[LAU] [A little OT] MeeBlip -- open source synthesiser

Joan Quintana joan_quintana at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 16 23:34:23 UTC 2011


> Hello everyone
> 
> Whilst looking at NAMM-related music news yesterday, I
> stumbled across something that I thought might be of
> interest to some people here -- I don't think it's been
> mentioned before, apologies if it has.
> 
> http://meeblip.noisepages.com/
> 
> "What is it?
> 
> "MeeBlip is a hackable, affordable digital synthesizer,
> made for accessible sound and hands-on control. It can be
> someone’s first synth. It can be a unique-sounding
> addition to your music setup, playable with MIDI hardware
> and software. It can be a synth you open up and modify,
> learning about sound creation, code, and electronics. Or it
> can be the basis of new projects and ideas.
> 
> "* Out of the box, a monophonic virtual analog synth.
>  * Eight user-definable knobs and sixteen slide switches,
> for hands-on
>    control with the immediacy of a classic
> monosynth.
>  * Tasty digital synth sounds."
> 
> And the bit that I thought might be very tempting to some:
> 
> "* Use it as-is, or use the source code to remap controls
> or completely
>    redefine the instrument’s
> architecture."
> 
> The no-soldering-required, push together kit is $129 and
> there's a kit which does require soldering for $79.
> Schematics are on the website and code on gitorious.org.
> 
> I've got virtually all of my synthesis needs covered
> already (mostly analogue with a bit of VA), plus I'm no
> programmer and not into circuit-bending or electronics. I'm
> still kinda tempted though -- good job I'm broke! But I
> thought others here might find it interesting.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Q
> 

Thanks to let us know about this hard synth. I'm thinking in order one of them next month.
Like Arduino, Open Hardware Projects are becoming popular and relevant.

Joan Quintana
www.joanillo.org


      


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