Members zone_ahead Posted June 3, 2004 Members Share Posted June 3, 2004 down the line i might be interested in trying one of the diy kits like from paia or maybe some circuit bending if i feel comfortable with it. as well as just wanting to get a little more familiar with the inside workings of synths and what not. i think probably the smartest idea would be to buy just some cheap kit to learn the basics, components, circuitry, soldering and what not. any of you guys ever use anything like this? i remember seeing a post recently where someone said there was like a radio shack kit that actually was a really basic rudimentary synth kit....that might be interesting. but really, anything that teaches the basics would work, i would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roblogic Posted June 3, 2004 Members Share Posted June 3, 2004 Get the Fatman kit from PAiA. I recommend the desktop case for it. Anyone can build it, and it gives you a crash course in basic electronics. There's documentation explaning the signal flow through the components, and how each component helps shape the sound. I learned a lot from building mine. I got it working for about 5 minutes, then decided to try some mods and immediately fried one of the ICs. One of these days I'm gonna shell out the 40 cents for a replacement and get it running again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zone_ahead Posted June 3, 2004 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2004 hmmm.... that's cool too. and something that i could actually use once it's done. on further looking, paia's site it says that they package the fatman to be able to built with someone with little or no previous experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roblogic Posted June 3, 2004 Members Share Posted June 3, 2004 Yeah - it's not difficult and the instructions are thorough. It's pretty much just soldering by numbers. It's a pretty cool little monosynth, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zone_ahead Posted June 4, 2004 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2004 thought i'd give one more bump before this post disappears forever.......... the fatman is really tempting though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members keanu reeves Posted June 4, 2004 Members Share Posted June 4, 2004 OH WOW! those soundbites are pretty nice! this WOULD be a fun project. hrm! only $150. ... . . almost sounds like a good idea! this may cure my lust for simple analogue monosynth sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zone_ahead Posted June 4, 2004 Author Members Share Posted June 4, 2004 Originally posted by flukewurm OH WOW! those soundbites are pretty nice! this WOULD be a fun project. hrm! only $150. ... . . almost sounds like a good idea! this may cure my lust for simple analogue monosynth sounds. that's exactly what i was thinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SumDumGuy Posted June 5, 2004 Members Share Posted June 5, 2004 The FatMan looks like it would be a fun project and something I would enjoy playing around with. I have one dum question though. The fuzz/hiss in the background of those MP3 examples is not coming from the FatMan is it? That has something to do with poor MP3 quality or something else right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roblogic Posted June 5, 2004 Members Share Posted June 5, 2004 Originally posted by SumDumGuy The FatMan looks like it would be a fun project and something I would enjoy playing around with. I have one dum question though. The fuzz/hiss in the background of those MP3 examples is not coming from the FatMan is it? That has something to do with poor MP3 quality or something else right? Right, that's just poor recording. There are user demos floating around that are way better than the ones on the PAiA site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scubyfan Posted June 5, 2004 Members Share Posted June 5, 2004 I'd be interested in hearing them, if you could divulge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members roblogic Posted June 5, 2004 Members Share Posted June 5, 2004 Originally posted by scubyfan I'd be interested in hearing them, if you could divulge. IMO, the best demo is on Hyperreal. There are a couple of good bass sounds and a bunch of mod info here. This guy is the king of Fatman mods, and he's got some decent sounds too, but they all reflect his mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scubyfan Posted June 5, 2004 Members Share Posted June 5, 2004 Awesome, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Symbiotic Posted June 6, 2004 Members Share Posted June 6, 2004 I wonder how the Quadrafuzz kit sounds...? A cool distortion unit might be nice to have... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members zone_ahead Posted June 6, 2004 Author Members Share Posted June 6, 2004 Originally posted by roblogic This guy is the king of Fatman mods, and he's got some decent sounds too, but they all reflect his mods. jesus christ. that's a fatman? mod is an understatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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