Synthfarm Companion Synth

[spacelordmother]

I know some people here were interested in this thing:


User guide (big):

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There was some questions on r/synthesizers about it being fake, but I took a chance on it and it sounds and acts just as shown in the (creator's) video above. Shining a light in there I see what I believe is a Teensy board. Piezos under the bars register your taps and are very sensitive - you can lightly wiggle your fingers while pressing down to get almost continuous notes. The box is very sturdy if a bit rough, but considering the price I think it's part of its charm. The UI is very clever, but it can be a little fiddly getting used to timing your taps to switch waveshapes/decay/modes. It sounds nice (although the output is a little low and a little noisy, I suspect to protect ears when plugging in headphones) but it's fun in that it's so different.

Here's a couple quick clips I recorded with a baby strapped to my chest:

Note mode. Sine wave > LPF > mod verb > convo verb: https://soundcloud.com/spacelordmother/ ... on-synth-1
Note mode> Sawtooth > (too much) chorus > auto-panner: https://soundcloud.com/spacelordmother/ ... synth-sawz
Seq mode. Sine wave > LPF > mod delay > auto-panner: https://soundcloud.com/spacelordmother/ ... th-lullaby

[odontophobia]

sounds great, space.
lullaby was beautiful. should use it to put mine to sleep right now.

[comesect2.0]

nice audio clips spacelordmother.

[kbit]

I see one of these in my future.
Seems super fun.

Thanks for taking the risk

[spacelordmother]

Thanks for the kind words, bros.

I see one of these in my future.
Seems super fun.

Thanks for taking the risk

Although I suppose I could see why people thought so, it didn't seem to me that this would be impossible to build for this price which that chip, so I went for it. Aaron was great all the way through answering questions and dealing with shipping. Definitely not your only synth, but lots of fun for what it is.

[Faldoe]

That's pretty neat idea. I like the simplicity of it.

[Disarm D'arcy]

The sound is rad. The design is awesome. What's not to like?

[odontophobia]

The sound is rad. The design is awesome. What's not to like?

The initial r/synthesizer hesitation was that it was so cheap it had to be a scam.

[D.o.S.]

Also reddit is gross.

[moid]

That first track was lovely, very Eno sounding Thanks for posting them.

[spacelordmother]

Also reddit is gross.

It is but i like reading about synths.

That first track was lovely, very Eno sounding Thanks for posting them.

Thanks!

[odontophobia]

Also reddit is gross.

It is but i like reading about synths

Same. And basketball. And the final fantasy sub (except right now because I haven't played XV yet).

[Faldoe]

That first track was lovely, very Eno sounding Thanks for posting them.

Yeah thats what I thought too. Really cool. I think I'll put some money aside to pick one up.

[MrNovember]

This thing sounds really nice. And the price is great

[oscillateur]

No shipping to Japan. Which might be a good thing because I have too many noise making devices already.