Recently a customer asked if multiple baby8 sequencers could be synced. Well they can.. sort of.. only with certain settings and a pretty hacky mod. I’ve written this guide in case anyone else was interested. To start, you’ll need at least 2 built baby8 sequencers and a 3.5mm mono cable. Cut the mono cable in […]
A new prototype percussion synth has been in the works for some time now and it has finally emerged. The prototype features: White noise, ‘metal’ and external sound sources A Polivoks style filter with switchable bandpass/lowpass modes Sweep for subtle to sci-fi sounds Adjustable decay and tails contour generator CV controllable filter cutoff & Gate […]
Initial Thoughts I first found Rakits after playing with some Korg Volcas for a bit and feeling I wanted to find out a bit more about sound/electronic theory. Starting from a level where I could solder a bit and could tell a resistor from a capacitor, I wanted to try my hand at some music (or […]
Here is a quick guide to build a cheap and effective e-drum trigger you can use with your Rakit Drum Synth. (For when a finger just won’t do!) You will need: A tuneable practice drum (I used a REMO practice pad) A piezo disc element/pickup 3.5mm mono jack 2 core wire (I used 3 core, […]
The drying time was between 30 to 60 seconds – not bad going compared to using acrylic paints which can take hours. This does mean you have to clean up any mistakes you make quickly before they dry on. All in all a great little pen worth spending a couple of pounds on, especially if […]
I reached out to the Ipswich Makerspace in order to get some feedback on the new drum synth kit and instructions. Some willing victims volunteers stepped forward to help me out and assemble some kits with me hovering nearby. The Space I was impressed with the Makerspace, especially given the short time they have been open. […]
The input and output connectors on the rakit drum synth and baby 8 sequencer are standard 3.5mm mono jack cables. There are a three interesting ways you can connect the baby8 to the drum synth: CV Out ⇨ Pitch Using just the pitch input allows you to get some interesting effects. The pitch control knob on […]
First off we owe a massive thank you to Krzysztof Zawadzki for asking for a mod to turn the reset switches into pause switches.The baby8 version 2 kit uses the switches to select the number of steps from 1 to 8. This modification however allows the switches to turn steps 2 to 8 gate/trigger signal out […]
