Make a Turntable Synth

We;ve covered the Daisy platform before  looking at a DIY ribbon controller. Here we have another cool project - making a Turntable Synth! Using an rotary encoder, presenter: Takumi Ogata talks us through how the design is made, and how he is monitoring the movement of said encoder. The full project documentation with parts list, schematic, software, & more is available here https://daisy.audio/blogs/seeds-n-circuits/turntable-synth. More details from the project below... 

What if you could build a spinning interface to control a sampler synthesizer?

Items Needed

• Daisy Seed x1 [Daisy]
• USB C Cable x1
• Breadboard x1 [Adafruit]
• Rotary Encoder x1 [Adafruit]
• Softpot 100mm x1 [Adafruit][Spectra Symbol]
• Momentary Switch/Button x1 [Adafruit]
• 5mm LED x1[Adafruit]
• LED button x1 [Adafruit]
• 3.5mm TS Cable x2 [Perfect Circuit]
• 3.5mm Jack x2 [Adafruit]
• Heat-Set Inserts x6 [McMaster-Carr]
• Wires
• Soldering tools
• Perfboard
• Audio interface and a computer

Software

• Plugdata
• Arduino IDE
• CAD software such as FreeCAD (free) and Rhino (commercial)

Project File

The project files (download zipped folder) includes:

• Plugdata patches
• Schematic
• STL
• Audio samples

Get the full project details here: https://daisy.audio/blogs/seeds-n-circuits/turntable-synth

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