Synth Hacker

Before today, I had made exactly one PCB .  It was a very simple design, yet it was still a painful experience.  I am not an expert -- that...

I'm still working on my OTA Overdrive modification .  My approach is to control the overdrive using an  Arduino-controlled digipot .  Bu...

I'm really enjoying playing my  OTA Overdrive Mod  for my Polysix.  I also enjoy how simple it is -- I just added one resistor.  If I wa...

I still chase my dream -- to get a decent electric piano feeling from my Korg Polysix.  Adding velocity sensitivity  got me a long way there...

I recently modified my Korg Polysix to have velocity sensitivity .  Now that it is responsive to the dynamics in my playing, my Polysix make...

In truth, a Korg Polysix has rather limited features.  But, because it is an analog synth, it is open to modifications.  And so I've div...