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Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:51 am
by spacelordmother
I know some people here were interested in this thing:


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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

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:08 pm
by odontophobia
sounds great, space.
lullaby was beautiful. should use it to put mine to sleep right now. :D

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:30 pm
by comesect2.0
nice audio clips spacelordmother.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:41 pm
by kbit
I see one of these in my future.
Seems super fun.

Thanks for taking the risk ;)

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:03 pm
by spacelordmother
Thanks for the kind words, bros. :hug:
kbit wrote: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.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 2:08 pm
by Faldoe
That's pretty neat idea. I like the simplicity of it.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:06 pm
by Disarm D'arcy
The sound is rad. The design is awesome. What's not to like?

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 3:25 pm
by odontophobia
Disarm D'arcy wrote: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.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 4:00 pm
by D.o.S.
Also reddit is gross.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 7:56 pm
by moid
That first track was lovely, very Eno sounding :) Thanks for posting them.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 8:22 pm
by spacelordmother
D.o.S. wrote:Also reddit is gross.
It is but i like reading about synths. :cry:
moid wrote:That first track was lovely, very Eno sounding :) Thanks for posting them.
Thanks! :joy:

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:25 pm
by odontophobia
spacelordmother wrote:
D.o.S. wrote: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).

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 9:51 pm
by Faldoe
moid wrote: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.

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:18 pm
by MrNovember
This thing sounds really nice. And the price is great

Re: Synthfarm Companion Synth

Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 9:42 am
by oscillateur
No shipping to Japan. Which might be a good thing because I have too many noise making devices already.