... r_embedded

A DIY digital synth with an analog filter. Wavetables, FM, sequencing, the ability to chain more than one unit for polyphony... and lots of little esoteric features that make it great for FingSU.

I think I'll probably end up with two of these.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:46 pm

yay!

im still waiting for more of that sampler thingy you got :damn you:

rectus_dominus · Post by **rectus_dominus** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:53 pm

Wow, nice sound! And how tiny

KungKrille · Post by **KungKrille** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:15 pm

I have been watching that too but I'm thinking about giving this a try. I have no other knowledge about electronics than soldering cables but my collegue at work keeps encouraging me. Shruthi-1 is a strong candidate though

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:41 pm

KungKrille wrote:I have been watching that too but I'm thinking about giving this a try. I have no other knowledge about electronics than soldering cables but my collegue at work keeps encouraging me. Shruthi-1 is a strong candidate though

I'm trying to encourage a lot of people who don't have confidence in their electronic skills to get into DIY. The future of my livelihood may depend on it. I highly recommend MFOS projects, maybe a WSG as opposed to an Ultimate sound lab to start with but Ray Wilson designs are great to start with. Also check out the Doepfer DIY kit... http://www.doepfer.de/DIY_Synth_e.htm. Just keep in mind that wiring is one thing that will increase the complexity of a project more than you'd expect. Try to stick with board mounted stuff as much as possible when you're getting started.

There are a lot of cool DIY projects popping up, I'm also pretty excited about the Andomeda Space Rocker stuff; like the 4ms ABG, Eric Archer's Andromeda MK1, Bleep Labs Nebulophone. All of these can interact and sync up via IR and can be programmed by any user with some knowledge of the magical Arduino. Making simple microprocessors accessible to the DIY community has been and will continue to be a huge turning point for what people can achieve with their own creations.

One of the things that continually surprises me, is how attached I've become to the devices I've created. It's like I can only value store bought electronics so much but gadgets I've made are like my children. I get to the point where they are like an extension of myself (specifically speaking of the WTPA and Thingamagoop here).

Biopharmer · Post by **Biopharmer** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:22 pm

Oh yeah, I need one of these. Any talk of a price?

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:53 pm

Biopharmer wrote:Oh yeah, I need one of these. Any talk of a price?

I think the original kit was $150-$200, something like that.

KungKrille · Post by **KungKrille** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:58 pm

justin3am wrote:One of the things that continually surprises me, is how attached I've become to the devices I've created. It's like I can only value store bought electronics so much but gadgets I've made are like my children. I get to the point where they are like an extension of myself (specifically speaking of the WTPA and Thingamagoop here).

I can imagine that something you have crafted by hand has a lot more value to you personally than purchased hardware

The reason I want to build the Ultimate synth is that I miss my first synth Korg MS-10 and how fun it was to turn real knobs and plug in cables. I sold it just before the vintage hype for nothing. I can't afford buying one back so a DIY semimodular synth could be an option. My girlfriend however is not as excited as I am so we'll see

Biopharmer · Post by **Biopharmer** » Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:18 pm

KungKrille wrote:I can't afford buying one back so a DIY semimodular synth could be an option.

I don't want to plug here, but I think one of those Doepfer DIY kits could be great for that. I wonder what madness you could get if you combined it with some game console sound chips. Then you get to pick your own enclosure and on and on.

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:05 am

Biopharmer wrote:
KungKrille wrote:I can't afford buying one back so a DIY semimodular synth could be an option.
I don't want to plug here, but I think one of those Doepfer DIY kits could be great for that. I wonder what madness you could get if you combined it with some game console sound chips. Then you get to pick your own enclosure and on and on.

I have an SN-Voice kit and that's kinda my goal with it. I think together with a Doepfer kit, the SN-Voice would make an awesome stand-alone noise box.

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:01 am

justin3am wrote:I didn't hear of the Shruti-1 until they were sold out

http://www.kvraudio.com/forum/viewtopic ... ht=shruti1

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:31 am

Well, no one ever accused me of being observant.

alexfox101 · Post by **alexfox101** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:15 am

Check this out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq4J3o7qFa0A

Inside AVR ATXMEGA:
* DCO with slide ( no PITCH control)
* 16bit GEN ENVELOPE - dca envelope, dca accent envelope, dcf envelope
* 16bit MOOG 18db digital implementation filter 2xoversampling
* 16bit DCA (digital controlled amplifier) with zero cross-detection and GAIN module 1x - 63x amplification (saturation)
* MIDI module
* Channel selector 0 - 15

tube · Post by **tube** » Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:29 pm

justin3am wrote:I didn't hear of the Shruti-1 until they were sold out but it looks like Mutable Instruments has created a new model and will have more available since this version doesn't use hard to find filter ICs.

Read all about it, this thing is gonna be the shit!
http://mutable-instruments.net/shruthi1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8nlRm7I ... r_embedded

A DIY digital synth with an analog filter. Wavetables, FM, sequencing, the ability to chain more than one unit for polyphony... and lots of little esoteric features that make it great for FingSU.

I think I'll probably end up with two of these.

Hi, next comes a Shruthi VST controller with Effects and a Step-Sequencer.
One time as an Insert effect, and as a Midi Instrument.
Next on TubeOhm.com
We are in the last test phase.
http://tubeohm.com/TubeOhm/Shruthi.html

topaz · Post by **topaz** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:34 pm

Wonderful synth let down a bit by only sending nrpn making it impossible to automate knobs in live

Shruthi-1 DIY hybrid synth!!!